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Don’t Be Surprised If … ….. The Richmond Kickers have a new coach next year, the ninth in club history that began in 1993 when founder Bobby Lennon was numero uno. He was succeeded (in order) by John Kerr Sr. (1994), Dennis Violet (1995-96), Fred Kohlenstein (1997), Colin Clarke (1998-99), Leigh Cowlishaw (2000-2018), David Bulow (2018-19 and Darren Sawatsky (2019-present). The Kickers were regular-season USL League One winners then reached the semifinal round of the playoffs in 2022 ... and were expected to challenge again this year. However, a 14-game non-winning streak (0-10-4) has left them nearer the bottom of the 12-team third-division league than the top … with two games remaining. Latest misadventure was a 1-0 loss at home Saturday night to defending champion South Georgia Tormenta, beating Richmond for the first time since 2020. A questionable – OK, terrible -- call against former South Georgia forward Ryan Sierakowski led to a penalty kick in the 70th minute for the onl...