 Alas, since he had average players for teammates in a young Joey Loyzaga, a raw Rudy Distrito, an oft-injured Marte Saldaña, a defensive stalwart in Dante Gonzalgo, and two veterans who never made it big despite their promise at the start – Renato Lobo and Anthony Dasalla, Gold Eagle struggled big time.And since San Miguel (the mother company of Gold Eagle) was focusing its resources more on the PBL and the NCC team, Gold Eagle couldn't get the players they wanted to be competitive against the likes of Great Taste Coffee, Beer Hausen and Tanduay Rhum.Eventually, King moved to Great Taste the succeeding year with no less than team manager Ignacio Gotao spearheading this transfer.