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Re: Al Davis = worst NFL owner-- Will The Raiders Disappear From the Face of the Earth Soon?
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skep...@aol.com
Sep 3, 2009, 5:07:31 PM9/3/09
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On Sep 3, 8:13 am, asfpor <remai...@reece.net.au> wrote:
> Yahoo! Sports
>
> Not only is Davis doing a lousy job of presiding over his
> franchisehttp://xrl.us/bfhjd8 but his money-management
> skills are failing as well. After quietly selling 20
> percent of the team to a trio of hedge-fund managers in the
> fall of ’07, Davis received a much-needed cash infusion of
> approximately $150 million – and proceeded to spend it on
> some of the most dubious acquisitions (Javon Walker(notes),
> DeAngelo Hall(notes)) of the decade. Think hard: Since the
> Raiders were blown out in Super Bowl XXXVII by the Bucs
> (and then-coach Jon Gruden, whom Davis dealt to Tampa Bay
> after failing to offer him a market-value contract
> extension), has he or Matt Millen been worse at running a
> team? It’s a tough call, and that’s scary. Now, sources
> say, Davis once again has cash-flow issues. In a July
> interview with team play-by-play announcer Greg Papa of
> Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Davis said he was scaling back
> on grandiose birthday-party plans because he didn’t want to
> flaunt his good fortune in a bad economy. “What a joke that
> was,” says another owner. “He has no money – he’s trying to
> sell another 10 percent of his team to raise working
> capital. That’s what that was about.”
> Yahoo! Sports
>
> Not only is Davis doing a lousy job of presiding over his
> franchisehttp://xrl.us/bfhjd8 but his money-management
> skills are failing as well. After quietly selling 20
> percent of the team to a trio of hedge-fund managers in the
> fall of ’07, Davis received a much-needed cash infusion of
> approximately $150 million – and proceeded to spend it on
> some of the most dubious acquisitions (Javon Walker(notes),
> DeAngelo Hall(notes)) of the decade. Think hard: Since the
> Raiders were blown out in Super Bowl XXXVII by the Bucs
> (and then-coach Jon Gruden, whom Davis dealt to Tampa Bay
> after failing to offer him a market-value contract
> extension), has he or Matt Millen been worse at running a
> team? It’s a tough call, and that’s scary. Now, sources
> say, Davis once again has cash-flow issues. In a July
> interview with team play-by-play announcer Greg Papa of
> Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Davis said he was scaling back
> on grandiose birthday-party plans because he didn’t want to
> flaunt his good fortune in a bad economy. “What a joke that
> was,” says another owner. “He has no money – he’s trying to
> sell another 10 percent of his team to raise working
> capital. That’s what that was about.”
I predict that the United States will never recover from it's fanicial
crisis, and the level of 'prosperity' will never be achieved in the
future. How many football franchises will crumble into the dust of
history?
Swillabrew
Sep 3, 2009, 9:27:36 PM9/3/09
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skep...@aol.com wrote:
>
> I predict that the United States will never recover from it's fanicial
> crisis, and the level of 'prosperity' will never be achieved in the
> future. How many football franchises will crumble into the dust of
> history?
>
> I predict that the United States will never recover from it's fanicial
> crisis, and the level of 'prosperity' will never be achieved in the
> future. How many football franchises will crumble into the dust of
> history?
Fanicial? Is that a combo of Financial & Fan, as in sports fan? Or are you
just off the meds again?
Go Bolts !
skep...@aol.com
Sep 4, 2009, 1:27:36 AM9/4/09
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JW
Sep 4, 2009, 8:34:27 AM9/4/09
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Good luck this year! See if you can overcome the curse this time.
Nunya Bidnits
Sep 4, 2009, 2:00:31 PM9/4/09
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Swillabrew ate troll bait:
Thanks for crossposting your reply to a nutball screed from a well known
head case troll who has been KF'd by everyone, except you, obviously.
Everyone appreciates your wit. Please go lay down somewhere.
> skep...@aol.com wrote:
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