I should pass it along anyway. I received this email this morning. Take it for what it's worth - a rumor. Who knows if there is any truth to it. It can't hurt to get the word out. Well, here it is...
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From:
>To: >
>Subject: FYI Bills in TO
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:05:09 -0500
>
>Don't know if this is true but...............
>Got this from a friend of mine.
>
>This guy I work with let me in on some information about the Bills
future
>in WNY. Apparently, this person was at a dinner meeting with Tom
Golisano
>in early September in Buffalo. At this meeting Golisano dropped a
>bombshell about the nefarious Ralph Wilson. Golisano claims that
Wilson's
>intentions all along have been to move the Bills to Toronto. Stay
with me
>on this......there are businessmen in Toronto that are ready to plunk
down
>mega-millions for the Bills and move them there. Wilson already let
the
>NFL know of this (Apparently they can't stop him either). Golisano &
the
>people from Rich Products offered Wilson a similar financial package
but
>Wilson demurred....when they offered him more, he demurred again...&
said
>he wouldn't sell the team to them no matter how much they offered;
it's not
>about money. Wilson wants it to be his legacy that he be the first
person
>to bring international play to the NFL. Still with me..? There's
more....
>Not to be dismayed, TG went to the NFL & has an agreement that when
the
>Bills move, they cannot take their name with them, ala Baltimore
>Colts/Ravens. After the move to TO, Buffalo will be granted an
expansion
>franchise with the promise that they build a new stadium & sell it out
for
>5 consecutive years. (the NFL wants a franchise in Buffalo because
it's
>one of the original teams & has history in the league) TG agreed to do
this
>& will build a DOMED stadium on the waterfront in Buffalo with a
capacity
>of 60,000. In addition, Buffalo will be granted a Super Bowl in the
future.
> The caveat to this is that Buffalo will be without a football team
for
>3-4 years. The wheels are already in motion & no one can stop it. TG
says
>that RW is playing the game right now..ie: crying the blues about
money,
>saying enjoy the team while it's here, not signing/keeping star
players,
>etc. Next year or possibly the year after the BIlls will be gone.
Willis
>McGahee may have let the cat out of the bag with his recent TO talk in
>Penthouse. Star players don't want to come to B-lo because they know
RW
>is a tight ass. TG also said that if he ran the team he will not be
such a
>cheapskate & would turn things around in a hurry like he did with the
>Sabres.
>
>Now I realize how all this sounds & you probably let out a big laugh &
said
>"bull****" but this guy has no reason to lie to me. (I can read
people
>pretty well too) I don't say much to him when I see him other than
"hi."
>We just happened to be proctoring an exam together yesterday when we
>started talking about sports. This guy is a sports nut who travels
all
>over the country for various sporting events. We must expose the
walking
>corpse that is Ralph Wilson. Send this to everyone you know &
encourage
>people to call radio shows & expose this turd. We may not be able to
stop
>it, but we can let him know we will not be fooled & bamboozled. And
when he
>dies, which I hope is VERY SOON, we can all fly to Detroit & take a
big
>piss on his grave.....
>
............................................................................................................................
From:
>To:
>Subject: FYI Bills in TO
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:05:09 -0500
>
>Don't know if this is true but...............
>Got this from a friend of mine.
>
>This guy I work with let me in on some information about the Bills
future
>in WNY. Apparently, this person was at a dinner meeting with Tom
Golisano
>in early September in Buffalo. At this meeting Golisano dropped a
>bombshell about the nefarious Ralph Wilson. Golisano claims that
Wilson's
>intentions all along have been to move the Bills to Toronto. Stay
with me
>on this......there are businessmen in Toronto that are ready to plunk
down
>mega-millions for the Bills and move them there. Wilson already let
the
>NFL know of this (Apparently they can't stop him either). Golisano &
the
>people from Rich Products offered Wilson a similar financial package
but
>Wilson demurred....when they offered him more, he demurred again...&
said
>he wouldn't sell the team to them no matter how much they offered;
it's not
>about money. Wilson wants it to be his legacy that he be the first
person
>to bring international play to the NFL. Still with me..? There's
more....
>Not to be dismayed, TG went to the NFL & has an agreement that when
the
>Bills move, they cannot take their name with them, ala Baltimore
>Colts/Ravens. After the move to TO, Buffalo will be granted an
expansion
>franchise with the promise that they build a new stadium & sell it out
for
>5 consecutive years. (the NFL wants a franchise in Buffalo because
it's
>one of the original teams & has history in the league) TG agreed to do
this
>& will build a DOMED stadium on the waterfront in Buffalo with a
capacity
>of 60,000. In addition, Buffalo will be granted a Super Bowl in the
future.
> The caveat to this is that Buffalo will be without a football team
for
>3-4 years. The wheels are already in motion & no one can stop it. TG
says
>that RW is playing the game right now..ie: crying the blues about
money,
>saying enjoy the team while it's here, not signing/keeping star
players,
>etc. Next year or possibly the year after the BIlls will be gone.
Willis
>McGahee may have let the cat out of the bag with his recent TO talk in
>Penthouse. Star players don't want to come to B-lo because they know
RW
>is a tight ass. TG also said that if he ran the team he will not be
such a
>cheapskate & would turn things around in a hurry like he did with the
>Sabres.
>
>Now I realize how all this sounds & you probably let out a big laugh &
said
>"bull****" but this guy has no reason to lie to me. (I can read
people
>pretty well too) I don't say much to him when I see him other than
"hi."
>We just happened to be proctoring an exam together yesterday when we
>started talking about sports. This guy is a sports nut who travels
all
>over the country for various sporting events. We must expose the
walking
>corpse that is Ralph Wilson. Send this to everyone you know &
encourage
>people to call radio shows & expose this turd. We may not be able to
stop
>it, but we can let him know we will not be fooled & bamboozled. And
when he
>dies, which I hope is VERY SOON, we can all fly to Detroit & take a
big
>piss on his grave.....
>
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