Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

[Jan Reimers]

According to www.buffalonews.com, Rep. Brian Higgins has asked the NFL to amend its bylaws to allow a form of hybrid community ownership of the Bills. He proposed a combination of traditional majority ownership, coupled with minority community ownership.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

It won't happen.

[Bill Brasky]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

read this this morning... good luck to him. i don't see the nfl bending the rules for lil' ol' barffalo

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

That's what I'd expect on here. Complete negativity.

[ddaryl]

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The NFL is upset because Greenbay got one over onthem.

They don't want community ownership because that would make it harder to pick up and move the team.

however if they do this I'm in for some shares

[Don't Panic]

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That's a great idea... 50% of the team could be owned by an ownership group (Galisano, Kelly, Thurm... maybe a Jacobs) and 50% could be sold off as shares to the members of the community.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

That's a great idea... 50% of the team could be owned by an ownership group (Galisano, Kelly, Thurm... maybe a Jacobs) and 50% could be sold off as shares to the members of the community.

It would be amazing.

[hydro]

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It would be amazing.

Amazing is an understatement.

[venis2k1]

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Then i would have a legitimate reason to be pissed when the bills lose.

Sorry baby, cant mow the lawn, im keeping an eye on my investment.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

I would buy as many shares as I could!

[hydro]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

I would buy as many shares as I could!

Likewise!

[kernowboy]

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I think the NFL might consider what has happened in the NHL where teams have been moved from so called 'small markets' particularly north of the border to the detriment of the sport.

I think there has to be a tilt of the cap to tradition - why try again to have a NFL team in LA or Toronto - if the team flops its to the overall detriment to the image of the sport.

A community team led by a stalwart such as Jim Kelly might appeal to the NFL. If Goodall is looking to improve the image of the sport, then what better way to retain teams in the traditional areas of support.

[Don't Panic]

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It would be amazing.

What's the value of the team... $600 million? That's 5 million shares of stock at $60 a piece on the community side. Not easy, but doable. I'd buy a couple just to say I was part owner of the Bills! Better that than the jersey of someone who isn't going to be on the team in a couple of years (damn you Moulds and Briere!), right?

[Bill Brasky]

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That's what I'd expect on here. Complete negativity.

i wouldn't call it negativity... do you really believe the almighty, greed-motivated nfl will really bend the rules for a low revenue team with an inept owner?

[venis2k1]

Re: Higgins Pushes Community Ownership For Bills

What's the value of the team... $600 million? That's 5 million shares of stock at $60 a piece on the community side. Not easy, but doable. I'd buy a couple just to say I was part owner of the Bills! Better that than the jersey of someone who isn't going to be on the team in a couple of years (damn you Moulds and Briere!), right?

Moulds was on this team for 10 years. My moulds Jersey got a whole lot more use than my Milloy and Spikes.