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  • THE END OF ALL DAYS
    The Allen Era has begun.... no looking back now, come hell or high water!
    • Feb 2005
    • 4525
    #1

    There was a time...

    THere was a time when RW was a beloved gent in western NY.

    Seriiously... we loved him cause he brought winning football the WNY

    Now he is hated and derided.. people even wish death on him!

    How can he want his legacy to be that people hated him? How can he NOT just shoot the works and bring in the best? he could go out with people loving him!

    Why are his sycophants not just telling him this?
    In my day we did not have self-esteem... we had self-respect, and no more of it then we earned.
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  • billsfanone
    Majored in Home Economics
    • Sep 2008
    • 4317
    #2
    Re: There was a time...

    Probably because they are in his will.

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    • Ebenezer
      Give me a minute...
      • Jul 2002
      • 73868
      #3
      Re: There was a time...

      Originally posted by keithtr
      THere was a time when RW was a beloved gent in western NY.
      Not amongst followers of this team who remember pre-1985. Those of us old enough to know better never thought he was a "beloved gent".




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      • Jan Reimers
        Thank You, Terry and Kim, for Saving the Bills. Now, Work on the Sabres.
        • May 2003
        • 17353
        #4
        Re: There was a time...

        Originally posted by keithtr
        THere was a time when RW was a beloved gent in western NY.

        Seriiously... we loved him cause he brought winning football the WNY

        Now he is hated and derided.. people even wish death on him!

        How can he want his legacy to be that people hated him? How can he NOT just shoot the works and bring in the best? he could go out with people loving him!

        Why are his sycophants not just telling him this?
        He's a miserly old curmudgeon who just has to meddle in every decision. He was always pretty much like this, but at least when he was younger he got lucky a few times in hiring GMs and coaches. Now his bad traits have been magnified by age, and his luck in hiring cheap help has apparently run out.
        Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
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        • Historian
          2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
          • Dec 2002
          • 61707
          #5
          Re: There was a time...

          Originally posted by Ebenezer
          Not amongst followers of this team who remember pre-1985. Those of us old enough to know better never thought he was a "beloved gent".
          Exactly.

          Us old-timers all felt, well, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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          • patmoran2006
            Ole' Ralphie SCROOGE
            • Dec 2005
            • 19840
            #6
            Re: There was a time...

            Although I went to far and took things too personal, I literally wrote that I pretty much wished death on him a few years ago, and almost got banned for it.

            In retrospect, its how I felt out of frustration, though it certainly wasnt the right thing to say (publicly at least)


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            • DynaPaul
              Registered User
              • Sep 2003
              • 7540
              #7
              Re: There was a time...

              I never thought of him as a beloved gent... even during the SB years. I don't know what fans you are talking about.

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              • THE END OF ALL DAYS
                The Allen Era has begun.... no looking back now, come hell or high water!
                • Feb 2005
                • 4525
                #8
                Re: There was a time...

                oh c'mon DP... dont yoiu have his name tatooed on your chest?
                In my day we did not have self-esteem... we had self-respect, and no more of it then we earned.

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                • Buckets
                  Registered User
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 804
                  #9
                  Re: There was a time...

                  Originally posted by Historian
                  Exactly.

                  Us old-timers all felt, well, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
                  Come on guys how about a couple of AFL championships?
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                  • Night Train
                    Retired - On Several Levels
                    • Jul 2005
                    • 33117
                    #10
                    Re: There was a time...

                    Ralph is a very good guy who has donated millions and taken care of many people.

                    Unfortunately, he always treated football as a side hobby of making big $$ at the expense of the fans. Winning wasn't even secondary. When it happened, it was blind luck ( ex. Saban, Knox, Polian ) . Then $$ became an issue and the team soon went down the tubes for long stretches.

                    Much like now...
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