Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 3
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 3 template Next
  • Johnny Bugmenot
    Will not tolerate vandalism.
    • Apr 2006
    • 4311
    #1

    Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

    by Bucky Gleason, The Buffalo News

    An agreement likely will be ratified this week before free agency and training camps open, good news for all involved. Revenues could double in the next decade. Congratulations. I'm most happy for concession workers, parking lot attendants and security guards who need the NFL to help put food on the table.

    Average Joes will foot the bill in one form or another, through television and tickets and merchandise and corporate money that generate more than $9 billion in revenue. People can spend their money however they choose, but it would be nice if certain owners made the same commitment to winning as their fans made to them.

    Exhibit A: Ralph Wilson.
    Read more...
    Tags: None
    • 👍 1
  • X-Era
    What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
    • Feb 2005
    • 27670
    #2
    Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

    Originally posted by Johnny Bugmenot
    by Bucky Gleason, The Buffalo News



    Read more...
    It may be coming, we will just have to wait and see (Ralph).

    Comment

    • BLeonard
      BoB Sabermetrician
      • Jan 2003
      • 4625
      #3
      Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

      To be fair, we've known since day one that, in the end, the fans would be the ultimate losers... But, the guy makes some valid points.

      -Bill

      Comment

      • Mr. Pink
        Peterman Sucks!
        • Mar 2006
        • 35303
        #4
        Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

        How do the fans lose? As of right now only the HOF game is gone.

        So what exactly have the fans lost?

        Comment

        • X-Era
          What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
          • Feb 2005
          • 27670
          #5
          Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

          Originally posted by FunTimesYaY!
          How do the fans lose? As of right now only the HOF game is gone.

          So what exactly have the fans lost?
          I think fans will be paying more for tickets, etc... Maybe even at the Ralph.

          Comment

          • THATHURMANATOR
            Registered User
            • Jul 2002
            • 69112
            #6
            Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

            Originally posted by FunTimesYaY!
            How do the fans lose? As of right now only the HOF game is gone.

            So what exactly have the fans lost?
            Exactly. They didn't even miss one preseason game. We lost NOTHING!!!

            Comment

            • Bangarang
              Registered User
              • Sep 2010
              • 1686
              #7
              Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

              In other breaking news, oceans contain water.
              • 👍 4

              Comment

              • BLeonard
                BoB Sabermetrician
                • Jan 2003
                • 4625
                #8
                Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                Originally posted by FunTimesYaY!
                How do the fans lose? As of right now only the HOF game is gone.

                So what exactly have the fans lost?
                What have the fans lost immediately? Nothing...

                Get back to me in a few years when prices for tickets, concessions and any type of NFL-Licensed memorabilia goes up in price.

                That's where the fans will lose.

                Also, try telling the people in Canton, Ohio that work that Hall Of Fame game every year that they haven't lost anything already, just by having that game cancelled.

                -Bill
                Last edited by BLeonard; 07-25-2011, 09:17 AM.

                Comment

                • OpIv37
                  Acid Douching Asswipe
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 101230
                  #9
                  Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                  The average fan doesn't matter to the NFL, and hasn't for quite some time.

                  The NFL makes it's money from TV contracts, advertising contracts and luxury box suites (that owners like Kraft and Jones love because their revenue is exempt from revenue sharing, or at least it was under the old CBA). Merch, tickets and concessions are just a drop in the bucket for the NFL at this point.

                  And I wonder if Gleason reads this board, because he stole my line about how Bills fans accept mediocrity.
                  MiKiDo Facebook
                  MiKiDo Website
                  • 👍 2

                  Comment

                  • X-Era
                    What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 27670
                    #10
                    Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                    Originally posted by THATHURMANATOR
                    Exactly. They didn't even miss one preseason game. We lost NOTHING!!!
                    It could mean 10 bucks more per ticket Thurm. If the Bills turned around and spent big money on players and ended up a playoff team in the next 2 years would you happily pay it?

                    Comment

                    • OpIv37
                      Acid Douching Asswipe
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 101230
                      #11
                      Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                      Originally posted by BLeonard
                      What have they lost immediately? Nothing...

                      Get back to me in a few years when prices for tickets, concessions and any type of NFL-Licensed memorabilia goes up in price.

                      That's where the fans will lose.

                      -Bill
                      exhibit A: REPLICA jerseys that cost $85. Expect that price to hit triple digits in the very near future.

                      Then the NFL wonders why fans buy unlicensed Chinese knockoffs...
                      MiKiDo Facebook
                      MiKiDo Website
                      • 👍 1

                      Comment

                      • justasportsfan
                        Registered User
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 71579
                        #12
                        Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                        lol. MIke and Lecter are in the picture of that link again.
                        sacrifice1
                        https://theinterviewwithgod.com/video/
                        • 👍 2

                        Comment

                        • X-Era
                          What this generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 27670
                          #13
                          Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                          Originally posted by OpIv37
                          exhibit A: REPLICA jerseys that cost $85. Expect that price to hit triple digits in the very near future.

                          Then the NFL wonders why fans buy unlicensed Chinese knockoffs...
                          No one wants to spend any more than they have to so let's get that out right off the bat.

                          But, the Bills have some of the cheapest ticket prices in the league, the NFL has cheaper jerseys than NHL, and ticket prices overall are cheaper than NBA.

                          Comment

                          • BLeonard
                            BoB Sabermetrician
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 4625
                            #14
                            Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                            Originally posted by X-Era
                            No one wants to spend any more than they have to so let's get that out right off the bat.

                            But, the Bills have some of the cheapest ticket prices in the league, the NFL has cheaper jerseys than NHL, and ticket prices overall are cheaper than NBA.
                            IMO, that's because currently, the stadium lease makes it adventageous to Ralph to have cheap prices... Now, that lease ends after next season, so the language of the next lease will be interesting, if there is a new lease.

                            But, when I get a letter in the mail from DirecTV, telling me that, even in the middle of a lockout, they are raising prices for the service yet again, that's pretty ballsy... To announce a price hike on a season that might not even happen? It tells me where the league's priorities are.

                            -Bill
                            Last edited by BLeonard; 07-25-2011, 09:26 AM.
                            • 👍 1

                            Comment

                            • k-oneputt
                              Registered User
                              • Jun 2009
                              • 7131
                              #15
                              Re: Gleason: winner of lockout? Not fans

                              Bills are still alot cheaper then the Sabres.

                              Comment

                              Previous 1 2 3 template Next
                              Working...
                              X