Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

[BuffaloWingEater]

It's aggressive but is possible. Buffalo is finally an up and coming city that has been getting good economic press. Keeping the Bills will continue the Buffalo Renaissance. Losing the Bills would be catastrophic.

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2014/04/03/source-bills-wont-ease-sale-process-new-owner-early-october/

[WagonCircler]

Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

This can't be anything but good news. No way they move this fast if there wasn't a plan already in place.

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2014/04/03/source-bills-wont-ease-sale-process-new-owner-early-october/

[BuffaloWingEater]

Re: New Owner by October?!

mods please merge with wagon. thanks.

[WagonCircler]

Re: New Owner by October?!

mods please merge with wagon. thanks.

Sorry about that. You beat me by 2 minutes.

[stuckincincy]

Re: New Owner by October?!

It's aggressive but is possible. Buffalo is finally an up and coming city that has been getting good economic press. Keeping the Bills will continue the Buffalo Renaissance. Losing the Bills would be catastrophic.

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2014/04...early-october/

Buffalo is anything but an up and coming city.

[better days]

Re: New Owner by October?!

Buffalo is anything but an up and coming city.

When is the last time you were there?

[swiper]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

This can't be anything but good news. No way they move this fast if there wasn't a plan already in place.

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2014/04...early-october/

PFT....

A quick sale would make it hard for current ownership to tie the hands of a new owner by agreeing to a stadium deal that keeps the team in place for, say, 20 or 30 years. Ultimately, the question becomes whether new principal owner Mary Wilson wants to maximize her return by selling to the highest bidder, even if that bidder would soon bid adieu to Western New York.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/03/report-bills-could-have-new-owner-by-october/

We've gotta hear more details. Who exactly heads up the buying team?

[SquishDaFish]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

I would think its good news. This means they must of had a plan in place for when Mr. Wilson passes. And now they are executing the plan. Im going to guess its an investment team with Kelly at the head

[Night Train]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

The out of towners will just have to deal with the fact that the team is staying in WNY and their 20 year dream of announcing the move will never happen.

[better days]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

PFT....




http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/03/report-bills-could-have-new-owner-by-october/

We've gotta hear more details. Who exactly heads up the buying team?

Well a new owner could move the Bills after 2020, but if the team is sold this soon, I think it can only mean an ownership group is in place to buy the team & keep it in Buffalo.

As has been said before, Mary Wilson wants to honor Ralph's legacy & keep the team in WNY.

[don137]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

It's not like Ralph's passing and plan to sell team after passing came as a huge surprise. NFL teams just do not come up for sale everyday. Investors probably have been planning this for years whether it be good or bad. When he died I am sure the investors reconvened and asked if anything changed and when they said they are in they are going full steam ahead.
It will not be hard to tell what are the intentions of the new owner. He has 6 years. If no long range plan is given to keep team in Buffalo it will be apparent within a couple years.

[DraftBoy]

Re: New Owner by October?!

Buffalo is anything but an up and coming city.

Not sure that's true. It was recently named one of the most affordable cities in America to live in and the economy is doing rather well compared to other cities in the region of the same size.

It's not a booming metropolis but its definitely been improving over the last 5-7 years.

[better days]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

It's not like Ralph's passing and plan to sell team after passing came as a huge surprise. NFL teams just do not come up for sale everyday. Investors probably have been planning this for years whether it be good or bad. When he died I am sure the investors reconvened and asked if anything changed and when they said they are in they are going full steam ahead.
It will not be hard to tell what are the intentions of the new owner. He has 6 years. If no long range plan is given to keep team in Buffalo it will be apparent within a couple years.

I think the owners intentions to keep the Bills in Buffalo will be apparent as soon as they are named.

If the new ownership has any ties to Buffalo, the Bills will be staying & I think that will be the case.

[OpIv37]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

I just want this whole thing to be over with.

If the team is going to move, just get it done so we can deal with it and get on with our lives.

If the team isn't going to move, just prove it so we can stop having these discussions.

[trapezeus]

Re: Source: Bills could have a new owner as early as October

to me, this all reads that the bills were looking to get a new stadium with NYS prior to the passing of ralph. and now, NYS and the stadium committee are pushing to get a deal done. Once that is set up and the subsidies for the new owners are hammered out, they'll announce who that new owner/ownership group is.

without knowing the inner workers of this, it seems like the bills longevity in buffalo looks brighter today than it did maybe 5-6 years ago. and if that ends up being the case, ralph really did want his legacy to be that he kept football in buffalo and he'll deserve a lot of credit.