Jim Kelly to Bid on Bills with D Trump

[Figster]

Jim Kelly to Bid on Bills with Donald Trump

https://twitter.com/news10nbc/status/457588382793596928

[elltrain22]

Wow, best Bills related news in a quite a while!!

[BillsWin]

Here's an article with some interesting quotes from the parties involved... http://wivb.com/2014/04/19/big-names...-bills-buyers/

[Skooby]

Trump seems dedicated to keeping the Bills in Buffalo & will have Jimbo in there with him, that's quite a 1/2 punch.

[WagonCircler]

I don't like this.

I love Jim, but I don't trust Trump.

[BillsImpossible]

I like Trump because he's a very savvy business man and he gets things done.

He would not only be the owner of the Bills with Jim Kelly, he would have a huge political influence as well.

Buffalo should be a thriving, shining city in America but it hasn't been that way for over 50 years.

Trump would bring a heavy dose of desperately needed business and political leadership to our city.

Just imagine how fast Donald Trump could turn WNY around for the better?

He would not just be the owner of the Buffalo Bills, he would essentially be the de facto Mayor of Buffalo and County Executive too.

More jobs, more business activity, more development, more wealth, more opportunity.

It's time for a cool change.

[stuckincincy]

Kelly is facing eternity. I doubt he's twittering.

[BillsImpossible]

This just hit me...

Jim Kelly is a republican. Donald Trump is a republican. Thurman Thomas is a republican too.

Jimbo and Thurman know football. Trump knows business. Their politics agree.

Want to get a new stadium built within the next 10 years or less?

Donald Trump knows how to build a product, massive structures included.

WNY should be a much better product with Niagara Falls and a professional football team in our hands.

"Let's go, Buffalo?"

Not anymore. If it's not working, change. Change is strange, and difficult...and expensive, but if they build a new, better idea...the people will come.

Let's get Better, Buffalo.

And Niagara Falls....holy crap. It's a gem but it's covered in mud no matter how much water goes over the Falls.

From a business perspective, Niagara Falls, NY is a dump full of opportunity. All it needs is a huge makeover.

Western New Yorker's are sick and tired of sitting on New York City's bleachers.

One great businessman and two great football players can make Buffalo, NY a great city once again.

This Easter Eve has death and renewal in the air. Buffalo has been down for a while, but now it's time to rise up again....and get BETTER.



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Kelly is facing eternity. I doubt he's twittering.

Jim is going to win this game.

[Thundering Buffalo]

I'd love to see Trump stick it to Jerry, Trump would win because he would leave football operations to people that know football Jerry hasn't figured that out yet

[SpikedLemonade]

Kelly is facing eternity. I doubt he's twittering.

I pray Jimbo will survive this and his first priority has to be his health.

[Turf]

Lets start by praying Jim makes it first.

[The Popcorn]

I think Trump will be a Steinbrenner-type owner. He doesn't like losing.

[WagonCircler]

And Niagara Falls....holy crap. It's a gem but it's covered in mud no matter how much water goes over the Falls.

From a business perspective, Niagara Falls, NY is a dump full of opportunity. All it needs is a huge makeover..

Just like Atlantic City, right?

How'd that work out?

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I think Trump will be a Steinbrenner-type owner. He doesn't like losing.

I think Trump would be a John Y. Brown type owner.

[BertSquirtgum]

You're fired Russ.

[The Popcorn]

I think Trump would be a John Y. Brown type owner.

Why is that?

[WagonCircler]

Why is that?

He's a celebrity owner (Brown was a Governor who was married to Miss America, Phyllis George) who has no ties to Buffalo.

I'm praying for my friend Jim, but there's a lot of uncertainty right now.

Trump cares about his celebrity status, not Buffalo, and with Buffalo possibly being the least "chic" market in the NFL (Green Bay has a mystique to it--we don't) I don't think Trump would keep the team here beyond the current lease.

I want the team here for 20 or 30 years.

[Skooby]

You want a team here for the long haul ? You build a commercial network through Trump around the stadium to make it an event. Trump builds events & brings celebrity type status to any area he's involved in, not all of it positive mind you but it'd be better than not having what we have now. We have a limited market with no real connections or investments besides a limited base.

Will Trump be the best owner ? No idea but he's been way up & way down, how different is he from Buffalo ?

[YardRat]

I'm wary of Trump, even if Kelly is involved, and really would rather not have Thurman anywhere near the team except to attend games and alumni functions.

[Goobylal]

John Wawrow, who wrote the story, said Kelly and Trump are not linked together. Which is what I heard as well years ago (i.e. I heard Kelly was linked with someone else).

[WagonCircler]

You want a team here for the long haul ? You build a commercial network through Trump around the stadium to make it an event. Trump builds events & brings celebrity type status to any area he's involved in, not all of it positive mind you but it'd be better than not having what we have now. We have a limited market with no real connections or investments besides a limited base.

Will Trump be the best owner ? No idea but he's been way up & way down, how different is he from Buffalo ?

I'll take Pegula, thanks. Proven commitment. Actual, tangible money spent. And he has more money than Trump.