You might have to crack an egg in that one, Doc.
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So the idea is that Mary Wilson who does not want to own the team (according to Ralph) is soooooooo thankful to the residents of Buffalo that she will take less money to sell to a local owner?
OK.
Chicken wings are great.
No. The idea is that the wife of a man who would never move the team until he died will now going against her husbands wishes, all of her close friends on the Bills, from the Bills, and that she has developed relationships with associated to the Bills and take the top dollar so that the team can move.
Makes a ton of sense.
Because Mary Wilson is clearly all about the money and doesn't care about the long list of people she would piss off with that move.
In fact, she was the one by his side when he died... Maybe that money grubbing ***** helped him along.
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better days (04-03-2014),WagonCircler (04-03-2014)
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better days (04-03-2014)
Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.
I think I would rather ask the lady (any lady) behind the cash register at the AM/PM on the corner about football related things before I asked Mike Schopp. Mary Wilson now is the owner, she doesn't have to sell to anybody. She might decide she likes owning the team and hold on to it. Either way I think she is going to honor Ralph and make sure the team remains in Buffalo.
YardRat (04-03-2014)
This article should help clear up what this announcement means... It's a formality.
http://bills.buffalonews.com/2014/04...buffalo-bills/
jimmifli (04-03-2014)
Ralph did do something to keep the Bills in Buffalo.
Ralph did not have to sign that lease to keep the Bills in Buffalo at least another 6 years.
He did not need to sign a new lease at all. The next owner could have been free to move the Bills the day they bought them if that were the case.
Ralph bought Buffalo time to get an ownership group & Stadium plan in place.
She isn't going to sell to someone who wants to move the team.
Mace (04-04-2014)
The lease was signed in December 2012. The old lease ended before the 2013 season started.
A new lease had to be signed even if Ralph knew he would be dying in March 2014.
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No one is going to say or try to move this team until 2020.
Ditto.
The lease is what it is, the Bills in Buffalo cover a sufficient tv market, the fan base is among the most loyal. The ownership is in trust with Mrs. Wilson with the say on selling.
These days, many folks can't seem to grasp that it it is possible for owners of businesses to be (very) satisfied with their lot in life, are pleased with the product their business supplies, pleased to employ people and be happy that their business provides a good livelihood for others.
Funny to watch the Canadian(s) secretly hoping the team moves to Toronto (while pretending not to) coming unglued.
BUFFALO Bills, *****es.
Deal with it.