\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2011/05/26/bills-draw-another-interested-buyer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 somebody tell what i should think about him.. this situation.. have no clue.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) somebody tell what i should think about him.. this situation.. have no clue.. I got my heart set on T-Pegs...this guy is a Buffalo kid, by his business backround makes me nervous...I would trust that fracker with my team, before some Wall Street guy... Edited May 26, 2011 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 He is a Buffalo guy and acknowledges that there isn't a huge growth opportunity for investment and that his sole reason for doing something like this would be because he loves the Bills. What isn't to like about something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) He is a Buffalo guy and acknowledges that there isn't a huge growth opportunity for investment and that his sole reason for doing something like this would be because he loves the Bills. What isn't to like about something like this? it is because i didnt see anything about his "wanting to keep the team in buffalo". i hope that statement turns up! Edited May 26, 2011 by dwight in philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 it is because i didnt see anything about his "wanting to keep the team in buffalo". i hope that statement turns up! I think it is assumed he would. I don't think a guy who loves the Bills and is a Buffalo guy himself would buy the team only to move them elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I think it is assumed he would. I don't think a guy who loves the Bills and is a Buffalo guy himself would buy the team only to move them elsewhere. i sure hope so!, but just want to hear him utter the words "keeping the team in buffalo" .. he is based in L A.. kinda makes me nervous.. thats all.. sure hope you are right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoretalk Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I think it is assumed he would. I don't think a guy who loves the Bills and is a Buffalo guy himself would buy the team only to move them elsewhere. He sounds great but ... he is Los Angeles' based plus when you read his bio including the issues revolving around his departure from TCW and his alleged temper you being to ask questions. However he has the money and if he commits to Buffalo ... and isn't worried about having to make money with the team then he might be a good option once Ralph moves on to the football owners' box in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 He sounds great but ... he is Los Angeles' based plus when you read his bio including the issues revolving around his departure from TCW and his alleged temper you being to ask questions. However he has the money and if he commits to Buffalo ... and isn't worried about having to make money with the team then he might be a good option once Ralph moves on to the football owners' box in the sky. Yup, not sure the NFL will find his porn and weed stash as amusing as I do: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/jeffrey_gundlach_loves_bonds_p.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Several reasons not to trust this guy... 1)While his ties to Buffalo are good I suppose, he is based out of L.A...The most likely landing spot if the Bills are moved. He could very well be using his "Buffalo ties" to secure a deal with less opposition, and maybe even some local support...Only to make a killing taking the franchise to L.A....Speculation of course 2)This guy is a "high profile bond-fund manager"...I don't see a guy like this, based out of L.A. buying and keeping a team in Buffalo, even though he admits there is "limited room for growth". Sorry, I don't buy that an accomplished banker is going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars just because "he is a fan", and not try to turn a big profit. Thomas Golisano is probably our best bet, or some sort of LOCAL consortium. I just get the feeling this guy is using his Buffalo ties to help him make a buck...Like someone else said, he made no mention of a desire to keep the team in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 This is what's important: Gundlach said that "it's not an investment. It's because I love the Bills." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Yup, not sure the NFL will find his porn and weed stash as amusing as I do: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/03/jeffrey_gundlach_loves_bonds_p.html Lol..."12 sexual devices" in is office....I really hope that was a Clinton type of thing and they weren't for him... Edited May 26, 2011 by Turbosrrgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Several reasons not to trust this guy... 1)While his ties to Buffalo are good I suppose, he is based out of L.A...The most likely landing spot if the Bills are moved. He could very well be using his "Buffalo ties" to secure a deal with less opposition, and maybe even some local support...Only to make a killing taking the franchise to L.A....Speculation of course 2)This guy is a "high profile bond-fund manager"...I don't see a guy like this, based out of L.A. buying and keeping a team in Buffalo, even though he admits there is "limited room for growth". Sorry, I don't buy that an accomplished banker is going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars just because "he is a fan", and not try to turn a big profit. Thomas Golisano is probably our best bet, or some sort of LOCAL consortium. I just get the feeling this guy is using his Buffalo ties to help him make a buck...Like someone else said, he made no mention of a desire to keep the team in Buffalo. The same Thomas Golisano that is based out of FL & has owned multiple mansions there? Does this mean he is still local, especially after selling the Amerks / Sabres to cut ties with Buffalo ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Sure he says he wants to keep the Bills in Buffalo but what about the other owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 This is what's important: Gundlach said that "it's not an investment. It's because I love the Bills." Notice he didn't say Buffalo Bills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Notice he didn't say Buffalo Bills... LOL, witty. As Yoda would say: Motives alternative I see you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 The same Thomas Golisano that is based out of FL & has owned multiple mansions there? Does this mean he is still local, especially after selling the Amerks / Sabres to cut ties with Buffalo ?? He never owned the Amerks. Anyway, he's as local as Pegula. They don't live here but do have emotional ties to the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) The same Thomas Golisano that is based out of FL & has owned multiple mansions there? Does this mean he is still local, especially after selling the Amerks / Sabres to cut ties with Buffalo ?? I knew someone was going to say that, and it is a reasonable point...The main difference is that Golisano publicly expressed a strong desire to keep the Bills in Buffalo. In my naturally pessimistic opinion though, the chances of being able to keep the Bills in Buffalo seem to be against us at this point...Please let me be incredibly wrong... Edited May 26, 2011 by Turbosrrgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Why would a person with Buffalo ties buy the Bills and move them? Interesting that this is coming out now. Maybe Ralph doesn't think he has much time left and is getting the word out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Why would a person with Buffalo ties buy the Bills and move them? Interesting that this is coming out now. Maybe Ralph doesn't think he has much time left and is getting the word out. The almighty buck....hundreds of millions on the line... He also lives in L.A....If he is such a big fan of the Bills maybe he wants to watch them closer to home.... All baseless theories of course, I could be completely wrong (and hope I am). Edited May 26, 2011 by Turbosrrgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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