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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Honestly I think the media (and roughnecks PR to be sure) had quite a bit to do with the financial troubles of the team this year.
I didn't even know the season had begun until I started hearing about this situation being talked about on 960 (and I do listen to 960 quite often).
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And part of the problem is that the Roughnecks can't really afford to advertise, they're stuck with basically being guests and the like on radio stations and hoping for coverage in the paper (its not their job to give free PR to the team). Really announcing that the team was in the financial toilet is all the "advertising" that Bannister could do.
If the Flames bought them that would undoubtedly change, so if they're willing to take on the costs of running the team and trying to increase the gate then things could really work out. If not, it will just (tragically) add to the long list of failed NLL teams.