http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6185492
Its put up or shut up for GWI. Appears their board will have skin in the game now. Plus the have the Diamondbacks angle with the board member being married to a owner. I think Sidney's hat has the correct call. GWI will politely and grudgingly back down.
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I think GI will nulify the threat by announcing it believes the deal is illeagal and so will be suing, I suspect the fact that the city is talking about suing the GI's executive, some of the richest most right wing families in the state, will backfire.
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Everyone is a hero when they are not risking anything of their own. By naming the board itself they are significantly upping the stakes. Its fine and dandy to go up against attorneys that work for municipalities and government for "the good of the people" but if you think for a minute the board will risk their personal assets against the collection of sharks Hulisizer will bring to bear you are sadly mistaken. I think the GWI board is on a conference call right now that began with the words "H0ly Sh$T!".
The other angle is that of public perception. GWI bills itself as a "advocacy" group. They risk being losing any status they have as the good guys with the mere inference of conflict of interest as one of their board members is married to an owner of the Diamondbacks that coincidentally got public funding for their stadium. They stand to benefit by eliminating a competitor for the sports dollar in the local market. The press and other business leaders have already come out in favor of the city of Glendale and this is just another turn of the ratchet. Even if GWI wins, they lose in the court of public opinion and that is the domain where they really need to be seen in a positive light.