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Originally Posted by Pellanor
This weekend I had an opportunity to chat with somebody who knows quite a few of the people involved on both sides of the negotiations. Here's the impression I got through our conversation.
- It was pretty much a done deal last summer. If it was anybody but Ken King AND Nenshi negotiating, it would be done.
- The owners feel insulted, but will likely be back at the table within a year.
- The owners make a lot of contributions to the city that aren't really talked about. If you take all of it into account, the team is effectively subsidizing the city with the proposed deal.
- As we all agree, the team has done a terrible job with their presentations / pr on the whole issue.
- The city has also responded poorly. Calgary Next had a lot of potential but was shot down without much debate.
I'm not sure how accurate all of this is, but it was interesting to get his perspective.
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Can you please explain #3 to me with more detail?