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Old 07-21-2024, 02:40 PM   #1185
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Originally Posted by GioforPM View Post
Edwards is one of the sharpest guys I ever worked with. He knew contracts he was dealing with inside out, and was a hard-ass negotiator.

But he likes money and a playoff round or two every year makes up for a whole year of just meeting expenses. A cup would be great but I think he generally wants to have a team that (a) draws ordinary fans (as opposed to more focused ones like on this board) and (b) wants the revenue from POs.
He must realize then that attendance and interest was waning the way things were being run before. In sports, just being a wall flower doesn’t build self-sustaining fan base.
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