To update a previous post, the economic bug has bitten another second-tier Atlanta team. The Georgia Force and the AFL have called it quits for the 2009 season. The Force cited the accruing financial losses, uncertain financial future, and disappointing number of investors as the basis of the decision. The team, league plan to restructure their business model and rethink capital flow during the sabbatical.
Successful investor and financial advisor, Lenny “Nails” Dykstra (you heard me right) notes, “benching the 16 teams will be hard on the players and their owners (rocker Jon Bon Jovi among them). It's also rough on their die-hard fans who just can't get enough football.”
Arthur Blank, team owner of the Force, remarks how the “club is very proud of its leadership position in the league in many areas on and off the field. We want that to continue for our fans, so we support the decision to focus our energies on securing the long-term success of the Arena Football League.” But no one heard his words because they were shocked to learn that Arthur Blank owned the Force too.
The decision hurts the players themselves the worst whose salaries range from $50,000 to $130,000 leaving many to work side-by-side Chuck James at Home Depot during the off-season. Look for a small spike in the unemployment levels during the next fiscal quarter.
While the option to enjoy arena football will be less next year, the impact will be hard to notice amidst the wide availability, accessibility of actual football.
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my god. lets hope that that episode of its always sunny in philadelphia is understood by future generations.. you know that one where frank tries to buy bon jovi's team and mac pretends to have cancer so they can prove that dennis's erotic memoirs weren't made up? good times.
pretty sure ron jaworski (monday night football) co-owns the philly team. he likes talking about it.
now then, with all this money not going to arena league and soccer players.. lets, oh i dont know, put it into some pitching! DAMMIT
Actually, Mr. Blank does not currently own a soccer franchise to the best of my knowlegde. But with the loss of the Force, he now has captital freed up for, I don't know, a MLS soccer franchise.
Anyone curious about Nails? After all, he made it sunny in Philadelphia
pretty sure arthur blank doesnt own the braves either sir.
and screw Nails. '93 Phillies were a bunch of clowns.
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