I TOLD YOU SO!

[Barrister]

It's more buy up cheap land, bring in a bunch of successful businesses and make money leasing the land to them.  That's an investment that makes money year after year.

Except you are assuming the Jets are going to be successful and will not fold eventually. Like I said, he is a good businessman and as a good businessman he is not going to be betting the long shot but he will put himself in a position to profit either way.

The mistake you are making is assuming that simply because he has made this investment that a sound long term business case can be made for the hockey team.  But that is not necessarily so.  He can make money even if they fail.

It's ben obvious you're just been trolling me for awhile now as you haven't actually given any numbers or meaningful analysis.  I went along with it for awhile because it allowed me to talk about the Jets, but I simply have no more information to give.

I've laid out the road map on how this will work.  If you don't want to read the map, it's not my fault.

[Barrister]

Hopefully we dont have another crash so this thread can be accessed in 5-10 years to see whether BB's optimism is justified.

Well my track record on the topic is a hell of a lot betetr than yours so far.   

[crazy canuck]

I've laid out the road map on how this will work.  If you don't want to read the map, it's not my fault.

If you cant even contemplate that this latest expansion experiment might fail its not my fault.

[crazy canuck]

Hopefully we dont have another crash so this thread can be accessed in 5-10 years to see whether BB's optimism is justified.

Well my track record on the topic is a hell of a lot betetr than yours so far.   

A track record of clinging to every piece of news that the Jets might be resurrected....  brocken clock correct twice a day and all that.

The the real test is whether this venture actually succeeds.  If by some miracle that happens then I will indeed admit I was wrong.

[Barrister]

Hopefully we dont have another crash so this thread can be accessed in 5-10 years to see whether BB's optimism is justified.

Well my track record on the topic is a hell of a lot betetr than yours so far.   

A track record of clinging to every piece of news that the Jets might be resurrected....  brocken clock correct twice a day and all that.

The the real test is whether this venture actually succeeds.  If by some miracle that happens then I will indeed admit I was wrong.

No - the real test is that Winnipeg is back in the NHL - something you said would never happen.   

And you'll never admit you're wrong.  Much like the crazy prophet of the apocalypse, you can always claim the team will fail "soon".   

[crazy canuck]

And you'll never admit you're wrong.  Much like the crazy prophet of the apocalypse, you can always claim the team will fail "soon".   

And you will never admit I am not yet wrong.

http://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=4524.msg257989#msg257989

[Barrister]

Season tickets sold out within minutes of going on sale to the general public.

Drive to 13,000 - success!

[Barrister]

17 minutes to be precise.

And now 14,000 on the waiting list!

I'm considering putting my own name down on the wait list.  If tickets are that crazy, it might be worth it so in 2020 I can get season tickets, go to 4-5 games, and be confident I could sell the remaining tickets at at least face value.

Cost is $100 / year.

[katmai]

That is gonna be one long drive to Las Vegas to see them when they relocate in 6 years.

[HVC]

That is gonna be one long drive to Las Vegas to see them when they relocate in 6 years.

[HVC]

I'm glad canada got a new team (even if it will make BB insufferable for a while) but i fell bad for the players. Going from warmth to to a frozen wasteland in the winter. That and the first years travel will be hell (and once the conferences are reshuffled it won't be too much better).

[Barrister]

That is gonna be one long drive to Las Vegas to see them when they relocate in 6 years.

Because clearly Winnipeggers won't support this team.

[HVC]

That is gonna be one long drive to Las Vegas to see them when they relocate in 6 years.

Because clearly Winnipeggers won't support this team.

they won't have a choice for hte next five years what with the season ticket holders (it's a five year contract, right?) but if they suck after 5 years who knows. I kidded about them being short term stays as well, but really i'm not sure. if the "jets" suck as bad as the leafs () five years from now well the fans still be around. were they around in 96?

[katmai]

That is gonna be one long drive to Las Vegas to see them when they relocate in 6 years.

Because clearly Winnipeggers won't support this team.

When your sold out arena still ranks in bottom 10 for attendance won't matter.

[Grey Fox]

I'm glad canada got a new team (even if it will make BB insufferable for a while) but i fell bad for the players. Going from warmth to to a frozen wasteland in the winter. That and the first years travel will be hell (and once the conferences are reshuffled it won't be too much better).

I'm sure traffic is much less an hassle in Winnipeg then it is in Atlanta. I guess it's an improvement.