2024 Non-Champions (i.e. Other Teams’) News Thread—Streaming Now on BigSoccer +

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by TKyle, Dec 12, 2023.

  1. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite BS XXV

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So it seems Bob's Big Boy is related-but-not-really and they *might* survive.

    Unless I have that all wrong.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisch's
     
  2. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gotta love private equity firms...
     
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  3. OzweegoSC

    OzweegoSC Member

    Dec 10, 2007
    CMH
    This is quite an embarrassing headline and opening. C'mon Dayton...get it together!!
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  4. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's incredibly lame of WHIO. "Ohio soccer league" and "a major soccer league in Ohio." :rolleyes:
     
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  5. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well of course that's how the big franchisers operate. You buy the property and then lease it to franchisees. Like the guy told Ray Kroc way back when, you're not in the 19 cent hamburger business ,you're in the real.estate business.

    All the investor did was reverse engineer the process. As with any investment he recognized where the value was and that's what he bought, not the trademark rights to a chubby kid in checkered overalls.

    Big Boy has been a marginal business for years. Who the hell goes there any more? Nobody in their right mind would spend millions buying a fading 1960's brand that is barely scraping by.

    They bought the property and sold it. Maybe it's cold but business ain't Parchesi.
     
  6. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Believe a similar thing happened to Red Lobster. We still have Bob's for now
     
  7. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, that's very similar to what happened to Red Lobster, along with utterly abominable management that did stupid stuff like offer all you can eat shrimp without first figuring out just how much shrimp some people could eat. They lost $11 million in a single month.

    New corporate owners stopped investing in stuff like maintenance and then as you suggest sold the properties. So the stores suddenly had hefty new lease payments on top of their other financial pressures.

    Most analysts think RL could have been saved by smart management but instead they got idiots who chose to sell the only real value they had and then let the stores sink.
     
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  8. Grouchy

    Grouchy Member+

    Evil
    Apr 18, 1999
    Canal Winchester
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not related to the thread topic but related to this post; if you haven't seen the movie The Founder yet, check it out.
     
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  9. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    The Cincinnati area Frisch's are closing. Do the Central Ohio stores have the same franchisee? I know the one in Worthington closed during the pandemic but the ones in Grove City and Heath seemed to be hanging on the last time I was there.
     
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  10. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Not sure we always went to grove city , my wife use to live in Springfield they had one also
     
  11. 96er

    96er Member

    Aug 22, 2006
    Columbus
    Philly has fired Jim Curtin. Pretty big shocker.
     
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  12. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Their problem is shitty roster construction, not coaching. He’ll get a chance with someone else.
     
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  13. hardhead

    hardhead Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 2008
    NEO
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I texted with a good friend of mine who is a longtime Philly season ticket holder. He's very upset.
     
  14. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    IIRC, Curtin said sometime in the summer that they needed to spend more to remain competitive. Not surprising that this is how Jay Sugarman took that feedback.
     
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  15. speedye1

    speedye1 Member+

    Dec 31, 2002
    A healthy, but not in form, Mbappe was left off the French Nations league team for two upcoming games. Might be as punishment for his actions during the last window. Must be nice to be able to send a message to Mbappe.......
     
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  16. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
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    The last golden boot winner in Belgium was Hugo cuypers
     
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  17. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cincy keeps buying dudes from shitty leagues for big money. It’s weird.
     
  18. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Lucho Acosta is signed through 2026 but hinted that he may be done in Cincinnati.
     
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  19. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Angulo for FCKY has passed away after being injured in a car accident in Equador, where he was on loan. 22 years if age. :(
     
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  20. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Very sad
     
  21. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They’ll get a stadium when Kraft sells the team and the new owner relocates them.
     
  22. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Lucho wants to go to Del Boca Vista I mean Boca Juniors. Seems he settled on leaving
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  23. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
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  24. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Baba to Tata
    martino is out

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