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Carryover joke from another forum Shame the Fire doesn't get any coverage now that they're playing out in the 'burbs.
from the newark star ledger article (which is a great read btw) how many care to bet the giants wanted a percentage of revenue?? great...take over management of the stadium....and we thought njsea was anti-soccer..... more reason to be out by the time "renovations" are done.
From the Newark Star Ledger article: "Even though the Giants' lease gives them control of their home field during September, Zoffinger did not ask the Giants for permission to stage the soccer games in the stadium until after he signed a deal with USSF officials last Thursday. Zoffinger then challenged the Giants to try to "take their best shot" at trying to stop the games. "The Giants did. " "But according to officials with knowledge of developments during the past week, top executives with both the Giants and the NFL sent a stern message to the USSF through Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer and former chief executive of the NFL's European league. They told Garber if the USSF wanted to use Giants Stadium for the World Cup, they would have to go to court and fight for it." I find it interesting that the USSF signs the deal in good faith, then Zoffinger starts negotiating with the primary tennant the Giants. He p!sses them off and then the NFL & Giants send stern warnings to the USSF? WTF is that all about? Somebody's head is so swollen somewhere (NFL)that it has stopped processing objective reasoning of who is should be upset with.
Seems like this Zoffinger fellow was boxing outside his weight. Tell me he's not in charge of anything really important over there. Please?
If AEG can't parlay this into "The Giants screwed women's soccer -> Thousands of little girls are hurt -> Jersey needs to build us a SSS for the little girls (and oh, btw, the Metrostars)," someone's dropped the ball. I mean, this is a great time to get some politicans involved, now that everyone and their moms want out of the Meadowlands except the Gints. (Wang wants the Nets; Steinbrenner wants Newark for the Devils and the Nets; the horsies want, well who cares about the horsies?) Come on, it doesn't take a genius (or a flaming liberal) to make some half-assed argument about football screwing women's sports, Title IX, and OHMIGOD THE CHILDREN.
Only controlling professional sporting events in the State-owned/controlled facilities. And of course blocking construction of any non-state-controlled professional sporting facilities. Anyone who thinks this guy's anti-football comments in any way help the MLS is dreaming. He's out for one thing - playing more games at the swamphole of Giants Stadium/Incontinental arena and making sure the state gets to keep as much of the cash as possible.