The Official John J. Fisher ownership thread

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by xbhaskarx, Mar 30, 2019.

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John Fisher

Poll closed Oct 30, 2019.
  1. should spend more money

    20 vote(s)
    62.5%
  2. should fire Fox and/or Fioranelli

    10 vote(s)
    31.3%
  3. should bring in additional owners

    10 vote(s)
    31.3%
  4. should sell the team

    11 vote(s)
    34.4%
  5. is not the problem

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. is doing a great job!

    1 vote(s)
    3.1%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    You write for the LA Times?
     
  2. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #3377 Goodsport, May 11, 2026
    Last edited: May 11, 2026
    Absolutely (for us… hopefully Whitecaps FC stays in Vancouver as well)! :thumbsup:

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
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  3. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Any rumours on the interested aspiring owners?
     
  4. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Your Google machine broken? If any names other than Joe Lacob have surfaced from any even remotely credible source, I am not aware of it and I've been keeping tabs.
     
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  5. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    These three are still the only names we’ve publicly heard rumors of, but there may be (and likely are) some other candidates as well. :)

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
  6. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #3381 falvo, May 11, 2026
    Last edited: May 11, 2026
    I also saw those names on AI.

    • Hasso Plattner, sole owner of Sharks Sports & Entertainment (SSE), which in turn owns the San Jose Sharks and operates the SAP Center at San José.
    • Joe Lacob, co-principal owner (along with Peter Guber) of GSW Sports LLC, which in turn owns the Golden State Warriors, the Golden State Valkyries and Chase Center.
    • The York Family, particularly Jed York, principal owner and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers.
    Does this mean AI is telling the truth?
     
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  7. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    No, it means that AI is reading the same bullshit we all are.
     
  8. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    So in this instance, they didn't lie.....
     
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  9. davidjd

    davidjd Member+

    Jun 30, 2000
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Depending on which tool, it actually reads and repeats the BS we WRITE. Redit is often a source. SMH.
     
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  10. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I've seen many lies and/or misinformation on Reddit.
     
  11. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, we should post lots of crap in BS (I.e., more than we normally do) and see how soon AI starts repeating it.
     
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  12. davidjd

    davidjd Member+

    Jun 30, 2000
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The best is when I see something on reddit I find questionable so I do a search and the AI summary confirms it with the source being the reddit page I was just on and questioning.
     
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  13. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    EXACTLY. We can be our own destiny. We just have to lie a lot.
     
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  14. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I like this general: "let's ******** with AI" direction we're taking! :devilish:
     
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  15. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Maybe we can come up with an AI owner?

    He can't be worse than Fisher....:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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  16. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
  18. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Of the three known rumored ownership candidates, maybe Hasso Plattner would be the most ideal fit?

    The only real worry is his age (he’s currently 82), but I’d imagine that he’d have a contingency succession plan for Earthquakes ownership like he must have with the Sharks, right?

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
  19. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Does he have kids in charge?
     
  20. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He apparently has two daughters, but neither of them are involved with the Sharks.

    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


    -G
     
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  21. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does he have a #2? A top lieutenant? A first assistant? A right-hand person?

    I'm not enthused about rich old geezers. (For the record, I am past retirement age, so not a spring chicken.)

    Go Quakesfans!!
     
  22. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Aren’t you the same age as Fisher?
     
  23. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I’m older than RottenFish!! :eek:

    I’m even older than @Goodsport!!

    So no offense to old people, but I’m not enthused about a guy in his 80’s buying OUR team!!

    Go Quakesfans!!
     
  24. SalinasQuakesFan

    Mar 27, 2010
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    So 79 is the cutoff age?
     
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  25. mjlee22

    mjlee22 Quake & Landon fan

    Nov 24, 2003
    near Palo Alto, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think I oppose Plattner on the grounds that the sharks have gone completely downhill under his ownership.

    Altho, I know nothing about the sharks… I leave it to Donnie to tell us how bad off we would be if Plattner bought the quakes.
     

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