In the heart of any sport in a game of life, possibly only a deep presentation of innocence is celebrated with unbridled hope, excitement and sadness. The National Football League, the savior of the perceived cynicism of the quintessential modern professional sports, the Green Bay Packers. Even in winter, bask in the warmth of religious Wisconsinites Lambeau Field and illuminates an entire country with unwavering pride. It may be a dying breed of places wherea fan can buy a sausage and drink plenty of savings on accessories team. Games have been sold for more than thirty years. Season tickets are willed from generation to generation. (The waiting list has reached nearly 40,000 names long.) And if a naïve outsider too quiet, to ask the fans the team would be uniform, armed with a "cheese wedge" that covers the head, they respond in unison: "We"
The Packers, whose past stock option program for 1998, the congregationto finance the participation of minority and has raised more than $ 24,000,000 (120,000 shares) for a one-off capital improvements to maintain a constant commitment to the franchise in Green Bay made for eternity. Try to get a Packers fan, that there is life after football.
Thus, the transfer of the Browns (now Ravens) in Baltimore and the Oilers (now Titans) to Nashville, where the said utopia compared seem confusing to an idealist. USFANS President Frank Stadulis decree that would franchiseThe owners have absolutely no right to transfer their operations to another city, even if the move represents a much greater financial incentive. "USFANS believes that all communities the possibility of their hometown professional sports teams and their own and can form new teams, if they want to vote," said Stadulis.
It should come as no surprise that Stadulis strongly supports U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer the bill aptly titled "Giving fans the opportunity Act of 1999"(HR 532 for those of you scoring at home), which requires substantially or affiliated leagues offered by appointment and accept the purchase of local proposals before the transition from a club member of the immediate community.
The report on the House floor Blumenauer earlier this year include a statement that the supporters even more for tickets, pay more for parking, plus tax, plus seat licenses for more concessions that make it less convenientless comfortable for the community
and more profitable for the few who profit. It should not be so. "
But this rhetoric provincial undermines the reality that the masses have few benefits of a facelift in franchising. Perhaps, missed Cleveland Blumenauer (to name a few), Phoenix, Denver and Dallas - cities with sports expansion team to be transferred or that millions of people on - in his travels to the bottom. Rising prices have raised fans'The expectations that managers have to franchising improve the quality of their products. In return, the fans and city officials the benefits of more space for facilities, luxurious amenities, exciting experiences and a direct upgrade to the local economy has benefited. All these interrelated mechanisms have improved the market value of the franchise, and, sometimes, the potential benefits elsewhere.
There are some notable examples of cities that embrace their local teamssometimes after a temporary separation. Cleveland Browns fans welcomed back their football team after an absence of nearly four years, in typical form. On the eve of Brown's 1999 Home Opener was Cleveland spotted eating hot "joy Reuben" at the restaurant Sportsman (open since 1947 and always retained his orange team and why brown), talk about football with friends near the Cuyahoga River and celebrate the Harpo's Sports Cafe with a few more laps of drinks. Yes,Confirmed that the Cleveland Browns to stay there.
Definition of a professional team sport "rooted civic asset" as an unresolved debate in Congress. But the prospect of government intervention are clearly disastrous. The liberal agenda, as in HR 532 of the 14 co-sponsors (13 Democrats and a Republican pro-labor) would literally divide the incentive for entrepreneurial individuals with adequate cash flow to invest in professional sports.Local governments should replace the private sector has been completed and reach the Peter Principle, the first change in ownership.
Private investors to develop innovative sports and entertainment, are still considered by some visionaries that the property is a pedestrian task. Blumenauer says local governments have the local franchise at all costs, even though no sound business decision, because the city is the "game". Ironically, his colleagues gave Curt Flood Act of1998, repealed the antitrust exemption Major League Baseball, subjecting the league on equal terms as a "business".
And so the general public back with more questions than answers. Sport is a game, a business, or both? And if so be influenza, such as that term local town in search of innovative tactics of their franchise at home?
Stadulis supports that move in franchise ownership can be eliminated by ventilation, and here's why: 1) Is there a link morePromise between fans and teams, home of the city, 2) the right fan loyalty fans right to their own team, 3) revenue from the fans who deserve access to annual reports, decision making, 4) retains ownership of the team's fans home, 5) The fans have a direct impact on how games are played and how players behave.
Despite the failure of socialist convictions, this argument and his supporters because of the seemingly unstoppable difficult but not visible reality that sport is as much a society as it is a game.reveals that the dominant theory of capitalism, the natural market forces will dictate the effectiveness of the management of sports franchises.
Fan USFANS property under the platform would receive catastrophic consequences in almost all cases. to determine the Stadulis lobby for fans, as revenue teams' is out of stock and reinvestment closely to ensure the "team needs," not "of the ticket price increases." First of all, a customer pays for a ticket that has a financial transaction occurred, and the revenue isowners of the company. Second, increase ticket holders prices because their customers are willing to pay higher premiums, regardless of the amount owners spend their annual budgets. Team owners, like any successful business people seeking to maximize profits.
Imagine the transition from private to public ownership, such as the NFL: the angry fans stormed the stage at a quarterly meeting for its shareholders. Many of them have a rude awakening ifDiscovery rules that prohibit shareholders of the championship team to publicly criticize any officer of calcium, a member association, its management, players and coaches. The commissioner of taxation on the ownership of betting fans the privilege of each shareholder up to $ 5,000 fine and confiscation of property of privileges for the exit or the outcome of a game of NFL.
Fans, like any potential employers could validate the sacrifice. But why do they do?
Stadulis is right for the wrongReasons. Fans already in their teams and the control of the financial success of these teams through the adoption of or resistance. Their voices are clearly heard in the stands each home game, and listen to the owners because they want to make money. Fans decide the price of peanuts, popcorn and beer. Fans decide the price of tickets. And in most cases, the fans to determine if a franchise goes or stays. Ask the city of Los Angeles.
Before liberal politicians, once again the question ofProtect those who can not take care of themselves, maybe they should determine more precisely the drive to franchise relocation. Some cities, from time to time responsible for the loss of their advocacy groups, without the support of Congress.
The Browns have the home of the "Dawg Pound" have an emphatic statement that the loyalty of the fan is proportional to the majority of firmness in the consolidation of the team as a civic resource. Well, that's how the game is played.
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