Glendale losing money on jobing.com-NHL deal. (2013, schools)

[Java Jolt]

We never have enough money for better schools, transportation, healthcare, and other public services but somehow there is enough money to finance an arena and a hockey team with a very limited fanbase.

It's kind of fascinating where people's priorities are.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/g...nrealized.html

[homebeyer2013]

I went to see a fight, and a hockey game broke out.....one of the very few sports more boring than soccer.

[compwizard4504]

The people in govt in arizona are idiots. Vote them out and you will get better results

[Bondurant]

Originally Posted by homebeyer2013

I went to see a fight, and a hockey game broke out.....one of the very few sports more boring than soccer.

Given your flippant comment it's clear you know nothing about hockey or soccer.


The "investment" in sports infrastructure is always a money loser. Even in Detroit, a city beyond broke, taxpayers will be footing half the bill for a billionaire owner. It should come as a surprise to no one that this was a bad deal.

[West Phx Native]

just do what I do and send a message, do not visit any businesses that are in the arenas or near them, turn them into ghost towns.

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by West Phx Native

just do what I do and send a message, do not visit any businesses that are in the arenas or near them, turn them into ghost towns.

How's that working out for you?

[Bondurant]

Originally Posted by West Phx Native

just do what I do and send a message, do not visit any businesses that are in the arenas or near them, turn them into ghost towns.

Genius! Take that business (possibly local) that just happens to be located in the vicinity of an arena. Salt the Earth!

[AzScorpion12]

Originally Posted by West Phx Native

just do what I do and send a message, do not visit any businesses that are in the arenas or near them, turn them into ghost towns.

That's a great idea,punish local businesses because of a dumb mistake by the city.

Then what happens to the arena when it fails? It will still cost money sitting dormant. At least the new owners are making an attempt to make the Coyotes prosperous. Any business will fail without good management and marketing. We were at the game on New Years Eve,it was sold out and it was a great game.'Yotes tied it with 1:15 left in the 3rd and won it with 6.5 secs in OT. The place was rocking and everyone had a great time. The article is based on the last 10 years which was highly mismanaged,maybe everyone should give the new owners a few years to see if they can turn things around.The taxpayers are on the hook anyways,might as well try and support them.

[mikejjones1234]

Originally Posted by homebeyer2013

I went to see a fight, and a hockey game broke out.....one of the very few sports more boring than soccer.

yeah and I have never seen a dugout clearing brawl at a baseball game either.

I thought baseball was a non-contact sport?

What other gane can you throw a ball 100 miles an hour at someones head and pretend it wasn't intentional?

[new2colo]

The whole push to bring and then keep the Coyotes here is asinine. Glendale is in all sorts of debt because of the failure that is Westgate, there are three total Coyotes fans, the franchise is clearly frantic in trying to attract a fan base by changing their name, and the ice hockey fans already here mainly hold allegiance to their teams back at home. The Coyotes need to get the boot, Glendale needs to find another use for the arena that doesn't include taxpayer subsidies or the thing needs to be torn to the ground and given back to the cows who once grazed there in peace...