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Old 04-10-2006, 12:31 PM   #18
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Re: Renegades to fold?

The Eugene Melnyk rumours won't go away (which is a good thing IMO) Apparently the city of Ottawa is willing to turn over operations of Frank Clair to any potential new owner. That's the sticking point for Melnyk as he's a smart guy. He'll wait til things are devalued to the point that he can get the stadium and revenues generated from said stadium for a very cheap price. It's what he did with the Senators as he waited til that franchise was on life support.

If there's any guy who can take a mothballed franchise and bring it back to glory it's Melnyk and I bet he even brings back the Rough Riders name to boot!
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