speculation carry us to a happier place: Perhaps Brosal had promises from
Milano. You know: Good marketing. Stay the course for the long haul. The kinds
of assurances that you can bring back to a Board of Governors that sound promising,
solid, responsible.
The team put out clever
ads here and there that made the point that their product was a good alternative
to NHL hockey:
Maybe this
really WAS a new day for Milano's sports operations!
That's the power of faith:
It can make you forget about nagging doubts, history, and reality.
Less than half-way into
the season, Milano pulled the plug on the Stars hockey club.
Quoting the sage philosopher
Gomer Pyle: "For shame, for shame, for shame on you..."
Denial Ain 't
A River In Egypt
Even if you took the
most generous estimates of attendance for the Columbus Stars, operating in
an NHL dominated market, you would think that the UHL would require ANY owner
in Columbus to have the capital to operate for a year.
You would think, as many
leagues do, that they would require the owner to at least take a hit for one
FULL season's operation.
Doesn't it seem reasonable
to expect that, with Milano's past hockey franchise history, perhaps even
two seasons of reserve capital might be in order?
Last Friday's closure
means that either Milano didn't meet whatever financial requirements were
set down by the UHL, or the UHL didn't set down enough significant benchmarks
to prevent the Stars from doing a mid-season fold-hay (That's pig-latin
for "The fat lady has sung.").
Any oracles, psychics,
or phrenologists reading this who have had visions of the proceedings that
lead to this deal, please email us with the answer to this.
Yes, Richard,
There Are Guarantees In Life
When asked if the UHL
would guarantee the season tickets, in light of past problems, Brosal's answer
was:
"The league
isn't going to guarantee the season seat holders their money," Brosal
said. "Is there any guarantee in life?"
Yes, Mr. Brosal, there
are guarantees in life. The Consumer Protection Act being chief amongst them.
The government protects
the public. It demands reasonable product standards from manufacturers of
goods and...
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