Former PR executive for the Coyotes who resigned last Fall.
This thread from back in Sept..oof: Long time Jets/Coyotes PR guy Rich Nairn resigns
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This thread from back in Sept..oof: Long time Jets/Coyotes PR guy Rich Nairn resigns
Why would anyone else want to even think about buying the Coyote's and having the headache of trying to build an arena in this messed up political landscape?
Did he resign or was he fired?
That's a bingo. He never evolved and grew into the owner the league imagined he'd be despite being given plenty of chances.
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
Resigned at the end of 2023. He had been with the team since inception in '96 and, as far as I'm aware, Meruelo is the only owner he's publicly spoken poorly of even though he's worked under them all. Meruelo did do something to piss him off, but it wasn't being fired.
Speaking of taking it with a grain of salt.
Look, I just want my team back, and I could care less who the owner is. I just can't believe there are other potential groups (plural) interested in the Coyote's and arena fiasco. What a joke everything is. Embarrassing.
AZDesertKnight
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LOL, my trip to Vegas couldn't be better timed. I am going to say a prayer at the foot of T-Mobile Arena that is actually exists with an awesome owner.
The Meruelo Group are 100% Amateurs
The Meruelo Group are 100% Amateurs
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Nairn has access to a whole warehouse full of skeletons... Meruelo may not know hockey very well but he should know business well enough that you don't piss off a guy who a) knows his shit and b) knows everyone else's.
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
The guy worked for 7 different ownership groups. Meruelo was the one that caused him to resign and the only one he speaks poorly of. I think that justifies more than a grain of salt. I stuck up for Meruelo in regards to the auction being cancelled but not on this one.Speaking of taking it with a grain of salt.
I'm not biased to always slam Meruelo but I will when it applies. At some point you just can't ignore the noise any longer as it continues to pile up. That's just putting your fingers into your ears and doing the "la la la la la la" thing.
I feel the same way. I just wish AM would succeed and disappear while giving the team everything they need.
As for Nairn's actual comments, I also find it hard to believe that after years and years of trying to find a decent owner that now all of a sudden there's multiple. Unless the NHL being chained to Glendale was the main reason there wasn't any interest before now. Still, like you said I can't see anyone looking at how far Meruelo has gotten (nowhere) and wanting a crack at it themselves any time soon.
Edit: But I don't think that Nairn is full of shit either. I don't know what to think.
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Arizona politics at its best. The 3 cities strong armed the State. Phoenix and Glendale to protect their arenas from competition, Scottsdale doing a NIMBY. If athe NHL doesn’t return to Glendale, the cities won’t let it return at all.
So glad I’m changing residency to New Hampshire.
So glad I’m changing residency to New Hampshire.
Mosby
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Uncle Gary when he visits the Meruelos
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Tad Mikowski
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Does anyone know where Rich Nairn is now?The guy worked for 7 different ownership groups. Meruelo was the one that caused him to resign and the only one he speaks poorly of. I think that justifies more than a grain of salt. I stuck up for Meruelo in regards to the auction being cancelled but not on this one.
I'm not biased to always slam Meruelo but I will when it applies. At some point you just can't ignore the noise any longer as it continues to pile up. That's just putting your fingers into your ears and doing the "la la la la la la" thing.
I feel the same way. I just wish AM would succeed and disappear while giving the team everything they need.
As for Nairn's actual comments, I also find it hard to believe that after years and years of trying to find a decent owner that now all of a sudden there's multiple. Unless the NHL being chained to Glendale was the main reason there wasn't any interest before now. Still, like you said I can't see anyone looking at how far Meruelo has gotten (nowhere) and wanting a crack at it themselves any time soon.
Edit: But I don't think that Nairn is full of shit either. I don't know what to think.
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Arizonatah Coyetis
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I'm 5 minutes in and... Oh my! Craig is already presenting a pretty strong case (with support) that Meruelo is incompetent. At least I think it's pretty convincing.
TheLegend
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Craig Morgan is on full blast right now on today’s news.
Will have the podcast up here when it’s done.
Will have the podcast up here when it’s done.
Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
MSN
"Phoenix Councilman Jim Waring, whose district the proposed arena would be in, said Friday that the Coyotes should "get a zoning attorney. They don't have one. Get in the city, come up with a plan and go through the process. Then buy it."
It's not good that AM is already threatening potential legal action against the people he needs cooperation from. Especially when he isn't hiring the right people that are actually in the know and could've avoided this situation. That's on him, not CoP.
"Phoenix Councilman Jim Waring, whose district the proposed arena would be in, said Friday that the Coyotes should "get a zoning attorney. They don't have one. Get in the city, come up with a plan and go through the process. Then buy it."
It's not good that AM is already threatening potential legal action against the people he needs cooperation from. Especially when he isn't hiring the right people that are actually in the know and could've avoided this situation. That's on him, not CoP.
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Them not having a zoning attorney is damning. All those months wasted. We’re such f***ing fools thinking they could ever get this done.
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Yeah, Craig went off, was kinda fun. I don't agree with his statement that we were told the land was zoned already, we weren't, we were told that the facility that was to be built in N. Phx. was the same situation..... Craig did eventually allude to that, but his initial statement was wrong and it was always a potential problem.
Definitely and that is part of the due diligence I mentioned earlier in this thread.
