Rogers Communications has acquired BCE’s 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

[leafsfan5]

Is my phone bill about to go up?

If it goes up you can always go to Bell! And if they spike it you can always go back to Rogers! And then if Rogers spikes it again you can go back to Bell!

So many options

 

[Evilhomer]

BCE is skyrocketing.

RCI is tanking.

Given BCE's performance this year, it can use the boost for the sake of my portfolio.

 

[Torontonian]

Concerning part sports team wise is Rogers doesn't seem to like someone that isn't a yes man and doesn't fit the part and look of a "company man". If you're a good president but belligerent (like Massi) and someone like Burke, you're not going to last long at MLSE.

I truly believe Rogers is also in the business of making money first and foremost and winning becomes secondary (see part about wanting "yes" man only and not hiring best candidate available).

 

[Leafsfan74]

Just keep printing those same names on the jerseys and add on a few bucks to each for good measure.

"Winning in Toronto!".

 

[Dekes For Days]

Rogers and Bell are two sides of the same coin. There really is no better/worse than

Rogers is worse, but I wouldn't like either getting majority control.

 

[Peasy]

Concerning part sports team wise is Rogers doesn't seem to like someone that isn't a yes man and doesn't fit the part and look of a "company man". If you're a good president but belligerent (like Massi) and someone like Burke, you're not going to last long at MLSE.

I truly believe Rogers is also in the business of making money first and foremost and winning becomes secondary (see part about wanting "yes" man only and not hiring best candidate available).

The dude is a massive POS. You never hear anything good about Roger's and working for their corporation.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Loser franchise.

NHL corporate hockey sucks.

Its all about risk assessment. Odds are winning are extremely low. Why put in a bunch of risk with such little chance of reward when you can remain status quo and continue to rake in the millions you're already getting.

This is how the Board thinks.

I've decided to follow Utah Polygamists if they re-sign Marner. or PWHL.

No wonder the players dont care. The owners dont care.

 

[The Masters]

bad news ... Ed Rogers is a putz.

 

[rumman]

Bell is probably interested in purchasing another team (possibly expansion)

Wouldn’t it be something if Bell brought another team to the GTA……..

 

[ACC1224]

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Bell is probably interested in purchasing another team (possibly expansion)

Why would they want a US franchise?

 

[MSZ]

Are they going to simplify the structure of the organization with Rogers' full control? Wishful thinking though.

 

[colchar]

Correct. Won't have any impact on the on-ice product.

Yeah, because ownership has had no impact on the Jays' on-field product eh?

 

[ACC1224]

Yeah, because ownership has had no impact on the Jays' on-field product eh?

I don't really follow the Jays, what impact have they had other than spending money?

 

[Apex Predator]

If it goes up you can always go to Bell! And if they spike it you can always go back to Rogers! And then if Rogers spikes it again you can go back to Bell!

So many options

Don’t forget about telus.

Wouldn’t it be something if Bell brought another team to the GTA……..

That would be awesome to see! Come on Bell go and get a team in Hamilton and start to ruffle the leafs and sabres feathers!

 

[egd27]

That's not a secret, it's common sense.

Yea, but not that common a lot of the time

 

[ACC1224]

Yea, but not that common a lot of the time

It's becoming more and more the norm.

 

[Evilhomer]

I don't really follow the Jays, what impact have they had other than spending money?

Nothing, and they have spent more money than most MLB owners. The problem with the Jays is who is spending Rogers' money.

 

[therealkoho]

1 company plus the evil LarryT controlling all those teams and all that money is like many have stated not a very good idea at all. Who would be up in the Rogers aerie and have the audacity in pitching this as a good idea and that overpaying for that 37.5% is good for the company's future?

I've heard that a certain Steve Simmonds saw not just Mitch, but also Paul Marner going into meetings accompanying the evil LarryT into Rogers HQ over the last 6 weeks or so?

 

[Peasy]

Nothing, and they have spent more money than most MLB owners. The problem with the Jays is who is spending Rogers' money.

And that has nothing to do with ownership? Who they pick and choose to run the team? or when they decide to continue to back the people they hire despite awful results?

 

[Evilhomer]

And that has nothing to do with ownership? Who they pick and choose to run the team? or when they decide to continue to back the people they hire despite awful results?

Could absolutely be a factor.

 

[therealkoho]

I’m sure that’s a part of it. The sportsnet broadcast is awful. It’s at point where it’s unwatchable.

It's just the 1st intermission when CBC has HNiC and their nose stuck in the broadcast. Once CBC is finally excluded which will or should be soon, it will go back to being a hockey broadcast, instead of what it's currently posing as.

 

[thewave]

So the lesser publicly subsidized company has now taken ownership. Basically new boss same as double headed old boss.

I prefer single owner so it's good for the Leafs.

 

[ULF_55]

Bell is out??
Not sure how I feel about this. Initial thought is this isn't good.

How many owners have we been through?

It is quite a few over the decades, and results really don't change much.

 

[DopeyFish]

So the lesser publicly subsidized company has now taken ownership. Basically new boss same as double headed old boss.

I prefer single owner so it's good for the Leafs.

i prefer the dynamic where if bell or rogers disagreed, tannenbaum gets to act as a moderator

now that dynamic is gone. now it's purely monolithic.

 

[CincoHolio]

1 company plus the evil LarryT controlling all those teams and all that money is like many have stated not a very good idea at all. Who would be up in the Rogers aerie and have the audacity in pitching this as a good idea and that overpaying for that 37.5% is good for the company's future?

I've heard that a certain Steve Simmonds saw not just Mitch, but also Paul Marner going into meetings accompanying the evil LarryT into Rogers HQ over the last 6 weeks or so?

Just curious why Larry T is evil?