Author: George Fallar
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Beacon Sports Capital Cagey
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February 21, 2013 If you read my “Reruns In Glendale” post from a couple days ago, you’ll remember that some familiar players from the early days of the Coyotes fiasco have been quietly resurfacing around the edges of the current administration in Glendale. One of those players is Beacon Sports Capital Partners who have been,…
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Reruns In Glendale
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February 19, 2013 I wrote yesterday that the City of Glendale would shortly be publishing a “Request For Proposals” (RFP) for an agreement to manage the city owned Jobing.com arena. Typically an RFP will be published by a city, interested parties may have signed up for notification when such requests are published. Glendale has pages on…
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Who’s In Control Here?
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Glendale mayor Jerry Weiers, speaking about the eventual disposition of the Glendale city owned Jobing.com arena at the February 5 City Council meeting: “The real question here is do we want to let the NHL to stay in Glendale, or do we want to entertain other options,” he asked. “We don’t need to speculate or try to guess…
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Tough Audience
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February 7, 2013 Here we are, a week past the City of Glendale deadline for Hockey Partners to consummate their purchase of the Coyotes from the NHL and close the arena agreement. We all know the deadline came and went, so it’s back to cliff edge surfing for the Phoenix Coyotes and their fans. It’s…
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Quacks Like A Duck
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February 2, 2013 Glendale resident Thurston patted himself on the back at a recent Glendale City Council meeting about his fifteen minutes of fame he earned with his mocking “Quacks Like A Duck” act at an earlier meeting. It seems somehow appropriate to resurrect his expression one LAST (hopefully) time for today’s discussion about something…
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Hockey The Hard Way
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February 1, 2013 Here we are, most of us Coyotes fans woke up again this morning and are still breathing. Yesterday was a real blow to us all with the failure of Hockey Partners to consummate their deal with the NHL in time to meet the January 31 Glendale deadline. The reasons for this failure aren’t publicly…
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Raise The Banner
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Friday, January 18, 2013 The Coyotes season officially opens away at the Dallas Stars. We will all gratefully watch it, but for die hard Coyotes fans the season starts on Sunday, January 20 at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. Because the Coyotes knocked the Hawks out of the playoffs last season, there’s a revenge factor…
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Another Doaner Post
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January 10, 2013 BONUS: Click here for Doaner Game of Thrones background for your device courtesy The Shadowy One. BONUS: Click here for Coyotes players reactions to Todd Walsh regarding Shane’s role in the CBA. BONUS: Click here for Doaner talking with hockey reporter types early in the morning in NYC. My admiration for Shane…