Razor1919 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 The info on the trust makes it a virtual certainty the team won't be sold to out of town interests.
Punch Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Perhaps you could enlighten us on WTF you're talking about.
K-9 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Would a link be possible or at least a reference to the Koshinski article? Thanks. GO BILLS!!!
Dirtbag Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Perhaps you could enlighten us on WTF you're talking about. he's talking koshinski.
Jauronimo Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Koshinski is a projected third day pick. Scouts have compared him with countryman Taro Tsujimoto. The guy is a real sleeper who is flying under most radars, but you can bet that if he's still there when the draft starts to drag that Whaley won't wait long to call the name Koshinski.
Punch Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 http://www.allsports...or-winning-bid/ All Sports WNY has learned that a four member voting trust was created by Ralph Wilson before his passing and that group will ultimately decide who has submitted the winning bid to purchase the Buffalo Bills. The four voting trustees are Mary Wilson, Ralph Wilson’s widow, Jeff Littman, Bills CFO and Treasurer of the Ralph Wilson Equity Fund, Mary Owen, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at the Buffalo Bills and Attorney Eugene Driker. When the final bids are evaluated the new owner must receive at least three of the four votes from the trustees appointed to approve the purchase.
sodbuster Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Some of you deserve to lose this team You post with almost zero context, then get mad when people ask for clarification. Awesome.
bbb Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Koshinski is a projected third day pick. Scouts have compared him with countryman Taro Tsujimoto. The guy is a real sleeper who is flying under most radars, but you can bet that if he's still there when the draft starts to drag that Whaley won't wait long to call the name Koshinski.
Mr. WEO Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 http://www.allsportswny.com/perspective-buffalo-bills-owner-needs-3-trustee-votes-for-winning-bid/ All Sports WNY has learned that a four member voting trust was created by Ralph Wilson before his passing and that group will ultimately decide who has submitted the winning bid to purchase the Buffalo Bills. The four voting trustees are Mary Wilson, Ralph Wilson’s widow, Jeff Littman, Bills CFO and Treasurer of the Ralph Wilson Equity Fund, Mary Owen, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at the Buffalo Bills and Attorney Eugene Driker. When the final bids are evaluated the new owner must receive at least three of the four votes from the trustees appointed to approve the purchase. These four individuals, Mary Wilson, Jeff Littman, Mary Owen, who is also Mary Wilson’s niece and Eugene Driker make up the Board for the Ralph Wilson Foundation as well and represent a good cross section of family, football and business from the world of Ralph C. Wilson Jr. When the time comes to weigh the respective offers the appointed trustees must not only consider the monetary value of the bid, but also the likelihood that the new owner would receive approval by the NFL and the required 24 votes by the NFL owners. The process is expected to be completed by the summer with a vote by the NFL owners possibly coming at their October meetings. Where's the news in that bit?
Kirby Jackson Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) That article was interesting and I am not sure that group is the best for WNY. I am not saying that they are bad either. I would had rather RB been on the committee because clearly WNY would be his desire. With that being said obviously his opinion would be swayed by who may keep him and who would not. Littman has always been the money guy ". My guess is that he is looking for every dime possible. Mary Wilson & Mary Owen probably have at least some desire to keep the team in WNY. As family members they have been involved in either community initiatives or the business operations. Each are educated women that will be mostly concerned with carrying out Ralph's wishes. If he were sitting in this chair which bid would he pick? I know nothing about the attorney so I don't feel comfortable formulating an opinion on that front. Edited May 5, 2014 by Kirby Jackson
boyst Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Some of you deserve to lose this team Your post was pretty empty, you have to understand why people were thrown off and bothered by this. Its a sensitive subject. You're new here so you'll get some slack, but posting to various articles across the net in a thread often gets some feathers ruffled. In this case you didn't post a link to support what you were saying. No biggie... ...but what you said above is just silly. If it isn't nice its not worth saying.
uncle flap Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I had heard previously that Erkie Kailbourne was involved in the trust. Perhaps he is an advisor and not a voting member. I don't know much about Koshinski, but I wonder if he simply pulled names from the RCW Foundation: http://ralphwilsonfoundation.org/index.php/about-us
nucci Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 http://www.allsports...or-winning-bid/ All Sports WNY has learned that a four member voting trust was created by Ralph Wilson before his passing and that group will ultimately decide who has submitted the winning bid to purchase the Buffalo Bills. The four voting trustees are Mary Wilson, Ralph Wilson’s widow, Jeff Littman, Bills CFO and Treasurer of the Ralph Wilson Equity Fund, Mary Owen, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning at the Buffalo Bills and Attorney Eugene Driker. When the final bids are evaluated the new owner must receive at least three of the four votes from the trustees appointed to approve the purchase. These four individuals, Mary Wilson, Jeff Littman, Mary Owen, who is also Mary Wilson’s niece and Eugene Driker make up the Board for the Ralph Wilson Foundationas well and represent a good cross section of family, football and business from the world of Ralph C. Wilson Jr. When the time comes to weigh the respective offers the appointed trustees must not only consider the monetary value of the bid, but also the likelihood that the new owner would receive approval by the NFL and the required 24 votes by the NFL owners. The process is expected to be completed by the summer with a vote by the NFL owners possibly coming at their October meetings. No way...everyone here has been saying the Bills will be sold to the highest bidder!!
Mr. WEO Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 No way...everyone here has been saying the Bills will be sold to the highest bidder!! Where does it say that they won't?
mannc Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Well, the article is newsworthy because it de-bunks the myth--which was to some extent encouraged by OBD--that Mary Wilson is the "owner" and can just sell the team to whomever she likes. To the OP's point, it does not in any way, shape or form make it a "virtual certainty" that the team will not be sold to someone who intends to move it. In fact, I don't see how this news even makes such a sale less likely. Edited May 5, 2014 by mannc
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