dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (12/13/84)
The Phoenix Eagles?? Fine. Len Tose can take all of those bums and fly to the sun belt. The Philadelphia fans have been very loyal to this team. The team itself is not losing money. Tose has run up so many gambling debts, and now he is using the fans to recover the losses. He forced the Stars to move to Baltimore, because he wouldn't allow them to use Vet stadium. I am very angry that after all this time, it comes down to money grubbing. At least leave us the name!! Philadelphia fans are very knowledgeable about football. Are Phoenix fans? Philadelphia fans have a reputation for booing everything. That's not quite true. We know a lot about the game and boo when mistakes are made, and cheer (quite loudly, I might add) on well executed plays. This play is definitely a bad one. Will the people of Phoenix sell out the season tickets for a losing team? I suspect not. I remember going to Franklin Field and watching them on a very cold day. The stadium was packed, the team wasn't that good, and they lost, but we were still there. I don't think the yuppie sun belters would do that. Well Phoenix, here they come. Treat them well or they'll move to Bismark next. Tose should have moved them out a la Baltimore, sometime in the middle of the season. I will be an Eagle fan on this Sunday. I will not be on Monday. This is no reflection the players, just the bad management. One slap in the face to Tose for getting into this mess, and ten for the bozo who is buying in (who is from Canada, anyway) for not having any feelings at all for the Philadelphia fans. Anyone have a used football team they don't want any more? Diane Wilkerson ..!hopd3!dvw