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FIELKOW FIRING MEANS SAINTS LEAVING?



WWL-TV in New Orleans reports that the Saints have fired Vice President of Administration Arnold Fielkow on Monday.



Our buddy John Marie of 990-AM in New Orleans sums up the move thusly: "It's over. The Saints are leaving."



Last month, Fielkow spoke out regarding the plans of owner Tom Benson to leave New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Benson initially planned to force the issue by refusing to provide refunds to Superdome season-ticket holders. The NFL quickly sat on Benson, getting him to abandon the notion of bolting the Bayou in its hour of need.



More recently, Benson has been, by all appearances, using San Antonio mayor Phil Hardberger as his surrogate. Hardberger has said that he wants the Saints to move permanently to San Antone, and he described the team's efforts to sell tickets to a quartet of games in Baton Rouge a "disaster."



Fielkow, we can only surmise, chose to speak up again. This time around, however, Benson apparently opted not to react kindly to the reminder that he is riding down the street buck-naked on the back end of a burro.

http://www.wwltv.com/