The state can't afford paying

LongTimeFan · 02-02-2005, 01:45 PM

I think that the state just can't afford to meet Benson's demands, he's asking for an awful amount of money from us.
His demands is hurting the hotel market in N.O, some people just won't go to N.O and rent a hotel with the higher prices as they are now.
The state had to borrow 7 million (to go toward 15 million we owed him) dollars to to give to Benson because he says he's not making money, now you can beleive that crap if you want to but I choose not to,
Benson bought the Saints for something like 72 million and his team is worth 500 million. one reason it's worth so much is because of us, the fans who pile up in the dome even if the Saints are horrible, fans as myself go to the dome to have a goodtime, meeting fellow fans which I enjoy as much as the game, personally I think Benson is selfish and is asking to much from the state, he has been threathing to take his team from here for some time, if that would ever happen (which I don't) football wouldn't be the same for me and alot of other fans but at the same time he's asking the state to go broke just for him to get the money that he thinks he deserves which he doesn't, the best thing that could happen to the Saints and the state is if someone would buy the Saints from Benson that way we could move on and Benson wouldn't be broke anymore being he would get 500 million. (not a bad profit)
I have been to the dome over 60 times and everytime I go there I say what a nice place this is, the Saints have something to be proud of playing here with a packed house but Benson doesn't see it that way, as I said in another post I met Benson years ago and he didn't appear to be like he is now, he seemed to be happy with his team, his fans and happy to be here, he's now this selfish, greedy owner.
Do you all think that the state should go broke in order to make Benson Happy?
I vote first..no
We along with Benson will have to find another way to close this deal.

02-02-2005, 01:45 PM	#1
LongTimeFan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,403	The state can't afford paying I think that the state just can't afford to meet Benson's demands, he's asking for an awful amount of money from us. His demands is hurting the hotel market in N.O, some people just won't go to N.O and rent a hotel with the higher prices as they are now. The state had to borrow 7 million (to go toward 15 million we owed him) dollars to to give to Benson because he says he's not making money, now you can beleive that crap if you want to but I choose not to, Benson bought the Saints for something like 72 million and his team is worth 500 million. one reason it's worth so much is because of us, the fans who pile up in the dome even if the Saints are horrible, fans as myself go to the dome to have a goodtime, meeting fellow fans which I enjoy as much as the game, personally I think Benson is selfish and is asking to much from the state, he has been threathing to take his team from here for some time, if that would ever happen (which I don't) football wouldn't be the same for me and alot of other fans but at the same time he's asking the state to go broke just for him to get the money that he thinks he deserves which he doesn't, the best thing that could happen to the Saints and the state is if someone would buy the Saints from Benson that way we could move on and Benson wouldn't be broke anymore being he would get 500 million. (not a bad profit) I have been to the dome over 60 times and everytime I go there I say what a nice place this is, the Saints have something to be proud of playing here with a packed house but Benson doesn't see it that way, as I said in another post I met Benson years ago and he didn't appear to be like he is now, he seemed to be happy with his team, his fans and happy to be here, he's now this selfish, greedy owner. Do you all think that the state should go broke in order to make Benson Happy? I vote first..no We along with Benson will have to find another way to close this deal.