For the record, why are people bashing Mendes. He is a reporter and he is getting the scoop on a bid for our benefit as consumers of media. He isn't f***ing endorsing the group or any group. Some people have a hard time with reading comprehension and many here probablky think that if Sparks wins the bid that Mendes will quit and work for them. The fact that he has been able to extract this info, and not Garrioch or Friedman, shouldn't mean that he endorses the bid.
He is a reporting on a group that is trying to buy the team.
If you're reporting on a group, don't you think it would be interesting to your readership to do an exposé on the guy who's the face of the group and virtually anonymous to Ottawa? We don't need a similar story on Reynolds because he's quantified and has been in the public sphere for 20+ years. Other bidders come from reliable and well-known businesses that don't require a similar effort to "face" them to an audience and city that doesn't know them that well. Although, character pieces could be of great interest.
Neko Sparks? Virtually unknown. No business background to speak of - or one that is visible from some pretty thorough digging on the internet. No information on the money behind him. No information on the 12+ individuals involved - only rumours. No indication of why an LA based group with no experience in real estate would be interested in a pro franchise/multi-billion dollar real estate investment in a small market Canadian city. No indication of why they're still sourcing Canadian investors, approximately a few weeks out from final bids.
Why is the most prominent journalist that covers the team not interested in providing any of the context the readers are asking for? J-school 101: Who? What? Where? Why? When? For a guy with 20+ years of professional experience that kind of thing should be muscle memory at this point, no?
