If this doesn't happen, can we at least finally put all this to rest and just call it what most of us think it is?
Feels like the excuse can has been kicked numerous times for these guys and if it doesn't play out as you predict, that should be the last straw as treating this as anything but cost cutting.
No, because it’s entirely possible that he has to pay down the various debts the team has.
Here’s a good way to consider things, most things in general actually, try not to assume things in the absence of any evidence, especially if it suits an opinion or bias that you already possess.
It’s too easy to simply make up things that fit your opinions if you do that. There has been no evidence anywhere to suggest that the owner s syphoning money from the organization, so it’s best not to assume that.
We do know that there is a sizable debt to go along with the team, and we do know that the owner has hit some financial hardships over the last few years.
We also know that revenues have been dropping due to plummeting attendance.
We also know that there has been some refinancing of debt lately as well.
It looks a lot more like the owner is in financial crisis than anything. It also looks like his best chance at a last kick at the can would be to cut the organizational costs down to the bone, rebuild, and try and make a run with a young, cheap, drafted and developed team before the floor falls out.
Most people know better, it just feels better to hate the man, and stealing money from our beloved team makes that hate feel more justified.