A little ownership news

[Mr. Scot]

One other thing from Tim Weaver in USA Today, answering a reader's question...

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At this point nobody knows exactly who is going to buy Jerry Richardson’s stake in the team – projected to be worth around $2.3 billion according to Business Insider. Richardson may ask for up to $3 billion but he isn’t likely to get it. Several industry experts are predicting somewhere between $2.5-2.8 billion will change hands in the team’s sale.

Asking for 3 billion would probably be a tad nuts, but somewhere between 2.3 and 2.8 billion might happen.

Weaver also has said that there's "many prospective buyers" interested in the Panthers right now.  Local sources have said six or more but we really only know for certain about two (three if the DeBartolo story were to pan out).

Hopefully more to come soon...

[TheSpecialJuan]

poo, at this point we might get a new owner before we get a new GM.

[Toolbox]

Well one thing good about them is that they aren't old as hell.

[Ivan The Awesome]

The only thing I care about that the next owner should have is the desire to win championships.  

[Reebis21]

I know none of y’all know the brothers personally, but for those familiar with them, are they the type that could come in and want to move us? Vegas to Charlotte is a big change haha...could they handle residing in Charlotte or the Carowinds area depending on if that’s where the best bet is to build a new stadium?

[MikeD83]

39 minutes ago, Reebis21 said:

I know none of y’all know the brothers personally, but for those familiar with them, are they the type that could come in and want to move us? Vegas to Charlotte is a big change haha...could they handle residing in Charlotte or the Carowinds area depending on if that’s where the best bet is to build a new stadium?

Maybe, but you have to consider that there are a very limited number of markets that would be comparable to ours, and none that are anymore intriguing to live in, maybe with the exception of San Diego. 

[Snake]

10 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Viewership numbers are actually in steep decline now. They cashed in on their two megastars. It was smart business, but WME got hoodwinked big time.

For sure but it's what they wanted. They wanted razzle dazzle and got it. It's the same problem the NFL has how with there storylines. Hard core fans are leaving because of it. It might not be fun for the casual fan to watch Anderson Silva dominate but that's combat sports and what hard core fans paid for. 

[Johnny Rockets]

8 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

As to the story, I'm kinda hoping this is a "first raindrop". 

You always feel one raindrop before a bunch more.  Maybe this little bit of news about the sale will be the first trickle of a lot more information.

We can always hope.

Voth was talking about Fertitta being a bidder on the team last week so it's taking awhile for this rainstorm to get here. 

GM news and sale of the team might come back to back though so hope people have their umbrellas ready. 

[panthersphan]

Just want someone local with Carolina/Charlotte in mind to buy the Panthers.

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, panthersphan said:

Just want someone local with Carolina/Charlotte in mind to buy the Panthers.

That would be nice but I'm prepared for it to be someone we've never heard of and the possibility that they move the team in the near future.   If that happens I'm done with the NFL.

[LinvilleGorge]

I don't care if the ownership group is local or not as long as they want to keep the team in Charlotte and prioritize fielding a winning football team.

[Devil Doc]

Why re so many wanting to buy the Panthers.... but not interested in the Titans?

[Woodie]

37 minutes ago, Devil Doc said:

Why re so many wanting to buy the Panthers.... but not interested in the Titans?

Because the Titans are  only selling 1/3 of the team. They’re just looking for a minority investor to purchase .33 of the team. Nobody’s going to pay 600 million and have no say in how things are run or decisions that are made. 

[mc52beast]

Does this mean if they buy the team that there will be various octagons set up thru the stadium where you can invite visiting fans to some “ southern hospitality “?