Chris Jordan of Asbury Park Press reports:
Bon Jovi’s music is getting bounced out of Buffalo.
A group of Buffalo Bills fans called 12th Man Thunder are upset with the intent of Jon Bon Jovi to move the Bills to Toronto if he and his Toronto-based group are successful in purchasing the franchise. They’ve created “Bon Jovi Free Zones” in the region and so far more than 60 locales and businesses have signed up as a protest against the possible move.
There was no Bon Jovi music playing at the Mandy’s Cafe on Clinton Street in Buffalo, a Bon Jovi Free Zone, on Wednesday.
“We love Bon Jovi and we love his music, but we don’t want the Bills to leave,” said Mandy’s Cafe bartender Kim Brown. “We’re No. 1 fans.”
The group’s goal is to have 70,000 petitioners — that’s a sell-out at the Bills’ current home, Ralph Wilson Stadium.
“The fans are fired up and standing behind any ownership team dedicated to keeping the Bills in (Western New York) while Mr. Jon Bon Jovi has made it clear that he would like to purchase the team, and move it to Toronto,” reads a statement on www.12thmanthunder.com.
Bon Jovi is part of a group with Maple Leaf Sports and entertainment executives Larry Tanenbaum and Tim Leiweke who are in the market to purchase the Bills after the death of owner Ralph Wilson. Groups that include Donald Trump and former Bills’ quarterback Jim Kelly are also in the running.
The Bills are valued at $870 million.
The Sayreville-born Bon Jovi is a professed football fan and the former owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team.
His son played for Notre Dame football last year.
source: Bon Jovi’s music is getting bounced out of Buffalo.
A group of Buffalo Bills fans called 12th Man Thunder are upset with the intent of Jon Bon Jovi to move the Bills to Toronto if he and his Toronto-based group are successful in purchasing the franchise. They’ve created “Bon Jovi Free Zones” in the region and so far more than 60 locales and businesses have signed up as a protest against the possible move.
There was no Bon Jovi music playing at the Mandy’s Cafe on Clinton Street in Buffalo, a Bon Jovi Free Zone, on Wednesday.
“We love Bon Jovi and we love his music, but we don’t want the Bills to leave,” said Mandy’s Cafe bartender Kim Brown. “We’re No. 1 fans.”
The group’s goal is to have 70,000 petitioners — that’s a sell-out at the Bills’ current home, Ralph Wilson Stadium.
“The fans are fired up and standing behind any ownership team dedicated to keeping the Bills in (Western New York) while Mr. Jon Bon Jovi has made it clear that he would like to purchase the team, and move it to Toronto,” reads a statement on www.12thmanthunder.com.
Bon Jovi is part of a group with Maple Leaf Sports and entertainment executives Larry Tanenbaum and Tim Leiweke who are in the market to purchase the Bills after the death of owner Ralph Wilson. Groups that include Donald Trump and former Bills’ quarterback Jim Kelly are also in the running.
The Bills are valued at $870 million.
The Sayreville-born Bon Jovi is a professed football fan and the former owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team.
His son played for Notre Dame football last year.
source: Bon Jovi’s music is getting bounced out of Buffalo.
A group of Buffalo Bills fans called 12th Man Thunder are upset with the intent of Jon Bon Jovi to move the Bills to Toronto if he and his Toronto-based group are successful in purchasing the franchise. They’ve created “Bon Jovi Free Zones” in the region and so far more than 60 locales and businesses have signed up as a protest against the possible move.
There was no Bon Jovi music playing at the Mandy’s Cafe on Clinton Street in Buffalo, a Bon Jovi Free Zone, on Wednesday.
“We love Bon Jovi and we love his music, but we don’t want the Bills to leave,” said Mandy’s Cafe bartender Kim Brown. “We’re No. 1 fans.”
The group’s goal is to have 70,000 petitioners — that’s a sell-out at the Bills’ current home, Ralph Wilson Stadium.
“The fans are fired up and standing behind any ownership team dedicated to keeping the Bills in (Western New York) while Mr. Jon Bon Jovi has made it clear that he would like to purchase the team, and move it to Toronto,” reads a statement on www.12thmanthunder.com.
Bon Jovi is part of a group with Maple Leaf Sports and entertainment executives Larry Tanenbaum and Tim Leiweke who are in the market to purchase the Bills after the death of owner Ralph Wilson. Groups that include Donald Trump and former Bills’ quarterback Jim Kelly are also in the running.
The Bills are valued at $870 million.
The Sayreville-born Bon Jovi is a professed football fan and the former owner of the Philadelphia Soul arena football team.
His son played for Notre Dame football last year.
source: app.com
32 Responses
Other than just to stroke his ego, im assuming that this is nothing more than a way to shelter money? I know the bills suck but I doubt john bon and his group will win the bid to purchase the team let alone move it…if the above post is correct, why would they move a team to a market that doesnt want it?
Like Lardzy said, the interest in Toronto for the NFL is so overrated. The Bills games played there didn’t sell out or come close. Corporations were forced to buy blocks of tickets so it wouldn’t be a complete embarrassment. They papered the house, giving away tix or selling them at discount so it wouldn’t look so bad. Toronto and Canada have the CFL, which is a great football league with a deep history, As fas as Bon Jovi’s music, soccer Mom’s love it, I wouldn’t go see Bon Jovi if you gave me tix.
I told you that scumbag wanted to buy a football team!!
What do you expect from a liberal but, to run to Canada.
I started my own Bon Jovi Free Zone decades ago.