Dan Snyder is BRILLIANT.
Last year, Hill’s real estate sales were hit hard by the housing market crash, and she told the team that she could no longer afford her $5,300-a-year contract for two loge seats behind the end zone. Hill said she asked the Redskins to waive her contract for a year or two.The sales office declined.
On Oct. 8, the Redskins sued Hill in Prince George’s County Circuit Court for backing out of a 10-year ticket-renewal agreement after the first year. The team sought payment for every season through 2017, plus interest, attorneys’ fees and court costs.
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Donovan said other teams sue their fans. “I don’t know of any pro football team that doesn’t,” he said.
But spokesmen for the following National Football League teams said they do not sue their fans over season ticket contracts: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants and Jets, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans.
The New England Patriots have sued multiyear premium ticket holders. A Chicago Bears spokesman said, “In rare instances, we have sued.”
Heck of a job Snyder, heck of a job.
Oliver, you know he can’t overpay starters (who in some cases, can’t do back-to-back plays without getting winded) with an empty money bin, right?
Snyder is a jackass. The Redskins have always intrigued me. They consistently suck so hard that a perfect vacuum is formed where ever they go; but you could set your watch to the milllions(billions ?) that they rake in every season from their fanatical fans that never seem to mind that the RedSkins are, and will continue to be infinite FAIL.
Washington fans deserve it.
I think you need to go with one of those teams that don’t sue fans… The Green Bay Packers would be nice.
Don’t they sell out all games? Why would they consider suing if the tickets can be sold?
Crusty Dem:
That is what I don’t get. I live in the Philly area though I am not an Iggles fan. I do know that there is a 50,000 waiting list for Iggles season tickets. Are you telling me there isn’t a waiting list for Redskins tickets? It would take five minutes worth of work to find the next person or two in the waiting line to take these tickets. It’s expensive(and stupid) to sue your fans in this situation. If I were the lady, I’d publicize this far and wide. Snyder would eventually back off after the bad publicity.
Snyder isn’t a jackass.
He’s a putz – and a major league putz with minor league ownership skills at that.
He sucks and his after market ticket scalping money gouging mindless, headless organization sucks.
From the Wonkette comments on the same story:
“TRUE STORY:
Dan Snyder comes to a fancy schmancy local elitist awesomeparty. The host, a genial man heading towards his 70s, says “Hi, Dan.” Dan Snyder says “You’ll call me Mr. Snyder.” With some disbelief the host explains that no, no he won’t really, because this is a gathering of friends and everybody is equal. Dan Snyder says that if he won’t be called Mr. Snyder, he’ll leave. The host refuses. Dan Snyder leaves.
Fuck that guy.”
Bizarre how the Redskins have become the Dallas Stars (not Cowboys, take your hands off of your “hate” keyboard buttons) of the NFL. Varying degrees of success (including a championship) in the 90’s, bad ownership moves, and a ridiculous cosmic payment for it this decade. It’s out of respect for Redskins fans that I hope their team fails miserably this year so they can only go up.
Are you telling me there isn’t a waiting list for Redskins tickets? It would take five minutes worth of work to find the next person or two in the waiting line to take these tickets
Yeah, and they have a legal obligation to do so. They are just being evil and stupid.
Is that a photo of President Obama taking Glenn Beck’s call?
Oliver, you’re my hero. I love your tweets during Becky Boy’s crazy time show.
P.S. Did you see this?
Meg Whitman, former CEO of e-Bay and GOP hopeful adores Van Jones.
http://washingtonindependent.com/57663/meg-whitman-i-love-van-jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSn37TMXZO8
Until they change the damn name, the Racist Slurs deserve Snyder and whatever other catastrophes befall them.
Mark S.:
I don’t know what the lady did or didn’t do. If I were in her situation, I would try to find people to take the seats each week(like list the on Stub-hub as an example). That way I still retain the season tickets. Isn’t it kinda funny that the Redskins had their best success in the Snyder era while Joe Gibbs was coaching?
Calvin Jones:
I didn’t get your comment at first. I was talking about what the Redskins need to do, not what the lady has to do. If she breached the contract, then I assume the Redskins will sell their tickets to the next person on the waiting list. If for some reason they had to sell it for less, then the lady would be liable for the difference (putting the team in the position they would have been if the contract hadn’t been breached).
It would be hilarious if Jerry Jones paid for the Hill’s tickets- writing a check in front of TV cameras and making a lame statement about him not ever considering doing this to a Cowboy fan. A great way to stick a thumb in a rival’s eye.
Derrick Dockery is making 4 times more than Jason Campbell