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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 434488" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Much ado about almost nothing IMO. Because Jason Wied, who said he had health problems, left the franchise and because they actually conducted a professional search for a president and other front office personnel, they are straining their ties to the community? Really? While Harlan worked his way up the organizational ladder, he was born in Iowa and had worked for the MLB Cardinals. <em>OMG, he wasn't even born in Wisconsin, let alone Green Bay!! Perhaps he loved baseball more than football!!! </em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Hire the most competent people you can find regardless of where they were born. The test should be "extreme" competence and extreme loyalty to the organization. If the employees pass those tests, the franchise will be fine. Honestly, is there any Packers fan who is less a fan because Jason Wied left and took his ties to the community with him? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">BTW bozz_2006, Bob Harlan thought the franchise was in jeopardy if the referendum didn't pass. And yes, there was doubt it would pass. Harlan worked like an out of state politician trying to win a local election: He met workers at the beginning and end of their shifts, met with even small groups, kissed babies, etc. Here's a sampling of what Harlan had to say about it. </span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR01/70503159/Special-report-Harlan-recounts-contentious-Lambeau-referendum-campaign" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR01/70503159/Special-report-Harlan-recounts-contentious-Lambeau-referendum-campaign</span></span></u></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">BTW, I count two things as Harlan's huge achievements in Green Bay. First he corrected the structure of the organization putting one man in charge of all football operations. (Hiring the right guy - even though he wasn't from Wisconsin or Green Bay was a great bonus IMO.) And second, he got that referendum passed. And if you think that was a slam dunk, consider this: What percentage of Brown county residents were Packers fans in 2000? If that percentage would have voted yes on the sales tax, it would have been a slam dunk, but they didn't. There was concern that the Packers 0-2 start to the 2000 season would affect the vote and in a McGinn article before the vote he said a poll showed it to be a dead heat. The sales tax won 53%-47%. Hardly a landslide. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">We all know there isn't a billionaire owner who can pump money into the franchise. Without those renovations, Harlan painted a bleak financial future for the team. I'm glad we don't have to worry about that now, but back then I remember being very worried the renovation vote would go the other way. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 434488, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma]Much ado about almost nothing IMO. Because Jason Wied, who said he had health problems, left the franchise and because they actually conducted a professional search for a president and other front office personnel, they are straining their ties to the community? Really? While Harlan worked his way up the organizational ladder, he was born in Iowa and had worked for the MLB Cardinals. [I]OMG, he wasn't even born in Wisconsin, let alone Green Bay!! Perhaps he loved baseball more than football!!! [/I][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Hire the most competent people you can find regardless of where they were born. The test should be "extreme" competence and extreme loyalty to the organization. If the employees pass those tests, the franchise will be fine. Honestly, is there any Packers fan who is less a fan because Jason Wied left and took his ties to the community with him? [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]BTW bozz_2006, Bob Harlan thought the franchise was in jeopardy if the referendum didn't pass. And yes, there was doubt it would pass. Harlan worked like an out of state politician trying to win a local election: He met workers at the beginning and end of their shifts, met with even small groups, kissed babies, etc. Here's a sampling of what Harlan had to say about it. [/FONT] [URL='http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR01/70503159/Special-report-Harlan-recounts-contentious-Lambeau-referendum-campaign'][U][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#0000ff]http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/99999999/PKR01/70503159/Special-report-Harlan-recounts-contentious-Lambeau-referendum-campaign[/COLOR][/FONT][/U][/URL] [FONT=Tahoma]BTW, I count two things as Harlan's huge achievements in Green Bay. First he corrected the structure of the organization putting one man in charge of all football operations. (Hiring the right guy - even though he wasn't from Wisconsin or Green Bay was a great bonus IMO.) And second, he got that referendum passed. And if you think that was a slam dunk, consider this: What percentage of Brown county residents were Packers fans in 2000? If that percentage would have voted yes on the sales tax, it would have been a slam dunk, but they didn't. There was concern that the Packers 0-2 start to the 2000 season would affect the vote and in a McGinn article before the vote he said a poll showed it to be a dead heat. The sales tax won 53%-47%. Hardly a landslide. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]We all know there isn't a billionaire owner who can pump money into the franchise. Without those renovations, Harlan painted a bleak financial future for the team. I'm glad we don't have to worry about that now, but back then I remember being very worried the renovation vote would go the other way. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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