Thus, Gary Stern makes it known that the owners of the Alouettes, of which he is a part, are looking for French-Canadian (sic) investors to buy the team in part or in whole.
I quote him: “I’m looking for French-Canadian partners who have ties to the community and who have a better idea of the atmosphere, and we think that’s important. Whether it’s 10% or 90%, we are completely open to discussion. »
Does he mean that Geoff Molson and Joey Saputo are not Quebecers?
Second, why not renew the contract of Mario Cecchini, who knows the community and the Montreal market like the back of his hand?
As if he hadn’t said enough nonsense, Stern indicates that Danny Maciocia, whom he identifies as the true leader of the organization, will be part of a committee whose task will be to choose the future president of the team.
Didn’t he hear the glowing words of his general manager about Cecchini when Jason Maas was officially hired as head coach?
It’s putting Maciocia in an awkward position.
The bond between him and Cecchini is indissoluble.
He would feel like a traitor if he took part in the selection process for Cecchini’s successor.
As a good Quebecer, what a mess!
The good news
But there is good news in all of this.
The estate of Sid Spiegel and the handsome Gary are ready to divest themselves of their interests and the best thing would be for them to liquidate everything and disappear from the portrait.
If local business people show interest, hopefully Commissioner Randy Ambrosie won’t put his big clogs in the flowerbeds this time around.
Because the team was under the supervision of the league, it was he who had piloted the sale file three years ago.
Former Alouettes running back Éric Lapointe, entrepreneur Vincenzo Guzzo and a few other businessmen of Montreal origin making a career in the United States had come forward.
But none of them had been retained by Ambrosie, which had made many say that the commissioner and the governors of the eight other teams on the circuit did not want to associate with Quebecers and even less if they were from French-speaking stock.
Scalded cat…
The way he was treated at the time, one wonders if Lapointe would still be interested today.
It seems that he prefers to say nothing for the moment.
Nevertheless, he remains a candidate of choice.
A financial adviser by profession, he maintains relations with several people in the business world.
The Alouettes are close to his heart.
It would be a great opportunity for him and other people from our community to show the people of the Canadian League that they are perfectly capable of making a team work.