1) Post the Packer's news with my "skeptical" reviews and "satirical" point of view.
2) Create a web sight that would act as a news hub making it easier to learn the most pressing issues for Packer Nation without having to go through long long page loads and prompts from pop ups and registeration notices one encounters when going to other various Packer news sources.
3) Find weird stuff on the net concerning our "Green and Gold"
The following post leans towards that third thingie. I found this article...
Manchester United: 10,000 Times Better Than the Green Bay Packers
The article starts like this --
On Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, the Green Bay Packers lost their chance at the Super Bowl. Playing before a sellout crowd at Candlestick Park against the San Francisco 49ers, the Packers gave up a playoff record 579 total yards, succumbing to a team that went on to claim the NFC Championship but eventually lost the Super Bowl to the Baltimore Ravens at an eventful game in New Orleans.Three months later and an ocean away, another "football" team, British soccer club Manchester United, had a different story to tell. On Monday, April 22, 2013, Man Utd claimed their 20th league title, beating Aston Villa 3-0 to win the English Premier League Championship. yadda yadda yadda [clip]
Then we get to the money shot (pun intended) --
You may recall how, Green Bay announced in December of 2011 that it was opening up its team to new buyers, offering to sell up to 880,000 Packers shares to the public for $250 apiece. Well, less than a year later, Man Utd decided to open itself up to public ownership as well, holding an initial public offering of its stock at an offer price of $14 a share. Eight months later, those Manchester United shares sell for nearly $18 apiece -- a 28% gain. Not bad ... but get a load of how Packers shares have performed. Since their third public offering back in 1950, shares of the Packers have increased in price 10,000 times, from a split-adjusted price of $0.025 per share, to the 2011 asking price of $250. That looks like a pretty hefty profit. It looks like the Packers are outperforming Man Utd. But looks can be deceiving. Okay that's enough
The article goes on to make the point that Packer fans can't sell their stock for a profit thus....... the Man U stock is actually worth more..... 10,000 times more.
They totally miss the point of the Packer stock.
NOBODY WANTS TO SELL THEIRS!!!
People bought that stock not as an investment but rather, to become the fan/owner of their very own pro football team. Die hard fans that brave -17 degree weather to watch a playoff game. True Blue (or green and gold) fans that spend their hard earned money on Packer paraphinilia, tickets, Directv, etc. Packer stock is handed down from generation to generation.
Heck, each and every fan that bought stock back in the 1950's and in 2011 new darn well they weren't "investing" for their financial future. They were investing for the future of the Green Bay Packers.
That's called loyality.
That's called devotion.
That's called Green Bay Fans 1 - Man U Fans nil
FULL ARTICLE on Manchester United versus Green bay
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