GLORY FOR SALE, FANS, DOLLARS AND THE NEW NFL

MORGAN, JON

ISBN 10: 096312465X / ISBN 13: 9780963124654

Published by BANCROFT PRESS, USA, 1997

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USA: BANCROFT PRESS, 1997. 1ST EDITION (STATED). NEAR FINE+/NO JACKET. USA: BANCROFT PRESS, 1997. 1ST EDITION (STATED). NEAR FINE+/NO JACKET. USA: BANCROFT PRESS, 1997. 1ST EDITION (STATED). NEAR FINE+/NO JACKET. USA: BANCROFT PRESS, 1997. 1ST EDITION (STATED). NEAR FINE+/NO JACKET. Bancroft Press, USA, 1997, softcover, 1st edition (stated), near fine+ book, no jacket as issued, SIGNED by author on title page else unmarked, not remaindered, book club or library.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GLORY FOR SALE, FANS, DOLLARS AND THE NEW NFL
• Publisher: BANCROFT PRESS, USA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 096312465X
• ISBN 13: 9780963124654
• Binding: SOFTCOVER
• Edition: 1ST EDITION (STATED).
• Condition: NEAR FINE+
• Dust Jacket Condition: NO JACKET
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • NONFICTION,BIOGRAPHY

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Synopsis

"In 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, lured by the promise of a new stadium, shocked football fans with his decision to move to Baltimore. Now, one of the few journalists to cover the business of sports, the Baltimore Sun’s Jon Morgan, chronicles the move, explains why more are to come-and why it matters.In Glory For Sale, Morgan offers an in-depth view of the game’s money side. He helps to understand the debate that’s raging in city after city: Should the public pay for NFL stadiums, and, if so, how much?Don't be left in the dark. Read Morgan’s definitive Glory For Sale and travel inside the dramatic, fascinating business of professional football.The Denver Post Raves: ""Morgan Scores Big."" The Baltimore City Paper praises Morgan’s ""compelling reporting."" and The Cleveland Plain Dealer calls Glory For Sale our biggest book of the year."

Reviews

Morgan, a sports business writer for the Baltimore Sun, believes the major factor behind the flight of professional football franchises from city to city is stadium economics. Items such as skyboxes, retractable roofs, concession contracts, and scoreboard advertising have replaced fan allegiance and municipal loyalty as the deciding issues in the relocation of teams. To illustrate his case, he chronicles in dollar-by-dollar detail the recent move of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, an event determined in the end by the highest bidder. Like the league he targets, this study is more business than sport and thus is likely to frustrate traditional fans who cringe at the commingling of the two. Though the message he delivers may be depressing, it is also necessary for developing an understanding of today's NFL. For comprehensive collections.?William H. Hoffman, Ft. Myers-Lee Cty. P.L., Fla.
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