Phoenix Fury Ownership

[kahunakats]

What does anyone know about the ownership group of the new Phoenix Fury?

[Sam Hill]

Someone named Xavier "X" Mitchell?

And our boy Mark McClure sure sounds like he's in on it. At least he's chirping like it's going to be another one of his Great Big Successes.

[TheStandard]

That team will be a million dollar blunder. Midget Wrestling will draw more than this team

[Sam Hill]

No, no, Standard - they're going to net a million! "Mark" my words! ;)

[TheStandard]

No, no, Standard - they're going to net a million! "Mark" my words! ;)

A million in net losses that is

[formerlyknownasfells]

A million in net losses that is

But, but, Mark McClure is a world famous businessman and motivational speaker!!! If Mark McScrew can't make the ABA the best league since the NFL, then this world is going down the toilet!!!

[TheStandard]

Well the ABA is the Toilet.

[Sam Hill]

But, but, Mark McClure is a world famous businessman and motivational speaker!!!

Just ask him. Or a hotel doorman.

[nksports]

and motivational speaker!!!

I LIVE IN A VAN UNDER THE UNDERPASS!!!!

(I wish I had a photo of the old Chris Farley SNL routine to go with this)

[TheStandard]

I LIVE IN A VAN UNDER THE UNDERPASS!!!!

(I wish I had a photo of the old Chris Farley SNL routine to go with this)

http://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/06-180-diet/image001.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/7384/mattnew.jpg

[nksports]

Thank you very much

[ABARedWhiteBlue]

from the organizer:
http://cutmesomeflack.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/pr-milestone/

07.10.08
PR Milestone
Posted in In the news, Media, Personally... at 4:32 pm by Robyn

I had a major professional milestone today…my first press conference. It’s like the Sweet 16 of PR (as in you’re old enough and wise enough with the media to get them all in one place and wrangle). I feel practically giddy now that it’s over and I can classify this one under “resounding success.”

The press conference was for a sports team. We announced the establishment of the newest American Basketball Association expansion team, the Phoenix Fury. We had lots of TV cameras, plenty of print reporters and a healthy-sized crowd to watch as we introduced the CEO Xavier Mitchell, GM Bob Newman and the Dir. of Ops Joe Bryant (Kobe’s dad, who is as sweet as he is tall - and the man’s very tall.)

In addition to everything going 80% smoothly (which is 100% in the PR world) I made a few new friends. It’s always so much fun to build a little camaraderie among reporters, camera-persons and media.

If you’ll allow me to touch upon a common theme — PR and journalism, two sides of the same team. It takes all of us to make great news. Thanks for letting me contribute to your great work.

As exciting as the day has been with it’s flurry of activity and much satisfaction in a job well done, I’m glad it’s over…my anxiety waiting for this press conference to arrive and managing all the details to make it come off (almost) flawlessly, has taken a toll. Regrettably, I had less than flawless skin today…good thing I’m behind the cameras not on them.

Someone get me some glycolic acid STAT!

~Robyn

[formerlyknownasfells]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the rookies. You have to love their enthusiasm and the lack of knowledge that her first ABA press conference will be her last.

My advice, follow a real league.

[Sam Hill]

They're so cute when they're young, aren't they?

By the end of the season (which should be, for her....about mid-January?), she'll...well, I'll hold off on the potentially offensive deflowering reference and just say she'll have had an education about how minor league pro sports actually work. Or don't work.

[TEN]

Boy, this will be a fun blog to read over the coming months...a coming of age story...She thinks the zits are bad now!

This whole league is a big whitehead...just waiting...to pop!

[Paul S]

Problem is it will be full of bombast and huge protestations of grandeur, then slowly die off until the time comes when the 3rd straight paycheck bounces, or simply never even shows up and then it will just stop.

I really would love to see a blog where they honestly were able to sit down and devote 15 mins a day to writing about the (inevitable) downfall of this circus.