August 20, 2005
Giants balk at stadium talks
Apparently disagreements with the Jets aren't the only thing holding up talks for a new New York Giants stadium in New Jersey. Giants CEO John Mara now says that he doesn't see the point of attending a stadium planning meeting next week unless he's first resolved issues of whether the Xanadu entertainment complex now under construction will be closed on football game days: "If we're not able to reach an agreement with [Xanadu developer] Mills [Corporation], we don't see the point of sitting down with all the parties." New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey seemed unruffled by Mara's we'll-take-our-ball-and-go-home threats, telling the Newark Star-Ledger, "I fully expect the Giants to be at a meeting next Thursday."
If the Giants cannot outdraw an entertainment complex eight Sundays a year, maybe they are in the wrong business.
Posted by Alan Polk on August 20, 2005 04:13 PM