Kentucky Jet Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Friday, September 23, 2005 BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN Star-Ledger Staff The Jets are again seriously considering moving the team to New York, this time to a stadium in Queens, executives involved with negotiations for a new stadium in the Meadowlands said yesterday. The Jets made their sentiments known to National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Giants chief executive John Mara yesterday at NFL headquarters on Park Avenue. Tagliabue called the meeting to try to broker a deal between the teams for a shared stadium in the Meadowlands. However, that deal now appears unlikely, with Jets owner Woody Johnson seeking a deal with state officials in New York for a venue in Queens. Under orders from Tagliabue not to discuss the talks, officials from both teams declined to comment on the meeting yesterday. But they said privately that the Giants and Jets remain far apart on reaching a deal on a stadium in the Meadowlands despite pledges from the Jets throughout the summer that New Jersey was their first choice if they could not move the team to a stadium in Manhattan. Acting Gov. Richard Codey has given the Giants until Thursday to gain the Jets' approval for a stadium in the Meadowlands or to convince the team to partner with the Giants to build the shared $800 million facility. If the Giants cannot reach a deal with the Jets, state officials have said they may terminate the April deal the Giants signed with the state to develop the new stadium in the Meadowlands. Officials from both teams said the Jets told Tagliabue they had little interest in signing any agreement before the state-imposed deadline. The Jets favor working with the Giants to see if they can solve their stark differences over the design of a proposed stadium in the Meadowlands before they commit to a partnership with the team. The Giants want the Jets to commit to the partnership before they will discuss the design for the stadium and the surrounding development. Jets sources said the team is willing to spend up to $1 billion for a stadium in Queens near Flushing Meadows, and the team is working with state officials to secure up to $300 million in parking and road improvements around the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Yeeeeehhhhaaaaa!! If this is really case and they are not just using Queens as leverage to put pressure on the Giants, this is great news. Bring 'em home to where it all began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 It is a great thing and some finally good news. Hopefully this will really happen! BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Been there, done that with the WSS project. Until I see the shovel in ground, I'll withold any excitement over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Queens is what I wanted all along. Unless of course they end up in NJ or in Manhattan. Then those were actually my first choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Queens is what I wanted all along. Unless of course they end up in NJ or in Manhattan. Then those were actually my first choices. Excactly lets get some agreement anywhere to get a stadium in motion. I will show up wherever it is- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Excactly lets get some agreement anywhere to get a stadium in motion. I will show up wherever it is- I think I'm going to have to write a letter to old Woody because NJ really is more convenient for me to attend the one game per season that I can get tickets for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I think I'm going to have to write a letter to old Woody because NJ really is more convenient for me to attend the one game per season that I can get tickets for. haha loser. you have no connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 haha loser. you have no connections. I know .... Do you feel bad for me? Wanna hook me up????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 I know .... Do you feel bad for me? Wanna hook me up????????? Yes. I will give you tickets when you get married to Black Label. It will be your shower gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Yes. I will give you tickets when you get married to Black Label. It will be your shower gift. Oh geez, he didn't tell you? I'm so embarrassed YOU'RE NOT INVITED TO THE WEDDING!!!!!!!!! So I'll take those tickets now please! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Yes. I will give you tickets when you get married to Black Label. It will be your shower gift. Aww shucks You're reinvited Max...just dont tell anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Queens is what I wanted all along. Unless of course they end up in NJ or in Manhattan. Then those were actually my first choices. I wanted Brooklyn, but that wasnt even an option, so Queens is probably my next favorite choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Aww shucks You're reinvited Max...just dont tell anyone. Fine, I guess he can come. I can play nice for a few hours. Guess thats a small price to pay for a lifetime of wedded bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Tagliabue called the meeting to try to broker a deal between the teams for a shared stadium in the Meadowlands. However, that deal now appears unlikely, with Jets owner Woody Johnson seeking a deal with state officials in New York for a venue in Queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Fine, I guess he can come. I can play nice for a few hours. Guess thats a small price to pay for a lifetime of wedded bliss. Wow, you've got some high expectations! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiJet Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 This stadium stuff has left me numb. I just try to tune it out. It's a big ass tease, like some high school chick that got her thrills out of playing with you. This organization is like that skinny ass punk on the beach who always gets sand kicked in his face. This franchise continues to get played. When will it end? I don't know. I seriously feel that Johnson will get tired(if he hasn't already) and sell or move this team. I'm thinking the former. In my 26 years of living in NY, I have learned that little, if anything, gets built in the Big Apple. This city has so many political mouths to feed, so many NIMBYS and environmentalists, that nothing will be built. Hell it took six years to add another lane to the Queensboro Bridge. A brand new football stadium? Yeah, ******* right. Until then, I'll play stupid and go back to ignoring these dreams that the Jets will finally have a stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockazooloo Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Lets see if all you people from Jersey will make the trip to Queens on game day. Expect 5 hours in travel time plus tolls and gas. Wish I still lived in Queens it would have taken me 30 minuted to get there. Lets see if Bob the Jet fan makes the trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Lets see if all you people from Jersey will make the trip to Queens on game day. Expect 5 hours in travel time plus tolls and gas. Wish I still lived in Queens it would have taken me 30 minuted to get there. Lets see if Bob the Jet fan makes the trip Hell, if I make the trip to Queens to see the Mets I sure as hell would make the trip to see the Jets. (I don't even like the Mets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hell, if I make the trip to Queens to see the Mets I sure as hell would make the trip to see the Jets. (I don't even like the Mets) You can learn to like the Mets Did I ever mention Kevin Mawae is my favorite Jet? That, and he might be reading the board, and he's bigger than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Lets see if all you people from Jersey will make the trip to Queens on game day. Expect 5 hours in travel time plus tolls and gas. Wish I still lived in Queens it would have taken me 30 minuted to get there. Lets see if Bob the Jet fan makes the trip There's fans in NJ? No way! Is Queens really that much further from Bob's Upstate abode than the Meadowlands? (It might be, my geography sucks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFan712 Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 You can learn to like the Mets Did I ever mention Kevin Mawae is my favorite Jet? That, and he might be reading the board, and he's bigger than me. I knew there was a reason I fell madly in love with you from first post :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I knew there was a reason I fell madly in love with you from first post :wink: It's a curse. Really, it is. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Lets see if all you people from Jersey will make the trip to Queens on game day. Expect 5 hours in travel time plus tolls and gas. You mean like the trip that us fans from Queens have been making for the past 20 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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