Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Owners Rolling in Equity

July 22, 2010   ·   Tom Edrington   ·   Jump to comments

Contrary to what you might think, the owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, those goodly Glazers, have not formed a new LLC entitled "Dewey, Cheatum, and How."
The tight-lipped lads who threaten their faithful fans with television blackouts for the approaching 2010 NFL season absolutely, positively cannot cry that they are destitute.
These guys need to sell nothing and the latest survey from Forbes.com documenting the most valuable sports franchises in the world tells us why.
Everyone out there wearing the Pewter and Red is painfully aware of that group of ball-kicking Brits called Manchester United. Latest estimate by Forbes has the kickball team worth a whopping $1.83 billion, that's billion with a "B" and hefty revenues of $450 million-plus. All of which is created by a core base of $139 million, with an "M" drooling fans.
So who cares if the lads are in hoc to the tune of $1.4 billion, with a "B," they still have equity to the tune of $430 million, with an "M."
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