Randy Lerner - Discuss

[hawkeye]

"bring me your huddled masses" and guess what? thats what they got, you know all those people that left were not exactly pulling up trees where they came from or a long way up the food chain. This explains why there are more thick people as a % of the population in America.

[pauliewalnuts]

"bring me your huddled masses" and guess what? thats what they got,

Lou Reed right on my internal jukebox now, and not one of his cheeriest lyrics, either

Give me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death
And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard

[Brian Taylor]

America is a melting pot. The scum rises to the top and the best get burnt at the bottom.

[hawkeye]

"bring me your huddled masses" and guess what? thats what they got,

Lou Reed right on my internal jukebox now, and not one of his cheeriest lyrics, either

Give me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death
And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard

cool

[CBAV06]

"bring me your huddled masses" and guess what? thats what they got, you know all those people that left were not exactly pulling up trees where they came from or a long way up the food chain. This explains why there are more thick people as a % of the population in America.

And of course all Brits are Posh.

[Stu]

"bring me your huddled masses" and guess what? thats what they got, you know all those people that left were not exactly pulling up trees where they came from or a long way up the food chain. This explains why there are more thick people as a % of the population in America.

And of course all Brits are Posh.

That's what I say to the girls when I visit the US.

But seriously, Hawkeye, you're talking bollocks. What's with all the anti-Americanism on here anyway?

[Mazrim]

You'll hear none from me. America is one of my favourite places in the world and I love the people.
I've also noted no higher percentage of stupidity there than anywhere else. So I agree that notion is utter bollocks.

[Toronto Villa]

America's a brilliant place. As a percentage I don't think they any more thick or lazy people than we have at home. The bright ones are very worldly and can hold a conversation with anyone.

[danlanza]

George Bush must be a throw back then.

The most stupid person to ever get into the Whitehouse !

[garyshawsknee]

George Bush must be a throw back then.

The most stupid person to ever get into the Whitehouse !

With 'Ray gun' running him a close second.

I use to have the view of America and Americans being dumb,then i went over there a couple of times and fell in love with the place and most of the people i met. If i wouldve gone over there 10 years or so earlier,i think i'd be living there now, a lot of this is down to the English accent working wonders when trying to get lucky with the local women!!

[Vancouver]

In the west coast there is an abundance of gorgeous women who love the English accent. You have to ham it up a bit but believe me, it's worth it.

The Portland fans were amazing. Came down to meet us to help us finding the pub by the ground. Came and joined us during the game to partake in the singing. And joined in with the support Stan applause. The only trouble we had was from two pissed up Brits causing trouble. Fortunately we kept them in check.

[Percy McCarthy]

Edited.

[eamonn]

Why? Don't hold back yo.

[Hairbandinho]

As the NFL has already approved the guy Randy is selling the Browns to as an owner the sale can and probably will go through very quicky. That said i do not expect the money to come to us, most likely fill the hole left by his divorce!

[PeterWithesShin]

Reported as pretty much deal done.

The Cleveland Browns have been sold by Randy Lerner to Jimmy Haslam for in excess of $1 billion, league sources said.

The sale of the Browns is laid out in two parts. Haslam will take over controlling interest of the Browns for over $700 million. Then, in the second phase of the purchase, he will pay over $300 million to complete the deal.

NFL ownership is expected to approve Haslam's purchase at its October meeting. Commissioner Roger Goodell could expedite the process by calling a special meeting, although that is considered unlikely.

The NFL helped bring Haslam to Lerner so that a sale could be completed smoothly, efficiently and with a high probability of success. Haslam had informed the league how much he wanted to buy a team, and Lerner -- who is more interested in his soccer team (Aston Villa in England) -- was interested in selling the Browns.

Paperwork between the two sides was completed Thursday morning.

Haslam is president and CEO of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America with more than 550 retail locations. He is the older brother of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who also worked for the family business before he was elected mayor of Knoxville in 2003 and again in 2007, then governor in 2010.

The Browns have been owned by the Lerner family since 1999, when the franchise was reborn after the original club moved to Baltimore.

Randy Lerner, 50, inherited the Browns in 2002 following the death of his father, Al.

Some fans have been unhappy with Randy Lerner, long criticizing him as a disengaged owner of a club that has made the playoffs just once since it was recreated.

Haslam has been a minority investor in the Pittsburgh Steelers and in a 2010 profile told the team's website that he had been a Dallas Cowboys and then an Indianapolis Colts fan. But with the Pittsburgh investment, Haslam said he had become "1,000 percent a Steelers fan." The Steelers, of course, are the Browns' chief rivals.

Haslam has begun to make plans with the Rooney family to sell the portion of the Steelers that he owns. By the time his purchase of the Browns becomes official, he no longer is expected to own the percentage of the Steelers that he controls.