Highlander
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I know I am going to get roasted on this post..fire away 8)
An Open letter to Mitch Marner. (not to Paul or Mr. Ferris)
Dearest Mitch,
First off, no one blames you for wanting the very best deal you can get with the Leafs, it is only rational to do so. That is why I am writing directly to you and not your Dad or Mr. Ferris.
I am writing to you, a Leaf fan, from a Leaf fan. You grew up in a room decorated with Blue and White, sleeping in Maple Leaf bedsheets from the time you were a little kid.
You were a complete Leaf fanatic; I believe you still are. Since you put on skates it was your dream to win a Stanley Cup with your beloved Leafs. I would bet my life on that statement.
Mitch you have a dream situation playing in Toronto, you can be near your family (noted how family comes first), play for the Maple Leafs, make more money in a few months than most of us make in a lifetime, which is great. In Ontario, in specific and Canada in general you?re a household name, the endorsement revenues you will generate over your career and beyond will make you one of the richest people on the planet.
In the great film Chinatown, Jack Nicolson?s character Private Eye Gittes asks Faye Dunway?s very wealthy father played by John Huston. ?Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford??
The question Mitch is how much better can you eat at 9 Million a year than you can at 11 million a year? What can?t your purchase if you don?t match Auston?s money?
Is this based on Hubris? It?s looking that way.
As a fan I think I have a right to at least ask this question, for us fans do pay the way (by the way). Would 1- 2 million make a difference to your life-long loyalties. It?s starting to look this way to your fanbase, that is all.
Is two million a year on your Leaf contract going to make up for lost endorsements by going to another market?? Maybe yes, maybe no. This is all up to you Mitch.
To be honest Mitch, you are starting to lose your shining image with what appears to your fanbase as; for lack of a better word; ?Greed?. You are appearing mercenary to your fanbase, just to let you know.
Perhaps you are living in a bubble surrounded by family or sycophants, who keep telling you to trust your Dad and Mr. Ferris who are minimizing the damage to your image that your hold out is having.
Mitch this is your life, it?s your time to shine. But when my 26-year-old son said to me yesterday, ?Trade him, I don?t care what we get back?, then he is one voice out of millions.
Do you know that when the CBC, has one letter of complaint, the actually say this has the power of 10,000 voices? This is true, Mitch, believe it.
You grew up to lead us to the Stanley Cup, you have the teammates, there has never been more talent on this team since 67.
Yes do your best negotiation wise, but you are reaching a tipping point and once you go over it, there is no turning back. At least without a Cup.
Sincerely
A long-suffering Leaf fan who continues to suffer.
An Open letter to Mitch Marner. (not to Paul or Mr. Ferris)
Dearest Mitch,
First off, no one blames you for wanting the very best deal you can get with the Leafs, it is only rational to do so. That is why I am writing directly to you and not your Dad or Mr. Ferris.
I am writing to you, a Leaf fan, from a Leaf fan. You grew up in a room decorated with Blue and White, sleeping in Maple Leaf bedsheets from the time you were a little kid.
You were a complete Leaf fanatic; I believe you still are. Since you put on skates it was your dream to win a Stanley Cup with your beloved Leafs. I would bet my life on that statement.
Mitch you have a dream situation playing in Toronto, you can be near your family (noted how family comes first), play for the Maple Leafs, make more money in a few months than most of us make in a lifetime, which is great. In Ontario, in specific and Canada in general you?re a household name, the endorsement revenues you will generate over your career and beyond will make you one of the richest people on the planet.
In the great film Chinatown, Jack Nicolson?s character Private Eye Gittes asks Faye Dunway?s very wealthy father played by John Huston. ?Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford??
The question Mitch is how much better can you eat at 9 Million a year than you can at 11 million a year? What can?t your purchase if you don?t match Auston?s money?
Is this based on Hubris? It?s looking that way.
As a fan I think I have a right to at least ask this question, for us fans do pay the way (by the way). Would 1- 2 million make a difference to your life-long loyalties. It?s starting to look this way to your fanbase, that is all.
Is two million a year on your Leaf contract going to make up for lost endorsements by going to another market?? Maybe yes, maybe no. This is all up to you Mitch.
To be honest Mitch, you are starting to lose your shining image with what appears to your fanbase as; for lack of a better word; ?Greed?. You are appearing mercenary to your fanbase, just to let you know.
Perhaps you are living in a bubble surrounded by family or sycophants, who keep telling you to trust your Dad and Mr. Ferris who are minimizing the damage to your image that your hold out is having.
Mitch this is your life, it?s your time to shine. But when my 26-year-old son said to me yesterday, ?Trade him, I don?t care what we get back?, then he is one voice out of millions.
Do you know that when the CBC, has one letter of complaint, the actually say this has the power of 10,000 voices? This is true, Mitch, believe it.
You grew up to lead us to the Stanley Cup, you have the teammates, there has never been more talent on this team since 67.
Yes do your best negotiation wise, but you are reaching a tipping point and once you go over it, there is no turning back. At least without a Cup.
Sincerely
A long-suffering Leaf fan who continues to suffer.
