“I don’t know if I would have done this without Dany & Dwayne, because they bring a very unique set of talents, skills, and experiences. “Ĭardinale believes that Dany & Dwayne are the right fit and understands who they are and the value they bring to their partnership. Myself, Gerry, and DJ began having dynamic conversations and we had a very clear idea of what we wanted the XFL to be. As we were looking at it (XFL) and we saw Gerry was interested, it gave us the opportunity to meet. “ To do what we wanted to do with the XFL we knew we needed extremely strong and innovative partners.
Everyone is on the same page and have a very clear definitive vision for their future plans for the XFL.ĭany Garcia spoke about how the collaboration was initiated
Lastly, the bond that the new ownership group has built since they purchased the league seems to be ironclad. The new owners haven’t rushed their rollout because they understand that this product they are creating could withstand the test of time if built the right way. Not only do they want spring football to succeed in the US but they also want to see the game grow globally.Īs I have reported before, the goal was always to have a methodical approach to relaunching the XFL. The measures the new owners have taken, combing through every fine detail and possibility, is what makes this ownership group somewhat different from before.
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“Sports is about winning, and our view on winning generally is there is winning in terms of putting a great product out there and winning at the professional business level.” Gerry Cardinale via Sportico “Invest in Sports” With the new owners, I suspect that they will be front and center for most of their fan engagement plans because they understand that yes consumers want football, but most importantly they want to feel heard.īut this ownership doesn’t just want to win at the base level, they want to win in all aspects of running a professional football operation. He made appearances at various games throughout the first 5 weeks and even contributed to the DC Beer Snake when he attended a DC Defenders game which was fantastic, but fans never got to interact with the actual owners of the league and most fans felt like the owner before was completely unattached from the audience. In XFL 2.0, Oliver Luck was the face of the league. Not saying that there wasn’t any fan engagement at all, but it was something that could’ve been improved. It was special and you could tell instantly that the fans enjoyed the experience as well, but I believe what was missing was a genuine streamlined relationship from fans to league ownership. I will never complain about the experience I had during the first 5 weeks of XFL 2.0. I can’t tell you how many times myself or my colleagues have been contacted by a fan or staunch supporter of the XFL expressing their frustration about the lack of news from the XFL, which I can understand waiting can be frustrating, but Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was professional spring football. “In film, in entertainment, in any IP that you’re branding that is entertainment driven, you immediately say, I start this I am going to have a relationship with the consumer.” Dany Garcia Co-Owner of the XFL via Sportico