by slowhand » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:51 am
Gotta believe that we have to wait for the other shoe to drop. I just can't see any other situation than this deal being one of a two part decision by Rawlco. Pattison even talks about how long this deal has been in the works which tells me that it has been waiting until the other half of the deal was worked out, for Regina, Saskatoon and Calgary.
The other deal may not even be a sale like this one. With the knowledge that Rawlco would be no more, a group of Rawlco employees might even have got together and cherry picked the stations they wanted.
There may even be a third deal in the wings if Deal Number Two was only for Regina and Saskatoon. Pattison would have been offered Calgary but couldn't take it. Rawlco may be shopping around the Calgary station separately.
Guesses, yes, with a strong feeling that Pattison got second choice on the Rawlco stations. It just smells like someone else picked what they wanted before Pattison was given his choice from the rest.