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Date Posted: 10:46:02 07/03/20 Fri
Author: Ian Winton
Author Host/IP: 98.240.106.40
Subject: Re: Shreveport Steamer WFL
In reply to: charles arey 's message, "Re: Shreveport Steamer WFL" on 15:45:44 06/30/20 Tue

>However, I believe the game at Memphis was the team's
>second game, rather than the first, after becoming the
>Shreveport Steamer. Both the 'Helmet Hut' website and
>Wikipedia indicate that the franchise moved to
>Shreveport from Houston on September 18. Wikipedia
>lists a game at Birmingham on September 19, six days
>before the home game vs Memphis on September 25.
>
>What did the Shreveport Steamer's helmets look like on
>September 19?

Short answer first -- The probably wore the Texans helmets for they game because that's what they were still being billed as.

The WFL took over the franchise and sold it to a Shreveport backer on September 18 and then things got complicated.

Shortly after the announcement, a temporary injunction was granted forcing the team to play one more home game in Houston on Sept. 25 before being allowed to move. The injunction was sought not by the city of Houston, which couldn't have cared less, or by the Astrodome, who had a profitable tenant who paid their bills in the Oilers, but by at Houston meat business that was running a promotion at the next Texans home game.

On September 19, the Texans, who weren't really the Texans at this point, showed up in Birmingham for the WFL's nationally televised game of the week knowing they were headed to Shreveport. They were without their head coach, who had been suspended for urging his players to boycott the move, and their quarterback, who decided to quit the team. Predictably, they lost 42-14.

Three days later, a judge lifted the injunction, reasoning that a game featuring a bad, lame duck franchise with attendance issues wasn't likely to draw fans anyway. And off to Shreveport they went.

So now you know more about the Houston Texans move to Shreveport than you ever wanted to.

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[> [> [> Re: Shreveport Steamer WFL -- charles arey, 16:07:42 07/03/20 Fri (75.88.196.48)

>>What did the Shreveport Steamer's helmets look like on
>>September 19?
>
>Short answer first -- The probably wore the Texans
>helmets for they game because that's what they were
>still being billed as.
>
>The WFL took over the franchise and sold it to a
>Shreveport backer on September 18 and then things got
>complicated.
>
>Shortly after the announcement, a temporary injunction
>was granted forcing the team to play one more home
>game in Houston on Sept. 25 before being allowed to
>move. The injunction was sought not by the city of
>Houston, which couldn't have cared less, or by the
>Astrodome, who had a profitable tenant who paid their
>bills in the Oilers, but by at Houston meat business
>that was running a promotion at the next Texans home
>game.
>
>On September 19, the Texans, who weren't really the
>Texans at this point, showed up in Birmingham for the
>WFL's nationally televised game of the week knowing
>they were headed to Shreveport. They were without
>their head coach, who had been suspended for urging
>his players to boycott the move, and their
>quarterback, who decided to quit the team.
>Predictably, they lost 42-14.
>
>Three days later, a judge lifted the injunction,
>reasoning that a game featuring a bad, lame duck
>franchise with attendance issues wasn't likely to draw
>fans anyway. And off to Shreveport they went.
>
>So now you know more about the Houston Texans move to
>Shreveport than you ever wanted to.

Thank you, that's very helpful.

With your permission, I'd like to quote what you've written at the website, either anonymously or with whatever name or pseudoname you'd prefer.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Shreveport Steamer WFL -- Ian Winton, 22:06:13 07/03/20 Fri (98.240.106.40)

>
>Thank you, that's very helpful.
>
>With your permission, I'd like to quote what you've
>written at the website, either anonymously or with
>whatever name or pseudoname you'd prefer.

Glad to have contributed something useful.

You should feel free to use whatever you like and attribute it with our without my name.

You should also feel free to correct the typos.

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> >>However, I believe the game at Memphis was the team's >>second game, rather than the first, after becoming the >>Shreveport Steamer. Both the 'Helmet Hut' website and >>Wikipedia indicate that the franchise moved to >>Shreveport from Houston on September 18. Wikipedia >>lists a game at Birmingham on September 19, six days >>before the home game vs Memphis on September 25. >> >>What did the Shreveport Steamer's helmets look like on >>September 19? > >Short answer first -- The probably wore the Texans >helmets for they game because that's what they were >still being billed as. > >The WFL took over the franchise and sold it to a >Shreveport backer on September 18 and then things got >complicated. > >Shortly after the announcement, a temporary injunction >was granted forcing the team to play one more home >game in Houston on Sept. 25 before being allowed to >move. The injunction was sought not by the city of >Houston, which couldn't have cared less, or by the >Astrodome, who had a profitable tenant who paid their >bills in the Oilers, but by at Houston meat business >that was running a promotion at the next Texans home >game. > >On September 19, the Texans, who weren't really the >Texans at this point, showed up in Birmingham for the >WFL's nationally televised game of the week knowing >they were headed to Shreveport. They were without >their head coach, who had been suspended for urging >his players to boycott the move, and their >quarterback, who decided to quit the team. >Predictably, they lost 42-14. > >Three days later, a judge lifted the injunction, >reasoning that a game featuring a bad, lame duck >franchise with attendance issues wasn't likely to draw >fans anyway. And off to Shreveport they went. > >So now you know more about the Houston Texans move to >Shreveport than you ever wanted to.
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