Here:

"We will wait every local paper out and let them continuously bleed until we are the last ones standing,” the NY Times quoted Alex Mather, The Athletic’s chief executive, as saying at the time.

“We will suck them dry of their best talent at every moment. We will make business extremely difficult for them.”

They've backtracked in public but it has to be their aim. They will fail if they dont do it.

Posted By: CWC on August 6th 2019 at 20:01:11

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"Sources tell the Athletic" (NCFC) - norway, Aug 6, 15:27:39
- I'm already sick of seeing the words "The Athletic" (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 6, 17:53:58
- I loved their mission statement - basically "to destroy local print media in the UK"... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Aug 6, 16:49:52
  - Here: (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 6, 20:01:11
    - Does Archant count any more? They’re largely terrible at everything. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Aug 6, 20:55:58
    - Local media is largely dying anyway (NCFC) - Yurik Hunt, Aug 6, 20:04:08
- 2.50 a month. Pffft. Everybody knows the wrath is the source of all things NCFC (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 6, 15:34:00
- They’re chief exec of The Athletic just been interviewed on (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 6, 15:30:32

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