▁a ▁month ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Gold ' s ▁attend ance ▁flat lined ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁planned ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁fall , ▁as ▁fans ▁were ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁the ▁Gold ▁and ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Bron cos . ▁ ▁The ▁Gold ▁would ▁have ▁hosted ▁a ▁play off ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Show bo ats , ▁but ▁ABC ▁forced ▁the ▁league ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁M emph is ▁rather ▁than ▁end ure ▁the ▁embar rass ment ▁of ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁near - empty ▁M ile ▁High ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁St all ions ▁owner ▁Mar vin ▁Warner ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁after ▁Home ▁State ▁Sav ings ▁Bank , ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁sav ings ▁and ▁loan ▁he ▁controlled , ▁was ▁brought ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁massive ▁run , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁cas ual ties ▁of ▁the ▁sav ings ▁and ▁loan ▁crisis . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁St all ions ' ▁emer gency ▁letter ▁of ▁credit ▁was ▁drawn ▁on ▁Home ▁State , ▁rendering ▁it ▁worth less . ▁Team ▁president ▁Jerry ▁Sk lar ▁ur ged ▁the ▁St all ions ' ▁limited ▁partners ▁to ▁chip ▁in ▁more ▁money , ▁and ▁persu aded ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁$ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁credit ▁line . ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁St all ions ▁to ▁finish ▁out ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9