My understanding is that SoftBank has been very unimpressed with Sprint’s pre-acquisition talent and was set back by having to staff up with competent managers

My understanding is that SoftBank has been very unimpressed with Sprint’s pre-acquisition talent and was set back by having to staff up with competent managers from outside. If that’s true, then I would expect T-Mobile’s team to have a decent chance post-merger and Sprint incumbents should be very worried about the purge. Edit: This article confirms my suspicions[1]. SoftBank appointed a Chief Strategy Officer to Sprint who I believe is looking to arrange a best-case exit for SoftBank after the leadership in Kansas completely failed to step up. Also, SoftBank has always wanted TMobile as part of their original strategy, but the Obama administration blocked them in 2014. [1] https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/06/06/sprint-chief-strategy-officer-yuriko-ishihara.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/06/06/sprin...