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4 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
Don't see why this guy matters at all, it's either a civil or criminal case, the CFL can react appropriately after the official verdict is rendered, instead of trying to implement corrective action ahead of time.
The plaintiff could lose the civil or criminal case and the CFL could still decide that what happened has violated their code of conduct policies.
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10 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
Is it me or is the Valour experiment something that should be ended? Just seems like a monetary money pit.
Being 5.7 million in the black during a non GC hosting year is fantastic.
I think the club agrees with the assessment on Valour based on these last few paragraphs in Tait's article
QuoteThere is one downside the financial report with Valour FC, the Canadian Premier League team operated by the Winnipeg Football Club, having recorded a loss of $1.25 million. There have also been rumours since last fall of the team being for sale.
“It’s the same thing I said a year ago,” said Miller of Valour’s situation. “We’re going to do everything we can to make this team successful and profitable in our city. You can see already some of the changes we’ve made for this year.
“We’re making changes to find ways to get better results on the field with new hirings in soccer operations and coaching and have dedicated two sales reps specifically to Valour. We must get the attendance back up to an average of over 5,000 and find a way to make this successful going forward.”
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11 minutes ago, Brandon said:
Chad sounds like the stereotypically "Chad".
That being said as annoying and stupid as he is, I don't see enough based on what is written in the article to throw the books at the guy. Sounds like a cocky athlete with a bruised ego who threw a hissy fit. While embarrassing , it's not criminal.
I don't think wrongful dismissal is ever a criminal matter, is it?
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Personal data from potentially thousands of students and staff was stolen in a cyberattack late last month, the University of Winnipeg says.
The names, social insurance numbers, birth dates and addresses of former and current students and school employees have likely been exposed to the attackers, the university said in a Thursday news release.
The bank account information of anyone employed by the university since 2015 is also part of the potential exposure.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7163873
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13 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:
Here's what I find amazing - that 11 years after the 1950 Grey Cup telecast, and the technology over 11 years of broadcasting hadn't really advanced. What the heck???
One thing that stood out watching this is the broadcaster talks a lot more about formations and how the teams are lining up. We rarely even get broadcasters talking about a player substitution for an injury or a player taking a few plays off.
Either the broadcasters used to be much more knowledgeable about the game, or they've felt they had to really dumb it down over time.
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1 minute ago, 17to85 said:
The creditors I would assume. Only reason I can see is that they are in such dire circumstances financially they need someone to bail them out.
Article doesn't lead me to believe they are in debt with $7M in reserves.
QuoteThough the team is not in a financially distressed situation, with reserves of roughly $7 million, it is in need of a capital investment to restore the season ticket base as well as improve the club’s infrastructure and its standing in the community.
What they are saying is:
- They don't know how to restore the season ticket base
- They don't know how to restore the standing in the community
- Improve infrastructure
Rather then sell, get rid of the board and bring in people who can fix points 1 and 2. Don't need to sell the club to do that. For point 3, I find it unlikely a private owner is going to invest a bunch of their own money in infrastructure.
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Who would even get the money when a non profit is sold privately?
The article talks about how the club is in rough times financially, some due to the pandemic, some due to the record. Club success is cyclical and that should not be reason to sell the club.
The other they give is they need a new stadium. If we've learned anything over the last 20 years, private owners aren't typically willing to put down a lot of their own capital to build stadiums / arenas. Like it or not, this inevitably comes from the tax payer.
So why sell the club to a private owner to reap that potential benefit?
Don't like this one bit.
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10 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Beepboopbop bot detected. That’s a pretty cool tool, but pretty messed up that some ones actually using ai to post. Wth would make a person want to do that?
Same type of person who uses a VPN that makes it look like they are posting from India to hide who they really are. So, likely someone who has been previously banned.
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32 minutes ago, johnzo said:
oh hell yeah, I've been feasting on old CFL during this long stupid offseason.
Just watched this one last weekend. Edmonton was the first victim of our 1984 championship run. We absolutely demolished them.
Here is a depressing thought for everyone watching these games from the 80s.
Watching a 1984 game today in 2023 is like watching a 1945 game in 1984
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Yes, I feel old.
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1 minute ago, captaincanuck12 said:
Kind of a weak call. And it ends up in the net.
If that same play happened to Helle, I’d expect a power play out of it.
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11 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
Was talking about some of the new WRs with a buddy yesterday and we got to thinking,
Who’s your all time cut you were sold on?
Mines for sure Russ Michna. My 18 year old self thought we’d finally found the answer.
Abraham Morlu for about 30 seconds too.
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REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American linebacker Diego Fagot (pronouncer: Fuh-go) and American wide receiver Dazz Newsome.
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50 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
I have vivid memories of throwing darts at Gretzky rookie cards. All of the Oilers. We hated them so much...
Memories of clipping them to the spokes of bike tires to make it “sound” like you had a motorcycle.
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2 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:
My Henoc Muamba jersey is right there with yours.
I got one of those too!
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24 minutes ago, Jesse said:
I mean, our team is full of guys of have been here forever.
Now we do, but my jersey buying habits had to change years ago. Put it this way, I even have a Siddeeq Shabazz jersey in my closet I bought on a whim out to Regina for Labour Day one year. It sits right next to a game worn Marcellus Bowman jersey I bought at a locker room sale one year.
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4 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:
This is a complete aside but these types of deals (1 year) is a primary reason I haven't bought a "player jersey" in years. There's no incentive for me to if the player is gone the next year.
It's either me repping my family or going old school with one of our greats.
I got tired of buying new jerseys too. My current jersey is a #6 with no name on the back.
Why #6?
An all time great Bomber and it happens to be my seat number, so it also helps me remember where I need to go
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39 minutes ago, bustamente said:
I would like to see what they do with Portage Place and the Bay before we kill off downtown, Workers re populating the downtown may never happen to prior numbers but there's no reason that it can't be a safe destination with different attraction and dining options just needs the right direction from people running this city and private business.
Does anyone know if the vacancy rate of downtown has recovered since the pandemic? I know there has been a mix of companies that have gone completely back to in office and some that have stayed hybrid remote (which require less overall office space).
Wondering if it is time to come up with a new vision of a downtown that isn't primarily focused on a 9 - 5 work crowd. The need for all those business to be focused in a small area seems to not be what it once was.
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31 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Who gives a **** what a few snobs from Toronto think & rich, entitled hockey players. Most don't want to play in Canada, anyway. Yeah, like posters here say Winnipeg does have its problems. Winnipeg & Vancouver are also the two oldest cities in the West & were towns half a century before the others were. Winnipeg has been around since the 1850's just like Vancouver. Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon & Regina may look newer because they've only been settlements since the late 1890's or early 1900's when CP Rail came through. Guaranteed they have issues as well.
Based on how active this thread is, quite a few people 😀
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I've split out the discussion on Winnipeg and urban decay to this topic
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Dystopian future is here
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Game 81: Let’s Get Kraken (or The Old Man and the SEA)
in Winnipeg Jets Discussion
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Not ideal for sure, but I suspect the majority of Jets fans will have no problems staying up for a late playoff game.