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This is really the thing for me.....we've had some of the league's all-time worst teams over the last decade, and the fans STILL sell the place out. The Riders would be lucky to get 20k with those teams. The difference between Bombers fans and Riders fans, is we have more "die hards", but less "casuals". The Riders have WAY MORE casual fans than any other franchise and maybe even more than some NHL franchises in Canada. They're the ones who buy the merch because it's "cool" to do so right now. They badly need another extended run of Al Ford years to thin out their ranks a little and shut them up but good...Wrong. With a good football team, how many sellouts have you had this season when the Riders weren't in town? Zip.With a bad football team, many sellouts did the Riders have in 2011 when we went 5-13? 5 is the correct answer. That said, no question the Bombers have thousands of diehard fans. The numbers however suggest otherwise when comparing how many of each franchise. Take for example last season, the top 12 attended games throughout the entire season all involved the Riders. This year we have soldout the past 3 home games, were at 99% capacity for game 2 & 3 had had 31K sold for our home opener which took place during a severe flood. Add to that the Riders have helped give Wpg, Vancouver, Edmonton, & soon to be Calgary their biggest home crowds this season. It's ok for you to claim the Bombers have more diehard fans however even though the Numbers aren't in your favour. Cheers. Sure but you're only looking at the last few years, because the first century of your team's existence was an embarrassment. Rider floozy.

Yikes what's with all the Rider fans in here? Someone left the barn door open?

Id sign Hunt befofre Hall... The. i'd sign Hall. That said, defence isnt the issue.

Etch's scheme gives a chance to win every game. We have the talent in the secondary and on the d line but our lb corps is lacking. This is still a rebuilding year, as much as everyone doesnt want to hear that. Shalom

Dear dipshit, If we went for the TD, it tives us 34 points, and we still lose 35-34. Congrats on being a total dipshit, you win a slap upsode the head. Message me to collect your prize

Well, that would kind of depend on what is coming back the other way. Absolutely. But Buff is subject to the laws of diminising returns. His size and age work against him. He's still one of the best offensive D-men in the NHL and probably the most unique player, the only bonafide hybrid player currently (regular Offensive player and Defensemen on Special Teams). There has long been rumours of teams being very interested in him which would presume that the return would be significant. So trade him. By the time Buff's skills put the Jets over the top, his skills wont put the Jets over the top. If that makes sense...he's our most tradeable asset. Yeah, you make a good point. Especially if we are out of the race by trade deadline time... I can see Buff being a really attractive piece for a team gearing up for a playoff run. Nobody needs to be reminded of Buff's impact in the playoffs for Chicago all those years ago. But I am a big-time Byfuglien fan and I'd hate to see him go... hopefully we are good enough this year that we aren't having a fire-sale at the deadline. Buff's impact was as a third line winger... Hmm you'll have to finish that thought. Not sure what you're getting at.

We can send the youtube footage out on the field if necessary. Still more likely to win then boltus I'll never forgive Marcel B. for his decision to continually use Boltus on short yardage when Goltz was sitting on the bench sulking. That decision was beyond stupid and is as much on Marcel as it is on Burke. Unless it was solely Burke's decision. And judging by his tendency to hold grudges against his players, I believe that is a strong possibility.

Well, that would kind of depend on what is coming back the other way. Absolutely. But Buff is subject to the laws of diminising returns. His size and age work against him. He's still one of the best offensive D-men in the NHL and probably the most unique player, the only bonafide hybrid player currently (regular Offensive player and Defensemen on Special Teams). There has long been rumours of teams being very interested in him which would presume that the return would be significant. So trade him. By the time Buff's skills put the Jets over the top, his skills wont put the Jets over the top. If that makes sense...he's our most tradeable asset. Yeah, you make a good point. Especially if we are out of the race by trade deadline time... I can see Buff being a really attractive piece for a team gearing up for a playoff run. Nobody needs to be reminded of Buff's impact in the playoffs for Chicago all those years ago. But I am a big-time Byfuglien fan and I'd hate to see him go... hopefully we are good enough this year that we aren't having a fire-sale at the deadline.

It has absolutely nothing to do with your point, which I accept as valid, and everything to do with the way you express yourself on a regular basis. This --> "Anyone who thinks _______ is stupid/naïve/etc..." is an inflammatory post, regardless of the point you're making.

Well, that would kind of depend on what is coming back the other way.

Regarding the first bolded sentence, I would say that it is sad that people are stupid enough to make the connection between having the traditional Christian view of homosexuality and anti-gay hatred. I'm curious to know what the traditional christian view of homosexuality is Well... The Bible refers to sexual practices that may be called "homosexual" in today's world, but the original language texts of the Bible do not refer explicitly to homosexuality as a sexual orientation. For example, passages in the Old Testament book Leviticus prohibit "lying with mankind as with womankind" and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) has been interpreted by some as condemning homosexual practice. My argument is the Bible was written by man X amount of years ago in a very, very, very different world. The idea that the Bible is the word of God is simply not true. Its the word of man interpreting what he believes is the word of God with all the personal and political influences of the time. Any religious person who holds the Bible up as the final word on anything is pretty damn naive. Anything at all? Where do you put things like the Golden Rule? Where do you think the Civil Law system originated from? I think you know exactly what I meant. Probably. But the post is poorly worded and inflammatory. No it's not. It is incredibly inflammatory, as are most of your posts. Do you actually not realize that? I thought you did it on purpose.

Can't believe we drafted ______ in the _______ round while ______ was still available!

Fraser just sits at home in his underwear drinking Canadian Club all day

Should be about 500 coming out in an hour or so They don't do that for the Saskatchewan games.

I'm not a religious person, although I was raised as a Catholic so I am pretty knowledgeable on the topic. I've also got a degree in science so I have spent my fair share of time with very left-wing people and many who believe that religion is stupid, absurd, etc. I think both sides are pretty silly, for thinking they have it all figured out. Someone declaring that God obviously doesn't exist looks just as dumb to me as someone who declares that he obviously does. In both cases you have someone who thinks they know more than they really do... and they are judging others for not agreeing with them. Personally, I just can't shake the idea that there is some kind of higher power. Call it God, call it Karma, call it Fate, call it whatever you want. IMO there just has to be something out there. It's like when you talk to a scientist about how the universe started. Well of course it was the big bang, right? Some sort of particle or particles collided, exploded, whatever you want to call it. Fine. Now explain to me where the original particle or particles came from. Then there is only silence, because there is no rational explanation.

Those of us of advanced intellectual and emotional capacity prefer Game of Thrones and Walking Dead.

Exactly! But it has never stopped Chevy-supporters from claiming he can't sign free agents because no one wants to play here. We hear that all the time.

That's literally a direct quote from our friend Goalie here. He does not want to get into the playoffs and lose. Hmm, not exactly. I said i don't want them to make the playoffs and get swept, i said when they make the playoffs, i want them to be able to actually compete. You have your opinion and i have mine, it is what it is. This reminds me a lot of the bomber off season with people prediciting we would suck for sure and be competing with ottawa and montreal for dead last. Gotta wait till the season starts to see how things unfold, said it 1000 x now, with some average goaltending, we might just make the playoffs and who knows what happens from there... Look at colorado last year, varlamov had a career year, basically carried them to the playoffs, can pavelec do the same? Guess we will have to wait and see. It reminds me more of people defending Joe Mack... "Well of course he can't sign free agents! No one wants to play in Winnipeg!", "You want him to mortgage the future just to bring in a couple players? He's trying to build something here!"

We don't know if it's true or not but Kuale did not deny it on Twitter (and he did respond). The bolded part was the point I was making. And not denying it on Twitter means nothing. Denying it would not likely have had any effect on that media guy's "campaign". It is obviously true. Come on. Don't be naïve.

That's literally a direct quote from our friend Goalie here. He does not want to get into the playoffs and lose.

Sorry, but why can't we trade Bogo or Kane? Are they so amazing that they are irreplaceable? I don't think so. And either one would bring back a good return. Possibly even some young players to bolster our prospect pool. Imagine that, trading players and building for the future all at once...

LOL obviously they have drafted some of their own players. Every team in the league has. And guess what? We could acquire players AND still keep some of the players we drafted!! Why don't you understand that? It doesn't have to be one or the other. The Kings traded away Jack Johnson, who was one of their top, young defencemen. Basically like us trading Trouba right now. You have to give away good pieces to get good pieces back. You just have to be smart about it.

quite thin at receiver then aren't they? Figure they'd have a Romby Bryant to add in there. McHenry is listed at FB but he plays receiver as well.

I recall reading somewhere that they went after the free agents in the order they were available but that they had no bearing on order of interest You read that on the forums for sure. Right after we managed to sign Willy. Actually that is something that Kyle Walters said specifically. Yes, after we signed Willy. Because it wouldn't make sense to say it before.

Kory Sheets put the Riders on his back and won the Grey Cup. Not a coincidence that Durant also had his best year.