Jpan85

I suggest the Bombers go to a fan elected Board of Governors for our beloved Big Blue:
 
1. Hold elections once a year for 4 board members
 
2. Each season ticket holder has 1 vote .... no one else has any votes
 
3. Term is 3 years
 
4. 12 elected Governors in all (so the board is completely turned over every 3 years)
 
5. Nominations for elections come from both the club and the general public.
 
6. No successive terms of office i.e. no re-elections to a 2nd term ... must sit out for at least 3 years before being nominated again
 
7. The board (through change in its constitution) must become more transparent with many of its affairs especially and including a detailed budget.
 
Would you like to see a community elected BOD over the Blue Bombers?

Does this lift the curse of Danny Mac now?

Dressler is not going to leave his buddies Bagg and Getzlaf in Saskatchewan.

And now we have a GM who is fully cognizant of the fact that we need to upgrade our NI talent and has excellent connections in that regard...but...some folks on here don't seem to realize the benefit of that.

Rumour is he is going to be head coach at SFU

NFL coaches don't care if you come from Canada, Germany or Timbuktu if you can preform you stick around.

NFL coaches don't care if you come from Canada, Germany or Timbuktu if you can preform you stick around.

I may be the only one who's happy with the appointment.  I never was interested in Higgins and quite frankly there weren't many other candidates out there that I believe have more to offer than Walters does.  
 
Yes it's a hunch but I feel good about the choice and I think he's the guy that will over time get us back to respectability.   He appears to be level headed and not one to make knee jerk reactions.  But the big question is.  Will the fans give this new group the patience to get the job done?  I know this rebuild has been in the works for a few years but the landscape has changed and it may take another 2 years to complete.  
 
I'm confident in the management team that he'll put in place team but I'm willing to be patient.  
 
First move...hire O'Shea as the head coach.  

I agree with everything Jaxon. The only improvement from last year was that instead of needing to buy a ticket for each team party you could get access to everyone for one price. It was a nightmare leaving there though if you did not stay at a hotel. Getting a taxi was nearly impossible. We took one of the buses that were going to the hotels and got dropped off some what near my place. Getting into the stadium was also horrendous they have basically 4 gates to get 45000 people in, I was in line for hour to get into the game.

Looked like the Ticats developed their gameplan around one of the Bomber Labour Day game plans they found laying around Mosaic

Wade still had a grin on his face tonight. Things will be turned around there will be a quarterback doning a 17 jersey next year in blue and gold.

My opinion, I'd have little interest in Berry, Cortez or Higgins.  I'd be interested in Cortez as an associate coach/OC if they are already sick of him in Regina.  Berry is done in the league as a head coach or coordinator except in emergency situations.  
 
I'd give Chris Jones and Chapdelaine a call, mostly to pick their brains, but I wouldn't have a lot of interest in hiring them.
 
Lapolice isn't coming back.
 
Guys I'd have on my shortlist in alphabetical order (keep in mind for coordinator jobs too):
 
Marcus Brady (possible OC too, might want a chance outside of Milanovich's shadow)
Bobby Dyce (potential offensive or special teams assistant too)
Jason Gesser (QB coach at Wyoming, former OC and interim head coach at Idaho, former Stamp QB...possible OC/QB coach candidate)
Khari Jones
Barron Miles (possible DC or defensive assistant with personnel experience in BC too)
Mike O'Shea
Noel Thorpe

I like Mike O'Shea little better than Khari only because in terms of game management skills I think Mike O'shea would right now be above Khari. Specials teams coaches are really in tune with decisions making during the game, punt or go for a FG etc.

O'Shea has a ton of playing experience, has played on teams with many of the premier QBs in the CFL (Dunigan, Flutie, McManus, Allen, and NFL all time QB Rating Leader, Kerwin Bell).  He's played with/for some of the CFLs most outstanding coaches/GMs Don Matthews, Jim Barker, Ron Lancaster, Kent Austin, Pinball Clemons, Rich Stubler, and Eric Tillman.  We've got to assume some of that experience/talent/knowledge/leadership rubbed off on O'Shea. 
 
He's definitely shown he knows the intricacies of the CFL game, knows how to play (MV Canadian), and knows how to have a long and storied career.  I think he'd be a great pick-up. 

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/11/19/winnipeg-blue-bombers-eye-danny-mcmanus-as-potential-assistant-gm
This would be a great move. Walter having knowlege of the draft and Danny Mac extensive contacts down south.

I like Mike O'Shea little better than Khari only because in terms of game management skills I think Mike O'shea would right now be above Khari. Specials teams coaches are really in tune with decisions making during the game, punt or go for a FG etc.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/11/19/winnipeg-blue-bombers-eye-danny-mcmanus-as-potential-assistant-gm
This would be a great move. Walter having knowlege of the draft and Danny Mac extensive contacts down south.

I was really hoping this site would be different but it appears that  the same cranky anti management posters have just followed. 
 
I think if any of these supposed hires were made by another team you'd be complaining about how the WBB's missed out on the next big thing. 
 
I just wish some of you just stayed on the Jets site because they apparently can do no wrong.      

Best fans in the CFL since 2007 maybe. Nobody mentions the two telethons they held to keep the team going, near bankruptcy twice, crowds of 18-20000 a decade or so ago. Riders = best fans in the CFL is as true as Obama being a great president or the NDP balancing a budget.

I don't care what it takes roll the dice and get the guy here.

I don't care what it takes roll the dice and get the guy here.

I don't care what it takes roll the dice and get the guy here.

I have been told you live here now you have to cheer for the Riders. I said to them so the only people who can still cheer for there hometown team in all other parts of the country are Rider fans. They looked at me with a blank stare and just could not figure it out.