Uncle Bill

Your logic makes no sense. Why would they build a stadium in Hamilton for the Toronto Pan Am Games? Maybe because they have a CFL team to use it? They could have built it at any number of locations in the region and used it for amateur sport. The new Hamilton stadium IS being built exclusively due to the Pan Am games.

"So...what's your point? Ours will end up being taxpayer funded too." When that happens lets ***** about it. Until then, it's irrelevant. Ironic eh?

Quite right, it's not a pissing contest. Just an incorrect comment in passing: "The Bombers have yet to sell out a game this season" that I felt needed a rebuttal...

Comparing attendance is relevant. Not for this year IMO. Not a heck of a lot of people (I assume) were going to travel from Hamilton to Guelph 9 times out of the year, and I doubt Guelph fans would shell out $$$ for a team that is only there temporarily.The team does not sell out games in a 13k stadium in a city of 140k about an hour from their home city. They are hardly in a position to call down Winnipeg's attendance.That makes attendance relevant IMO.

Comparing attendance is relevant.

Not sold out yet? Drew has not done his homework. One sellout; average attendance 32,251; capacity 33,500. This for a 1 - 8 team. Hamilton attendance: 12,939, in a 13,000~ seat stadium. Just sayin'.

Its been 18 minutes. Any activity?

On what? Four touches? Good call... Money. Yup.

How long is a piece of string?He's ready when the coaches feel he is ready? Not sure what your two TD comment means.

Hopefully, when he is ready.

Is this the same QB some were predicting great things for? Some of those peeps pilloried Mack for not going after Reilly, fearlessly predicting he'd be head and shoulders better than any QB in Winnipeg. But it's only one game you might say. Sure, it is. However, those predicting great things from Reilly made those predictions based on Reilly playing very little in BC.

Feel better now?

Are you referring to the PI call near the end of the game? You feel it was borderline? JJ grabbed his arm and held on. Not borderline at all IMO.

From your book "how to win friends and influence people"?Your opinion might be right. Or wrong. Who gets to decide?

Kindly name them.

"Wetenhal has been giving away trips to Europe as door prizes to players wives/girlfriends at his 'appreciation parties' for years.....it was all over the CFL site that Cobournes better half won the trip for two to Paris.......there is more out there too, you just have do your own looking." The CFL knows and condones these perks? The eight team governors have turned a blind eye to this recognizing it hurts some teams and unduly rewards others? Gracious people these CFL governors....

Enlighten you? Whatever gave you the notion I'm defending the board or the status quo? Unh, you opened the BOD old boys club conspiracy theory. I'm trying to understand why you believe that. I completely agree the Bombers have been poorly run for decades, both on the football side and the business side. Is the BOD inept? Possibly. There are political appointees on the board. That alone is enough to create suspicion. Would a private owner make a difference? Who knows? It's all spekulayshun.

By the way, barker is a douchbag of the highest order. Without the "gift of Ray" the Argos would likely ave repeated their previous years result.

But what is their agenda? What are the old boys club on the board doing to sabotage the Bombers?

There are often comments made that the Blue Bombers fritter away trade opportunities. For the purpose of this discussion lets TRY to ignore conspiracy theories why the Bombers can't or won't trade. Lets just look at the world of trading in the CFL. It's my recollection that there are precious few trades made in the CFL. For instance, how many trades have been made in 2013? 2012? 2011? Perhaps if we can understand the dynamics behind CFL trades we might put the conspiracy theories behind us.

What do you suppose the agenda is of this old boys club? What is it they are doing that is resulting in the current status? What would you have done differently that would guarantee success?

Actually, the panel didn't BLAST anyone. Schultz didn't agree with the Bombers move. Climie was mostly on the fence leaning towards disagreeing. Dunigan agreed with the Bombers move.

Now just hold on. Are you asking us to try to keep things in perspective? Nope. I reserve the right to whinge that ONLY IN WINNIPEG must we endure inferior performances.

Add him to their speed dial...

Don't think it was whining. I think they just made an observation that it was difficult to get a good handle on each team's strengths. Same thought process would be used when observing a limited playbook.