Boy, Randy Ambrosie sure is getting a lot of flak for his approach to asking for Federal support. A lot of it from football fans. In a time where nobody has ever seen stoppage of play because of severe health concerns.
It seems like a business plan is needed. Makes sense. But really a business plan when you cannot guarantee even a percentage of gate revenue? That’s tough. And TSN revenue? Where’s that stand?And the CFLPA? Are they in, and supporting the league, or are they asking difficult questions that few can answer?I believe they last met on April 24. One of the big issues is clause in the Collective agreement.Quote:“At the heart of the impasse is interpretation of paragraph 16 of a standard CFL player's contract. It essentially states both sides agree that if the league operation is suspended at any point, all contracts become null and void making players free agents.So the question remains, could that happen if the '20 season was cancelled due to the novel coronavirus outbreak? Not surprisingly, the CFL believes the clause refers to the league folding and ceasing operations, not cancelling a campaign.”https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-cflpa-dispute-1.5544489
That’s a tough start. I don’t know who’s saying what, and who’s being more adversarial, I wasn’t there. But at that point they didn’t seem to be on the same side.I’m not taking any side, I just want to see football this year, but there are so many hurdles, including backing the League Commissioner, and helping him put together a plan. Hey, that’s like a real football team where everybody works together for a common goal.I say, enough bickering. Let’s get this done.It’s going to take a lot of work.And, by the way, do other hard pressed businesses in Canada 🇨🇦 have to go through the same hoops before they get their payout?