Comments on: CFL looking to take away bonus money as part of labour fight: union

By: HA1912GCC

HA1912GCC — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 20:55:11 +0000

In reply to solara2000. The "reality" of MLS is American TV money. Take away shared revenues coming from American rights holders and the three Canadian MLS teams would be dealing with the same Canadian network, Canadian advertisers, and local fan base as the CFL teams. TFC fans can rightfully brag about their team's income and team salary, but the truth is they aren't paying for it alone. American TV viewers provide a massive subsidy to the Canadian teams.

By: Steve Sanders

Steve Sanders — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 00:22:14 +0000

In reply to Craig. I get the frustration but play was just stopping for numerous meaningless replays. Increase it to 2 but you can't challenge plays away from the ball.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:44:56 +0000

Bombers are screwed. The unreported signing bonus is their main strategy to circumvent the sms.

By: solara2000

solara2000 — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 19:23:05 +0000

In reply to Ed. Hard to deny MLS is eating the CFL's lunch in the 3 cities where the 2 leagues go head to head. Must be something to be learned from that reality.

By: CTC

CTC — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:53:04 +0000

Live by your word and Honor your damn contract. These guys get paid peanuts as it is. Pay them what you’ve agreed to pay them. 100% behind the players.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:51:06 +0000

Joe// Way to go, you hit it right on the head! Does the CFL want to grow their fan base and grow their fan base across the league or does the CFL want to continue to lose more fans and lose more viewers lose more season ticket holders and lose more revenue for the the league and their owners. If the CFL wants to be truly respected as a real professional sports league and fully supported the CFL has to do what the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and even MLS soccer are doing, by finally allowing the CFL to recruit the best and most talented available players to start and play at every position for entire CFL game, so CFL 3 down football can be played at its highest level with the best available players. Rather than being controlled and dictated to by the Canadian players and their carefully selected Canadian player’s association members and their controlling handcuffing, guaranteed unrealistic and unobtainable Canadian starter ratio and their huge guaranteed Canadian roster ratio. And if the CFL wants to be a real player they got to put a stop to this old school way of running a professional football league, because it’s obviously not working and isn’t selling CFL 3 down football, and clearly doesn’t work in today’s highly competitive professional sports leagues. And if it did the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and yes even MLS soccer, would have it in place. And they don’t, because their fans wouldn’t except it or support it because they like any intelligent professional sports fan, only want to watch the best and most talented players play in their professional sports league. So why should we except it, it’s time for real change in the CFL and it’s about time the CFL decides you starts and plays in the CFL at every position for entire CFL game, not the Canadian players and their controlling Canadian player’s association and their controlling handcuffing, guaranteed Canadian starter and huge Canadian guaranteed roster ratios. This needs to change!

By: Millsie

Millsie — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:44:56 +0000

What an Insane negotiating tactic. It will most certainly do more damage than good, entering any talks of negotiation. The ramifications and pre negotiation deals could lead to mayhem, as both players and teams jockey for position.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:49:48 +0000

In reply to Balmy Beacher. It's easy to believe Ambrosie would endorse a bad decision like this after the bad decision he made to set a hard limit of one replay challenge per team per game.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:17:30 +0000

Sounds and looks like a real mess in the future. Ratio needs revised especially considering Canadian QB status. Bonuses not guaranteed just like the actual contracts are not so if a team does not pay it I would consider the actual contract null and void and the player a FA to do another deal elsewhere.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:27:18 +0000

The priority at the negotiations should be about REDUCING the Canadian RATIO !!!
Anyone can see that we have less talent to choose from but we are still trying to fill these positions with Canadians that should not be playing pro-football.
I want to see more players like Zylstra, Spencer, Ellingson and less of the Canadian ratio fillers