National Lacrosse League cancels 2008 season

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National Lacrosse League cancels 2008 season

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:47 am

http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/sto ... a1&k=50371


We're not talking about a National Hockey League-style lockout, folks. This is more like having an argument with your babysitter. She wants $5 an hour and you're offering $4. She wants to be able to have her boyfriend keep her company, you want him arrested if he rings the doorbell. She wants to use your home computer to log onto Facebook, you want her to do the dishes. That sort of thing.
This was the fourth standoff in the past seven years and each time the NLL and its players have argued over chicken feed. Peanuts. Chopped liver. It would be hilarious if only it weren't so pathetic.
The average salary is $14,500, the average roster about 22 players. The illegal daycare centre in your neighbour's basement is more of a going concern.





This sucks for me because the big project that determines most of my grade in a class this term involves trying to sell a NLL expansion team to a group of investors. Kind of a hard sell now...

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Unread postby decanuck » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:34 am

This is quite a shame. Lacrosse is a very entertaining spec sport and its popularity had been continuing to climb. A lockout season is a serious setback.

:( No Roughnecks games for me this year.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:05 am

Actually they brought the season back. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3134


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