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Originally Posted by Scorch
I’m not sure they truly were looking for an excuse to can Cherry, otherwise they would’ve executed that firing within hours or even the next day to mitigate the backlash SN faced
I’m still with the belief they gave Cherry every opportunity to apologize and backdown from his comments
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I think Cherry has been inches from being canned before, based on his comments on French players, European players and coaches, etc. And this year there was talk he wasn’t getting a contract renewal (and a resulting outcry from his supporters). He’s been on 7 second delay before, too. Off air, his comments about “pinkos” at Toronto City Hall at Rob Ford’s inauguration probably didn’t help.
It’s clear though, that he was given a chance to backtrack and he didn’t at all, so this is the result. I’m sure he feels like a martyr for whatever cause he thinks he’s promoting.