Don Cherry Fired by SN - Poll Added

[GirlySports]

How about people arent wearing poppies cause they are poorly designed.

I always lose them.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

Without getting into all the dynamics about what he said, I kind of don't like how Rogers just gets to skirt this and simply cut ties with him this way.

Don is 85 years old........clearly he is who he is (whatever that means). Clearly he's never been the best a presenting his opinions in the most productive and effective ways (regardless of what those opinions are). Sure, Don has a role to play in understanding when his time is up and retire.................but so did his employer. They knew what he was about and how he communicated. Plenty of history and incidents to show what his opinions might be and how he communicates them. They were well aware that his brand was no longer aligned with what society finds acceptable from both how and what he communicates.

Yet Rogers continued to give him a his slot, because they wanted to benefit from the ratings he brings in and the advertising revenue he brings in. But then they get to simply cut the ties and pull a Shaggy and wash their hands of any of the responsibility. Sorry doesn't fly for me. You knew what you were putting on the air, you knew this was a likely outcome from decades of history.................Rogers = as guilty as Don Cherry IMO. You can't knowingly put someone on the air on your staff who you know is off brand with what you want to say your company is about, then simply can them and say sorry. I mean you can............obviously, but seems wrong.

Maybe. But for all we know this was an issue in the past which he promised Rogers wouldn’t come up again, maybe at the time he was almost not renewed this season.

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by Rando

Coaches corner is what, two minutes? Won't be difficult

SN should probably try and sell two or three more minutes of ads, try and shore up that revenue a bit.

[theinfinitejar]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Really? I don't support what Cherry said but I think you should be suspended for such an ignorant comment.

Excuse me while I tune up the world's smallest violin.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

How about people arent wearing poppies cause they are poorly designed.

I always lose them.

Me too. There are fixes but I’ve been too lazy to do them (as opposed to just getting another one).

I also think the cashless culture slows them sales a bit. I walked around most of last week with nothing to put in a bucket.

[Rando]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

How about people arent wearing poppies cause they are poorly designed.

I always lose them.

Loop the pin through the outer edge, or buy a pin from the legion.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Maybe. But for all we know this was an issue in the past which he promised Rogers wouldn’t come up again, maybe at the time he was almost not renewed this season.

I feel like that would be a fool me once scenario..........

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

I feel like that would be a fool me once scenario..........

I recall he was put on a 7 second delay but for some reason about ten years ago they took him off again.

Really I think this was about a meeting yesterday where they said “Don, apologize” and he said “stick it”. I bet he thought they’d cave in.

[Scorch]

Can’t wait for a visible minority to take his spot on coaches corner so Cherry can join this group

[pgsieve]

My thought is that more people don’t wear poppies because a younger demographic doesn’t carry cash. I’d buy 3-4 poppies but never carry cash anymore.

[monkeyman]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Oh, god. All this nostalgia for HNIC most likely stems from the reality of network broadcasting in the years before cable television. The reason HNIC is "indistinguishable" from other broadcasts is because 30 years ago there was only one weekly national hockey broadcast. Now there are several.

I continue to care substantially less about broadcast filler and trappings than I do the actual games being played. I watch because I love hockey, and will continue to do so.

You're just siding with the networks because you're a big tv star now.

[flamesfever]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

Without getting into all the dynamics about what he said, I kind of don't like how Rogers just gets to skirt this and simply cut ties with him this way.

Don is 85 years old........clearly he is who he is (whatever that means). Clearly he's never been the best a presenting his opinions in the most productive and effective ways (regardless of what those opinions are). Sure, Don has a role to play in understanding when his time is up and retire.................but so did his employer. They knew what he was about and how he communicated. Plenty of history and incidents to show what his opinions might be and how he communicates them. They were well aware that his brand was no longer aligned with what society finds acceptable from both how and what he communicates.

Yet Rogers continued to give him a his slot, because they wanted to benefit from the ratings he brings in and the advertising revenue he brings in. But then they get to simply cut the ties and pull a Shaggy and wash their hands of any of the responsibility. Sorry doesn't fly for me. You knew what you were putting on the air, you knew this was a likely outcome from decades of history.................Rogers = as guilty as Don Cherry IMO. You can't knowingly put someone on the air on your staff who you know is off brand with what you want to say your company is about, then simply can them and say sorry. I mean you can............obviously, but seems wrong.

I agree. Apology or not...it could have been handled better, especially considering his age.

[peter12]

Oh god, Don Cherry is a millionaire, he will be fine. Honestly, he was given a shot, and paid very well for that shot. He said something truly ignorant and he's gone. Good.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by northcrunk

I would say this is true considering many LPC MPs and cabinet ministers were calling for him to be fired but were ok with Trudeau wearing blackface in the 2000s.

So those people being supposed hypocrites means everyone else who wanted Cherry fired is a hypocrite?

Just to make sure I get this: if I didn't vote liberal then I can safely condemn Cherry for what he did, otherwise that person won't have credibility and has to grit their teeth and silently stand beside Cherry? (Nevermind the multitude of reasons that determines how someone votes and the awful selection of candidates fielded?)

Hey guys disclaimer I voted for Jody Wilson Raybould so I can safely, without any shade of hypocrisy, condemn Don Cherry!

Let's get everyone to preface their posts with who they voted for before they make any sort of statement from now on ok. That will allow us to weed out those without any credibility.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

You're just siding with the networks because you're a big tv star now.

Hahaha!

I'm out of thanks, but thanks.

[Reggie Dunlop]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1194006309923885056

[3thirty]

Originally Posted by pgsieve

My thought is that more people don’t wear poppies because a younger demographic doesn’t carry cash. I’d buy 3-4 poppies but never carry cash anymore.

Except every box says you can text to donate or etransfer now.

[MoneyGuy]

The biggest loser in all of this is whoever had a great gig making Cherry’s outrageous suits for all these years.

[Flash Walken]

'Taking a step back'

[Johnhitbox]

Originally Posted by Scorch

Can’t wait for a visible minority to take his spot on coaches corner so Cherry can join this group

I hope it’s an older white guy that hates everyone equally.


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