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  1. So long CDC. It's been a fun ride. I got here in 2012 so it's mostly been commiserating with you all about the sad state of our beloved franchise but still very fun. As they say "Misery loves company" you all have been great company. See you all on the new site. Go Canucks Go !!!!
  2. IMO here is the scenario. Management asked for a divorce from the fan base. Divorce was granted now they realize what they have done. Too late, too bad. Our new partner is 100% better. To quote Taylor Swift "Weeeeee are never ever, ever, getting back together". See ya Canucks management.
  3. This place is the messaging forum equivalent of the TV show "Cheers". "Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name". This place isn't a message board it's a community. Disbanding it because they don't like criticism is such a d*ck move. At times being a Canucks fan feels like being in an abusive relationship. This is one of those times. F U for closing OUR club down.
  4. Wow what a gut punch. And to just get blindsided before the season starts too. This is the only website I engage on regularly so it's a real bummer. Very happy that Stealth has a new place for us refugees to migrate too. Such a strange way to treat your most dedicated fans but it is what it is. Hope to see you all at the new hangout. Go Canucks Go.
  5. More of the same. Bichette can't get a clutch 2 out his with the bases loaded. Rangers have no such problems. Fire Schneider tonight if you have any desire to make the playoffs.
  6. Not sure anyone should be surprised by this. Look at the Jays' record vs teams above .500. It's 41-48, this is a team that beats up on chumps and folds vs good teams. The 80-65 record is a mirage. This is a bad team.
  7. Well deserved, the guy literally played forever. Had no idea he played for the Canucks.
  8. I think everyone understands that. Hopefully they can see from the visceral reaction here that people are sick of being beaten over the head with this. I'd rather hear about Rybelsus for the 1000th time.
  9. It's just a terrible look for an organization to load up at the deadline then give up and send the players packing. Who'll want to play for baseball's Coyotes now?
  10. Angels Got Absolutely Roasted for Waiving Five Players, Including Recent Acquisitions The Angels made a series of roster moves on Tuesday, parting ways with multiple veteran players in a stunning salary dump. Less than one month after being among MLB’s biggest buyers at the trade deadline, Anaheim is parting ways with three of its recent acquisitions, as well as two other veterans. Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López, and Randal Grichuk, all of whom joined the Angels within the past month, were waived Tuesday. Additionally, Hunter Renfroe and Matt Moore were also placed on waivers by the team, in what was a significant salary shedding move from the organization. Needless to say, the slew of former Angels players hitting the waiver wire left MLB fans stunned, and they pulled no punches when roasting the franchise for its failed gamble at the trade deadline. And here I thought the Jays were a dumpster fire.
  11. .142 average, 15 total hits all year and 10 of them left the park lol Those are some strange stats.
  12. As someone who places more than a few wagers. I find the ads extremely distasteful. It's literally being shoved down people's throats and most can't handle wagering without it getting out of hand. It's like offering people crack. They should treat it the same as cigarettes, you cannot advertise cigarettes on TV and this should be the same. Or at least restrict the ads to late at night. It's ridiculous.
  13. One week after sullying the Women's World Cup, Luis Rubiales is now a Spanish soccer outcast BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One week after the president of the Spanish soccer federation kissed a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony, his reputation is in tatters and he's out of his job. Luis Rubiales, whose leadership of Spanish soccer had already been marked by successes tinged with scandal, wrecked his career by offending millions worldwide with his conduct at the final in Sydney, Australia, when he also grabbed his crotch in a victory gesture. “Rubiales cannot run Spanish soccer again,” Spanish minister María Jesús Montero said Sunday, a day after he was provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days. “We had enough of him when he marred the great triumph of women’s soccer with his intolerable attitude.” FIFA moved against Rubiales after he refused to step down and defiantly told an emergency assembly of his federation on Friday that he was the victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists.” On a day that will go down as one of the ugliest in Spanish soccer, Rubiales said that forward Jenni Hermoso had consented to the “mutual” kiss. Hermoso replied in two statements to say that was false and that she considered herself the victim of an abuse of power. She also accused the federation of trying to pressure her into supporting Rubiales. The federation hit back by saying she was lying and that it would take legal action against her. As part of his suspension of Rubiales, FIFA disciplinary judge Jorge Palacio ordered Rubiales and the federation not to contact Hermoso. Spain’s government is also pursuing his permanent removal in Spain’s Administrative Court for Sports. The court will meet next week to consider the government’s lawsuit for an alleged abuse of power and for allegedly committing acts that tarnished the dignity and decorum of a sporting event. If found guilty, Rubiales could be ruled unfit to hold office. Spain great Andrés Iniesta, a 2010 World Cup winner, said “after what has happened this week I would like to express my sadness, as a person, as a father of three girls, as a husband and as a soccer player. “We have had to bear this president who clung to power, didn’t admit that his behavior had been unacceptable and was damaging the image of our country and our soccer before the world,” Iniesta said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rubiales was replaced by his vice president Pedro Rocha, who will act as interim chief in his absence. Rocha is considered to be a confidant of Rubiales. On Sunday, Rocha called an emergency meeting of the regional federation chiefs to discuss the crisis. Rubiales' behavior has tarnished not only the greatest feat of Spanish women’s soccer, it has also torn apart his federation. The only public support Rubiales has received came during Friday’s general assembly when he was applauded several times by parts of the mostly male crowd, which was made up of regional federation officials, coaches, referees and players from lower divisions. But his refusal to go quietly led to some resignations from his board, including the vice president in charge of women’s soccer. Those who applauded his diatribe included women’s coach Jorge Vilda — Hermoso's coach — and Spain’s men’s coach Luis de la Fuente. But once FIFA took down Rubiales, it took only hours for both coaches to issue statements sanctioning their suddenly former boss. Rubiales is a 46-year-old former player who headed a players’ union – which this week joined the chorus demanding his resignation – before he was elected to run the federation in 2018. He has not shied away from controversy since, but has shored up internal support by boosting revenues. Rubiales made 339,000 euros ($365,000) in 2021 after taxes, for presiding over the federation with a budget of 382 million euros ($412 million). The federation runs Spain’s men’s and women’s national soccer teams and its semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues. It also organizes the referees. The government maintains some oversight of the entity but it cannot name or remove its executives. Weeks after becoming the most powerful man in Spanish soccer, Rubiales showed he wouldn’t tolerate any act that he considered disloyal when he fired the coach of Spain’s men’s team just two days before its first match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Julen Lopetegui had just agreed to join Real Madrid after the tournament, but Rubiales felt he had betrayed the national team and sacked him. Rubiales revolutionized the Spanish Super Cup in 2019 by expanding it from two to four teams and taking it to Saudi Arabia – now the big draw for top European talent like Cristiano Ronaldo – in exchange for 40 million dollars a year. The clubs and federation loved the cash, but the move was criticized by women’s and human rights groups for the regime’s treatment of women and minorities. Spanish authorities also scrutinized the deal, and an investigative judge is probing the legality of the Super Cup contracts that apparently included money going to then Barcelona player Gerard Piqué. In part, Rubiales was tolerated because he was considered better than his predecessor, Ángel Maria Villar, who was in power for nearly three decades before he ended up behind bars for widespread corruption. Rubiales increased his hold on power by becoming a vice-president with UEFA, which has remained silent on the scandal. Rubiales was spearheadeding what promised to be his greatest prize: a joint bid to host the 2030 men’s World Cup with Portugal, Morocco and possibly Ukraine. But it seems the greatest sporting achievement of Spanish soccer under his watch has led to his downfall – unless he can successfully fight against both FIFA and Spain’s government. Not only were his actions deemed out of line, his erratic handling of the scandal — which swerved from insulting his critics, to an awkward apology, and eventually his tirade against feminism — did him in. The response from Spanish society has been overwhelmingly supportive of Hermoso and against Rubiales. Her Spain teammates, along with more than 50 others women players, said they would not play for Spain as long as he remains. Messages in support of the player and condemning Rubiales have poured in from Spanish and foreign players, the most powerful soccer clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, among others – and from political parties from the far left to the center right. “Luis Rubiales is finished,” the president of Spain’s women’s league, Beatriz Álvarez, told The Associated Press. “He has dug his own grave with his acts and his words.”
  14. The women are holding all the cards here. They just won the World Cup and can do no wrong. All he has is his useless bravado and whining. He doesn't realize the position he's in. He just got covered in a shadow but has no idea it was caused by a boot that is about to stomp him. The worldwide publicity will do him in.
  15. Refuse to accept any responsibility, refuse to make any contrition, blame your victim and threaten to sue them, call it a "witch hunt" and make you the victim not them. Who's playbook does this sound like?
  16. Now FIFA which has never been accused of doing the right thing has surprised and suspended Rubiales from all “all football-related activities at national and international level” for 90 days while disciplinary proceedings are underway. FIFA suspends Spain soccer chief Luis Rubiales and coaches resign over unwanted kiss with Women’s World Cup winner Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales’ unwanted kiss on Women’s World Cup Winner Jenni Hermoso has triggered a crisis in Spanish soccer, with world governing body FIFA suspending the president and Spain’s women’s coaches resigning en masse. FIFA said it was suspending Rubiales from “all football-related activities at national and international level” for 90 days while disciplinary proceedings are underway, deepening a scandal that tainted a historic victory for the women’s team. Rubiales says the kiss was consensual and has refused to resign over the incident despite fierce criticism from Hermoso, her teammates and the Spanish government. Hermoso said the kiss was unwanted and she and the entire World Cup-winning squad have refused to play while Rubiales remains president. “I did not like this incident,” she wrote in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, sexist out of place act without any consent on my part.” The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has stood by the president, threatening legal action against Hermoso and others. more in the link https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/26/football/fifa-luis-rubiales-suspension-spt-intl/index.html
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