BigRedMachine Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's the article from the Globe: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/dont-sweat-it-gary-canucks-fans-seem-to-forgive-everything/article7276132/ Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 It's a pretty stupid article, but I forgive you for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I registered and commented "I forgive you for writing that article. Go Canucks Go!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I registered and commented "I forgive you for writing that article. Go Canucks Go!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancaesar Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 My children have not won a Nobel Prize yet, but I'm still a fan of their science fair projects. (I don't actually have children, but the point stands.) Clearly this article was not written by a hockey fan (admittedly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I always wondered if stupidity was genetic, now I no longer wonder, they should simply be fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharnhayre Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I stopped reading after the article said he doesn't even like hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Rypien Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 "But even as a casual observer, I am at a loss to explain the unwavering devotion to a team that, in four decades of play, has failed to win a Stanley Cup." Right, because if your team doesn't win the cup your supposed to pick a new team to cheer for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spentral Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 sounds like he got cut from his first hockey team and could never forgive... what a dingus!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goal-ghost Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 it's a funny comparison, one which i think is derived more from hard feelings about the waldorf, than it is about the canucks. the juxtaposition here is that during the lockout most fans seemed to express a real sense of frustration. it seemed difficult to find many who remained supportive of the leagues bargaining process while hoards tripped over themselves, frothing at the mouth, to disparage it. "boycott" "done with the nhl" "don't care anymore" "none of my money" were pretty common sights and sounds. now that the league is back, that stance is hardly visible, overshadowed by excitement for the games ahead. lets contrast that with the situation at the waldorf. the place brought in great, and i really mean great, up and coming acts from all over. tickets were reasonable, we'll even call them cheap, and likewise with the drinks on the inside. the place was often pretty empty. now that it's closing down everyone and their dog is wearing a black armband. so, after working this out in type, he's actually slagging us, over pretty ambiguous unrelated consumer habits. weak premise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I am a fan of hockey, not of cups or prizes. Have been since Stan Smyl was a rookie. I sometimes go to 5 or 6 games a year, some years no games depending on financial commitments. A fan of all hockey teams that play but of course the Canucks are the team i follow closely. I can see the writer does not think the same way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Stephen Quinn is nothing more than a CBC hack who fails to grasp the fact that all Canadian teams will have fans coming back in droves. It's only because he lives in a land of pixie-dust that he can criticize the Canucks while failing to grasp that Montreal fans are just as willing to come back (he even says that the FB fan page is made up of >1/2 of Habs fans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I remained a huge fan of public transit, the day after the strike was over too...gosh, i am so naive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 So basically Steven Quinn is a bandwagoner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyBusiness Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Forgiveness is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJVD Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 As soon as I read "I don't much care for hockey" I was done with that article. Why would a journalist/coloumist who doesn't follow or no anything about hockey write an article on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanfan Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Globe and Mail getting hard up for guest columnists I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 "But even as a casual observer, I am at a loss to explain the unwavering devotion to a team that, in four decades of play, has failed to win a Stanley Cup." Right, because if your team doesn't win the cup your supposed to pick a new team to cheer for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronning4center Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 "But even as a casual observer, I am at a loss to explain the unwavering devotion to a team that, in four decades of play, has failed to win a Stanley Cup." Right, because if your team doesn't win the cup your supposed to pick a new team to cheer for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronning4center Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Haha because hockey is awsome...why else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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