Vinny in Vancouver Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, King Heffy said: If this was, for example, the owner of your favourite restaurant, would you still eat there? If there's legs behind this, that's the right thing to do, and there are other teams to support. I followed what happened with the Phoenix Suns this past few weeks, and the players were so disgusted with the owner that it would have been hard for them to play well this season for that owner. If I were part of the Canucks organization, as a parent, it would be hard to work for a guy who did that kind of abuse that seems to be being corroborated by all the kids and still continues to deny it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, Zhukini said: Lol he better hope this is one hell of a team or the chants are right and only for him Who cares how the team is doing? If these allegations are true, there should be empty seats and any remaining fans should be calling for him to be selling the team to anyone who’s at least a half decent human being. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jaimito said: Divorce, kids, one spouse was significantly richer than the other, what can go wrong? What did that guy do? Obviously bad enough. But no real details. AQ disciplined his kids. Whoopy ding. After the loss, Suns majority owner Robert Sarver entered the coaches locker room, Watson told ESPN. "You know, why does Draymond Green get to run up the court and say [N-word]," Sarver, who is white, allegedly said, repeating the N-word several times in a row. "You can't say that," Watson, who is Black and Hispanic, told Sarver. "Why?" Sarver replied. "Draymond Green says [N-word]." "You can't f---ing say that," Watson said again. The anecdote offers a glimpse into conduct that, sources told ESPN, Sarver has often exhibited since buying the Suns in 2004. Interviews with more than 70 former and current Suns employees throughout Sarver's 17-year tenure describe a toxic and sometimes hostile workplace under Sarver. Some told ESPN that he has used racially insensitive language repeatedly in the office. Employees recounted conduct they felt was inappropriate and misogynistic, including Sarver once passing around a picture of his wife in a bikini to employees and speaking about times his wife performed **** *** on him. Some said the longtime owner fostered an environment in which employees felt they were his property, even once asking one woman whether he "owned" her to determine whether she worked for the Suns. "The level of misogyny and racism is beyond the pale," one Suns co-owner said about Sarver. "It's embarrassing as an owner." Said a former Suns basketball executive: "There's literally nothing you could tell me about him from a misogynistic or race standpoint that would surprise me." *********************** The behaviour that lead to the sanctions was purely verbal. I don't think there is a single incident where he put his hands on anyone. Edited September 28, 2022 by nuckin_futz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 Probably best for Frankie to step away from the team for awhile until this is settled. If he cares about the team he wouldn’t let himself become a distraction. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, AV. said: Perhaps. As much as I appreciate some discussion around here, clicks lead to ad revenue (as you pointed out) and that would be no bueno. I took a break from here during the last cba troubles, and will also consider leaving here now. Seem to be doing a bit of that lately, anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, #Canucks said: Francesco is not the owner but simply the head. Luigi is the owner, another member of the family or someone else can be appointed it it gets that bad. The team is to valuable as a write off and profit for not only this business but others as well. True, as it currently stands Luigi is the owner. So the worst of what would happen could be that Francesco steps down from the organization and one of the brothers takes over. If the team had been passed down to the three brothers then Francesco could have been made to step down and sell his share to his brothers. So I doubt ownership changes from the Aquilini family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure2Win Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just wouldn't be a normal Canucks season without some drama and injuries.......Sigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I'm seeing double ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Vinny in Vancouver said: Ok, I did some more reading and there's more information here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canucks-onwer-child-support-payments-1.6598208 It's Aquilini's kids that are alleging the abuse and not the ex-wife. Here's an affidavit letter from one of Aquilini's children: "The respondent [Francesco Aquilini] then forced all of us upstairs into our individual rooms, went to each room to physically abuse each child. I saw the respondent throw another child — at that time five years old — across the room. I locked myself in my bathroom. The respondent broke the lock and was throwing his body at the door to come in and beat me. I called the claimant [Tali'ah Aquilini] and asked her to hurry home, stating I was scared the respondent would kill me, and I was worried that he had already killed my younger siblings." So unless there's something wrong with the kid's recollection or the kid's lying, that's pretty bad. Wtf… I mean why would the kid lie. It’s their freaking father. It has to be true. Fire Aquilini may have some truth to it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Oh please. My grandpa beat my dad and uncle. Literally beat them. U think they pressed charges? This sounds like momma is trying get more money out of the billionaire. Soft generation is soft Anyway this isn't Canucks talk and I hope FA turns into a silent owner and steps away. Edited September 28, 2022 by BlakeQuinnAndEggs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devron Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, Zhukini said: Where is your life ruined in this? 23 minutes ago, Zhukini said: Where is your life ruined in this? Fans cancelling their season tickets?. People protesting the Canucks? The Canucks aren’t about the owner. They are about the players and the fans. Cancelling the Canucks BS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Odd. said: Wtf… I mean why would the kid lie. It’s their freaking father. It has to be true. Fire Aquilini may have some truth to it You actually underscored my point. What I'm saying is that there are only 2 ways that Aquilini comes out clean on this one, and they're both extremely low probability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: Oh please. My grandpa beat my dad and uncle. Literally beat them. U think they pressed charges? This sounds like momma is trying get more money out of the billionaire. Soft generation is soft And the correct place for your grandfather was prison. It wasn't ok then and it isn't ok now, but go ahead and defend criminal assault against children if that helps you feel better. Edited September 28, 2022 by King Heffy 1 3 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 48 minutes ago, King Heffy said: I'm waiting for more information but I'll be picking a new team to support if there's any truth to this and the team isn't sold. You're a joke of a fan then. The Canucks have had many owners and this has nothing to do with the team 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, King Heffy said: And the correct place for your grandfather was prison. It wasn't ok then and it wasn't ok now, but go ahead and defend criminal assault against children if that helps you feel better. You know people lie in affidavits right lol... Why has this never been brought up until now....... This has nothing to do with the Canucks anyway and the team doesn't need this distraction. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: You're a joke of a fan then. The Canucks have had many owners and this has nothing to do with the team You're the one who thinks assaulting children in their sleep is ok. Maybe you shouldn't be judging people based on their personal ethics. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, King Heffy said: And the correct place for your grandfather was prison. It wasn't ok then and it isn't ok now, but go ahead and defend criminal assault against children if that helps you feel better. Well, a lot of things were OK then. Child labor, child marriage etc. Blacks and women couldn't vote, Japanese Canadians got sent to camps etc. But I agree with the OP that the young generation now are soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieVedder Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: Oh please. My grandpa beat my dad and uncle. Literally beat them. U think they pressed charges? This sounds like momma is trying get more money out of the billionaire. Soft generation is soft Anyway this isn't Canucks talk and I hope FA turns into a silent owner and steps away. You, sir, have a pile of rocks for brains. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: Oh please. My grandpa beat my dad and uncle. Literally beat them. U think they pressed charges? This sounds like momma is trying get more money out of the billionaire. Soft generation is soft Anyway this isn't Canucks talk and I hope FA turns into a silent owner and steps away. There is a difference between disciplining your kids and doing things like beating them up while they’re sleeping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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