[gampy]

Well, one more harbringer of the doom at hand.

At least we won't see the A-Rod type pro-sports salaries for too much longer.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')Eugene Melnyk is confident that the Ottawa Senators can come to a contract agreement with winger Daniel Alfredsson, but is cautious about the type of deal that's reached.

"We sat down and we had a conversation maybe an hour, hour and a half about a wide range of possibilities," said Melnyk. "It's just going to take some time that's all. There's a lot of things to consider from both sides - it's a little nerve racking in what happened in the global financial markets in the last couple of weeks. We need to see what that's going to do to attendance numbers across the league and how that will affect the cap. That's the key."

Like any other businessman, Melnyk, who founded Toronto-based pharmaceutical giant Biovail nearly 20 years ago, is keeping a close eye on Wall St. and Main St. in the United States and how it may affect his costs in running a pro sports franchise like the Senators.

"I think the global economy affects every dollar that everyone spends right across the board," he told TSN. "And that includes the entertainment dollar. It's not just going to affect hockey but every entertainment dollar. Don't kid yourself - these are serious things that happened in the last couple of weeks and people are going to be affected by it and where they spend their money is going to be very wisely. Now what that does is puts a challenge to hockey in general."

[Armageddon]

I have been wondering over the past couple years when attendances will start being affected due to the economic crises.

[gampy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Armageddon', 'I') have been wondering over the past couple years when attendances will start being affected due to the economic crises.

[Armageddon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Armageddon', 'I') have been wondering over the past couple years when attendances will start being affected due to the economic crises.

[sicophiliac]

This is a tragedy indeed when the economic implosion now threatens people who get paid millions upon millions of dollars to throw or bounce a damn ball around a field or court. The hell with medical researchers, engineers, physicists or anybody else actually contributing to society we had better tack on sports funding to the next bail out bill if we know whats good for us.

[idiom]

You mean like NASA for athletes?

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sicophiliac', 'T')his is a tragedy indeed when the economic implosion now threatens people who get paid millions upon millions of dollars to throw or bounce a damn ball around a field or court. The hell with medical researchers, engineers, physicists or anybody else actually contributing to society we had better tack on sports funding to the next bail out bill if we know whats good for us.

[Snowrunner]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', 'I') agree, I never understood how a person could enjoy watching someone get paid millions for playing a damn game. Some prick ends up getting paid $20mil/year because he was lucky enough to be 6'10" and having natural athletic ability, while most people end up getting get crap wages for working difficult, stressful and boring jobs.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Snowrunner', '
')
No worries, this will end sooner rather than later.

[Snowrunner]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Snowrunner', '
')
No worries, this will end sooner rather than later.

[gampy]

I'm glad you all had the opportunity to get these rants out of your system.

I am no fan of overpaid athletes either. Or the gouging that goes on by the concession stands at these events.

Can we go back to the topic at hand now?

Or should I change the title of the thread to
"I hate professional sports, and the people who enjoy them"?

Or how about you just make a thread about it yourself? There is a button called "New topic".
Try it, it's much more fun than hijacking other people's threads.

Temper tantrum over.

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Like them or not, professional sports are a huge part of the economy and culture ( for better or worse.)

Anyone notice any real downturns in attendance since the summer?
I have a feeling that by Xmas, you will see sports team revenues (or lack thereof) in the business section of the papers as well.

[hironegro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '
')Like them or not, professional sports are a huge part of the economy and culture ( for better or worse.)

Anyone notice any real downturns in attendance since the summer?
I have a feeling that by Xmas, you will see sports team revenues (or lack thereof) in the business section of the papers as well.

[gampy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '
')Like them or not, professional sports are a huge part of the economy and culture ( for better or worse.)

Anyone notice any real downturns in attendance since the summer?
I have a feeling that by Xmas, you will see sports team revenues (or lack thereof) in the business section of the papers as well.

[hironegro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hironegro', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '
')Like them or not, professional sports are a huge part of the economy and culture ( for better or worse.)

Anyone notice any real downturns in attendance since the summer?
I have a feeling that by Xmas, you will see sports team revenues (or lack thereof) in the business section of the papers as well.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', 'I')'m glad you all had the opportunity to get these rants out of your system.

I am no fan of overpaid athletes either. Or the gouging that goes on by the concession stands at these events.

Can we go back to the topic at hand now?

Or should I change the title of the thread to
"I hate professional sports, and the people who enjoy them"?

Or how about you just make a thread about it yourself? There is a button called "New topic".
Try it, it's much more fun than hijacking other people's threads.

Temper tantrum over.

[gampy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hubbertspeak7777777', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', 'I')'m glad you all had the opportunity to get these rants out of your system.

I am no fan of overpaid athletes either. Or the gouging that goes on by the concession stands at these events.

Can we go back to the topic at hand now?

Or should I change the title of the thread to
"I hate professional sports, and the people who enjoy them"?

Or how about you just make a thread about it yourself? There is a button called "New topic".
Try it, it's much more fun than hijacking other people's threads.

Temper tantrum over.