PatsWSB47
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Just wondering...with the lockout continuing did you or are you planning on paying for the 2011 tickets? The deadline is the end of the month.
I'll be paying my invoices prompty so long as Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are here. After that, we'll see.Just wondering...with the lockout continuing did you or are you planning on paying for the 2011 tickets? The deadline is the end of the month.
I paid today. No way there won't be football next season and almost no possibility any games get missed; there's too much at stake. I think even the pre-season games are a slam dunk, no owner wants their season ticket holders getting a taste of only having to pay for regular season games.
There was a lot at stake in 1982 and 1987 as well.....
There was alot at stake in the NHL in 2004
This is more of a business than it is a game or sport
...always has been...always will be
I think the NHL circa 2004-05 was a different situation. IIRC, that was literally a situation where the teams lost less money by not playing than they would have lost by playing under the previous setup. So the teams took a hard line stance because their very survival depended on it. Here, it's a matter of percentage points worth of profit, but profitable either way.There was a lot at stake in 1982 and 1987 as well.....
There was alot at stake in the NHL in 2004
This is more of a business than it is a game or sport
...always has been...always will be
+1. These things always come down to the last minute and for all the talk of March 4, March 11, April 6, etc, deadlines, the simple fact is that we just aren't up against the wall right now. Once we start hitting June and July, that's when the real pressure hits and that is when I will start getting nervous if there still is no deal.I agree and maybe I'm overly optimistic but I think it will be settled before the season begins. The fans know that it is a business but MLB and the NHL were seriously damaged by their work stoppages because the fans didn't come back at nearly the same level after their issues were settled. I personally feel (gut instinct only) that the gap between the owners and players isn't that wide that a solution won't be found, there just isn't the compelling reason to find it now. As we get closer to the season there will be a lot more incentive to resolve their differences.
Still deciding. Leaning towards not renewing.