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Extracting some numbers from this article. The Bombers have generated very little revenue this year. While season-ticket holders have shelled out money for the 2020 season, that money isn’t being counted as revenue coming in. Fans in the stands generate game revenue which makes up to 36 per cent of the Bombers' $33.4 million income. A cancelled season would mean no money from the league’s television deal with TSN, which comes in around $5 million per team. Also gone is any game revenue, which made up 36 per cent of the Bombers’ $33.4 million in income in 2018, corporate sponsorship money (17 per cent) and whatever significant take-home revenue that would have come from hosting other events at IG Field. What little revenue the Bombers have generated this year has come from retail and merchandise sales. The club did see a massive boost after winning the Grey Cup in November, and the hits on the cash register continued through the Christmas holiday season. That would have trickled into the new year but not in any way significant. In 2018, the money spent on marketing, administration and game-day preparation came in at $11.8 million, 38 per cent of all expenses. According to a team source, a cancelled season would result in paying approximately 15 per cent of that total, which, assuming costs would be similar this season, would mean $1.78 million. What remains unclear is just how much it would cost to manage the stadium, which is the responsibility of the WFC. This falls under a category of "stadium occupancy" and it accounted for 18 per cent — or $5.5 million — in 2018. Just because there are no games doesn’t mean the lights and water won’t stay on. One source estimates a possible savings of around $1 million but said it was hard to tell at this point and depended on how often IG Field was being used. The Bombers would also be off the hook for public transportation for games, which would save around $850,000. As for any stadium payment, WFC would be mostly exempt from payment, per their agreement with Triple B, which is based on various taxes earned through ticket sales. Given the information above, the Bombers are on the hook for as much as $6.2 million, minus whatever unknown revenue they’ve generated from retail and merchandise sales. That leaves the team’s biggest expense: football operations, which accounted for $12.2 million (or 40 per cent) of all revenues in 2018. This category includes salaries for executives, coaches and players, as well as all others costs — travel, hotels, food, etc. — of running a football team. In the event of a cancelled season, players would not receive payment, and instead would be eligible for either employment insurance or, if Canadian, possibly assistance from the Canadian Emergency Relief Fund. But that doesn’t mean the Bombers are completely off the hook; teams are responsible for paying off-season bonuses. A source with access to player salaries, which was reviewed by the Free Press, showed that Winnipeg paid out bonuses to 15 players for a combined $808,000. What the Bombers are on the hook for are the salaries of executives, coaches and other team employees. Using a league average for each role, the total in salaries, including for Miller, general manager Kyle Walters, head coach Mike O’Shea and dozens of others, totals around $4.4 million.

You defend trump all the time with your whataboutism. You are in the wrong place to try and play word games. People here are too smart to fall for it.

1. She’s a woman. 2. You are assuming schools would open exactly the way they were when they closed. 3. It could be something like teachers being able to take small groups of students for tutoring. Of half the class comes one day, the second half the next day. 4. Maybe more parents could drive kids. All things considered, many will probably choose to. 5. Finally, they are going to allow businesses to run camps for the children of employees, up to 30 kids per camp. In that case, they may as well open schools with some restrictions.

The same standard is applied though, it's just that you go through all sorts of mental hurdles to try and equate non equal things and get pissy pants when people don't treat the left wingers worse than the right wingers. Again, you love to try and twist words around, but no one falls for it. You can deny things all you like, but you are who you are. By painting the "left" in a worse light you are defacto defending what you pretend to despise. Basically, you're Fox News.

perhaps not in so many words, but you love your false equivalencies which amount to the exact same thing. Again, your word games don't work here. People see through it.

“I got a call (from Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea) and was told I was selected by the Blue Bombers… it was just the greatest phone call in my life. I immediately started crying because I was overwhelmed with emotions because of all the adversity and everything I’ve had to fight through in my life to get to that moment.”https://www.bluebombers.com/2020/05/02/just-greatest-phone-call-life-oleary-orange-following-fathers-footsteps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Nobody is defending Trump? But aren’t you sitting at the defence table? So, it must suit(e) your needs.

I involuntarily flinched when ole Petey opened with "friends".

Just wanted to drop in and say as a season ticket member, received a call from the Bomber office this week checking in to see if I had any questions regarding COVID-19's impact on the CFL season (or other questions for them). The current situation is by no means ideal, but Miller and Co have done a great job reestablishing goodwill that prior regimes in this organization burnt through too quickly.

And now we hear a segment of Walter’s Words: https://www.cfl.ca/2020/05/01/walters-thrilled-welcome-new-draft-class-winnipeg/ “You get to do this job and the best part about it is the excitement,” Walters said. “One of my favourite days of the year is after you draft a player and how excited they are and how pumped they are. Nobody is worried about anything other than that they were drafted by the Bombers.“Everyone is working and the kids are the same way. They can’t wait to get started. …They’re ready to roll.” Noah Hallett: “We were talking about it a little earlier, just the positive comments (about the Bombers). Whether it’s Nick or my McMaster coaches, they all say that it’s such a great place to play,” Hallett said on Friday. “It’s such a professional organization and there are great people that play there and that have played there so it’s surreal to get this opportunity and I’m excited to get to work with them.”

I second this emotion..

I don't trust Trudeau as far as I can throw a 45 kg rock.

Whoever is photoshopping dildos over the guns in photos of reopen protesters is doing God’s work.

WH letting Fauci appear in front on the Republican controlled Senate and not in front of the Democratic controlled House tells you all you need to know about this administration.

Trump is a piece of **** and will get what is coming to him when he is out of office. I have said from day one that he is a wise guy con man from New Jersey, all you have to do is look at his past record of failed businesses and criminal behavior. I just want to see all politicians held to the same standard which somehow makes me a troll and Trump lover.

Very nice. Gotta think the Bombers put more hours into scouting special teamers than most of the other teams. I'm pretty excited about most of those picks

Stiffer penalties will do nothing to change cultures or improve poverty and hunger. The United States already has some of the stiffest penalties in the world, they are clearly not the answer. Since you cited Australia - I am quite sure their stability does not come from tough prison sentences. The return of the death penalty? Now there would be an exercise in futility.

Sometimes something comes along where it becomes easy to identify the truly moronic and hateful. The people posting JT as Hitler pics all over social media...that’s one.

It's almost as though an expert in a scientific field can change his/her opinion on an unprecedented event as circumstances of said event change and evolve. If being wrong is such an issue for you, why do you keep posting **** in here from self-proclaimed "experts" who have never been right?

AMERICA GRAVITATING TOWARDS FASCISM UNDER TRUMP: https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/trumps-nazification-of-the-gop-is-why-theres-serious-discussion-of-killing-off-the-unfit/

See, meanwhile I look at it from the perspective that I will take every precaution to not get infected and spread Covid to those i come into contact... my family, my friends, neighbors and in turn all of their loved ones... you, your wife... your kids... I am ok with the physical distancing because when someone needs to be placed on a ventilator... I am helping them get one by doing my part in not overloading our medical system. I'll more than likely be fine if I get it... Others though, with underlying medical conditions might not. So I am fine with physical distancing... I can go without that haircut, I will double check to see if I truly need to get something or can i do without or have it delivered instead... Physical distancing should be more out of consideration for your fellow humans than fear for one's self.

You do realize that most crime committed with guns are from illegal weapons smuggled into the country right? When someone is sick in the head , they'll use knives, cars, baseball bats or whatever else to commit crimes. I'm indifferent when it comes to buying a gun because I have no interest.... but I do roll my eyes when people think that banning guns will somehow drastically reduce crime and murders.

The numbers today out of Alberta are downright scary. How any sane politician can advocate re-opening the province in any measure is criminal.

Too harsh. Totally different systems, circumstances, and scouting etc. That statement, about the past, is only true in a different era, and that’s where it belongs.

How anybody, North or South, can defend Trump in any shape or manner is beyond me.

Stadium would be (based on LV & LA) at least 2B US & the franchise fee another 2B US. So, with exchange that would be well over $1.2 B so maybe 5.2 B Can. Then Buffalo wants a cut maybe another billion for future lost ticket & merch revenue for cutting into its territory before a penny is spent on the team itself. So $6.2 billion to start??? Ain't happening.

Opening in August would be against the Public Schools Act. They would need to be able to justify it as a temporary emergency measure. Pallister stated when schools first closed, that they have no plans for opening school during summer break. In my opinion, it would be a poor plan for most students, kids just do not learn very well at that time of year. Now, University prep classes for grade 12 graduates in July and August, that could be doable. And I believe the U of W collegiate already does that.

actually no, it's about pointing out the hypocrisy of you and your kind. Trump the rapist? No big deal, but hey you all better crucify Biden.... See if Biden has been sexually assaulting people then yeah string him up, but right along side all the republicans who are sexual predators, which includes the president. Those same people you will always go to bat for and defend. We are talking about the victim who has said Biden made her feel uncomfortable but there was no assault right? So yes, believe the victim.

based on the picks we had available to us, we did well. As to be expected, from Walters and Co...

Ladies and gentlemen... your 2020 candidates for the President of the United States! #smh

Spare me your faux outrage. You're getting ridiculous with this trolling lately. You're value sharing with the alt right has long been disgusting and why it's tolerated is beyond me. I assume you're baiting to try and get a round of hand slapping but its transparently obvious. If you even offered one iota of reasonable argument it might be slightly different. You're gross.

the whole "NFL Athlete" thing doesn't mean **** to me after Rashaun Simonise...

plus you have to consider other factors too. You know, like a government down there hell bent on directing what the message shall be.

Not to mention how certain human beings will interpret this staged relaunch as oh back to whatever I want to do with others and back to my crappy social hygiene practices.

Thank you for stating your position but you still couldn’t do it without throwing in something at the end about someone else. It’s a difficult thing to do to state what you are for and easy only to state what you are against. Hey we are all guilty of it at times but some do it more than others. It’s like watching politicians of all stripes talk about how bad each other are but never focus on specifically what they would or are doing and what they stand for. If we look at the states, imo Elizabeth Warren is really good on focusing on her positions. Whether I like them or not I highly respect that.

I don’t want to read what you’re against, I’d like to read for once in your posts what you’re for. Where do you stand with Trump and what he does. Not what others do and what you are against.

Yup, act like you have it not like to don’t want to get it and safe distancing becomes easier to do. Mindset change.

Didn't really ask any questions, he didn't have any answers to stuff I didn't already know, league suspended to-date as of July 1, 2020 etc. etc. As for the 2020 season tickets, they've been a fine organization and I've retained both my invoice and proof of payment, I'm not too concerned about getting scammed etc., and thankfully I'm not in a position right now where I would need the money that urgently. I think they are in the same position as many businesses in the country and world right now, cloud of uncertainty and just trying to stay afloat.

Walter’s Words on each of the 2020 draft picks: “Going in we said we really wanted to address the depth on the defensive side of the ball, that’s certainly adding some depth in the secondary, replenishing some of the special teams/linebacker body types and adding some guys on the defensive line,” said Bombers GM Kyle Walters in a media conference call on Friday. “We did that. We got what we needed in Noah Hallett in a potential starting free safety that can learn and grow back there and compete and play special teams.“And we ended with Kambamba. He’s just a good football player, man. You put his film on and he’s playing corner, which is sometimes hard to translate up here (in the CFL), but he runs and he strikes and he’s an All-Canadian at Western, which is a really good school. https://www.bluebombers.com/2020/05/01/gm-kyle-walters-breaks-2020-draft-picks/

Keep on eye on Mikko Lehtonen. Undrafted D man from Finland. Was playing in the K and is now a free agent. Various sources link him to just about every team including the jets. Apparently he’s good

Your first paragraph - I can't even wrap my head around that. Your second paragraph - it's mostly about what you do as an individual highschool student. The learning opportunities are more than adequate. The biggest adjustment would be less hands on learning at University.

I have never claimed Trump, Kavenaugh or any of the other predators were innocent of any of the allegations made against them. I am advocating for the same standard for all accused and victims, nothing more, nothing less. Biden set out the standard in the Kavenaugh case, yet he refuses to hold himself to that same standard. The man is a hypocrite and will only use that standard when it is to his own political advantage. That says a lot about the character of the person imo.

Attack the post, not the poster, none of you can in this case, you have been exposed for the hypocrites that you are and have proven you are just the same as those you claim are beneath you.

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Your empathy is palpable. Fauci has been wrong a lot? Compared to Trump and his son in law? The chances of your home being burned down is small, yet you have house insurance, I would bet. The diminished body count is due to whatever measures have been put in place and obeyed, as poor as the response has been in the US. Lets see what the outcome is when the GOP governors relax the restrictions. At last count 30 fundamentalist ministers have died when they refused to curtail services, and God knows now many parishioners.

I’m disappointed in Peter MacKay’s stance on gun control. And isn’t he doing the same thing he’s accusing the PM of doing.

HAHAHA man are you testy. Your guy has over 20 credible sexual assault/harrassment allegations and you dont care. Your true colours have been flying for a long time....shared values, indeed. Not remotely. There is a whole thread about this. How is the shoe on the other foot. Let's see, you're an unabashed alt right trump lover who suddenly is outraged over an allegation against Biden by a Putin worshiper who only came forward when it was clear Bernie would lose the nomination? Okay, maybe thats a coincidence. Women should be believed. Zero credibility to her allegations including the fact her own supposed witnesses had to be "reminded" or coached on what to say. Ill tell ya what, let's let the FBI investigate it along with all the allegations against Trump. Deal? hahahaha Better yet, the SECOND the right is willing to believe the allegations against Trump, Ill stand with their "outrage" over Biden. You sure were sore about Kevin Spacey. And werent you crying over how Kav was treated? And yet you are ready to toss Biden out. And yet...mum on Trump, eh? You're as transparent as it gets.