Now we can have a football season again. The NFL lockout is over, and there’s now a 10 year deal. We’ll have peace and football for a decade. Which is good. A few years back, the NHL had a labor issue, and it went to a lockout. And eventually the entire season got cancelled. They still haven’t recovered from it, IMHO. If you cancel your season, and your fans take up new sports, then there is a very good chance that they’ll not come back. The NFL labor dispute wasn’t going to be any different. The players make a lot of money. The owners do, too. If the labor dispute had gone to to the point to where games had to be cancelled, then… I shudder at the thought. No matter who would’ve won, the fans would’ve lost. And I’m sure they would’ve gone on to other sports (like the EPL) and not have come back. In America, the MLS runs from Spring to Fall, and in Europe, there football season lasts from fall to spring (I have Fox Soccer Channel as part of my TV service, and I can watch in-season soccer year round).
Professional sports (ie the NBA, NFL, The New World Order (Mind-Control Division), need to realize that the fans’ loyalty comes at a price. And alienating them by arguing between players and owners isn’t the best thing to do to guarantee your future. Remember, your revenues and your paychecks ultimately come from us, through our ticket purchases, cable tv fees, etc. And if you’re not playing, we’re not buying….
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