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    Unhappy Players vote to strike

    MLS players have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if a collective bargaining agreement with the league is not reached in time for the season openers in two weeks, the Insider has learned.

    In a written vote, more than 350 players supported a strike and only two opposed it, a source close to the situation said.
    Heard this on the news on the way home.

    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soc...to_strike.html

    This can't be good. I think the players striking has a bit more weight than a lockout. If the players strike and the league folds, some/half/most of them will find work in small leagues else where. Bad news over all for NA soccer though.

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    And the line in the sand has been drawn...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whoopee View Post
    And the line in the sand has been drawn...

    Ricky... you cross that line and you're going to jail.

    Good! I wanna go back to fuckin' jail, at least it's warm and there's good dope!

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    Cmon league, give the players the CBA. This could destroy the league if you don't

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    Quote Originally Posted by Voodooman View Post
    Cmon league, give the players the CBA. This could destroy the league if you don't
    The League will be done...

    World Cup year... MLS should have been thinking about opportunities... instead... they will be forgotten.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FluSH View Post
    The League will be done...

    World Cup year... MLS should have been thinking about opportunities... instead... they will be forgotten.
    Stupid business management. The boost from a successful world cup would have been huge. The management needs to do some serious thinking about whether they want to throw all that invested cash down the drain or if they want to take advantage of what could be US Soccer's biggest year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Voodooman View Post
    Cmon league, give the players the CBA.
    Agreed.

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    fuck, well I guess this was bound to happen based on the news we had been hearing but it still sucks

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    I'm going to assume there will be a strike, then if the season starts on time it'll be a happy surprise.

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    I hope that they come to an agreement . it don't look good though. Yes this could ruin the league.

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    Well, it's still all posturing at this point, but if the season doesn't start and stays shut for any meaningful amount of time, bye bye MLS.

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    FUCK...

    This CBA BS is a major buzzkill on a lot of things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AL-MO View Post
    FUCK...

    This CBA BS is a major buzzkill on a lot of things.
    You said it.

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    all unions do this before a strike date... I've been involved in many of these... they do a "show of force" vote that's supposed to show management that the workers are united. It gives the bargaining team more power at the table. it also authorizes the union leadership to say on the 25th, "ok, we're striking.. bye" without having to go back to the players and ask them for permission.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 111_DrummerBoy View Post
    Heard this on the news on the way home.

    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soc...to_strike.html

    This can't be good. I think the players striking has a bit more weight than a lockout. If the players strike and the league folds, some/half/most of them will find work in small leagues else where. Bad news over all for NA soccer though.
    Well then, Toronto FC can join new north american soccer league (NASL)

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    I think that this is a reality now, I hope that it doesn't last long.
    At least we have Champions League and World cup to keep us entertained.

    shit

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    I'm glad that they waited until I sent an EMT for the boston tickets before confirming... looks like I might be out $150...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toronto Gunner View Post
    I'm glad that they waited until I sent an EMT for the boston tickets before confirming... looks like I might be out $150...
    if tickets haven't been purchased yet then we should get it back.

    rr

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    Voting in favour of a strike is just part of the process.

    Don't worry. Absolute worst case scenario is opening night and the weekend of the 27th don't happen, come the week of the 29th everyone shits their pants and there's a resolution by Easter weekend.

    I really don't believe it will come to that. I'll bet you there's an 11th hour deal on Wednesday night the 24th. Look at the kick in the nuts baseball took in '94, and thats the American past time. The owners, MLS and the players all know a prolonged strike sinks the league, and thats not going to happen.

    Everyone have a beer, relax, let them stare each other down, because I promise you someone will blink before the end of the month at the very latest.

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    I'm going to Boston even if there's a strike.

    http://www.nba.com/celtics/promotion...-schedule.html

    ^ and maybe I'll go check out a Celtics game and their post game party.

    hahahahahha... sigh.
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    which 2 members voted against the strike? Now that would be fun to see who.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nuvinho View Post
    which 2 members voted against the strike? Now that would be fun to see who.
    Beckham? Landycakes?

    Inquiring minds want to know!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Batman View Post
    Beckham? Landycakes?

    Inquiring minds want to know!
    They were probably both paying the other players to vote yes so they could extend their respective loan spells.

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    I'm going home from work in about 25 mins and I'm going to go run over the first group of old people I find. THIS SUCKS!!!!! I guess I'll just get my fill of Canada by looking out my window at work and coming up for Blue Jays games.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nuvinho View Post
    which 2 members voted against the strike? Now that would be fun to see who.
    Obviously two players who feel they couldn't get a contract elsewhere paying them as well as MLS.

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    Why can't FIFA step in and fix this bs that is the MLS, every other player in the world has freedom, why in gods name would you ever sign to play in North America with the contracts are handled, if you are a mid range player playing in the NASL is a much better deal, at least your contarct is with the team and not the league.

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    A strike of any significant length = bye, bye MLS

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    You think 20,000 people will show up for a season long supporters cup?

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    Meh, United play until May. The World Cup is June to July and then United is back in July and are likely coming to NA which means a road trip!. I'm not losing sleep over it. If the players and the league want to fuck themselves over then go right ahead.

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    ok so when I come back from SC. I'll could be getting my money back and sending it to the tiger cats.

 

 

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