Originally Posted by
Roogsy
I defended him and to be honest, I still do. Cann was in a tough spot and thus made a tough decision. It didn't go his way. TFC played hard ball. I don't think it was the wrong play as a principle, I think it was the wrong play for him because he didn't have enough leverage.
As for walking out on your team not being the "right thing to do"...well...so is making promises you don't keep. This team owes Cann and it should make it up to him. If they don't, well Cann may have had to apologize because he had to, but that's probably to save his job and his livelihood not because he wanted to.
Nobody wanted Cann to leave training camp, but instead of backing him into a corner, maybe the team should have dealt with him honourably in the first place. And we're back to the fundamental reason why I don't blame Cann nor condemn him for doing what he did. If this was simply greed, I would agree with most of you, but it wasn't...he was fighting back against an organization that was breaking their promise to him. And for that, I don't feel he owed me an apology. When I saw the video, I felt sorry for the dude because it's obvious he has been beaten and made to beg for his job, something I feel he's earned.
If you guys feel validated by his apology, congrats. I take no pleasure in watching a pleasure I respect humilated by a club bullying him into an apology. Granted, he decided to play the hardball game with them and got burnt...and thus, he brought it upon himself in a way...but none of you guys have offered a solution to his dilemma other than "play out your contract" which seems to be a default rationale around this board and the reason why none of you would make good agents nor business managers.
And congratulate yourselves for taking the winning side. While you are at it, you should probably defend this club for the season ticket price hikes and other instances of them taking advantage of those generating revenue for them. Because standing up to the team is obviously the wrong thing to do.