official: union decertifies

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michael silver just tweeted it

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http://twitter.com/MikeSilver

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i say fuck both sides at this point

owners want the players to give back a ton of money without opening the books to show that they are actually not making that much money.

but then just an hour or so ago, the owners seemed to cave in and made a proposal that slit the difference between the two sides in half. that to me seems like a pretty good offer.

the union made no counter offer, they just decertified, leading me to believe that that was their goal the whole time

now it goes to the courts and turns into more of a mess

[Patler]

It's about time!

[packers11]

Im so sick of this shit. Over 9 billion dollars they can't figure it out and come to an agreement? All the fans give all this money to the league/players and this is what we get in return? How would the nfl feel if the "fans" got together and cancelled the 400+ dollar direct.tv nfl pacakage to watch the games and all the hundreds of dollars buying collector items / not buying over priced seating /beverages at a stadium .... that 9.3 bill sure would shrink in half... the more money they make I feel like the more issues that pop up... im just ranting. All I ask for is my football for next year. We are not a 4-12 team- we have a really good chance to repeat and the true losers in this situation is the fans. Thanks for nothing unions/nfl

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i use to watch quite a bit of baseball before their big strike, i've watched maybe 5 games since then

i use to be a huge nba fan, its been years since i've watched a pro basketball game

they damn well better play the whole fucking football season this year, or they can all go fuck themselves too

all these assholes need to realize they are that they are just a bunch of clowns, there to entertain us. make our lives better. yet none of them give a shit about the fans, they just follow the faceless dollar bills

[SkinBasket]

Unions are really fucking awesome.

[Zool]

If the lockout extends into the season, my interest in football will wane more than it already has the last few years. Better not fuck up a cash cow ya retards.

[Patler]

Rich owners and rich players playing tug-of-war with the goose that lays the golden eggs. Will it survive?

[Fritz]

Unions are really fucking awesome.

The owners are essentially a union. So you're right.

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Rich owners and rich players playing tug-of-war with the goose that lays the golden eggs. Will it survive?

i think its gonna take a pretty decent hit. every sport that has missed time from a strike or a lockout has had major negative effects afterwards.

as packer fans we should be the ones that are the most pissed off. we don't have greedy owners, all the money that doesn't go to our players goes right back into the team.

and the major dividing issue were the teams books. well we are the one team that opened our books.

and we're the defending super bowl champs with a great foundation ready to make a run.

not only is this fucking the fans, but its really fucking the packers, and us packer fans really hard

[Old School]

People in Japan dead in an earthquake, and thosands flooded out on the east coast, and these assholes are fighting over millions. The Packers can all go act like idiots at the capitol with the anarchists. What a sad end to a Super Bowl win. They're all a bunch of union tools - the owners too.

A pox on all their houses.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

My interest in football will take a big hit if there is no football next year.

[Smidgeon]

Personally, I hope the union loses huge in litigation for not counterproposing this last deal the owners put out.

[Lurker64]

Personally, I hope the union loses huge in litigation for not counterproposing this last deal the owners put out.

From what I could glean from various media coverage, the union had a curious lack of counterproposals. They seemed to react to absolutely everything with "show us your books."

It's silly to take sides here (especially for Packer fans, since our books are open), but generally when it comes to negotiations "Willingness to compromise" wins points with me.