After the cancellation of the 2020 campaign in the CFL, the reactions were not long in coming from the players. The frustration and disappointment were palpable.
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Due to the negotiations that were going nowhere with the employer side, they were not surprised by the news which fell on Monday afternoon. Above all, they had several complaints to make to Commissioner Randy Ambrosie.
“The [Ambrosie] shone through his flagrant lack of leadership, said Quebecer Martin Bédard. It is in situations, such as the one we are currently experiencing, that we can recognize true leaders.
“Ambrosie, he hid for weeks. All I want now are answers to our many questions. Ambrosie hasn’t done anything concrete to save the 2020 season. It’s that simple. “
Bédard, who has worked as a financial advisor since the start of the pandemic, questions the comments of the circuit which mentions that he could be in danger.
“Commissioner Ambrosie mentioned last year, with the possible arrival of a 10th formation, that the league was prosperous and that the finances were going well, added the specialist of the long discounts. A few months later, the speech is the opposite and he mentions that the league could close its doors. It does not hold water. “
Gray clouds
By canceling their 2020 season, the Ambrosie Circuit teams will have another puzzle to solve. That of contracts.
The agreements, which were valid for this year, will they be for next year? Will the athletes be entitled to compensation for the cancellation of the 2020 campaign?
Both players and owners will have to find a compromise on these two issues in the coming weeks.
Jean-Christophe Beaulieu, he keeps both feet on the ground.
“I do not expect any compensation from the CFL,” said the Quebec center-back. In fact, I don’t expect to hear from the league or the players’ association until 2021. ”
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