Hartamophone Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Welcome aboard, Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC). You fucking tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hahaha...I heard it's his producer that'll do most of the Tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 His rebuttal/rant about Toronto not having any Ontario-born players was pretty terrific tonight, I gotta say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 His rebuttal/rant about Toronto not having any Ontario-born players was pretty terrific tonight, I gotta say. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 His rebuttal/rant about Toronto not having any Ontario-born players was pretty terrific tonight' date=' I gotta say. [/quote']Agreed.What did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 The pleasure I took from this may have been slightly enhanced by the usual general enjoyment of the Leafs misfortune (turned sour as the game progressed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I thought the icing on the cake was later during the broadcast when they were showing highlights of the Tampa game and MacLean mentioned Stamkos scored his 47th goal. In the background Cherry pipes up with "An Ontario boy........" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 haha, I caught that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Stupid has-been.Ought to be euthanized, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I was really hoping Twitter would get older, stupider and more racist.#canpoli #cdnpoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 that was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 G&MBRUCE DOWBIGGIN dowbboy@shaw.ca Journalism makes strange bedfellows. Don Cherry's polemic Saturday on Coach's Corner about Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke allegedly attempting to have him fired is one of those moments.Cherry has the right to expect editorial freedom from the league that he covers. As much as we've disagreed with him, we support Cherry if a team executive tries to have him fired for taking positions contrary to the party line at the Air Canada Centre. Yes, strange bedfellows.So long as he's accurate, Cherry's entitled to make a public show of his opinions, no matter how he's dressed, no matter how over the top his delivery. (It's up to CBC, not Cherry, to provide balance in its coverage.) Trying to intimidate the press is nothing new for Burke. He has attempted, successfully at times, to silence his critics in media positions by going to their bosses with his complaints. We're waiting for the moment when his new employers at Rogers and Bell must choose between Burke and one of their radio, TV or print employees who've irritated the Maple Leafs' GM. For now, the friction point is between Burke and CBC, partners in the NHL national broadcast rights in Canada.Which leads us to the other issue raised by Cherry's bombast: What's an acceptable level of criticism from a host broadcaster? Cherry tailored the facts on Saturday about Burke trying to have him fired. It's not simply the Maple Leafs who are carrying a grudge over his flamboyant and persistent criticisms of the NHL and its product. When CBC executives made a pilgrimage to the NHL board of governors, they were rudely greeted by criticism of Cherry and MacLean from the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks, whose complaints about biased coverage and editorial failings have been voiced on other occasions.The league, too, has been less than enthusiastic about Cherry's demeaning of the new rules, discipline czar Brendan Shanahan, and the refereeing. Commissioner Gary Bettman appears to be boycotting Hockey Night in Canada after several contentious interviews with MacLean.Some of this is predictable, of course. As the expression goes, journalism's goal is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.But it is becoming clear that CBC may pay a price for countenancing the Ron 'n' Don agenda of old-time values. NHL officials would not comment publicly on whether the pair would be an impediment to CBC retaining all or some of the next national TV rights package in Canada, which begin in 2014. But the sentiment in the league office seems to be, can anyone imagine the NFL's broadcast partners being as constantly critical of the game, its officials, clubs, league and, particularly, the commissioner as Cherry and MacLean have been? This became toxic this year when Cherry mocked the league's disciplinary department and referees. While it doesn't want to censor its broadcaster, the league does feel it could stand a little love once in a while from the stars of its Canadian partner.Jeffrey Orridge, CBC vice-president of sports properties, told Usual Suspects that CBC would not publicly discuss the issue of whether Cherry and MacLean could cost them Hockey Night . But we have learned that Hockey Night and CBC employees are concerned that the personal agenda of the Coach's Corner pair is jeopardizing the future of the show on CBC.There is a feeling that Cherry and MacLean dominate editorial content on the show, and the content is no longer acceptable to a league that wants to emphasize speed and skill at the expense of grittiness and fighting. Some feel that Cherry, facing retirement, is looking to go out on his shield by picking a fight with the suits of the league for the soul of the sport.The 77-year-old Cherry says he is on an annual contract with CBC.MacLean has two more years on his deal. Some think it's time they moved on. Removing either or both this summer from Hockey Night would be a tricky public relations move for CBC, which is already under fire from both political and broadcast critics. For a corporation facing financial challenges in the next year, the advertising revenues from Hockey Night are crucial. Losing them, a disaster.Can CBC retain both Hockey Night revenues and Cherry and MacLean? We may be about to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 But the sentiment in the league office seems to be, can anyone imagine the NFL's broadcast partners being as constantly critical of the game, its officials, clubs, league and, particularly, the commissioner as Cherry and MacLean have been? That's an excellent point. I have never thought of it in those terms. Personally, I have rarely watched Coaches Corner since the late 90's. I tend to catch it about 3 times a year and that's because I am watching with friends who still religiously watch DonRon or its a Saturday night TOR-MTL game and I know he is going to go off about something (case in point this past weekend). There's a reason I rarely watch it. The game has changed. Its not 1990 and I am no longer 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 The NHL could have dropped CBC a few years back and made a lot more money, but made the decision not to based on the cultural relevance of the station. IMO, it was a smart move. (If anyone wants a really long article about it, PM me and Ill send you a copy, its a great read). I don't think anything Cherry says now is any worse than it was before, so I really doubt his latest antics would change anyone's mind. If the NHL drops the CBC it will be because they have decided to accept the bids of either Bell Globe or Rogers....or both. They might tell everyone it was because of Cherry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 There's a reason I rarely watch it. The game has changed. Its not 1990 and I am no longer 22. That's my thought exactly, albeit with the age changing a bit. Heard it all before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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