Comment 46077

By Jeffrey93 (registered) | Posted August 22, 2010 at 03:52:38

Just putting this out there...that I have been banned from the Ticats.ca message boards.

Apparently waiting for facts to arrive before jumping to conclusions is frowned upon by the Tiger-Cats.

As most of you are probably aware there is some 'gossip' circulating that the Mayor was offered some type of deal from the Province to try to sway the vote of Hamilton City Council in favour of the East Mountain.

From what I have read no such deal was offered and nothing of any real substance was discussed between the Mayor and a proxy for the Premier of Ontario.

I tried to make those facts known while posting at the Ticats.ca site....I simply said that until we know more, nobody should be jumping to conclusions. All we know right now is that a conversation took place. There is no obligation by the Mayor of Hamilton to make every conversation he has public knowledge.

I took a defensive approach to posters on the Ticats.ca forums and repeatedly stated that until we know more....there is nothing to discuss. Assuming the info we had is true...the Mayor did nothing wrong. I gave several examples of how this is typical government at work. Every little conversation isn't required to be public knowledge and when coming from a higher level of government you don't make anything public until it is official.

Apparently that (the truth) isn't how Ticats.ca rolls....I logged in tonight to see if any more information had become available regarding this issue....only to find I have been permanently banned.

All of my posts were respectful and all were on-topic.

I didn't defend the Mayor...I only stated that until we know more...we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. And that resulted in my banishment from their "public" forums.

I previously stated on Raise the Hammer and on Tictas.ca that I don't care where the stadium is built....I am a long time Ti-Cats fan....so as long as a stadium is built in Hamilton I will be happy. I am now changing my previous neutral stance.

Build the stadium in the West Harbour come hell or high water. I was a born and bred Tiger-Cat fan....but how I have been treated on their website has soiled my opinion of the team. How can I cheer for a team that purposefully bans those people on their message boards that don't agree with them??

I love my Hamilton Tiger-Cats....but after this....after Bob Young has shown his true colours.....screw 'em!!!

Go to Moncton and fail Bob! Go to Quebec City and fail Bob!

If you want to hold this city hostage....and bend every Hamilton Tiger-Cat fan over a barrel as your hostage...go ahead. Do your best! Move the team to wherever you think a city will pony up $110M plus for a stadium. I wish you all the best you cowardly two-faced lying sack of ......stuff.

I was a fan. I hardcore fan. I didn't take the Mayor's side on the Tigercat forums...I simply said "wait until we know more"....and I got banned for that.

That is absolutely pathetic. Bob responded to my signature earlier today and I removed it and commended him for addressing it....after that all I did was try to get people to focus on FACTS. And now I am banned from the Ticats.ca forums.

This must be what political prisoners feel like. Good work Bob. Silence those that don't see it your way....great "discussions" on your website....what a joke.

Ya know what....if a beautiful new stadium in the West Harbour isn't good enough for you.....you aren't good enough for my town. Get out! Go to play in some crap town with your mediocre team and then ask the local government there why you can't make money with a terrible product. I don't care anymore. I WAS a multi-season ticket holder....no longer. I see you as a nice guy when you aren't faced with adversity. Now that you have an issue to face...you have shown that you are an absolute a$$. You responding to me on your forums...then later that day banning me. For what? Because I didn't sign up with your cult to have the Mayor strung up from the nearest tree?

Nice way to treat your fans Bobby. No wonder you lose money. East Mountain....West Harbour...Aldershot...Quebec City....Moncton.....it doesn't matter. You will lose money. Why? Because you have no f'ing clue what you're doing and the people you hire to run your team don't either.

Good night Bobby.....I hope you sleep well knowing that you silenced another objective poster from your Ticats.ca forums.

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