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    Who Needs Walby?

    TORONTO - CFL audiences continue to rise for the silent treatment.

    Mired in a labour dispute, the CBC's Labour Day contest between Edmonton and Calgary drew a season best 584,000. That's up from 580,000 (Aug. 27, Saskatchewan versus B.C.) and 449,000 (Aug. 20, Toronto versus Edmonton).

    All three games aired without CBC announcers.

    But the big ratings winner on the weekend was TSN, which drew a network record average audience of 791,000 for Hamilton's 33-30 win over Toronto on Labour Day evening.

    The previous TSN high was 573,000 for a game between B.C. and Calgary on Oct. 27, 2002. TSN has been broadcasting CFL games since 1986.

    CBC, which has locked out 5,500 members of the Canadian Media Guild, including on-air sports staff, was originally scheduled to carry the Hamilton-Toronto game, but handed it off to TSN because of a lack of manpower.
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    #2
    Re: Who Needs Walby?

    Weren't CBC employees paying attention when Movie Night in Canada replaced HNIC and ratings didn't suffer? Didn't they see NHL players lose a year of salary only to come back to reduced wages?

    TSN is the flagship for CFL football.

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      #3
      Re: Who Needs Walby?

      If the CBC had a good crew to do the half time show, going over stats etc, but left the annoying play by play behind, I think that would be great.
      But please, anyone but Williams.
      I like the TSN panel cuz most of the time, they actually talk like they know what they are talking about, and they still have the ability to laugh at themselves, and the moderator stays out of it for the most part.
      I'd like the old camera work back though. The comments on the bottom of the screen during the game have been almost tongue in cheek at times, which I like.
      N99
      Section G, Row 16, seat 14

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        #4
        Re: Who Needs Walby?

        Seems like they don't even care who does it....they'd rather have no one. Personally, I love it, and I was sure to inform the protesting CBC Media Guild workers outside McMahon that they were totally unneccessary.
        I officially retract my vote for DDS as Prime Minister. He's clearly incompetent.

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          #5
          Re: Who Needs Walby?

          I like the no announcers....the PA guy is all I need. would be nice just have good camera work and a half time commentary show like TSN has, other than that good driddance to crappy colour...

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            #6
            Re: Who Needs Walby?

            Fire Walby's sorry ass now.
            I will not, for a moment longer, support an organization who chooses to cowardly kneel where they once fiercely & proudly stood

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              #7
              Re: Who Needs Walby?

              Originally posted by Diesel
              Fire Walby's sorry ass now.


              Sincerely,

              the announcer's chairs

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                #8
                Re: Who Needs Walby?

                I hope the comunist broadcast corp is still out when they broadcast an eskimo game here again, so i can tell all the losers picketing to F##% OFF.
                If it's not Boeing I'm not going.

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                  #9
                  Re: Who Needs Walby?

                  Yup - Walby was a good player, but his quips and insights are about as useful as Bryan Hall's wit. Personally, I think there's a certain charm about hearing the game as it occurs, as though you were right there. At any rate, the colourful swears from the player's mouths are more interesting than Walby's verbal diarrhea anyday.
                  "ODERINT DUM METUANT" - Let them hate, so long as they fear.

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                    #10
                    Re: Who Needs Walby?

                    I don't mind Walby at all actually as long as he is not doing a Bombers game.

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                      #11
                      Re: Who Needs Walby?

                      Originally posted by Diesel
                      Fire Walby's sorry ass now.
                      That's one big ass to fire

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                        #12
                        Re: Who Needs Walby?

                        For sure - Walby's most annoying during Bomber games, as he is partisan Bomber and finds 798 things WRONG with what the o-line is doing. All time worst commentary tandem, IMO: Wells and Walby in the booth, Hallsy on the sidelines, gameday analysis by Marty York...
                        "ODERINT DUM METUANT" - Let them hate, so long as they fear.

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                          #13
                          Re: Who Needs Walby?

                          Withe the price of fuel now a days, can they afford to "Fire" HIS ass?
                          Escalators never actually "break".... they become stairs
                          ~ Mitch Hedberg

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                            #14
                            Re: Who Needs Walby?

                            To answer the original question...

                            Who needs Walby?

                            Tony Romas


                            mmmmmm...riiibbbbbssss.
                            Go Eskies!

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                              #15
                              Re: Who Needs Walby?

                              Originally posted by squishy35
                              That's one big ass to fire
                              As long as it's not the ass that's firing.....

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