Entire Arena Football Team FIRED

SmashMouth · 03-17-2012, 01:46 PM

Entire Arena Football team cut during pregame meal at Olive Garden | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

The owner of the Pittsburgh Power fired all 24 members of his team during a pregame meal at an Orlando-area Olive Garden.
With AFL players set to strike before the 2012 season opener, owner Matt Shaner reacted first, cutting his entire team hours before kickoff of a game against the Orlando Predators.
"Mid-statement, all the players got up and left," former Power center Beau Elliott told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "Every player got up and left while he was still talking. There were 15 to 20 angry, large individuals."
The AFL Player's Association was calling for an increase in the $400 game checks paid to most players on each team. The union demanded a 300 percent increase in the minimum salary. AFL owners countered with a $100 raise.

papz · 03-17-2012, 02:16 PM

Well, first time for everything.

SloMotion · 03-17-2012, 06:07 PM

Wow, so much for the "they can't fire all of us" theory,

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WhoDat!656 · 03-17-2012, 06:08 PM

Did they finish eating?

QBREES9 · 03-18-2012, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Wow, so much for the "they can't fire all of us" theory, .

Oh yes they can, and they did LOL

Crusader · 03-19-2012, 02:28 AM

Good job!

03-17-2012, 01:46 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,476 Blog Entries: 29	Entire Arena Football Team FIRED Entire Arena Football team cut during pregame meal at Olive Garden \| Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports The owner of the Pittsburgh Power fired all 24 members of his team during a pregame meal at an Orlando-area Olive Garden. With AFL players set to strike before the 2012 season opener, owner Matt Shaner reacted first, cutting his entire team hours before kickoff of a game against the Orlando Predators. "Mid-statement, all the players got up and left," former Power center Beau Elliott told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "Every player got up and left while he was still talking. There were 15 to 20 angry, large individuals." The AFL Player's Association was calling for an increase in the $400 game checks paid to most players on each team. The union demanded a 300 percent increase in the minimum salary. AFL owners countered with a $100 raise.

03-18-2012, 09:29 PM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Originally Posted by SloMotion Wow, so much for the "they can't fire all of us" theory, . Oh yes they can, and they did LOL

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