Ongoing CBA discussions

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I don't know that it will happen, but I think that if this goes in a protracted lockout (meaning games lost) an enterprising lawyers group may try to start a class action lawsuit on behalf of fans and/or municipalities. The owners have created an expectation of service based on the public funding of stadiums that has never really been tested or denied, but if games are lost then perhaps the fans could constitute a class in the legal sense. If that happened, it would alter the very foundation of the way that sports is viewed. With NBA also facing a possible CBA issue, it could cause unintended consequences that neither leagues nor players saw.

Or we could just forget about it and drive on...

I might have read what your saying wrong but the lost games is not an issue. The owners and head honcho agreed that all games will be played. So I presume it means if they are playing into March next year they will. All 16 games for each team will be played. So the idea that fans who were sold season passes for 16 games being cheated and only getting 14 or 12 will not happen. Now it will be interesting if after the league and players agree on a new CBA and they decide that they need to drop a few games later how fans will react.

With owners trying to get blood out of a turnip in regards to fans and the season passes saying there was a contract it will be interesting to see the fans claiming the contract is a specific amount for 16 games not 12 and forcing the owners to either give money back or play a full 16 games.