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<blockquote data-quote="fcukernaut" data-source="post: 93857"><p>But it all comes back to the consumer doesn't it? If the public didn't watch rugby, BBC wouldn't be buying any TV deals, if there weren't people watching there would be no comercial advertising. So in the end, yes the fans do pay the wages, whether it's through buying tickets or buying the cell phone you see on the ad. It's all about the consumer.</p><p></p><p>However, a players strike is just not the answer. All I have to do is point to past history of player strikes, every single one of them has failed; barring the Major League Baseball strike of 1994. And that was a strike conducted by the MLBPA, which is quite literally one of the most powerful and influencial unions in North America. Even then the players found out that did nothing but kill the game for 6 or 7 years and in turn their salaries went south. The fact of the matter is every single players union or association over estimates their value to the game whether it be the NFLPA, the MLBPA or most recently the NHLPA. The game has always, is always and forever will be greater than the players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fcukernaut, post: 93857"] But it all comes back to the consumer doesn't it? If the public didn't watch rugby, BBC wouldn't be buying any TV deals, if there weren't people watching there would be no comercial advertising. So in the end, yes the fans do pay the wages, whether it's through buying tickets or buying the cell phone you see on the ad. It's all about the consumer. However, a players strike is just not the answer. All I have to do is point to past history of player strikes, every single one of them has failed; barring the Major League Baseball strike of 1994. And that was a strike conducted by the MLBPA, which is quite literally one of the most powerful and influencial unions in North America. Even then the players found out that did nothing but kill the game for 6 or 7 years and in turn their salaries went south. The fact of the matter is every single players union or association over estimates their value to the game whether it be the NFLPA, the MLBPA or most recently the NHLPA. The game has always, is always and forever will be greater than the players. [/QUOTE]
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