SinisterJay Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 NEW YORK -- The NFL will offer full refunds to fans with general admission tickets if games are canceled next season because of a lockout.Each team will determine its policies for club seats, suites and payments for personal seat licenses, the league said Tuesday. Season-ticket holders can choose to receive a refund or credits toward future games. Fans with individual game tickets can receive a refund or exchange the tickets for future games, with some restrictions. Refunds will be paid within 30 days once the NFL determines how many games will be played in 2011. The current collective bargaining agreement expires in March, raising fears that a lockout may disrupt at least part of the preseason and regular season. "We are working hard to secure an agreement with the union that is fair and forward-thinking to ensure our game is sound and strong well into the future," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "We know we will reach an agreement at some point. We all want football without interruption, but our fans are entitled to know now that they would receive refunds if any games are canceled." With teams soon to send information to season-ticket holders about buying packages for next year's games, Tuesday's announcement offers assurances to fans that they won't lose the money if they go ahead and make a purchase. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5866855 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinisterJay Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 thought this would be fitting here but if not move it along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheismannQuote Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 "Seeeeeee, we are still prepared for a lockout" - NFL NFL war chest is large. NFLPA...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 it's starting to sound like we may not have a 2011 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasthunder Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 :fortune: Well here's to hoping everything gets settled !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 it's starting to sound like we may not have a 2011 season. It's beginning to look like that, for sure. I've got a feeling, though, that something will happen at the buzzer and this will be avoided. The NFL just too popular and there's too much money to be made on both sides for them to not play football for an entire season. My question is, though, if there's no NFL season next year, will the NFL feel the same effect Major League Baseball felt when the season was cut short in '94? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 It will come down to the last possible minute... I'm not expecting a lock-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 "Seeeeeee, we are still prepared for a lockout" - NFLNFL war chest is large. NFLPA...? Many of the players themselves will go bankrupt. A lot of them live lavish lifestyles paycheck to paycheck. I forgot the numbers I heard but close to a third would be estimated as going broke if they go nearly a year without a paycheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I think they'll get something done a few weeks into the season once people start missing checks and the networks start missing games, and there will be real games with a shortened season by mid-Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien1191 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 There's a 0 percent chance there's no football in 2011. ZERO. The NFL has become WAY too big of an industry for there not to be football played for a whole year. There's going to be pressure from everywhere. Think of how many things hang in the balance. TV Contracts, jobs, local economies, web sites, restaurants, etc etc. It will get settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 If the NFLPA doesn't sign on, what's the chances the teams run with scabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 If the NFLPA doesn't sign on, what's the chances the teams run with scabs? We'd be at a huge advantage if they did. Ours will already have a year's playing experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I must be cornfused, but I was under the impression the CBA in the early 90's was to prevent something like this from happening. The ONLY losers in the whole mess will be the fans, so the NFLPA and owners better get it through their thick greedy skulls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 We'd be at a huge advantage if they did. Ours will already have a year's playing experience! You stole my punch line! Great minds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRSmith Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 What are the major issues in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 You stole my punch line! Great minds! Haha thanks for the assist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigSkin Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 We'd be at a huge advantage if they did. Ours will already have a year's playing experience! That's hilarious but I bet few people on this board enjoyed those scab games as much as I did. Back on topic, I just don't see the league going thru a refund process where they're sending millions of dollars back to STH's. My bet is no lock-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybnorml Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 It will come down to the last possible minute... I'm not expecting a lock-down. It's a lock out, a lock down was what happened when you were in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasjhughes Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I think they'll get something done a few weeks into the season once people start missing checks and the networks start missing games, and there will be real games with a shortened season by mid-Oct. I agree. They may play into january and push all the playoffs back 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We'd be at a huge advantage if they did. Ours will already have a year's playing experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We'd be at a huge advantage if they did. Ours will already have a year's playing experience! Dude.. I tried not to, but a little giggle did slip out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It would make for an interesting fantasy season if you had to swap out your entire roster when the regulars came back mid-year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyandSam Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 You know.....the last time there was a strike and replacement players played.....the Redskins won the Super Bowl!!! Could work to our advantage with Bruce and Mikey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins-Canes-Mounties Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Doesn't say what happens if games are played with replacement players. There are only refunds for cancellations. What are the odds we pay full price for uncancelled games with replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It's beginning to look like that, for sure. I've got a feeling, though, that something will happen at the buzzer and this will be avoided. The NFL just too popular and there's too much money to be made on both sides for them to not play football for an entire season.My question is, though, if there's no NFL season next year, will the NFL feel the same effect Major League Baseball felt when the season was cut short in '94? See, I just don't think there'll be a lockout when push comes to shove. An NFL season is literally worth billions of dollars. We'll have an 11th-hour agreement, or at worst a few weeks without our real teams (I for one would be giddy and actively root for a lockout if we got scab games). A lot of players can't survive if they're not paid as scheduled. They never learned how to handle money, so they'll go bankrupt if they miss even half of a season. There's a 0 percent chance there's no football in 2011. ZERO. The NFL has become WAY too big of an industry for there not to be football played for a whole year. There's going to be pressure from everywhere. Think of how many things hang in the balance. TV Contracts, jobs, local economies, web sites, restaurants, etc etc. It will get settled. I agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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