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The XFL is done
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:14 pm
They've terminated all of their employees.
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Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:14 pm to Landmass
We know
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:15 pm to Landmass
What bad timing through no fault of their own.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:15 pm to Landmass
Fine, Vince. Ready for Hell in A Cell when you are.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:16 pm to Landmass
Shame
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:16 pm to burdman
Agreed. They seemed to be trying to do it right this time.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:16 pm to Landmass
As a lifelong DC Defenders fan, this really hurts
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:18 pm to Landmass
Players will get a pay raise via unemployment checks and stimulus check.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:25 pm to Landmass
I figure a lot of sports will be hurting at first. It cost money to go to games and buy expensive merchandise.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:30 pm to Landmass
Imagine the poor suckers who were part of the AAF and XFL
Posted on 4/10/20 at 10:44 pm to Landmass
Posted on 4/10/20 at 11:40 pm to Landmass
The one season experimental football league curse is still alive.
Posted on 4/10/20 at 11:51 pm to Reservoir dawg
Well they gave me Covid 19 so....
Posted on 4/10/20 at 11:58 pm to Landmass
Smart business move. Vince sheds employees with no revenue coming into the league. Employees can claim unemployment. When all this blows over he picks back up where he left off
Posted on 4/11/20 at 12:06 am to PipelineBaw
IDK - I think Vince used the pandemic as an excuse to shut things down again, without having to face the ridicule of the league being a failure.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 1:01 am to Samson
quote:Does anybody know anything about the league's finances? If I had Vince's money I think I would give it more than half a season before throwing in the towel.
IDK - I think Vince used the pandemic as an excuse to shut things down again, without having to face the ridicule of the league being a failure.
Admittedly I only watched parts of a couple games, but I kind of liked it. I liked the new rules, I like that they were transparent about things, and I'm sure the coaches didn't like it but I liked that they let you listen to play calls and shite. And it scratched a little bit of that football itch during what's normally the offseason.
There's probably a lot of pressure from investors, but I wouldn't expect a brand new league to be profitable for a few years. It takes time to build a fanbase. Hell, the only reason I didn't watch more games is because I never remembered it existed. I would have watched more next year.
I hope they give it another go.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 6:33 am to Korkstand
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There's probably a lot of pressure from investors, but I wouldn't expect a brand new league to be profitable for a few years
This, no one that invested in the league could have expected not to lose money for a few hearts. Maybe the numbers were that much worse than they originally expected the losses were going to be too much to overcome.
Posted on 4/11/20 at 8:09 am to Landmass
That's too bad. We watched them over at university of houston. Lots of fun.
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