News Article: Don Cherry Fired

[AchtzehnBaby]

The donald is gone

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[The Devilish Buffoon]

Wow! Wild. About time, I suppose. If it was anyone else, the firing would have seemed to be guaranteed but, with Don, I really wasn't sure what to expect.

The guy knows the Xs & Os pretty well and has a good eye for the details of the game, but everything else about his public presentation - be it the persona or the person - was just abhorrent.

 

[Qward]

Good.

 

[TheDebater]

Honestly this is very sad and pathetic. Sporsnet should be ashamed for how they have handled this, not because this was undeserved, but he should not have been back this season to begin with.

Cherry's comments were racist, plain and simple, you should never imply that some canadians are "lesser" because they immigrated here and somehow do not support the military because they do not wear a poppy. What about all those non-immigrants who do not wear poppies either?

Anyway that topic has been beaten to death with regards to his comments but the real shame is, bigotry aside, Cherry is a Canadian icon and has been around far too long to go out like this. He should have been given his farewell party before this incident tarnished his reputation, but now he will be known for getting fired for being racist as opposed to "retiring" after a long and famous career.

 

[saskriders]

It's a great day for Canada and therefore the world.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Good riddance, wouldn't surprise me if he joined Rebel Media or some other wacko site.

 

[H3ckt1k]

Pierre mcguire should replace him

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Can't believe people listened to him as long as they did

 

[BonkTastic]

If anything, I'm surprised it took this long for him to say something egregious enough to get fired over.

End of an era... that probably should have ended a few years ago, at the very least.

Cherry had a hell of a career, but like Bob Cole before him, hung on WAY past his best-before date.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Time to bring back George Stromobolpolopous

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Byeeeeeeee.

 

[Larionov]

I found that he didn't have much of interest to say about the game itself anymore, so I found myself not listening to him. Brian Burke, on the other hand, always has solid insights into the game, where the league is going, etc. Give me more of Burke and I'm a happy fan.

It's sad to see Cherry go out like this, but the old expression applies to him also - if you don't pick your ending, it ultimately gets picked for you. He blew it, though, by saying something both hurtful and completely out of line. If he sticks to hockey, none of this ever happens...

 

[Senscore]

I know everyone is getting their shots in right now but I don't think it will take long to miss him.

 

[milkbag]

After decades of being his wrangler, Ron Maclean is finally set free from this burden. Surprised it took this long tbh

 

[Qward]

Pierre mcguire should replace him

"coaches" corner

 

[TheNewEra]

this was a long time coming

has been making comments like this for years where he kept pushing the envelope this one was just completely over the top

 

[H3ckt1k]

"coaches" corner

They can change the name to “chads” corner

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDoo]

Gotta say I'm surprised they were willing to do it.

 

[OmniSens]

Good riddance.

 

[Samsquanch]

Pierre mcguire should replace him

Im honestly so much more for this than Brian Burke.

I swear to god I cant handle him and his new wannabe 20yr old bar-star haircut. What a freaking tool, Im embarrassed for him...

 

[Slack]

My guess is they probably asked him to apologize on air, he refused, and they told him to pack his bags.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Im honestly so much more for this than Brian Burke.

I swear to god I cant handle him and his new wannabe 20yr old bar-star haircut. What a freaking tool, Im embarrassed for him...

That hair and the stare scream “intensity”!

 

[Back in Black]

Bravo for tackling the job of the Poppy!

 

[robsenz]

Im honestly so much more for this than Brian Burke.

I swear to god I cant handle him and his new wannabe 20yr old bar-star haircut. What a freaking tool, Im embarrassed for him...

For real...I can't look at that ****

 

[BonkTastic]

"coaches" corner

Not that I want to find myself in a position of advocating for McGuire more than I have to, but the guy does have two cup rings as an NHL assistant coach, at the very least.

As far as accolades go, it's better than Cherry ever got to as a coach.