Johnny Walker on strike

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Greywacke, Aug 27, 2002.

  1. Greywacke

    Greywacke New Member

    Jan 28, 2001
    Huntington Beach
  2. Martin Fischer

    Martin Fischer Member+

    Feb 23, 1999
    Kampala. Uganda
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If the Chilean league has just started falling behind paying wages, it would make it the most responsible in all of South America. Good luck to the players, they are going to need it.
     
  3. BerwynBlazers

    BerwynBlazers Member

    Jul 23, 2001
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  4. pething101

    pething101 Member

    Jul 31, 2001
    Smyrna, Ga
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have not followed this story much, but IIRC, Walker and his wife are parents of a newborn. Not the best time to be without a paycheck.
     
  5. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chile is the most reponsable in terms of finances, and the basis of how good they are doing is how well Jonny Walker's team is doing (financially). They have just recently stop paying their players, and that is an indication of the level of financial difficulty in Chile. The thread listed is the one to go to...
     
  6. nancyb

    nancyb Member

    Jun 30, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is there ever a good time for this before retirement?
     
  7. pething101

    pething101 Member

    Jul 31, 2001
    Smyrna, Ga
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What is this thing you call retirement?
     
  8. Elwood

    Elwood New Member

    Mar 20, 2001
    Indianapolis
    I got this from a person who plays an online game (www.hattrick.org) from Chile.

    "Sent 2002-09-07 02:30:00
    From Crumo
    Subject Re: Strike

    It is suppose to end soon, but the thing is very bad here, the teams have no money for paying, even the most powerful ones. This weekend the teams will play with the younsters.

    the things are so bad, that the team that came second last season fired all his players"

    I don't know for sure if the teams used youngsters yesterday or not. Fox Sports World Espanol was supposed to have San Felipe v U Catolica on yesterday, but they replayed a Pre Copa Libertadores match (and I don't speak Spanish, so I don't know if they announced anything).
     
  9. Scotty

    Scotty Member+

    Dec 15, 1999
    Toscana

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