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Show CANADA SPORTSl CFL commissioner discusses NFL strike where if you go into the negotiations nego-tiations threatening to strike, then you're almost put in the position publicly where you have to do it to show that you weren't bluffing. But I don't want to suggest that our players play-ers would never go on strike. I really don't know that." As for his personal view on the strike, it wasn't surprising to hear Godaur express a vote of confidence for his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle: .. "V.N ! 1 1 By Mark Nolan What are the chances of the CFL players ever going on strike? Would the National Football League strike prompt CFL players to consider con-sider the possibility of a walkout? walk-out? J.G. Godaur, the commissioner commis-sioner of the CFL, recently discussed the idea in very cautious cau-tious terms. When asked, the soft-spoken Godaur said: "I, of course, can't speak for the players, but in the past two agreements, agree-ments, the players have been willing to recognize what are the reasonable financial limits lim-its of the clubs, and the clubs have been prepared to consider consid-er with an open mind the valid aspirations and concerns of the players. It's been in that context that we've been able to arrive at a mutually satisfactory satis-factory point in our negotiations." negotia-tions." On the other side of the coin, the commissioner added that he wasn't sure exactly how the NFL strike would influence the thinking of CFL players: "If the players are encouraged, I couldn't say that they would not want to strike. I'm hesitant about expressing my opinions that relate to the" United States, but in my opinion, it would make no sense at all for either party to head into negotiations negotia-tions talking strike." Godaur believes -that a strike of any kind should come about only after all negotiations negotia-tions have been exhausted, and that making premature threats is a dangerous practice: prac-tice: "It's the type of -situation Pete Rozelle "I feel it would be verj inappropriate of me to comment com-ment on that situation. I have a great deal of confidence ir Mr. Rozelle as a man operat ing a league and we've alway: had a good relationship. I'rr not informed about the insidt of the issues, and there alway; is an inside with these things.' This week's CFL action Hamilton at Calgarv Oct. 1' vCBC): and Oct. 23. Calgary a Ottawa and Edmonton at Win nipeg(CTV). |