Richard Bloch Quotations

The four-week suspension was for just cause. Additionally, there was no inherent violation of the labor agreement in the club's decision to pay Owens but not practice or play him due to the nature of the player's conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.

The club has shouldered its burden of providing clear and convincing evidence of the players' misconduct, and moreover that the four-week suspension was for just cause. Additionally, there was no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.

It is abundantly clear that the answer we give you will be manifestly disastrous, no matter what we give you.

This is a shameful exercise by two groups who it appears have bargained successfully in fat times; but in hard times, the talk turns to nuclear options .... You need to begin today, tonight ... you need to get down to this privately now.

You both got us here, this is your mess, you fix it. Because, unlike us, when you go home, you're going to have to live with this.

no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not to permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.

I'm very pleased the parties have reached a tentative agreement.

Make no mistake: you both are responsible for this proceeding, This will be an abandonment of responsibility that will, and should, haunt all of you.

Make no mistake: You both are responsible for this proceeding.