Hello Mr. Jones

THANK YOU, THERE, MR. GREGOR. BIG NEWS IN THE 3 O’CLOCK HOUR WITH THE ELKS PARTING WAYS WITH GENERAL MANAGER AND COACH CHRIS JONES.

CAM WRITES…

THE EDMONTON ELKS DO, AFTER ALL, HAVE A PULSE. NOT A VERY STRONG PULSE. BUT, NEVERTHELESS, A PULSE. NEWS OF JONES’ FIRING MONDAY WAS A SURPRISE, TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AT ALL. BUT I’M GLAD IT DID. LET ME QUALIFY THAT, THOUGH. IT’S NEVER A NICE DAY WHEN SOMEONE LOSES THEIR JOB. THEIR LIVELIHOOD. I’M NOT GLAD JONES JOINS THE RANKS OF THE UNEMPLOYED. THAT WOULD BE RUTHLESS. WHAT I AM GLAD ABOUT IS THIS: SOMEONE WITHIN THE ELKS ORGANIZATION THAT SAID, HEY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE.

SAVING FACE, ABSOLUTELY.

AS JASON GREGOR HAS BEEN SAYING SINCE THE NEWS BROKE, THERE VERY WELL COULD BE SOME FAR REACHING EFFECTS. JASON SAYS NOTHING HAS BEEN SIGNED BETWEEN THE POTENTIAL NEW OWNER. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO WONDER IF THE NEW OWNER HAD DISCUSSION WITH THE POTENTIAL BUYER. MAYBE, IT WAS AN ULTIMATUM. IN OTHER WORDS, DO SOMETHING NOW OR I’M WALKING. WE DON’T KNOW.

REALLY, THE BEHIND THE SCENE STORY DOESN’T MATTER. AT ALL. WHAT DOES MATTER IS THE CHANGE DID TAKE PLACE. I ALSO HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE WAS SOMETHING NOT CLICKING BETWEEN JONES AND HIS PLAYERS. AND I DON’T MEAN LOSING THE ROOM. I’M TALKING, AND I HAVE NO WAY TO PROVE THIS, BUT DID JONES HAVE AN ATTITUDE. ONE TEXTER TO 1 8 3 3 XXX 14 40 MAY HAVE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN HE SAID JONES THOUGHT HE WAS THE BILL BELLACHECK OF THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE. IF FANS SEE THAT, CHANCES OF THAT PERSONA INCREASES.

THERE HAS TO BE A TIME WHEN THE TIME COMES WHEN THE BLEEDING, THE HURTING AND THE MISERY HAS TO STOP. HAS TO BE. AND, FOR THE EDMONTON ELKS, WHEN THE SUN COMES UP TUESDAY MORNING, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER.

THE 2-MINUTE WARNING. GREGOR SHOW. MONDAY. FRIDAY. SPORTS 14 40.