OK Saskatchewan government hot shots, you want transformational change, we’ll give you transformational change.
But, I don’t think you or I are really quite ready for it. But we might be, you never know.
Frankly, it’s above your pay grade and I don’t think you’re ready, willing or, to be quite frank … capable of pulling off this significant stunt.
But first, let’s get one thing straight.
What in God’s green acre is transformational change anyway?
What does it mean, where does it go? Can we give it another name … like Mervyn or Walter or something?
Transformational sounds so ominous and foreboding. Mervyn doesn’t.
Let’s get ready for Mervyn! Now, doesn’t that sound more inviting?
We’ve been warned about this transformational stuff for about six months and so far, I don’t even know what or who it’s supposed to affect. I understand it’s probably going to be directed at the health and education industries, but not necessarily. It can’t be parked on the agriculture doorstep because those people have been dealing with transformational change for decades. In their world, it’s called weather. There’s nothing more transformational for a farmer than golf-ball sized hail or 90 km/h wind.
If someone can explain this transformational or transcendental change stuff, please get hold of me. I am a willing listener. Can’t say I’m a strong learner, but I listen very well … except when I’m busy talking or writing stuff like this.
Come to think of it Saskatchewan government, why don’t you just continue doing those incremental changes you’re so good at, instead of transformational scary stuff.
I can handle incremental. Besides, I pay taxes, which means you are obligated to hear me out and I say incremental, not transformational, and we can all get a good night’s sleep, OK?
Now on to topic two.
A month ago I wrote about how I thought the Saskatchewan Roughriders were spending too much money for too little talent.
I believe the activities in ‘Rider land during the past week has reinforced my argument.
How much money do these guys have to waste? They’ve already blown past a couple of million for a dozen quarterbacks, with only one who can actually play the professional game of football to a decent level of competency.
The Roughriders have a $2 million coaching staff who can’t count their Canadian content during a game, which cost Riderville $15K and then they proceeded to put the wrong players (supposed free agents, supposed injured players et al) on the practice field with the regular troops, which is in contravention of the rules, so it cost them another $60K plus a $26K penalty on the salary cap, which they will, most likely, exceed again this year. Then they got another $5,000 fine for some other infraction.
I believe the 2016 version of the Riders have spent more money ferrying players back and forth and on fines than they have on salaries for the generic teammates they have actually hired for a game or two.
Oh ya, I have already talked about the costs associated with the salaries and bonuses paid for phantom players who refused to show up or played one-quarter of a game.
We must not forget, those sundry injured players still need to be paid, as do last year’s coach and manager, who are still on the payroll.
It’s good to be rich and careless I guess. I just hope that some time soon, someone will be accountable for the quality on the field balanced against the cash that has been spent. Go Riders, and yes, you can blame the heartless, critical media for this disparity in football talent, they’re used to it.
