“I could’ve stayed on if I wanted to and knuckled under, and turned into a simp, but that’s not my style,” Cherry said Monday night in an. “I’m unemployed now after 38 years. It’s kind of strange to be unemployed, halfway through the season. And of all days Remembrance Day. It’s sad.”
Since his firing, he hasn’t elaborated on what he could have done to remain at the “Coach’s Corner” desk, but told Newstalk 1010 that “there’s no doubt about it” that he could have kept his job. “It is the most toughest business in the world,” he said. “You make one little slip and you’re gone. After 38 years, which is kind of tough to do, but you got to be tough in this business. You can’t whine about it. You’re gone, you’re gone.”
“I still feel that everybody in this country that likes our way of life -- these beautiful people gave their lives in their 20s and in their teens for our way of life -- they should wear a poppy. If that’s offensive, then there’s nothing I can do about it.” Asked what he would be doing next Saturday night, Cherry said that he would “be sitting, having a couple of beers, watching and wondering who’s going to be on at the end of the first period.”Cherry’s comments were swiftly panned online, but also received some support, with the hashtags “Don Cherry Is Right” and “Boycott Rogers” trending on Twitter in parts of the country Tuesday.
Some hockey journalists were less surprised by Cherry’s firing than by his making it this long without losing his job.
Of course he doesnt. He's an attention seeking clown.
TheSocialCTV CTVnews rodgers double standard? FireJessAllen
IStandWithDonCherry Cherry is 💯% correct.
CTVAtlantic What about the racist and discriminatory remarks your employee Jess Allen said yesterday on the social? Is this CTV and Bell bell 's values?
Good night, good riddance
I have but one regret, that he wasn't fired earlier for our country.
Yup...keep ‘em separated...angry at one another...instead of working together and asking/working for more
Cherry is trying to re-write history. I get that he doesn't regret what he said, but he should be man enough to own exactly what he said & meant, not his revised hindsight version. No surprise he's a fan of Trump. Time to retire Don, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Don Cherry 🇨🇦
And why would he!
So by 'you people' he meant immigrants who were visible minorities, not people from England, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, Scotland, Slovenia, Wales, Sweden, Norway, or any of those other nations whose people look like us?
I hope he never apologizes.
I totally agree with you!!!
Don is a Canadain Icon..if your in favour of this you are not Canadain..very disrespectful
Ot's been 24 hours...next topic!
Don - stay your ground 🇨🇦👍👍👍
Here's an honest question I hope someone could answer for me . If Don Cherry gets fired for saying 'you people ' , how is it that Trudeau can do black face on 3 different occasions and yet be re-elected ? Is there a degree of racism ? Canadian's should fire Trudeau.
And I don't regret that you're gone. I was tired of Cherry from the first time he criticized French Canadian players and then called European players gutless, among many other things, over the years. It's about time he was fired.
Don Cherry is not wrong!
Good on you Cherry! 🍁👍👏👏👏👏
Trumpite.
IStandWithDonCherry Good for you Don.
We back you Don, stand proud. There is not many good men strong enough to stand up for what they believe in. I feel the same, many of us Canadians do. It’s about respecting our way of life, our laws, respect the people who protect your freedoms.
U were fired for inappropriate racially-charged comments. Plenty of Cdns from ALL racial backgrounds do/don't wear the poppy, but yes, ALL should... not what u said, or even intended to say, so that's why u were fired. U didn't leave w/ ur shield, u left w/ a missed opportunity.
Good for him. He has nothing to apologize for.
What a co-incidence, Don! Sportsnet is saying the exact same thing!
That’s what racists like to say a lot. Also, it’s just a joke or nothing they said was wrong.
It's ok Don cherry we know who you are and how much you love Canada and our Veterans, Left wing media like CTV and our canadian left wing government are like the children of the corn...
Instigator rule, no Don Cherry, get woke go broke
NewsRadio930 IStandWithDonCherry Don is a national treasure. To bad Terry and Kim don't have the intestinal fortitude to try and hire him
He actually said he would have come out on Sat and cleared the air and would have said everyone should go and buy a poppy. But that wasn't good enough
He did nothing wrong.
Couldn't stand him before and now really can't stand this racist misogynistic bigot!! He is too arrogant and just too racist to admit he made a terrible statement. So glad he got the boot!! Canada doesn't need that gross rhetoric in their living rooms every weekend!
He's a dinosaur and made his own bed. He could have used that opportunity to educate but instead used it to divide. Freedom of speech - yes it's important but when you have the chance to speak to a large base, use your words as tools, not weapons.
I stand with Don Cherry 100%
Me neither. Peace out, relic! Take your bad hockey and bad opinions and stuff it.
Get em Don!!!
Given the opportunity to clarify his words, Cherry does. “I meant what I said.” Pasture’s that way, Don.
The fascists trying to shut everybody down think they won here but only proved they are indeed are the filth we thought they were. Don walks away rich and marching to his own tune, so GFY.
IStandWithDonCherry
Bye dinosaur 👋🏼 time to go extinct
All he does is speak out. Canadians have Cherry fatigue. Bye bye bye
He basically said what most Canadians think but are affraid to say it political correctness will kill this country
Neither do we , ciao bella
Good for him. The ant Canadian Progressives are disgusting.
Horrible to see them kick off a legendary patriot
Cherry is an obnoxious clown who should never have been given the TV platform in the first place.
Just another reason to hate sports net. They will suck even more now!
Ok boomer
DonCherryIsRight
Nice to see someone not afraid to stand up to Liberal Leftist BS
His critics are first to give PM 💩head a pass for his blackface escapades, but will gladly pile on DC. What a bunch of virtue signalling asswipes.
He supports veterans, his comment wasn’t right, but people new to the country don’t know our traditions and are encouraged to ignore them due to a multicultural policy that even Germany has refuted.We kept a PM who can’t remember how many times he did Black Face, why fire Cherry?
Do you all guys really need a poppy to actually remember those great, brave soldiers? Really? I do remember about them since I was little... I remember also about other Great People, like a guy, he was a priest, actually, who saved 5 kids from drowning and in doing so, he died..
Natives could ask him if he knows anything about … Kanata!
Goodbye freedom of speech.
The guy is 85 years old, he should have retired years ago. I guess the fans where memorized by his funky attire. Professional sports over hyped big time when you step back and reflected on it. Millionaires chasing a ball or puck. Amateur sports is better.
Right on Don!
Why should one regret standing up for our country? Yes the way he went about it wasn’t “POLITICALLY CORRECT” but he also wasn’t wrong.If Immigrants can demand that our national anthem be changed? But yet you love our country? I think you need to figure out where you want to live.
Society is soft... grow a pair
700,000 $ !!!!
Who'da thunk it? Post election pols like the Ken bot, Jagmeet Jimmy, the Blackface Bomber & the Monty Python minister of war, wear themselves out trying 2 channel the zeitgeist! Grapes comes along steals the show, the headlines, Remembrance Day memorials, all the iconic oxygen!🤔
Good
retract this fakenews, for shame
Freedom of Speech still exists in Canada!
I wonder if he is going to now police Movember and shame those not growing facial hair?
Bye Don. See how easy it was? You were warned about this type of behavior. You are a victim of your own malice. Comply or suffer the consequences.
I hope I live to be an old cranky bastard like Donny. At 85 he is as sharp as a button.
DonCherry He’s a good guy
Wanting everybody in Canada to wear a poppy is a very nice wish but not really possible. The problem is the you thing and an apology for that would also be nice. Many of the 'you' served in the armed services.
IStandWithCherry
Good! CTV you should be ashamed of yourselves for smearing the Canadian icon! 🖕
He's 85. He can enjoy his opinion. He has been fired. No more to see here. Let it go now and move on to bigger issues.
Everyone knew he couldn’t survive cancel culture.
Never apologize.
Hayley Wickenheiser should replace Don Cherry.
Don Cherry.
Nor should he! He has always spoke the truth, something MSM can not comprehend now that they are the trained minions of Our idiot PM. CherryIsRight imwithgrapes
Fire Lying Lisa Leflem at CTV ! biasedmedia
Yawn..
Canada’s Donald
given
and that’s the problem!
DonCherry got RoseanneBarred for stating every Canadian citizen should wear a poppy to commemorate RemembranceDay and he wasn't even specific about what nationalities he was critical of for not appearing to be taking part in the tradition Could have been Englishmen
👍👍👍👍
That's bec he's a fkn Trumpster.
“We're developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won't be able to think.” ― Rod Serling
It's about time he was fired. His old school hockey thoughts where tolerated by the NHL, even though they were trying to change the game, to skill and not thug mentality. To generalize, is not a good thing. As you can see lots in Ottawa!
He is a patriot and said nothing wrong ... farewell Don 🍺
All mighty dollar rules in the end. Nobody gives a fuck if you were offended you meat heads. Sportsnet was worried profits would fall because of outrage. They do not care either way about what was said. Executives probably tell racist jokes at dinner parties. Prove me wrong..
Social media is poison and mainstream media are activists masquerading as journalists. I’m at the point of deleting the apps or at least unfollowing all the media outlets. Trying to find some positive accounts to follow. Suggestions ?
If I was in a foxhole, I would rather be there with Mr. Cherry than the likes of all his critics! 🇨🇦
Media giving this racist too much air time.
We need a war , protect our way of life
We love you Don!
BoyCottHNIC
In my opinion,he didn't say anything offensive.
I agree with you, I don't mind people coming but don't change our ways. Conform to our way of life or choose to stay were you are.
He doesn't even remember what he said 😂
And he teaches young people everywhere that they don’t need to be accountable or held accountable or need to apologize for their actions. Good job. Hopefully he’ll fade into oblivion now that’s he’s off the air
boycottSportsnett
Why is the establishment is attacking Don Cherry? ...
He should... Papa! I told you to wait in the car!!
He’s so bigoted
Do not go gently into that good night, Cherry!
ok boomer
Thanks for the memories Don
Strutting out of the building with his self respect intact like 👍
Can’t believe you’re still giving him a platform
Good for you, Coach! Now, there is no reason to ever watch Hockey Night in Canada ever again. Hockey streaming here we come! 'You people' who fired him just unplugged your fan base.
OK enough of this guy. Bye bye Donny
your awesome don
Boy if only blackface got this much push from CBCNews
I don't regret he's gone, and hope we'll never hear from him again.
CTV is basically CBC understudies. Same tired leftist spin on EVERY SINGLE NEWS ITEM. Even the damn Weather now !
‘ You people ‘ eh
He didn’t say anything wrong. Oh my god ppl can’t say anything anymore without someone calling it racist!
Sounds like he clarified in the article.... he called out everyone who doesn’t wear our poppy.
Well, I’m glad that he’s confirmed the tightness of de-platforming him.
The guy tells the truth , Yet the fucking snow flakes get their way of course. Absolutely disgusting
Nor does he have to regret anything. But his employer doesn’t have to employ him nor do viewers have to listen to his xenophobic rants.
I do. I regret his racism didn’t result in his firing a decade ago.
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