Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
That is a fair point.

Manning was hired by, and answers to, suits with a significant history of cheaping out on talent (calling Beach Red).

The Galaxy and Sounders are owned by a guy or guys, not a corporation with hundreds of millions of debt on it.
There is no example in the broadcasting divisions of Bell or Rogers of either of them spending money to retain talent. They never think, "If this show is a huge hit we'll make a lot more money," they always think, "What's the cheapest we can make it for and not lose any money?"