Riders trick, but don’t treat fans in loss to Montreal
First off, a shout out to a couple of Bomber fans, Superbomberfan whatever and Bombersjets@Gbushchrist who tweeted after my column last week that I forgot to mention Winnipeg’s back to back wins against the Lions in commending the Riders for reaching the easier, or Winnipeg part of the schedule.
Superbomberfan felt my column had everything he hated about Rider fans.
First overcoming my shock that Bomber fans read, I decided the only rational thing to do was to thank them for reading and urge them to continue supporting their team. In case they didn’t notice, this is a Rider column.
Of course supporting the Riders proved difficult on the weekend, especially if you were sitting in a small wading pool of water watching the Riders pay tribute to Ethel Mermen in a 19-14 loss to Montreal. The loss to first time starter Vernon Adams Jr continued a proud Rider tradition of folding when facing a first time quarterback and dropped their record to 5-11 which may be enough to ensure they get to pick first overall since Montreal and Toronto traded their first round picks to BC and Winnipeg respectively.