Its a word that we have heard before in Saskatchewan. Winnipeg Blue Bombers president Lyle Bauer has condemned the actions of the scout accused of spying on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and said he was not representing the Winnipeg team.
Bauer called the actions of the scout "overzealous" bringing back memories to Saskatchewan folk of the Dwain Lingenfelter leadership campaign and the work of one
"overzealous" volunteer who managed to sign up thousands of phony memberships.
Bauer told reporters Wednesday that the scout, Ron Trentini, was not asked to take notes on Hamilton's formations at practice.
"It should be noted that the [Blue Bombers] did not engage the services of this individual who attended an open practice for said purposes, nor do we condone any such actions," Bauer said in a statement.
“It’s totally unethical,” said Hamilton general manager Bob O’Billovich. “It blows my mind that the guy would be dumb enough to walk into our stadium and take notes and think he wouldn’t be recognized.
Ross Hodgkinson, the Bombers director of football operations, confirmed that Trentini did scouting work for the Bombers but said that Trentini did not have instructions to spy.
“He took upon himself, without any specific direction as to what was appropriate or not appropriate, to attend what was an open practice with the belief that what he was doing was acceptable and somewhat innocent,” Hodgkinson said. “Obviously, that’s not the case and obviously that’s not something we condone or solicit. We apologized to Hamilton and we’ll make sure nothing like this happens again.”
Meanwhile Bomber coach Mike Kelly, never one to sugar coat words, engaged in a spirited debate with members of the media pushing for the coach's reaction and Kelly refusing to comment saying it was an internal matter and it was now finished.
The Tiger-Cats (1-1) host the Blue Bombers (1-1) on Saturday night
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