1. The IFBB rules have been in place for 40 years, everyone is aware of this when they sign the contract to become a member.
2. Everyone is well aware of Lee's position...I can't make them anymore aware than they are. They aren't going to change the rules for 1 guy...Lee can make HIS opinion and wishes known for LEE...I have to reflect the wishes of EVERYONE as a whole.
3.What sponsors? All I seen is a bunch of filler on the poster...Other than Universal (which may only be on board because of Vinny) where is the money coming from?
It's YOUR opinion that he "ran things well for 20 years"...many would disagree that have actual experience with wayne at the helm. Some of the very rules the IFBB has that you have a problem with, were put in place by....you guessed it....Wayne DeMilia.
I see you doing nothing but defending the IFBB, and attacking the PDI.
A*true* athletes rep would let some IFBB spokesman handle those tasks. A *true* athletes rep - whose only goal was for every athlete to have the most available opportunities possible - would instead focus his energies upon every single dollar he would get for the athletes.
Read over your posts, Bob. It's pretty clear to anyone who reads them that you are more focused upon talking about why the PDI will fail, than you are about getting more money in the pros' pockets. There are many IFBB guys who will go their whole careers and never make a peep about the PDI, but who would do the NOC or a Euro show in a heartbeat if they thought they were allowed. Those Euro IFBB guys who fly around the world to not place in the USA - they would LOVE a PDI show in their country, where they have a shot at $.
The only good thing in all this, is that the world reads getbig. The pros, the brass, the PDI, the IFBB, they all read it. They are having an "ah-ha" moment right now, and it's abundantly clear that Bob Chic doesn't work for the athletes, he works for the IFBB. And that is fine- but just admit it. Stop grandstanding about all the opportunities you're working for, and look in the mirror and realize all the opportunities you're preventing as well.
You make a good living from BBing. 90% of the guys don't. The PDI is a great chance for Tier 2 & 3 guys to make a better living. I don't know why you're standing in their way.