Sayle-ing into a storm in Denmark


Signs like this one on Holbergsgade Street have been going up across Copenhagen today in protest to the ownership of Martin Sayle.

By admitting he made a procedural error in the initial free agency process, Copenhagen Trident General Manager Martin Sayle placed a bull’s eye on his back and most of Denmark is taking aim at him today.

“We go to the games like we supposed to; we hand them our money like we supposed to; and we sit and cheer like we supposed to,” raged Trident season ticket holder Anders Solvang today, “So why can’t Sayle type a number in a box like he’s supposed to?”

“This is our team and we can feel it getting better,” Solvang continued. “I’m sorry for getting so upset, but it’s just a little infuriating. X$hT^%!!”

Sayle admitted to failing to set his needs properly on the GM page and as a result, some good Type 2 players missed out on chances to sign initial contracts. Johnny Gaudreau, Marko Dano and Drew Shore remain unsigned today.

His mistake has given birth to a sudden movement to oust him from the position. A group calling itself Denmark Stands Together has passed out literature and posted signs throughout the country and flooded social media accounts with calls to sack Sayle.

League Commissioner Chuck Massaro urged calm in Copenhagen.

“Martin is doing a great job righting the ship in Copenhagen and his work should be allowed to continue,” Massaro said. “Fans think it’s easy to check some boxes and hit the “enter” key, but it’s very, very difficult.”


Actor Viggo Mortensen

Massaro dispatched League Accountant Rose and Director of Discipline and Player Safety Sepp Blatter to Copenhagen to try to quell the uprising. It is believed Blatter will “convince” actor Viggo Mortensen, whose father is Danish, to speak on Sayle’s behalf.

“If anyone can act like this was a simple mistake, a professional actor should be able to,” Blatter said. “We just hope the people of Denmark find the performance convincing.”

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