It appears that the focus is on a collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) - called "one of the most siginificant items" by AFL Commissioner Ed Policy - and on whether any progress has surfaced in the past 60 days (since the season was scrapped). Along with the CBA with the AFL Players Association, the owners will discuss consolidating services (i.e. sponsorship sales). AFL ownership also hopes to create a single-entity structure for the league, with the desire to "improve efficiencies and streamline expenses."

I agree with John Lombardo (the author of the article), when he notes that it is going to be difficult to convince ownership that the league can in fact be viable in the current economic crisis. I find it hard to believe that the hard-working denizens of Columbus, Ohio are going to fork out $25 for a Columbus Destroyers ticket when that money could go to groceries. Discretionary spending is the first financial aspect cut from family budgets, and I find it hard to believe that an AFL ticket is high on any priority list.

Personally, I am ridding myself of NFL season tickets this year - I couldn't imagine trying to justify purchasing AFL tickets .... nothing against the league, as the product is football in the end. However, I wouldn't look for a 2010 AFL season, especially since March 1 is the deadline to cancel the season. I don't think we are going to have a major economic turnaround between now and then (he said hoping that he is indeed wrong).