As you can see, I have put fallen in parentheses in the title. This is due to the obvious fact that portions of this statement are 1000% coached responses from LG and Steve Buyaka. I will go through the Statement below and point out the glaring mistakes and obvious flubbs on the part of LG and The players.for those of you who havent read the article, here : http://www.dailydot.com/esports/fallen-csgo-response-sk-gaming-controversy/ I would also like to point out that its cute they stole my style of blogging lol.The letters of intentLG has contended the entire time that the Letters of intent are binding. Fine, lets assume that they were. The issue here, as is admitted in the article and statement by fallen, LG broke the terms of the LOL by not providing the players with contracts inside of the 2 week window the letters required they adhere too. While Fallen mentions that LG began paying the new salaries right away, That in itself do NOT bind the LOL into a contract. Rather, its simply a show of good faith on the part of LG, something they should have expressed to the players in the way of new contracts provided to them in the timeline required. By not doing so, under general law in the US/Canada and the EU, the LOL's or anyother forms of contract are invalid. The 4 players were correct in assuming they could seek a new home for after the current deals expired. Commitments is a plural word, and fulfilling one while ignoring others, specifically the most important ones, makes those that were extended irrelevant.Handling of Contact with SK and the Secret Society!The statement continues on explaining how they first came into contact with SK. From the statement, Fallen mentions that Alex Muller from SK emailed him about the prospect of signing the team away from LG. I should be noted that there is no mention to the words "poach", but rather, this was simply an SK looking to see if their was an appetite on the players end to even entertain the idea. At this point fallen makes 2 things very clear. 1. That he directed Alex to Steve, and 2. That although he had done so, other players (all of them eventually) decided to continue discussing the possibilities with Alex.Note - Doing so, which is vaguely mentioned in the statement, makes it very obvious that these players were NOT happy with LG. There was a serious appetite for change, something we need to keep in mind when reading prepared, coached, and directed statements like the one "Fallen" released tonight.i find it funny that in parts of the statement "fallen" struggles with proper sentences and grammer, yet was able to write sentences like this, perfectly "We signed a Binding Letter of Intention that had all the changes we would have adapted to our old contract""Fallen" places most of the blame game on his 4 Teammates like a fearless leader should.... :/As the statement drags on, "Fallen" makes mention to the fact that while he did not want to negotiate or leave LG,he ultimately chose to do so because the rest of them were super greedy, uneducated in law, and wanted to sign with SK superduper bad! I find this to be lowbrow at best. If this is truly Fallen and the rest of the team writing this, the wording would be much different. To me, and likely most of you, this looks like a way of punishing the rest of the team. Making them bare the load of the backlash publicly for being shady and simply wanting to explore new and better options to the mediocre LG. I tweeted Fallen earlier in the day that he needed to write the statement he promised without obvious coaching and lies, and sadly, he chose to only add fuel the fire by continuing to peddle the hurt feelings report Steve Buyaka and LG has been hammering into their guilt filled minds for the last 3 months.FINALLLLYYYYYY. Admission. sort of..Through the middle portions of the statement, "fallen" continues to make every attempt at painting SK as evil. Sadly, in doing so, he also makes it very obvious just how invested into the move SK was, and in doing so, Contradict the sentiments they try to express on Buyakas behalf.. i mean, On the teams behalf ;).Word of advice in the Future Fallen, Try not to mention how nice the guy who assaulted you was when giving your statement to the police. Telling them all the nice things they did for you, and bought you, greatly muddies the evil villainous image you're trying to paint.That said, we finally get admission from Fallen, that despite LG's best efforts to say otherwise, the players had NEVER signed contracts with LG. In fact, they purposely avoided the topic when it was brought up by LG, because they simply had no real interest in staying put. NO CONTRACTS + INVALID LETTERS OF INTENT = WHY THE FUCK ARE WE EVEN DISCUSSING THIS BOYS?Fallen piles every last piece of blame on the rest of the teamMarch 26th 2016, After allegedly taking some time to consider leaving the roster all together, Fallen agrees to sign the SK contracts that the rest of his team are more or less forcing him to. Remember all that talk about SK pressuring them to sign the contracts? Sounds to me like it was the players pressuring Fallen.What we need to take away from this all though, is very simple. They. Signed. Fucking. Binding. Contracts. With. SK Gaming! Nothing that came after that fact matters. It just doesn't.The statement meanders on about how less than a week after signing the contracts, the "team" decides to change their minds, and asks SK to essentially forgive the mistake and let them stay with LG. Are you bleeping kidding me? Who the hell pulls this shit? What types of twisted spoiled people firstly conduct secretive and "Scummy" negotiations behind a "friends" back, then backstab said friend by signing the lucrative contracts, only to MAGICALLY change their minds, and in doing so, assume that asking to back out of them is okay ?!?! We need to know nothing more about these 6 guys as people, than those 40 or so words right there.Thankfully, and in what could possibly be a massive mistake on their part, the statement explains how the players were in fact made to feel guilty by Steve Buyaka(owner of LG) on multiple occassions in the days that followed MLG. It explains that Steve expressed immense disappointment and even heart break when the players finally broke the news to him about signing with SK. Steve's mind didn't wonder to the spot most business owners minds would, that being wtf are you talking about, I own your contracts... no, It instead wondered into the " lets makes these guys feel like completely fucking douchebags and hopefully they forget the fact that i broke the terms on the LOL that I plan to use as proof I still own them forest". Now, I likely would have been hurt severely to, having been blind sided by this. Where I and hopefully many of you differ from Steve Buyaka, is in the fact that I would have handled it as a business, and not a family. Business is business, and being able to acknowledge that a good percentage of the reason you are where you are is directly your doing, is a trait some of us ( Steven ) seemingly do not possess.Let me be clear. Jokes aside, The players are human and react to the pressure and stress imposed on them by LG, the Organization who still controlled their "life changing" winnings, the organization that still had to pay their lease on the house. We're made very aware of the fear the players began to feel as it pertains to their livelihoods, at least in the immediate future. While its not meant to, this again illustrates just how deeply Steve and LG played the fear mongering and Guilt trip games on these guys. How they expected to release a statement and hide those facts is truly beyond me.All the other bullshit that i wasted time reading!The statement spends the next 4-5 Minutes of our lives doing all it can to again paint roses all over LG, while making us the impressionable reader, hate those Evildoers @ SK gaming. Truthfully, its boardline pathetic how obvious it is that portions of this were literally dictated by Steve, or typed into the statement by him directly. He literally couldn't have said some of it better himself lol..One part I chuckled at was where he mentioned again just how young, inexperienced, and uneducated about law the players theoretically are, and how it played a huge part in the massive mistake to do WHAT THEY COLLECTIVELY FUCKING WANTED, until someone in a position of authority came along and made them feel incredibly insecure and guilty about having done whats in their best interest. Where this becomes funny, is where they bring up "Tampering" allogations, and how SK was in their minds, poaching the team. Hi pot, im kettle..... THATS FUCKING TAMPERING IN ITSELF YOU IDIOTS. It's very apparent, that once Steve Buyaka was done writing this statement for the players, not only did he not show them it, but he also clearly didn't consult legal advise prior to posting it. Could you imagine the owner of LG being so narrow sighted as to not cover his ass legally in situations like this? (rhetorical question boys)You'd think that more emphasis would have been put on making this statement genuine and direct, instead of so wishwashy and clearly enabled.The actual truth!"He was so disappointed as he saw his friends betraying him, and we felt exactly the same thing. There is no worse feeling than doing something wrong for someone that has always looked out for you." - FallenI mean, does this even need to be pointed out again at this point? How more directly, and likely accidentally, could they illustrate the FACT that Steve did everything he could to completely destroy the mental state and elation the players felt initially about the SK signing, in a ploy to mind fuck them right back into his pockets.THE TRUTH however is this. Alex Muller is a dick. Steve Buyaka is a pussy. Dicks fuck pussies, and SK, is going to end up balls deep in LG's profit portfolio with a smile on their faces one way or another.The statement, while it tried its best, doesn't change what we already new. We already knew these players signed binding contracts with SK gaming that will take effect July 1st. We already knew Steve Buyaka upon finding about this massive betrayal, went full retard on the players and managed to mind hump them into making a recant of their choice to leave, our of pity and shame. We already knew, given how everything played out, that these players who spent the last year preaching being humble and appreciative, were in fact spoiled ignorant manchildren, who seem to think their shit does not stink, and that they can simply decide to do what, or not, whatever they want. Shit doesn't fucking work that way boys.In admitting that they signed with SK, under their own understanding that the LOL had been breached by LG themselves, the players effectively implicate themselves and Steve as liars for having suggested otherwise before. They signed with SK on good faith, without the actual pressures from outside we were originally told existed, and need to honor the one commitment they have made recently properly. As SK suggested, they need to grow the fuck up, perhaps tell Steve @ LG to fuck off, and stand up for themselves and the original, binding decisions they made.Admitting your a piece of shit, doesn't absolve you from being a piece of shit boys. Release all the pre writing coached statements you want, please, I beg you.. But know this; All your lied and half truths create, is a larger hole you'll need to fabricate more lies to exit. The only way to end what could be a very ugly and costly public shaming is to grab you ball sacks and mice, hold your heads up high proudly, and head over to the SK family, honoring the ACTUAL commitments you made. I mean, making 200-300K each in the next year playing a video game really isnt all that horrible sounding is it? You poor deceived, pressured, uneducated souls..While i'm at it.On a personal note, Buyaka took less than 10 minutes to block me on twitter today after i posed to him some very simple facts and questions. He didn't like me mentioning how he himself had "poached" this very roster from Keyd Stars less than a year ago, and in doing so, completely under cut and stabbed his current roster of the time in the back. What kind of self absorbed princess is so narrow sighted that he isn't able to see the karma, and almost ironic turn of events is likely entirely of his own doing? Yes the players may need to mature, But this man is supposed to instill confidence in the players he hopes to sign in the future? Who in their right minds wants this wack job signing their paychecks? Count me out!TL/DR- Fallen and the players maybe wrote 40% of that statement on their own. The rest is nothing more than coach drivel meant to confuse us readers into feeling sorry for LG.- The statement changes nothing. If anything, it makes LG's case even weaker. Admitting that the LOLs were voided, and that they signed the SK deals knowing so, makes this cut and dry. No judge or governing body will allow LG to win this case, unless Buyaka has Dentures and strong kness ( blow job reference )- Its very apparent that these Brazilian heroes are not the Humble, kind natured guys we were led to believe they were. By their own admissions, they are spoil brats, and change their minds quicker than Taylor Swift changes relationships.- Steve Buyaka is truly a master piece of shit. Instead of admitting this whole situation stems from his own laziness and mistakes, he chooses to point blame at everyone while begging us to feel sorry for him. I truly hope that this whole situation costs this man in any way it rightfully should. Bad business tends to die, and he runs a bad, bad business.- SK/Alex Muller. Yes, hes probably a dink. But hes a well financed dink who had the forward thinking to make this deal happen. The guy deserves our respect, and hopefully this community sees that.- The players are very direct ( again, likely Steve writing the statement ) about not wanting anything to do with SK, a decision they came to after a dinner with Steve from LG where they admit he made them feel horrible about making a business decision in their own best interests, and not his.- This TLDR is long. But its in point form. If you can't read it, consult a physician legally licensed to aid you in commiting assisted suicide.- This situation is probably going to drag on for a while while LG explores every avenue for a miracle. Propositioning Governing bodies like E-League to void the SK deal, and punish SK themselves, for a deal made before E-League existed is likely just the start of the patheitc over reaching attempts LG will make prior to July 1st- I guarantee you, come July 1st ( Canada day woooooo ) Fallen and Co. will be wearing the ugly blue SK polos, and repping a long standing, at times glorified organization large enough to house both their egos, and talent.Fin.