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ExBombers coach mum about futureskip to main content (press enter) CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK ExBombers coach mum about futureLast Updated Friday December 18 2009 1207 PM ET Comments43Recommend30CBC News Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers coach Mike Kelly is seen in a booking mug shot taken in Bridgeport Penn on Thursday (CBC)Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber head coach Mike Kelly offered few comments on Friday about his firing and his arrest after allegations of domestic violenceTo say this is a difficult time is the understatement of the year he told CBC News on FridayThats all Kelly would say when reached by phone in Philadelphia noting that his lawyers have advised him not to commentKelly was fired Thursday night in a whirlwind day for the Bombers football clubJust after noon the teams president and CEO Lyle Bauer handed in his resignation All he would say was that the decision was a personal one based in the interests of my familyAbout two hours later the team learned that Kelly had been arrested in the United States after an alleged domestic violence incidentThe Bombers board of directors then scrambled to call an emergency meeting to discuss Kellys arrest and his future with the football clubAt 745 pm board chairman Ken Hildahl issued a statement saying the coach had been firedHowever Hildahl said Kellys current legal troubles didnt play into the 11member boards unanimous decision He said Kellys firing was based strictly on the past years performanceIn his first season as Winnipegs head coach Kelly led the Bombers to a meagre 711 recordDamaged team imageThe season was also marred by a number of outbursts by Kelly that caused some fans to balk because of his perceived arrogance He was also sometimes rude and abrupt with the media and was fined $2000 by the CFL for his continued pattern of disrespectful behaviour towards the mediaHildahl told reporters prior to the boards emergency meeting that every Blue Bomber contract has a clause requiring employees to conduct themselves in a professional ma...