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Post by Puzzled on Mar 3, 2023 11:56:43 GMT
Aye but you'd surely want to get there, it is an achievement whether it's suits whatever agenda, as in poor team papers over cracks, or possible good team what if...... Just think some folk struggle to call it for that it is, a good achievement. Let’s be realistic here, we beat the worst Clan team in their history, we scrapped a win over possibly the worst Dundee team in years, we scrapped a win over a complacent Steelers team in turmoil and were leathered by a Giants team who are in a league of their own. Other teams results benefited us. We fluked a final no ifs nor buts. Is that really a good achievement?? Now folk are like “Playoff push” we can only finish as high as 8th which means we will play the league winners ie Flames or Giants. If the latter, we will get leathered again. We lack goal scoring, Brit depth and physical players who are prepared to put hits in. I think folk struggle to call it is what it is… a shambles of a season again, season after season the same story on repeat. So how do flyers and fans win out of this set of circumstances which are no fault of their own then? Just on its own merits would you rather not be at the final? And I take it beating Sheffield no doubt with some luck and great goaltending and goal scoring, you don't think that was any sort of achievement? I understand we did not play well and 9 times out of 10 wouldn't have been there but we were is that not decent? I totally agree that overall this does not make an otherwise poor season ok, but I have a hard time with people who can't say fair enough well done.
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Post by newyorkflyer on Mar 3, 2023 12:27:52 GMT
Let’s be realistic here, we beat the worst Clan team in their history, we scrapped a win over possibly the worst Dundee team in years, we scrapped a win over a complacent Steelers team in turmoil and were leathered by a Giants team who are in a league of their own. Other teams results benefited us. We fluked a final no ifs nor buts. Is that really a good achievement?? Now folk are like “Playoff push” we can only finish as high as 8th which means we will play the league winners ie Flames or Giants. If the latter, we will get leathered again. We lack goal scoring, Brit depth and physical players who are prepared to put hits in. I think folk struggle to call it is what it is… a shambles of a season again, season after season the same story on repeat. So how do flyers and fans win out of this set of circumstances which are no fault of their own then? Just on its own merits would you rather not be at the final? And I take it beating Sheffield no doubt with some luck and great goaltending and goal scoring, you don't think that was any sort of achievement? I understand we did not play well and 9 times out of 10 wouldn't have been there but we were is that not decent? I totally agree that overall this does not make an otherwise poor season ok, but I have a hard time with people who can't say fair enough well done. They don’t win out of that set of circumstances, they were caught with their pants down on a national scale. If we make a final I want to be there because we are good enough to be there. 15mins of good hockey and 1 good PS against a poor steelers team doesn’t warrant making a final IMO. We had players out sick(Gerrie and MacDougal) fair enough, however players not playing 100%fit (johanson, sandstrom and Owen) and losing D Lawrence during game shows lack of depth and cover, and lack of confidence in our back up goalie and Brits who are clearly only in to make up numbers. Throwing them on for a couple of shifts at the end pointless. Fair we’ve been hampered with injuries this season but bringing in Fernholm who had been plagued with injuries previous was suicidal on the coaches part. Cameron wasn’t replaced with anywhere near like for like. The same cycle on repeat and it will be until the coaches or owners move on.
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Post by --G-- on Mar 3, 2023 13:06:27 GMT
It’s not years and years of failure in my eyes. Just the last 3 seasons. Basically since covid fife have been rubbish. That’s why a lot of folk want us to scrap all imports and start again. Before that we had a winning season 5 outta 6 years previous. www.hockeydb.com/stte/fife-flyers-10718.html
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Post by Puzzled on Mar 3, 2023 16:17:04 GMT
Sorry but if you've played sport at any level and you get to a final no matter how you got there, but particularly after beating the top budget team in the league over two legs, can't see how you don't deserve to be there and wouldn't want to be there. I'd bite your hand off. I totally think we are an underachieving team, ran by people who dont appear to care, and coached poorly, but when you can't just admit when something is quite clearly good when it is you lose credibility and integrity. But opinions are just that, opinions.
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