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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 10, 2015 11:00:20 GMT
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 10, 2015 11:17:19 GMT
Joey Hadard back at the Devils for another season
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Post by harlan on Jun 11, 2015 15:03:16 GMT
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Post by brunchie19 on Jun 11, 2015 16:57:57 GMT
Looks like a real quality signing :/ hate to say it but the clan are looking pretty good (on paper)
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Jun 11, 2015 17:10:52 GMT
Looks like a real quality signing :/ hate to say it but the clan are looking pretty good (on paper) That's maybe why we don't release our signings this early, compared to signings like this ours would be seen as pretty lame and go largely unnoticeable to anyone but Fife fans
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 12, 2015 10:40:15 GMT
mallison and forshall to share back up duties for caps
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Post by SectionE on Jun 14, 2015 10:04:36 GMT
Sheffield confirm signing of Canadian forward Mike Duco for the coming season.
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Post by harlan on Jun 14, 2015 19:12:27 GMT
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jun 15, 2015 8:55:52 GMT
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Post by redtussell44 on Jun 15, 2015 9:42:19 GMT
More good signings by Dundee and Edinburgh. As things stand at the minute it looks like my hard earned cash will be going their way. I have no problem going to any Scottish home game for a good game of hockey. As a flyers fan its starting to really sting though. Terrible PR, Nicker leaving and rival teams showing the most improvement during this off-season. We should be miles in front of those teams. But we're not. And we won't be for a long time if this keeps up.
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Post by harlan on Jun 15, 2015 10:06:09 GMT
More good signings by Dundee and Edinburgh. As things stand at the minute it looks like my hard earned cash will be going their way. I have no problem going to any Scottish home game for a good game of hockey. As a flyers fan its starting to really sting though. Terrible PR, Nicker leaving and rival teams showing the most improvement during this off-season. We should be miles in front of those teams. But we're not. And we won't be for a long time if this keeps up. How do you know we aren't miles ahead of those two clubs? Nobody knows if we are or aren't apart from the people at the club. How do we know if we haven't reached our target for season ticket sales already We knew at the play off weekend that Nickerson was leaving for Belfast so that was no surprise. I have absolutely no problem with how it looks we are going about signing players this summer as it looks like we are signing a whole new group of players and I would be surprised if we have any more than 1 maybe two more returnees import wise and the players we are being linked with, whether they turn out coming to us or not, look like the kind of players that the coaches have said they want for this coming season and I have no problem with us taking our time and making sure we get the right players. Do agree about the PR though as it looks like it is being written by a monkey who has been trained by a 5 year old
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Post by redtussell44 on Jun 15, 2015 14:03:39 GMT
How do you know we aren't miles ahead of those two clubs?
- We aren't. End of story. Look at the improvement from Dundee for example regarding updates on signings. Interviews with players soon after the announcement. Flyers PR and communications with fans are a disgrace, all we hear is rumour after rumour on here about who's playing next season. Nothing from the flyers suggesting if we'll have a full quota of imports, if we're looking to strengthen our core of Brits. Will we be bringing toughness in to replace Nicker. Nothing. Even big Emmo is keeping fans up to date on his Twitter. So no, we're are not miles ahead of Dundee and Edinburgh. Probably the opposite.
As for season tickets, I really hope we're nowhere near the target for next season. I believe it's the only way to get through to TM that something needs to change. Unfortunately fans will buy season tickets regardless of the team and how it's run, I've seen it on here where they bitch and moan about the team and then in the next sentence say 'ach well I'll still get my season ticket anyway'. I personally like the freedom of going to any game I want, and like I said, although I'm a flyers fan, I'm more than happy to go to Dundee, Edinburgh OR Braehead if I'm in for a good physical game of hockey.
As for your spiel about signing players, I don't like how they're doing it. Last year was miles better, an announcement every week. Got fans guessing and kept fans interested all through the off season. Most fans so far are only complaining about how much better we can be. I am one of them.
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finchy
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Post by finchy on Jun 15, 2015 14:37:21 GMT
I dont think for a minute that Flyers fans are quite as blindly loyal as is being made out. 1st EIHL season was a good example- started with decent crowds but when it become obvious we werent a serious team in the league they started to drop off badly to the point where they were down to about 4-500 for some games which was not much bigger than our SNL gates.
The new breed of Flyers fan is now used to us having a tough guy and normally being quite good at home. The old timers expect us to be competitive every night and to entertain like Fife teams should do. I think if we have a poor start the fans will drop off as this close season has already enraged a lot of people.
In saying all that its what happens when the puck drops that matters. EIHL clubs are not deducted points for horrendous PR (luckily) and you dont get extra point for having the most players signed in June.
I think Caps and Stars have improved and so have Hull. I wouldnt be going to overboard with their signings though- on paper some look ok, others look ropey.
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Post by harlan on Jun 15, 2015 14:46:06 GMT
How do you know we aren't miles ahead of those two clubs? - We aren't. End of story. Look at the improvement from Dundee for example regarding updates on signings. Interviews with players soon after the announcement. Flyers PR and communications with fans are a disgrace, all we hear is rumour after rumour on here about who's playing next season. Nothing from the flyers suggesting if we'll have a full quota of imports, if we're looking to strengthen our core of Brits. Will we be bringing toughness in to replace Nicker. Nothing. Even big Emmo is keeping fans up to date on his Twitter. So no, we're are not miles ahead of Dundee and Edinburgh. Probably the opposite. As for season tickets, I really hope we're nowhere near the target for next season. I believe it's the only way to get through to TM that something needs to change. Unfortunately fans will buy season tickets regardless of the team and how it's run, I've seen it on here where they bitch and moan about the team and then in the next sentence say 'ach well I'll still get my season ticket anyway'. I personally like the freedom of going to any game I want, and like I said, although I'm a flyers fan, I'm more than happy to go to Dundee, Edinburgh OR Braehead if I'm in for a good physical game of hockey. As for your spiel about signing players, I don't like how they're doing it. Last year was miles better, an announcement every week. Got fans guessing and kept fans interested all through the off season. Most fans so far are only complaining about how much better we can be. I am one of them. We all know the PR and the communication and connection between the club and fans is terrible and we have both covered that. We have 5 players signed, 4 of them have been announced over the last 4 weeks-one every week. The only difference between last off season and this so far is how its being done and that goes back to my first sentence and it will probably keep going round in that circle
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Billkmc
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Post by Billkmc on Jun 16, 2015 8:14:24 GMT
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