Clan 1 : 5 Flyers (League) 20/02

[pittsburghpingu17]

Flyers MoM;
20. Michael Dorr

[icysmith]

Feb 20, 2016 21:34:03 GMT stirlingflyer said:

Thanks for the updates folks. Excellent result!

Haha makes a change from us thanking you

[zamboni]

The Purple Brigade will be looking to sack everybody
They will now be questioning Finners credentials

[pittsburghpingu17]

Clan MoM;
5. Ben Davies

[icysmith]

Feb 20, 2016 21:36:34 GMT zamboni said:

The Purple Brigade will be looking to sack everybody
They will now be questioning Finners credentials

A few will be heading to the Kingston bridge

[swarfiga]

That was fantastic! Fans were unreal tonight, pats on the back all round!

[joestoyanovich]

Feb 20, 2016 21:34:03 GMT stirlingflyer said:

Thanks for the updates folks. Excellent result!

It was a good game Stirling, its a real pity you missed it.

In the first period we weathered what little Clan could throw at us and probably scored a bit against the run of play.

In the second period Clan did virtually nothing, Flyers got two goals, dominated the period playing little above training session level.

The third period started with a Clan goal early on which was immediately countered by a strike from the Flyers, after that Flyers again dominated and had countless chances to score.

It was a great result from what was not such a great Flyers performance, we can play a lot better than that. Braehead were woeful, I though that they would win the league 6 weeks or so ago, not anymore, worst Clan team I've seen. To see their fans leave in their droves after the 5th goal went in was just sweet, accompanied by chants of we can see you sneaking out, cheerio, cheerio, cheerio and is this a fire drill. Magic!

[zamboni]

Finner sums it up at the end of the interview
His guys played like a'' bunch of Fairy's''
www.braeheadclan.com/news/2350/report-braehead-clan-1-fife-flyers-5.html

[jonathan]

Feb 20, 2016 23:29:08 GMT joestoyanovich said:

Feb 20, 2016 21:34:03 GMT stirlingflyer said:

Thanks for the updates folks. Excellent result!

It was a good game Stirling, its a real pity you missed it.

In the first period we weathered what little Clan could throw at us and probably scored a bit against the run of play.

In the second period Clan did virtually nothing, Flyers got two goals, dominated the period playing little above training session level.

The third period started with a Clan goal early on which was immediately countered by a strike from the Flyers, after that Flyers again dominated and had countless chances to score.

It was a great result from what was not such a great Flyers performance, we can play a lot better than that. Braehead were woeful, I though that they would win the league 6 weeks or so ago, not anymore, worst Clan team I've seen. To see their fans leave in their droves after the 5th goal went in was just sweet, accompanied by chants of we can see you sneaking out, cheerio, cheerio, cheerio and is this a fire drill. Magic!

I thought it was a great performance. We beat Braehead 1-5 away!

[joestoyanovich]

Great result, could have scored 4 or 5 goals more, but I think we had plenty left in the tank, Braehead made it easy for us.

[finchy]

Feb 20, 2016 23:29:08 GMT joestoyanovich said:

Feb 20, 2016 21:34:03 GMT stirlingflyer said:

Thanks for the updates folks. Excellent result!

It was a good game Stirling, its a real pity you missed it.

In the first period we weathered what little Clan could throw at us and probably scored a bit against the run of play.

In the second period Clan did virtually nothing, Flyers got two goals, dominated the period playing little above training session level.

The third period started with a Clan goal early on which was immediately countered by a strike from the Flyers, after that Flyers again dominated and had countless chances to score.

It was a great result from what was not such a great Flyers performance, we can play a lot better than that. Braehead were woeful, I though that they would win the league 6 weeks or so ago, not anymore, worst Clan team I've seen. To see their fans leave in their droves after the 5th goal went in was just sweet, accompanied by chants of we can see you sneaking out, cheerio, cheerio, cheerio and is this a fire drill. Magic!

You're hard to please Joe!- after the first 10-12 minutes Flyers were absolutely terrific. I don't know if it was possible to be more in control of an away game against one of the top teams to be honest.

No doubt David Brown set the table, because he was amazing in that first period, but once we went ahead we were just too good for them. All 6 of our d-men were disciplined and effective (in Delahey's case- perfect) and we looked dangerous when we broke. Got to mention Kyle Horne again too- delighted for a great Flyers player to be back playing the way he is. Holt pulled off some great saves as well so the scoreline in no way flattered Flyers.

Fans were different class- we couldn't get tickets for the Flyers section so (like many others) were sat with the Clan fans and it was great to watch and listen to the chants. "Is this a fire drill?" was the highlight. Flyers fans seem to get a bad press at times but I've never seen a clear out like that at FIA with 4 minutes left or heard that level of booing. The Clan fans have spent their existence telling everyone how amazing they are- didn't look that way tonight.

It's going to be absolute class if we win this Conference and I don't see why not now.

[langtouner]

We were sat close to four guys who had downed more than a few and they started singing, "You're worse than the Cap-it-als" Made us laugh. Great performance. Shame Dorr's shot that hit the inside of the bar/post didn't go in. It was an absolute rocket. Fox's block that let to our 4th warranted M.O.M on its own. Fantastic commitment. One little gripe, It would be nice if Todd when interviewed would acknowledge the travelling support which must have sounded loud, and surely must help the team. Must to be amongst the best travelling support in the league.

[flyersfaninspain]

Thanks for the updates guys. great result. Well done Flyers

[harlan]

I thought we looked really nervous with our lay in that first 10 minutes. Yes Clan came out all guns blazing and trying to intimidate us and really looked up for it but we just couldn't string passes together and had real trouble getting the puck out of our zone. Even after going ahead I thought we didn't really settle down and we had to rely on Brown to keep us tied at 0-0 and then with the single goal lead.
After first period though it was all us and Clan looked totally done and clueless as how to get out of the slump they are in.
Thankfully we learnt from our last visit not to let Clan into the game before the end of the second only to do it 19 seconds into the third so Caigs breakaway goal to restore the three goal advantage shortly afterwards was vital, and what a block by Fox to set it up.

Nice to hear the self proclaimed best fans in the league giving their team the bird at the end of the second and third.

Conference isn't in our hands but the pressure is certainly on Clan or Stars to win probably all of their remaining games.

How many people will be looking to go to Manchester on March 6th now if it looks like we can win it there

Oh yeah and special mention to David Brown who went 103 mins 59 seconds between goals

[zamboni]

www.braeheadclan.com/news/2351/audio-gareth-chalmers-talks-to-clan-radio.html
All not well at Castle Clan- The Director of Hockey felt he needed to say something following last nights hammering in front of a sold out building.
What do they expect no Keith no Pitt, no Haywood, having two import Goalies and one of them is shouting his mouth off on a fans podcast about what's going on inside the dressing room, the Bruton and Cownie issues, and if they lose the Conference title sounds like there will be a clean sweep.
Clan have had the upper hand on us the last 4 seasons not this one though
It just goes to show that all the chat about recruiting players with the big Cv doesn't always work.
You need a team of Grafters that all play for each other and the Jersey.
Clan don't have that right now to many holes in the ship