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Post by coloradoflyer on Dec 5, 2016 22:55:26 GMT
Well it's conference time, we currently sit 4th on 8 points but have games in hand in all 3 teams above us, so with dundee 2 points in front of us the storm 4 in front of us and the clan 6 in front of us what are peoples thoughts on the next few weeks
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Post by thebear on Dec 5, 2016 23:20:52 GMT
I would say all are kinda must wins to have any chance of topping the conference, Brahead have already beaten us twice and Manchester the 1 time, to me we can't afford to slip up as many games as last year, Especially games like against Edinburgh when we were 4 goals up and ended up losing the game! Need to beat Braehead at the shops a few times also and have good road games in Dundee & Manchester. If we are destined to win the conference I'd prefer to have it sewen up before the last handful of conference games and relying on other teams doing us a favour again
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Dec 6, 2016 6:47:53 GMT
We have known since fixtures were released that this run was coming up, yet we find ourselves going into this period with a severely weakened team. If we were genuinely aiming for the conference we have a strange way of going about it.
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Post by bobdee on Dec 6, 2016 11:33:52 GMT
This is the time that some changes should have been made, if we realistically want to win the conference. Sitting on our hands doing nothing is poor. I cannot believe the coach is the only one who does not see the need for some freshening up.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Dec 6, 2016 11:41:13 GMT
This is the time that some changes should have been made, if we realistically want to win the conference. Sitting on our hands doing nothing is poor. I cannot believe the coach is the only one who does not see the need for some freshening up. think todd does see the need for change but may be mr muir does not wanna put his hand in his pocket to help the team progress
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Post by drwho on Dec 6, 2016 11:55:19 GMT
Games in hand mean heehaw unless you win them. Long long way to go yet
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Post by coloradoflyer on Dec 6, 2016 12:21:43 GMT
next 3 weekends we have storm home and away , clan home and away and caps home and away
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Post by sparkymark75 on Dec 6, 2016 12:35:39 GMT
This is the time that some changes should have been made, if we realistically want to win the conference. Sitting on our hands doing nothing is poor. I cannot believe the coach is the only one who does not see the need for some freshening up. He did, weeks ago. He's not being given the okay to make the changes. Not much he can do it appears other than quit if he doesn't like it.
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Post by joestoyanovich on Dec 6, 2016 14:41:18 GMT
Big test for us against our conference rivals through December. I'm not overly confident. Shorthanded team, living off our goalie. At home favourites for a win, away from home who knows.
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Post by tackleberry on Dec 11, 2016 21:33:40 GMT
Well that's the conference gone up in smoke for us, zero points from Storm home and Caps away is just rank rotten. Totally avoidable if the directors had sanctioned a couple of moves, mind you with Todds track record on recruitment it might not have made much difference but at least they could have said they gave him the ammunition needed to save a sinking ship. Now their attitude and lack of action is sure to backfire on them come Sunday, had it been an in form Flyers team there would have been 2500 fans at the game, now with the apathy that's been created by the directors and Todd you will be lucky to see 1500 fans in the building. 1000 x an average ticket price of £14, 14 grand down, not to mention the 50/50 tickets, food, beer etc then you start to see how short sighted these people that run the club really are.
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Post by waterboy on Dec 12, 2016 10:06:52 GMT
Our overall home performances or more accurately results have been pretty good. We sit 2nd in the league for home form 11 games played and 16 points won. Away from home (usually the second game of the weekend)9 games played only 4 points won. Only Edinburgh have a worse record away from home.
Recent performance last 5 games 2 points.
Last 10 games 8 points so it reads a little better.
Last 15 games its just awful 12 points, lowest points return in the entire league.
Over the season so far 12 wins 16 losses. Yes that does include challenge cup which Dutes likes to wash over and point to our league standing/conference challenge. That is looking very shaky at the moment following this weekends results.
Nottingham now above us after a 4 point weekend including hammering Cardiff 8-0 in Cardiff. New signing still to come in!! Clan are level with us.
If results go against us this coming weekend we could be in 9th place and bottom of the conference, we could move back up to 4th place as well but I don't see that happening.
Not exactly great reading is it.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Dec 12, 2016 12:55:07 GMT
We're only still in the top half of the table by virtue of other teams taking points of each other.
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Post by waterboy on Dec 12, 2016 13:22:52 GMT
We're only still in the top half of the table by virtue of other teams taking points of each other. We are actually 6th as Clan have one more regulation win than us. We do have games in hand though.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Dec 12, 2016 15:11:32 GMT
We're only still in the top half of the table by virtue of other teams taking points of each other. We are actually 6th as Clan have one more regulation win than us. We do have games in hand though. Ah okay, I didn't bother looking at the table.
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Post by daviejojo on Dec 13, 2016 12:28:41 GMT
The slide down the table has started. We had a good solid start, and that's when most teams strengthen, build on the momentum. I know I normally blame Todd for the weather, let alone the hockey, but....he does need support from the directors. Look at Stocks, prob out for season, and being covered by a D man, we brought in for cover on D.
Its the same basic mistake year on year....you run short, you don't bring in quality depth in Brit talent, and you get injuries by over playing guys. We've compounded it this year by trying to run with no physicality either.
I predict by the end of January, we'll be out the running for the conference, and scraping about between 7th - 9th, before bring someone in for a late push to grab 8th...and it will be deemed a success.
Do we need a change of coach? Absolutely we do.
Do we need some roster changes? Absolutely we do.
DO we need to bring in 1 or 2 GB level Brits? Absolutely we do.
BUT
And here's the BUT
None of this will happen with the mentality the club has at board level....
So where is the real problem I wonder?
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