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Post by daviejojo on Jan 19, 2017 11:26:56 GMT
I have no problem with the imports, I think it is too high at the moment, but equally, I wouldn't want to drop to 3 again aka the "old days". I reckon 8,9,10 is about right, but....at the moment, we would need to invest in GB level British lads from other teams, without imports, we don't have a team right now.
I'm all for local boys being on the team, absolutely, and this should be our long term goal, the next generation of Robertsons, Kings, Haigs, Smiths etc, but they need to be developed, and they need to know they will get the chance to play on the team, otherwise, they simply leave, and head elsewhere for ice time.
My gut feel at the moment, is we are looking at Fife's last year or two in this league, if, there are serious changes and developments towards a new EPL/BNL world, I reckon we'd jump quicker than a jumpy thing. That said, the same issue will arise in the short term, we'll have no players!
Watch this space
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Post by pingchowchi on Jan 19, 2017 11:31:44 GMT
Take Denmark for a prime example, they used to be brutal at international level, they weren't even close to GB 20 years ago... Denmark - 1997 – Finished in 20th place (8th in Pool B) GB - 1997 – Finished in 18th place (6th in the "B" pool) that seems pretty close to me - they have made massive strides since, but I suspect that is due to better junior setup.
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Post by pitts on Feb 25, 2017 17:36:14 GMT
Guildford have applied to join the Elite League. If approved they will join at the start of next season along with Milton Keynes. How do you think they will tweak the league structure? - Add MK and Guildford to the Erdhart Conference and move Belfast to the Gardiner? - Form 3 conferences of 4 teams? Could get pretty stale playing the same teams a lot! - Ditch the conferences and return to a straight league format? I can't see them scrapping the conference system as it would mean less Nottingham vs Sheffield games and they love the attention. Also it is supposed to help some teams finances by cutting down travel and giving them larger traveling supports, so it makes sense to keep it. Adding MK and the Flames to the erdhart makes most sense but I'm not sure Belfast would want to move so that could be an issue. That only leaves 3 confs of 4 which seems like a dumb idea as it would become even more tedious than it is becoming already, so eihl logic dictates that this is the solution they will find. So with Guildford and Milton Keynes now both confirmed in the EIHL for next season should make it a bit more interesting! Possibly the 3 conferences of 4 teams will happen. Surely they wont want to put Belfast up in the Gardiner conference as the easier games would hand them the title?
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Post by swarfiga on Feb 25, 2017 18:39:16 GMT
Should just go back to a straight league, it's getting tedious watching the same teams most weeks
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Post by ted on Mar 1, 2017 22:19:44 GMT
Maybe Edinburgh and Dundee leaving the EIHL
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Post by coloradoflyer on Mar 2, 2017 9:56:09 GMT
just been looking at their roster and MK's they both have elite level brits playing for them just now so if they bring the right imports in they could be in a good place from the start
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