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Post by joestoyanovich on Jan 2, 2013 17:27:18 GMT
I think its fair to say that most Flyers fans will be reasonably happy with the way things have panned out this season.
We are much better than we were last season, we compete and carry a threat in most games, particularly at home. A great improvement on last season and so much better than the woefull SNL.
What bugs some of us is that we can see that with a bit more commitment from those that run the club we could move on even further and challenge right at the top of the table.
The likes of Dundee and Murrayfield, as has been said in previous posts would love to have the support that Flyers have. How is it possible that they can run with more imports than us. Put a winning Flyers side out on the ice and we will attract crowds of 2000 per game.
Starting the season with a reduced amount of imports and doing little or nothing about this when injuries hit smacks of amatuerism. We need to wise up, get real and fully commit to this league.
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Post by zamboni on Jan 2, 2013 17:56:22 GMT
Ronnie thanks for sharing some of your inner knowledge on the workings of an EIHL Team business plan. On my original imput to this thread i was meerly suggesting that we should cast our corporate sponsership net further afield and try and hook in a big name. You can see by some of the sponsers logos on stars and caps shirts that they are doing that and that will be a factor in their affordability cap, gate money,sponsership revenue and gate money from away support and Directors contributions etc,as with any business there will be a running cost and a profit margin,I agree we are lucky to have the flyers in the community and have been a loyal supporter albiet a new commer of 23 years through thick and thin. We all want Flyers to be in it to win it and start of the season on a level playing field with the rest. You dont see threads on other sites saying'' will we get another'' so how do you put the message across? hopefully someone in the inner circle might read some of the credible suggestions on this forum and take action, at least there are suggestions brought to the table rather than all the negative stuff that got the previous forum shut down.As seen in last 3 home games the support is there put a winning team on the ice and the tills will ring. I dont personally know the owners but they have been in business a long time the club has been on the go for 75 years so once they see the results from the 2nd season in the EIHL it may give them the confidence to sanction fans utopia from the off in season 3. Now i,m away to specsavers tomorrow to buy them glasses you suggested!! and Happy New Year
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Post by ronniemac on Jan 3, 2013 0:59:10 GMT
Zamboni, I actually asked you to take the glasses off..... you already had them. lol
Perhaps Todd & Danny will manage to convince Mr Muir they need another import, i wouldn't like to think they are not trying to do so, once you get past the cut off date there is no way to strengthen the squad and then heaven forbid any injuries, illness, family concerns will leave the team floundering. It should be no problem other than a guy committing to come over to achieve this, in my opinion we need a Colt King type of guy, somebody who plays the game first but can protect his team mates from any threat plus the extra bums on seats he would provide would cover the cost, what would it take to do that.................... about 50 paying adults.
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Post by col39 on Jan 3, 2013 12:56:37 GMT
I still think getting a guy like Owen Fussey in would be perfect for fife. He could center the 2nd line and put up some valuable points for us. He is a leader on and off the ice and helped get Edinburgh into the playoffs back when he first arrived in the U.K.
Colt King would also be a great shout but would he want to return to the U.K after how he enjoyed playing for the Sheffield Steelers? Which wasn't a lot. Would love to see the Python don a Flyers jersey. We definitely need a big guy to help push other teams around as we can't rely on big J.P all the time.
With the big gates we made against Dundee and the half decent gate against Braehead, we should defo look into getting a new guy. Or even take something out of big Doug Christiansens book. He got a couple of people to go around with collection buckets and raised money to bring in a new guy, and it worked! Would anybody be willing to get a new import fund together and we could send it to Danny and Todd?
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Post by ted on Jan 3, 2013 16:56:16 GMT
if all the people who went to the away games at dundee and edinburgh in the last week didnt go and put the money in a pot, we would be able to buy our own lol, instead we help to buy theirs
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Post by zamboni on Jan 3, 2013 18:36:45 GMT
Ted You are absolutely correct But you will have read in earlier posts in this thread there would need to be an appetite for this from the management. However as has been eloquently pointed out, the current attendances should more than cover a full quota of imports...... Its a bit like trying to push a Range Rover up Broom Road on your own with bare feet i,m afraid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2013 19:25:26 GMT
Its a bit like trying to push a Range Rover up Broom Road on your own with bare feet i,m afraid. I've seen that attempted. Hilarious to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 21:13:01 GMT
How many games have fife lost by the odd goal ?.. 6 or 7.. maybe having an extra guy might have turned these games around..
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Post by Ironjaw on Jan 7, 2013 11:26:22 GMT
They've been banging on about the high crowds recently, well how bout using some of that profit to sign a centre since without Haines we don't have one. They say they want to win the conference but are now a good bit behind a team that by the end of the month will be far stronger, no chance.
If, the Elite League signing deadline is the same as the Scottish, then we won't get anyone new unless it's a transfer from another team in the league. New players IIRC are to be signed by 31/12/12 and Transfers by 31/01/13
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Post by flyer24 on Jan 7, 2013 13:48:06 GMT
I don't think that's right as hartmanis has just been signed... They waited until now for there signing as they only need 3 month visas now. I'm pretty sure without your visa you would not be allowed to actually sign with the team? So I think signing deadline is end of Jan. I'm sure it is.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Jan 7, 2013 13:55:23 GMT
The IIHF deadline is the 14th Feb 2013. It's usually the 31st January but because of the lockout, it was extended.
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Post by The Horse™ on Jan 7, 2013 14:12:44 GMT
The IIHF deadline is the 14th Feb 2013. It's usually the 31st January but because of the lockout, it was extended. That for transfers? New players still Dec 31st?
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Post by Ironjaw on Jan 7, 2013 14:15:21 GMT
The IIHF deadline is the 14th Feb 2013. It's usually the 31st January but because of the lockout, it was extended. That for transfers? New players still Dec 31st? cant be if Braehead just signed Hartmanis. Also if they sign king and wedderburn likes rumoured then it can't be the 31/12.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Jan 7, 2013 15:34:53 GMT
The IIHF deadline is the 14th Feb 2013. It's usually the 31st January but because of the lockout, it was extended. That for transfers? New players still Dec 31st? Surely they are all transfers as they are coming from somewhere
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Post by Goalie on Jan 9, 2013 12:41:39 GMT
31st JANUARY i think horse meant
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