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Post by jamestkirk on Jan 12, 2013 12:08:34 GMT
Surprised to not find a thread on this!
Enjoyed my night in the Elbow Rooms, nice grub and good hockey discussions.
A couple of chaps had perhaps one too many shandy's but all in all very enjoyable.
Nice to meet sparkmark75 too - he's awright - for a Fifer ;-)
Hopefully all who were there now have a better understanding of the league and the difficulties it encounters - but as David said, it has never been healthier :-)
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Post by sparkymark75 on Jan 12, 2013 12:24:43 GMT
Enjoyed the night, good to hear the stories and the banter.
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Post by The Horse™ on Jan 12, 2013 13:12:26 GMT
Did he tell you where he got his hockey knowledge or where he played lol
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Post by jamestkirk on Jan 12, 2013 13:56:09 GMT
Did he tell you where he got his hockey knowledge or where he played lol Yep, gave everyone a bio - other than playing he has just about done every job imaginable with Solihull and Sheffield and GB. He does know his stuff as much as he rubs folk up the wrong way sometimes but he is a good lad really, as I'm sure anybody there last night would agree :-) |
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Post by eastcoastbankie on Jan 12, 2013 14:11:57 GMT
We might not agree with alot of Daves opinions but at least he's prepared to back up them up and explain his reasoning behind them.
Was good to get an insight on some financial things which answers lot of my own personal questions.
A wee bit of constructive critisism for the organisers - where was the raffle or such like?? Would certainly have pulled in a good few pounds extra. An idea for next year mibbee!
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spudeeelad
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EIHL Team: Manchester Storm
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Post by spudeeelad on Jan 13, 2013 13:42:44 GMT
We might not agree with alot of Daves opinions but at least he's prepared to back up them up and explain his reasoning behind them. Was good to get an insight on some financial things which answers lot of my own personal questions. I posted a while back on the old forum that everyone should go to this night if they're interested in things other than just the game night experience, like league workings and history etc. As much as we all love to hate Simmsy, I have always had respect for him because the one thing you can't take away from the guy is that if you don't like his opinion or ask him to explain, he doesn't run and hide. He's not aggressive with his opinions and backs up his opinions and will fight his corner. Other than opinions, some of the stories he has to tell are quite truly amazing as well, particularly those from the ISL days |
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spudeeelad
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EIHL Team: Manchester Storm
NHL Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
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Post by spudeeelad on Jan 13, 2013 13:44:27 GMT
Hopefully all who were there now have a better understanding of the league and the difficulties it encounters - but as David said, it has never been healthier :-) I think i've made my opinions on the EIHL known down the years on various forms and discussions with people. But I really agree with Simmsy about the conferencing transforming the league. There are still a HUGE list of things wrong with EIHL and UKIH in general. But the conference system is a BIG step in the right direction for once IMO! |
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Post by The Horse™ on Jan 13, 2013 14:49:13 GMT
Funny, I was told fae a good source his hockey started back in Oz
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Post by dysartflyer on Jan 13, 2013 18:42:53 GMT
It was a great night of hockey talk and I certainly learned a few things about the workings of the EIHL. For anyone who didn't go because they don't like Dave Simms, I think that was your loss? He certainly was prepared to answer a whole raft of questions and he only got shirty once, about one aggressive, hypothetical question on a topic that he couldn't possible answer, as he didn't know the player personally? There was plenty of chance to disagree with him.
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Post by neebur on Jan 13, 2013 20:22:59 GMT
Didnt go. My life is no less because of it.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jan 14, 2013 8:06:30 GMT
i wish i had managed to go to this hopefully he comes back again
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Post by Goalie on Jan 14, 2013 9:14:24 GMT
If we ask him, he will come back and do it all again, great night, and turns out he his a pretty decent fellow after all lol
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Post by coloradoflyer on Jan 14, 2013 9:30:05 GMT
i heard that he said the league are gonna bring in pro ref's to train ours. would be intersting to find o9ut what other stuff was said about the league and that
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Post by austin on Jan 14, 2013 10:51:57 GMT
Hey all, I had the chance to sit down with Simmsey after the evening was over and run through a bunch of questions with him. I'd prepared them ahead of time so obviously some of them came up through the course of the evening itself, but it's a good chance for anyone who wasn't there to read over his thoughts, and obviously I asked a few things that didn't come up as well. Here's the link if anyone wants to have a look: slapshotscotland.com/index.php/the-leagues/elite-league/league-news/1243-interview-when-austin-met-simmsy |
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Post by sparkymark75 on Jan 14, 2013 13:01:47 GMT
i heard that he said the league are gonna bring in pro ref's to train ours. would be intersting to find o9ut what other stuff was said about the league and that He didn't say they were, he said that was an option. It's all about the £ |
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