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Post by waterboy on Sept 6, 2021 16:25:00 GMT
So thought this deserved its own thread.
Fan Engagement from the Flyers does it really matter, I follow all EIHL teams on social media even a SNL NIHL teams (not to mention NHL AHL ECHL etc, im a hockey Nerd and I'm happy). Its hard not to be frustrated when you see how Steelers do it across various platforms the latest Tik Tok, this morning Belfast showing their Ice going down at the weekend panthers with a handful of imports heading to town etc etc.
The stars put up this for tonight....[twitter url="<>"]
I suppose my question is does this stuff not coming from the flyers bother anyone else or is it just a few moaning gits (me for one) that get f*cked off with how god awful flyers are with this stuff.
I mean ticket news for a game thats 12 days away, 5 imports 1 brit still to be announced, training camp dates, a rink update. Anything!
Do they not get that fans need this stuff to actually care about the team (just read that myself then thought about our owners and realised that I knew the answer already). I grew up with FFP every thursday for your fix on the team and even that was poor but it worked in the 80's and early 90's.
Does it bug you annoy the carp out of you or couldn't you care less?
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Post by waterboy on Sept 6, 2021 16:27:32 GMT
Just realised its not even the stars main twitter page its a dundee stars update page, cause having just one that works is clearly to easy!
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Post by thebluewellies on Sept 6, 2021 16:55:48 GMT
Completely agree with you on this one. It’s not negativity, it’s not moaning for the sake of moaning, it’s caring about a team that you’ve followed for X amount of years and watching it being run badly.
I can’t even see the happy clappers being happy with how things are being run this time around. I’ve certainly seen a few diehards on Twitter expressing their disappointment. I genuinely believe that it’s worse than ever.
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Post by stewartgibson on Sept 6, 2021 17:08:50 GMT
Things wont change unless there is a change in ownership. Until then its like it or lump it.
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Post by flyfifer on Sept 6, 2021 17:48:13 GMT
Ticket news on facebook
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Post by coloradoflyer01 on Sept 6, 2021 18:12:28 GMT
I agree it's bloody frustrating that other teams are trying there damdest to get fans engages and get them spending money on everything. It's abhorant to think flyers say nothing then one post comes out give us your money for season tickets, then nothing then give us yer money for game night tickets it's really the only time they are interested
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Post by gscoles65 on Sept 6, 2021 19:09:42 GMT
Started watching hockey in 2013 when a Saturday Night was full of excitement (not really knowing what was happening half the time ) but the team had a lot of characters. Then came a certain Matt Nickerson, who in my opinion took it to another level , created a huge amount of revenue for the club through tickets and merchandise yet the club refuses to bring in another player of his kind, surely a mistake. I maybe wrong but I don’t think the team had as many injuries when he was around.
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Post by zamboni on Sept 6, 2021 19:28:55 GMT
The meeting with Directors They have not kept their promises Fan engagement is not on their radar We don’t have a team otherwise we would have heard by now No build up to season start It’s been more or less radio silence for a week It’s all part of the fun being a Flyers Fan It will never change until there is a change at the top Their club their rules like it or lump it 10 years in EIHL no change
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Post by coloradoflyer01 on Sept 7, 2021 8:23:33 GMT
Flyers just posted
The ice is down and the new season is right around the corner!
We have a player signing to release later today with details on a Jersey Launch and COVID guidelines for attending games to follow in the coming days.
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Post by tallflyer75 on Sept 7, 2021 9:38:43 GMT
It is without doubt the worst fan experience you could get from a club that badly needs your revenue to survive and prosper. I don’t understand there logic at all, they are dinosaurs and harming the club. The way they run the club worked in the pre internet days. It must change or the club will die a slow death like it was after the BNL and pre EIHL . No season tickets bought again ( we used to get 4) and totally agree with others we badly need some personalities in the building like Matt Nickerson, my daughter loved him and it was the only autograph she had on her top. Will probably attend a few games this season but there is no buzz anymore, sorry to be negative, I really wish things were different
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Post by coloradoflyer01 on Sept 7, 2021 10:20:34 GMT
Confirmed by dave himself that stu will be taking the mic for a bit
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Post by waterboy on Sept 7, 2021 10:48:58 GMT
It is without doubt the worst fan experience you could get from a club that badly needs your revenue to survive and prosper. I don’t understand there logic at all, they are dinosaurs and harming the club. The way they run the club worked in the pre internet days. It must change or the club will die a slow death like it was after the BNL and pre EIHL . No season tickets bought again ( we used to get 4) and totally agree with others we badly need some personalities in the building like Matt Nickerson, my daughter loved him and it was the only autograph she had on her top. Will probably attend a few games this season but there is no buzz anymore, sorry to be negative, I really wish things were different Your post describes really well what I’ve heard from loads of former regular wouldn’t miss a game type of fans. They have given up with the way the club runs and have simply moved on. Rink sits roughly 45% full most match nights, how the owners can’t grasp that their way simply doesn’t work is beyond me. How did Zamboni put it “part of the fun of being a Flyers fan” I get his sarcasm but it’s not so funny when folk don’t show up anymore. We have fans that came in during the EIHL era that have gone yeah I’m done. These owners despite everything they have done the past 30 years are suffocating the life from this club. Worst thing in sports an owner who thinks he knows better then everyone else!
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Post by --G-- on Sept 7, 2021 11:31:42 GMT
Agree with all of this. It will the year of our lord 2022 in a few months, yet we operate like the horse and cart had just been invented. Zero interest in addressing these issues in the club, for some unknowable reason. Take, for example, this fixture page fifeflyers.co.uk/fixtures.html still not online, after going offline at least 24 hours ago. So lazy. THIS IS THE CORE OF THE BUSINESS. Bums on seats is what keeps the team alive, and the fixtures is literally your menu! It has been and will continue to be a shambles, from the lack of information on social media, to **** poor webcasts, to the talentless DJ. I cannot believe there is not a way to improve this situation, but first the owners need to give a frenchman's fancy about this kinda stuff.
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Post by superpatsy on Sept 7, 2021 15:01:32 GMT
I've been trying (trying being the key word) to give them the benefit of the doubt with everything that's gone on in the past year and a half but **** me, they're making it difficult.
I've always preferred the late announcements because, to me anyway, it builds up the excitement to the season starting but they're taking the **** this year. It's the same copy and paste nonsense with the same mistakes. It was great a few years ago when they added a bit of a humour element to it, like announcing Gauthier with a wee video showing a goat, or having proper announcement videos made for players instead of the same rinse and repeat background we've been getting this year. The manor in which they're being announced as well is completely half-arsed, a mention on Twitter or Facebook about a signing then announce them a few hours later with a few posts at the back-end of it then back to silence. Would be nice to actually hear from the new players in a wee video (unless I've missed it) to get to know them a bit better - I had to check on EP to see who we've actually signed because there's been so little chatter on the social media about the team. They should be tapping into the potential that's in the college and Abertay (if we're still partnered) to sort out the social media side of things with regards to content and videos.
And whoever is in charge of the supporters club Facebook page needs their keyboard taken off them - a lot of the posts are so cringeworthy, like today's post about Andy. The least they could have done was get someone who's wise to social media to run the supporters page.
And please fix the ******* bulbs on the scoreboard...
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Post by boschman76 on Sept 7, 2021 15:25:03 GMT
Sadly nothing will ever change as long people pay there money either for the season ticket or on the night
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