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Post by waterboy on Aug 20, 2022 14:09:43 GMT
Speaking as a former defenceman, your job never really changes, it's the forwards not picking up their men that are the issue or a rogue d man that starts running around under pressure. It is probably the most basic thing in hockey everyone get a man and he's yours, centre man is usually the player who helps down low with d. But in this league against decent players this can be very fine margins and even good players can look average if one boy doesn't do their job. It looks like they've upgraded d so far, so hoping this transfers in to more normal coverage in our end. A big tougher d man would be my wish now to add more grit. One of the reasons why I was critical of a certain import. On defence he was all over the place. You could actually see his D partner being like WTF. Hockey as we all know is a game of structure and if one guy doesn’t do his part that’s the puck in your net. Lost count how many times fans call out the wrong guy for a goal when it was in reality a mistake 3 moves earlier by another guy that started the entire play.
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Post by newyorkflyer on Aug 21, 2022 15:23:29 GMT
Dundee, Storm and Panthers all having induction day today. Meanwhile in Fife….we await the remaining player/s. This is what makes or breaks seasons. Bring guys in week later than everyone else and throw them into pre season.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 21, 2022 19:54:13 GMT
Dundee, Storm and Panthers all having induction day today. Meanwhile in Fife….we await the remaining player/s. This is what makes or breaks seasons. Bring guys in week later than everyone else and throw them into pre season. Hutchy yesterday on Twitter confirmed that the last import being announced next week. Maybe tomorrow but who knows. Guys expected to start arriving last week in august according to Dutes on the podcast. So expect bodies to arrive Mon Tuesday 29th and 30th. Same as every other season. Nothing regarding player meet/shirt launch event etc.
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Post by thebluewellies on Aug 23, 2022 12:23:07 GMT
Does anybody know if the team are doing an open training session like quite a few other teams are doing to show off the new lineup? Would be good for many but especially the kids
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Post by waterboy on Aug 23, 2022 14:54:18 GMT
Does anybody know if the team are doing an open training session like quite a few other teams are doing to show off the new lineup? Would be good for many but especially the kids Do we know anything apart from buy tickets!
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Post by waterboy on Aug 23, 2022 18:30:11 GMT
Does anybody know if the team are doing an open training session like quite a few other teams are doing to show off the new lineup? Would be good for many but especially the kids Do we know anything apart from buy tickets! So the shirt launch is announced. Day before the first game at the rink 7pm. Feels a little like fit everything in last minute rather than planned but perhaps that’s my cynical POV on the how they do things.
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Post by thebluewellies on Aug 23, 2022 18:35:27 GMT
I think the term your looking for is “half hearted”…….. if that! Run by inadequates
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Post by coloradoflyer01 on Aug 23, 2022 18:54:09 GMT
Half arsed and amateur as usual
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Post by youngman on Aug 23, 2022 21:39:20 GMT
Genuine question here... what difference does it make if the shirt launch is a fortnight earlier... a week earlier... or a day earlier... who cares??
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Post by waterboy on Aug 24, 2022 7:26:34 GMT
Genuine question here... what difference does it make if the shirt launch is a fortnight earlier... a week earlier... or a day earlier... who cares?? Check out the panthers shirt launch and how it’s played a part of fan interaction being so much better. It was in a nice place (pub) fans meet new players on a stage doing interviews with a host. Signings etc afterwards. Pacha doing what he did with Dundee. Panthers fans happy and buzzing for the new season. Maybe your right and it makes no difference but given how Cardiff belfast hell every club does it are they wrong. This is meant to be a pro sports team, chucking tops on after training and coming out to see fans in the curling bar that’s too small and not set up for events like this ( because they put zero effort into it) makes it a shambles. I’ve been to a few and could barely see the players or the tops. I expect better why don’t you?
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Post by waterboy on Aug 24, 2022 7:28:40 GMT
On this I remember being at Steve Moria’s first training session. Fans got in to the lounge to watch him( I was a kid) hell was he good. Buzz for that weekends games, you better believe it.
Now imagine a ten year old going to the panthers shirt launch then on Friday he gets to go to the open practice you think he is excited for the first game by that point.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 24, 2022 8:42:29 GMT
Genuine question here... what difference does it make if the shirt launch is a fortnight earlier... a week earlier... or a day earlier... who cares?? Here’s a proposal The Bay, jersey launch and new player introduction. GM questions afterwards and signing chance with the players. Mingle with fans see new tops home away challenge warm up. Announce the main sponsor (have them there) have tops for fans ready to buy. Give away a home an away and a challenge cup strip in a wee raffle ( money goes to CHAS). Surprise us with a big last name signing. Have new merchandise on display and available so folk wear it on the first game. Tell fans about open training sessions, film the night. Take loads of photos and fire them all around social media ( sponsors happy with that one). Actually act like the fans matter. Actually give a damn about rebuilding your fanbase.
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Post by newyorkflyer on Aug 24, 2022 8:58:06 GMT
Genuine question here... what difference does it make if the shirt launch is a fortnight earlier... a week earlier... or a day earlier... who cares?? Here’s a proposal The Bay, jersey launch and new player introduction. GM questions afterwards and signing chance with the players. Mingle with fans see new tops home away challenge warm up. Announce the main sponsor (have them there) have tops for fans ready to buy. Give away a home an away and a challenge cup strip in a wee raffle ( money goes to CHAS). Surprise us with a big last name signing. Have new merchandise of display and available so folk wear it on the first game. Tell fans about open training sessions, film the night. Take loads of photos and fire them all around social media ( sponsors happy with that one). Actually act like the fans matter. Actually give a damn about rebuilding your fanbase. The only problem with that idea is that it makes perfect sense and will literally have no one moaning. We can’t have that now. It always seems that the start of the league just jumps out of nowhere for Fife, it’s not like the agreed start date isn’t decided months earlier.
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Post by waterboy on Aug 24, 2022 9:32:59 GMT
FFP article just out, from Dutes - they hope to have imports all here for Tuesday. They want at least 2 days together before first pre season game then a full weeks training ahead of the first competitive game.
2 days.
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Post by Dirty Lyle on Aug 24, 2022 12:13:36 GMT
Genuine question here... what difference does it make if the shirt launch is a fortnight earlier... a week earlier... or a day earlier... who cares?? Here’s a proposal The Bay, jersey launch and new player introduction. GM questions afterwards and signing chance with the players. Mingle with fans see new tops home away challenge warm up. Announce the main sponsor (have them there) have tops for fans ready to buy. Give away a home an away and a challenge cup strip in a wee raffle ( money goes to CHAS). Surprise us with a big last name signing. Have new merchandise on display and available so folk wear it on the first game. Tell fans about open training sessions, film the night. Take loads of photos and fire them all around social media ( sponsors happy with that one). Actually act like the fans matter. Actually give a damn about rebuilding your fanbase. Trouble for sponsors is that the commercial manager has left the club..so that vital link is lost. And potentially a lot of sponsorship for the club in the future
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