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Post by daviejojo on Mar 11, 2013 23:53:42 GMT
Interesting to see Danny and Clouts being touted as early favourites to take over as Head Coach at Blaze. Either would do a great job I suspect
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Post by tam on Mar 12, 2013 7:45:53 GMT
interesting times ahead to see who moves where in the off season
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Post by pigeon on Mar 12, 2013 9:14:29 GMT
Danny getting the Blaze job would be a win/win for both teams. -Blaze are in need of a new coach. -Fife can free up 2 import slots next season if Danny moves and Todd becomes a non-playing coach.
Stewart has been one of our worst performers this season and although he does a great job with the coaching side, I'd rather see someone like D.Keller take up the role of assistant coach.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Mar 12, 2013 9:37:34 GMT
no point slaggin people off, the coaches have done the best they could to coach, when you get on the ice it's up to the players to respond and do the job and for 95% at home they have delivered, just unfortunate this year our away form has been poor and it's bemusing considering the talent we have
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Post by harlan on Mar 12, 2013 10:05:56 GMT
Blaze are like the Flyers in that they like to have somebody with strong links to the club to keep taking them forward and I would be surprised if they didn't at least talk with both Cloutier and Stewart about the position but Soderstrom is still involved with Coventry and would be their fans favourite.
Clouts and Danny have cut their teeth with both Hull and Newcastle and Danny got coach of the year and an interview for the Clan job on the back of his pedigree. Will either of them see the Coventry job as a step up or do they both still have unfinished business at their current clubs?
On the down side, with Thomson moving on it could be that the top league in Britain will not have a team with a British coach for next season which for me is the significant point
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2013 10:09:06 GMT
Danny getting the Blaze job would be a win/win for both teams. -Blaze are in need of a new coach. -Fife can free up 2 import slots next season if Danny moves and Todd becomes a non-playing coach. Stewart has been one of our worst performers this season and although he does a great job with the coaching side, I'd rather see someone like D.Keller take up the role of assistant coach. dont agree with any of that . if the rumour is true that danny recruited the team then we might lose half a team to blaze as well
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Post by daviejojo on Mar 12, 2013 10:09:31 GMT
Good point actually about the coaching. A lot of good coaches in the EPL and beyond, but I doubt if any EIHL club would take a punt on them. Shame really.
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Post by kettleflyer on Mar 12, 2013 10:31:33 GMT
Who is clouts
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Post by harlan on Mar 12, 2013 10:34:49 GMT
Sylvain Cloutier, the Hull player/coach
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Post by pigeon on Mar 12, 2013 11:20:35 GMT
no point slaggin people off, the coaches have done the best they could to coach, when you get on the ice it's up to the players to respond and do the job and for 95% at home they have delivered, just unfortunate this year our away form has been poor and it's bemusing considering the talent we have Not slagging him off as a coach but as a player is performances have not been up to scratch. Can we afford to have an import under-performing season long for the sake of having him as an assist coach? As for the recruiting the team, Todd has a lot of contacts with teams around the world including ex team mates and Flyers. I'm sure Morrison still helps him/us with the recruiting process so to say this is Danny's team amazes me! Anyway, Danny has a history of employing Europeans and we used his contacts when he became assistant coach last season and signed them in desperation, this year we have stuck with the north Americans/Canadians which i think is the right decision going forward.
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Post by ronniemac on Mar 12, 2013 11:21:41 GMT
Clouts told me at the last Kirkcaldy game that he and Tendler had already signed up at Hull for next season and he would also be playing another year at least.
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Post by ronniemac on Mar 12, 2013 11:25:03 GMT
Todd has a lot of contacts................. just check where this years imports came from ....... Mark Morrison and players recommending their pals but hey they all paid their way just bad management decisions caused the problems.
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Post by coloradoflyer on Mar 12, 2013 11:32:42 GMT
i would agree pigeon, the north americans / canadiens is defo the way to go , but they are dearer to employ they have all been great this year, and who knows next year danny might have a great year you newer know
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Post by harlan on Mar 12, 2013 12:56:01 GMT
Clouts told me at the last Kirkcaldy game that he and Tendler had already signed up at Hull for next season and he would also be playing another year at least. And indeed Clouts has been announced as player/coach for Hull for next season but that was before the Coventry opportunity came up and we all know what contracts are worth in this country
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Post by ronniemac on Mar 12, 2013 13:17:01 GMT
He likes Hull though and thats a big +
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