Caesar
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Post by Caesar on Apr 1, 2010 12:46:58 GMT
Can someone explain how we can sell out the building for most Steelers/Blaze games and yet there are still so many seats left for saturday? Admittedly the seats are sold out in our given blocks, but there are loads, and i mean loads of spaces elsewhere.Not just singles either, they can be had in groups of 4,5,6,even up to 10!! Where is everyone?
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Post by bill238 on Apr 1, 2010 12:50:49 GMT
Can someone explain how we can sell out the building for most Steelers/Blaze games and yet there are still so many seats left for saturday? Admittedly the seats are sold out in our given blocks, but there are loads, and i mean loads of spaces elsewhere.Not just singles either, they can be had in groups of 4,5,6,even up to 10!! Where is everyone? Im sure when it comes to saturday it will be a sell out or extremely close to one
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lee
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Post by lee on Apr 1, 2010 12:51:47 GMT
price / value for money?
availability over a bank holiday weekend?
not interested?
times?
don't want to sit with oppositions fans?
No certainty that your team will be there in the final?
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Shorty
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Post by Shorty on Apr 1, 2010 13:11:51 GMT
Because its a hockey weekend, and not likely to interest the casual fans who come for a night out. Plus all the things that lee said.
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Post by findevious on Apr 1, 2010 13:23:58 GMT
Well I went down and got my tickets today (Thursday) at 12:30, There were still even tickets left for block 13 at the back. I opted for a weekender in block 11 (Newcastle), same seat both days. I was undecided wether to go or not due to Sheffield bore feast last year.
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Post by pantherinmanc on Apr 1, 2010 13:50:00 GMT
Well I went down and got my tickets today (Thursday) at 12:30, There were still even tickets left for block 13 at the back. I opted for a weekender in block 11 (Newcastle), same seat both days. I was undecided wether to go or not due to Sheffield bore feast last year. Just imagine what it would be like being a poor blue seat in the house of tin, they have to watch it all year... and this year they were crap on top of being boring.... not easy being one of them
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Post by Rob Scott on Apr 1, 2010 14:02:21 GMT
It would be a real shame and indicate a sad state of affairs in UK Ice Hockey if there were loads of empty seats.
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Post by pantherinmanc on Apr 1, 2010 14:22:19 GMT
It would be a real shame and indicate a sad state of affairs in UK Ice Hockey if there were loads of empty seats. I don't think you can judge the state of UK hockey on one weekend. A weekend that's set up so that many people's deciding factor of whether to go or not (their team being there) may be overridden by other plans made in the meantime (remembering it is the big bank hol after all). FWIW I don't think there will be 'loads of empty seats' and i'm pretty sure that a positive result for Panthers on Saturday will see a fair few seats for Sunday snapped up.
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Uppercut
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Post by Uppercut on Apr 1, 2010 14:31:18 GMT
without our good friends the steelers in the playoffs this year, maybe that would explain it.
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Post by pantherdman on Apr 1, 2010 15:00:19 GMT
Panthers blocks will be sold out, so it's not our fan base that needs to be answering this question.
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Milkman™
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Post by Milkman™ on Apr 1, 2010 16:00:39 GMT
Panthers blocks will be sold out, so it's not our fan base that needs to be answering this question. Wasn't that the original question? Panthers average 3750 for the league games, why are there not 3500 (I'm being kind to away fans there) Panthers fans attending?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2010 16:06:53 GMT
Panthers blocks will be sold out, so it's not our fan base that needs to be answering this question. Wasn't that the original question? Panthers average 3750 for the league games, why are there not 3500 (I'm being kind to away fans there) Panthers fans attending? To be fair Chris there's a big difference in ticket price. £15 for a Panthers home game or £75 for a weekend ticket! To be honest though I expect that there will be 2,500 plus Panthers fans there.
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Post by bill238 on Apr 1, 2010 16:52:30 GMT
Panthers blocks will be sold out, so it's not our fan base that needs to be answering this question. Wasn't that the original question? Panthers average 3750 for the league games, why are there not 3500 (I'm being kind to away fans there) Panthers fans attending? First of all panthers average crowd this season was 4700 not 3750 and I expect there to be 3000 panthers fans
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Post by buster on Apr 1, 2010 17:20:25 GMT
because there is a massive difference between £15 and £70 odd. because there is a massive difference between money for indulgences for one night than a whole weekend. because families may want to spend easter together instead of at the fabulous nic. because a percentage of that attendance will be one time fans.
there are plenty of reasons as to why we wont have the average attendance for usual games at the playoffs.
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Post by Sven is a Panther on Apr 1, 2010 18:33:19 GMT
To be honest I'm gutted I'm missing it but the timings are wrong for me, Notts are at home on saturday and i won't be able to get back for the Panthers game in time. If the first semi was at 12 and the second at half five it would be perfect!!
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Milkman™
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Post by Milkman™ on Apr 1, 2010 18:56:10 GMT
Wasn't that the original question? Panthers average 3750 for the league games, why are there not 3500 (I'm being kind to away fans there) Panthers fans attending? First of all panthers average crowd this season was 4700 not 3750 and I expect there to be 3000 panthers fans oops iphone keypad beat me, however I cant imagibne half the crowd will be Nottingham, it never usually is. I miss the play offs, especially the ISL days in Manchester, and drunken afternoons in the Arches. The weekend will be hit by the missing Steelers IMHO
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iginla
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Post by iginla on Apr 1, 2010 19:07:41 GMT
Sven.
If your that gutted,don't go to the Notts game.....simple.
There are a few Notts games left, but there's only one "play off weekend".
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Post by dms41853 on Apr 1, 2010 19:30:31 GMT
there's only one "play off weekend". DAMN RIGHT!!!!
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Post by pantherdman on Apr 1, 2010 19:50:56 GMT
Hell Yeah!!!
What's the matter with the Steelers fans, I've sat through them winning it twice and once Panthers weren't even there (was boring as hell). I'd be there this year even if Panthers weren't.
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iginla
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Post by iginla on Apr 1, 2010 20:58:26 GMT
They must be worried that sitting watching four good teams will make em realise just what a right load of crap they've watched this year in the house of tin !
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gemini
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Post by gemini on Apr 1, 2010 21:20:06 GMT
Okay guys we know our team have been rubbish this year but we will still be there. Granted it would have been better if the Steelers were there but so be it. To be honest they did not deserve to be there. Personally I think lots of our fans are still looking forward to watching some good hockey and enjoy the banther between all. However if the Steelers had gone through I am sure there would have been a lot more of us there as sometimes fans wait to see if their team makes it before they part with their hard earned cash. I am sure it was much the same with the Panthers and the other clubs fans. Anyway I am sure we will all enjoy the week-end what ever the results. May the best team win!
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thebelfastpanther
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Post by thebelfastpanther on Apr 1, 2010 21:27:48 GMT
wow a steeler wishing the panthers to win .....STOP THE PRESSES EVERYONE!!!
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Post by buster on Apr 1, 2010 21:50:01 GMT
LOL
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Post by supermattytrickett on Apr 1, 2010 21:53:08 GMT
Sven. If your that gutted,don't go to the Notts game.....simple. There are a few Notts games left, but there's only one "play off weekend". Exactly, i'm a Notts season ticket holder and i'm giving the Bury game a miss to attend the Play-Offs. Although win or lose, i'll be nursing a pretty damn big hangover at the Shrewsbury away game on Easter Monday!
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Silas
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Post by Silas on Apr 1, 2010 23:25:20 GMT
(Stick with me, there is a point and this is only my opinion)
Rightly or wrongly, I do a lot of reading of TCF and not a lot of posting. I have done this now for 8 years.
The forum subjects have become tiresome and boring and have been getting worse for a while now. The reason for this is that the league has become/is becoming tiresome and boring. (Of course not every single match).
But in the whole, where is the action/characters/controversy. A few people are pro fighting, a few people are not. But all in all the gritty-aggressive character based hockey has gradually dissolved since the Super League days.
Yes we have Bruce, yes Cardiff have Voth er, er, er yes Belfast had McMorrow, er, er, er who else?
The league, challenge cup and playoffs are low budget nonsense that has stopped making me pay out my money, both home and away, week in week out because it has quite simply become boring.
This post obviously isn't covering all angles and is a generalisation and isn't commenting on the practicalities of sustainability. But the point remains, Panthers fans have clung on to the "league win" fantasy so much because the good ol' ice hockey entertainment has gone and the EIHL is bland!
Lee had a good set of points. Because of the lack of ice time and the "traditional" British season length, the EIHL is continuing to flog the dead horse that is the play off weekend . Why do so many other nations follow the North American formula of multi game playoffs? BECAUSE IT WORKS AND IT IS EXCITING!
So why don't we cut the crap and slightly reduce the "league season length" but slightly extend the player contracts to enable at least a 3 games play off series (if not 5)?
The money is shared around the league anyway, so why not? One weekend vs 5 sets of play offs (quarters, semis, final) erm, more money me thinks?!? Big it up on SKY and maybe, just maybe, instead of being different to the NHL et al, being the same, may not only attract new fans but also the ex pat North American population.
Take aim and fire or agree - this is my (growing stronger) opinion!
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