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Post by Johnny 5 on May 4, 2011 10:50:39 GMT
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas to what may come out of the Elite League Meeting this week.
Here are my guesses:
Sponsership Deal: Would love this to be someone like Monster or Redbull to give the league some real exposure.
New Teams: Guilford or Fife Maybe.
Losing Teams: Edinburgh or Vipers. I hope not but cant see the EPL coping with an 8 team league and the Elite league going for 12 teams.
Trapezoid introduction???
Wage Cap official word. £6,500 a week per team.
New TV deal?? Hopefully ESPN and save me on subscription of both SKY and ESPN.
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Post by 5+game on May 4, 2011 11:16:52 GMT
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas to what may come out of the Elite League Meeting this week. Here are my guesses: Sponsership Deal: Would love this to be someone like Monster or Redbull to give the league some real exposure. New Teams: Guilford or Fife Maybe. Losing Teams: Edinburgh or Vipers. I hope not but cant see the EPL coping with an 8 team league and the Elite league going for 12 teams. Trapezoid introduction??? Wage Cap official word. £6,500 a week per team. New TV deal?? Hopefully ESPN and save me on subscription of both SKY and ESPN. has been stated many times that Guildford would never be accepted into the EliteLeague and also have no intention on applying either |
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Post by clanfandouglas on May 4, 2011 11:24:58 GMT
I also hope espn but can't see it
Hope for league sponsor as this is needed.
League phone apps but also for all teams to look into this( I know league planning to do this)
Be good if vipers and caps saved but can't see it, I can see us going to a 8 team league unless caps can improve as the end of last season was not on. And we all know about vipers problems
As for new teams maybe fife but don't think there owners are up for it so I have heard but hope they do join
Be better with best of 3 playoffs before the weekend IMO
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Post by blair3 on May 4, 2011 11:31:25 GMT
I'd love to see Guildford or Milton Keynes in the league (I live in the south and it is a really long trek for Elite hockey. Unfortunatley I doubt either will happen but Milton Keynes is the more likely.
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Post by Carnell on May 4, 2011 11:59:35 GMT
Sponsership Deal: Would love this to be someone like Monster or Redbull to give the league some real exposure. Believe a sponsorship has been agreed, don't know with who, but a 3 year deal apparently with a good financial backing Trapezoid introduction??? I'm sure Kirkham has confirmed at the Q&A session in Nottingham that there was no plans to introduce this at least for a few more years, if at all! New TV deal?? Hopefully ESPN and save me on subscription of both SKY and ESPN. Would love to see it happen, but doubt we would have hockey with both Sky and ESPN! |
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Post by pantherdman on May 4, 2011 13:07:59 GMT
Q, will it cost money?
A, it ain't going to happen.
Q, will it make easy money?
A, It will happen.
Q, will they let the fans know any actual details?
A, Do they know the secret hand shake?
Q, what sandwiches will be served?
A, Prawn.
Q, Rule book?
A, .......
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Post by oldman on May 4, 2011 14:52:02 GMT
They found out the rule book is hidden in a compound in Pakistan.
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Post by pantherdman on May 4, 2011 15:06:29 GMT
They found out the rule book is hidden in a compound in Pakistan. So they shot it and buried it at sea. Personally, I'm waiting for the DNA results, even then we can only be 99% sure it even existed. |
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Post by NickThePanther44 on May 4, 2011 21:18:14 GMT
A league sponsor really would be great news.
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Post by Shaggy on May 4, 2011 23:03:05 GMT
Apparently half the Elite League board have now given up smoking, so they've run out of fag packets to scribble the rules on... so no rulebook next season! ;D |
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Post by abi on May 5, 2011 14:40:04 GMT
Lee Ryder from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle tweets that "the" announcement is to be made in the paper tomorrow. Fans expecting to be told there won't be a team next season and now debating whether they can bring themselves to support whitley or travel to billingham...
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Post by LUFC on May 5, 2011 15:46:35 GMT
Apparently half the Elite League board have now given up smoking, so they've run out of fag packets to scribble the rules on... so no rulebook next season! ;D They all still drink though. Beer mats a plenty on the board table. The drink explains some of the decisions they come too though. |
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Post by pantherdman on May 16, 2011 13:37:14 GMT
Any decisions made at the meeting?
or was the magic 8 ball on the blink?
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Post by Johnny 5 on May 16, 2011 13:49:44 GMT
Any decisions made at the meeting? or was the magic 8 ball on the blink? Cant have made any decisions, as the only news to come the League is Newcastle Dead. Still no official wage cap, no new teams, no sponsor, what are they doing at these meetings. I have to agree with the NEP article, its about time the paid a CEO or nothing will get done. I know this time of year is quiet, but this is where the league should step up and keep momentum going and generate excitement and interest in the 2011/2012 season, whist the teams get on with making signings. I am getting more and more dissapointed with the league as each day goes by |
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Post by pantherdman on May 16, 2011 18:45:04 GMT
Spot on, the way the league is run is the weakest part of British Hockey IMO.
It betrays the great work done in other areas of the sport.
Would love to see the agenda (probably wasn't one)
Probably just a day of bickering, point scoring and penny pinching.
How long would it have taken to say, this is whats on the agenda, boom boom boom. then after; this is what was decided, boom boom boom. Whats the big secret? we're the ones who love the sport and who'll pay to watch it.
There's only one secret I can think of....
I'm still waiting to see any evidence they aren't just making it up as they go along.
Can we issue a vote of no confidence?
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