Matt
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Post by Matt on Oct 8, 2004 20:39:06 GMT
Taken from Scotsman.com.....Ice Hockey:
How about a day trip to Basingstoke to watch the Bison take on the Nottingham Panthers in the rough and tumble of the British Ice Hockey League? You could catch all the SLAPSTICK ACTION from £10.50 (adults), £7.00 (child conession), £32.00 (family).
Is this how our sport is percieved in the media? I know it`s good to recieve some publicity but isn`t this takin` the p***?
Thoughts people.......
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nt26ix
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Post by nt26ix on Oct 8, 2004 20:42:35 GMT
that nothing to get bothered about i wouldnt imagine  |
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Matt
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Post by Matt on Oct 8, 2004 20:56:16 GMT
Maybe it`s just me,it`s the "slapstick action"that i didn`t like.Hockey is not "slapstick",WWF,old time wrestling(big daddy,etc),"It`s a Knockout"...This is what i would expect to see a label like this be attached to.
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ktglitz
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Post by ktglitz on Oct 8, 2004 21:04:52 GMT
More to the point, what the heck is a Bison v Panthers piece doing in the Scotsman anyway?
If only they advertised Scottish hockey games as much!
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Post by nuttyrockeress on Oct 8, 2004 21:10:16 GMT
And we don't play them until 7th November!!!
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 9, 2004 8:36:39 GMT
It's the popular perception in the media though isn't it? That our beloved sport is nothing more than an open invitation for thuggery. That isn't the case I know, as does everyone else with half a brain, but those that don't just think it's all fighting. I spoke to a colleague the other day when we were coming back from atrespass interview, and we were talking about football. I'm a Forest fan & he's a Blues fan. I said I prefered hockey and his reply was " That's a poo poo sport! All they ever do is fight!" Only acasual comment I know, but that's what the first impression is of our game  |
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Post by Markus on Oct 9, 2004 9:23:08 GMT
At least it is some form of publicity. East Midlands Today (last night) failed to mention us as we have no home fixture. Though bearing in mind there is no Premier League football this weekend they probably could have found a spare second or two...... wait a minute, no, they were too busy with a comprehensive report on 'professional' paintballing and a 5 minute explanation of the definition of the word 'frog' - I kid you not. You couldn't make it up!! See you all in London  |
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 9, 2004 9:50:34 GMT
At least it is some form of publicity. East Midlands Today (last night) failed to mention us as we have no home fixture. Though bearing in mind there is no Premier League football this weekend they probably could have found a spare second or two...... wait a minute, no, they were too busy with a comprehensive report on 'professional' paintballing and a 5 minute explanation of the definition of the word 'frog' - I kid you not. You couldn't make it up!! See you all in London They come out with the samw excuse all the time, " Oh we were tight for airtime."  At least BBC Radio Nottingham give us coverage  |
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Post by heja on Oct 9, 2004 10:03:24 GMT
But on thursday night they had about 2min on panthers Continental cup next week with interveiws of about 2 or 3 players and adey. now thats more than enough for me just wish they did it each week.
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 9, 2004 10:06:42 GMT
But on thursday night they had about 2min on panthers Continental cup next week with interveiws of about 2 or 3 players and adey. now thats more than enough for me just wish they did it each week. I don't think that anyone's asking for Panthers to be on the news 24/7 Tim, it's just we wont the TV people to acknowledge us more frequently. Both Nottingham football teams+ the Foxes & Rams get mentioned, Leicester Tigers & Notts CCC all get covered regularly, but Panthers don't? Wrong |
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Post by Milkman™ on Oct 9, 2004 15:16:15 GMT
Both Nottingham football teams+ the Foxes & Rams get mentioned, Leicester Tigers & Notts CCC all get covered regularly, but Panthers don't? Wrong However wrong this may seem, I wouldnt jump and down and blame the Beeb and the papers. The blame lies with the media people at the clubs and the league, reporters now a days do not chase stories, but work on press releases from clubs. So if these people are not sending releases then what do the media people report on. The reason the Craighead incident made the papers is a bums on seats thing, the incident was put in a press release and sent to all the papers with the hope of selling more seats for the next game. |
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 9, 2004 15:18:45 GMT
However wrong this may seem, I wouldnt jump and down and blame the Beeb and the papers. The blame lies with the media people at the clubs and the league, reporters now a days do not chase stories, but work on press releases from clubs. So if these people are not sending releases then what do the media people report on. The reason the Craighead incident made the papers is a bums on seats thing, the incident was put in a press release and sent to all the papers with the hope of selling more seats for the next game. So BBC tv's lack of Panthers coverage is due to the club themselves? So I guess by that logic, the Panthers are sending stuff to BBC Radio Nottingham...? Why would they send stuff to one & not the other? |
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Milkman™
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Post by Milkman™ on Oct 9, 2004 16:10:50 GMT
Cos i bet that GM speaks to CE direct.
Plus who is really bothered about the hockey, thats the long and short of it
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Kirk55
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Post by Kirk55 on Oct 10, 2004 19:58:55 GMT
Cos i bet that GM speaks to CE direct. Plus who is really bothered about the hockey, thats the long and short of it Yeah i know what you mean I got called "SAD" by some dodgy bloke on my way to the Guildford game on saturday. I thought "what a W****R i bet hes never even been to an ice hockey game" No need for that though really, i wouldn't go round telling him hes sad for watching his fav sport. Would be nice to see more hockey on t.v and in the papers (even if it is 10 pages from the back page!) |
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Post by Sussex Panther on Oct 10, 2004 20:47:00 GMT
Living in the Meridian TV area (West Sussex and Hampshire mainly) there was some coverage by the BBC last year (a couple of minutes tv slot) of Guildford and Bracknell when they became the BNL playoff finalists. Never heard a word about Basingstoke though and frankly sports like Basketball and field hockey get more coverage down here.
Whilst our clubs should be promoting the sport locally (and local radio in many areas seems a success). I've not seen anything at a national level though.
I bet if I email Radio 5 (supposedly the sports channel) and ask them what their coverage of the Continental Cup is they won't even have heard of it.
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 10, 2004 21:03:30 GMT
Yeah i know what you mean I got called "SAD" by some dodgy bloke on my way to the Guildford game on saturday. I thought "what a W****R i bet hes never even been to an ice hockey game" No need for that though really, i wouldn't go round telling him hes sad for watching his fav sport. Would be nice to see more hockey on t.v and in the papers (even if it is 10 pages from the back page!) Just treat such remarks with the contempt they deserve  |
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Post by Ian on Oct 11, 2004 12:21:32 GMT
I bet if I email Radio 5 (supposedly the sports channel) and ask them what their coverage of the Continental Cup is they won't even have heard of it. I agree that the amount of national coverage hockey gets is disgraceful. Five live's hockey coverage normally extends to having a reporter at the Challenge Cup final and the playoff final, although they did do a 15 minute preview of the inaugural EIHL season last year (including an interview with Rick Brebant). There are far less popular sports that receive much more coverage on there, that is for sure. Shame, as I have no doubt that they would do a very good job of covering it, as they do with most other sports. |
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Post by Sussex Panther on Oct 11, 2004 16:31:55 GMT
Shame, as you say they do very good sports coverage. I guess hockey must have lost out to the fishing section on their website   |
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Oct 11, 2004 16:45:26 GMT
We do occasionally get the odd snippet on Central/Midlands news like when we won the BNL double or Jodys goal against the Bison last year (Which also made Question Of Sport!!) but the last time we were on was when they allowed cameras into the dressing room between periods of a game in our fall away at the end of last season. Thommo used language that would make Ozzy Osbourne curl up ;D ;D Surprisingly we haven't been on since  |
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Post by girdeaux on Oct 12, 2004 20:51:42 GMT
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Post by Ovethegreatnumber8 on Oct 12, 2004 23:00:10 GMT
I also get really fustrated at the sports which have been given coverage over the EIHL. Hopefully they'll soon get the message |
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DoUrden
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Post by DoUrden on Oct 13, 2004 12:27:11 GMT
While on the subject, I've just e mailed Radio1's Colin and Edith as I have heared him mention Belfast Giants on Radio1 a few times so asked him to give Panthers a quick mention for our big weekend away!
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