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Post by PantherB on Jun 13, 2013 12:48:02 GMT
The fixtures for the 2013/14 are to be announced this monday by the Elite League. To start the season off, its announced that we will play the Sheffield Steelers both away from home and at home before the end of September.
The fixtures are finally here! First league game is also doubled up and is a cup match aswell as a league match. The fixtures also reveal that we will play Belfast in 2 double headers, the first being 15th/16th Feb then the final double header is the final two games of the season which are dated as 21st/22nd March. *All 12am games are TBC **Play-Offs start 27th March For the full fixture list: www.panthers.co.uk/fixtures |
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Post by kezypanther on Jun 13, 2013 13:28:57 GMT
Just me or earlier than normal ?
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Post by PantherB on Jun 13, 2013 14:01:21 GMT
I was thinking that too but at least it gives us time to potentially plan things out. Then on top of that it sounds like we should be hearing of two signings quite soon which sounds interesting.
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Post by spik on Jun 14, 2013 11:19:08 GMT
Good that this is coming early.They must be assured of the number of teams playing this season?  But hey don't be surprised if it has changes later on...look at this last season gone by with the Cup plan that added a series of games just to have one club drop out in the first round when the games could have been used better elsewhere in the Play-Offs. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2013 19:27:26 GMT
Saturday 7th September
Nottingham Panthers - Hull Stingrays
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Post by spik on Jun 16, 2013 20:43:06 GMT
Saturday 7th September Nottingham Panthers - Hull Stingrays ....and those CUP games combined with League games which is a personal hate of mine. |
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Post by PantherB on Jun 16, 2013 21:28:51 GMT
Saturday 7th September Nottingham Panthers - Hull Stingrays ....and those CUP games combined with League games which is a personal hate of mine. I also hate it, i would prefer it if it was maybe one game on the saturday then the other on the sunday. I hope they treat the game as just a league game because the league is more important than the cup. |
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Post by panthersnation on Jun 17, 2013 6:20:10 GMT
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Post by mattalfuk on Jun 17, 2013 6:20:22 GMT
I'm not sure about having a game on New Years Eve.
Start it early and people may not have finished work, start it later and people won't go because of getting to parties.
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Post by NottinghamMatt on Jun 17, 2013 6:28:01 GMT
Leave it with me for an hour or so when I get to work and I'll have them done for everyone who lives by their Outlook calendars!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2013 6:30:12 GMT
Leave it with me for an hour or so when I get to work and I'll have them done for everyone who lives by their Outlook calendars! Will that include IPhone calenders too ? |
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Post by NottinghamMatt on Jun 17, 2013 6:34:26 GMT
Leave it with me for an hour or so when I get to work and I'll have them done for everyone who lives by their Outlook calendars! Will that include IPhone calenders too ? I'll see what I can do! Being Android based I'll have to check!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2013 6:35:42 GMT
Ok thank you I have this problem every year . It ll save me inputting all them manually lol cheers
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Post by Outlaw on Jun 17, 2013 7:20:31 GMT
Really disappointed with the amount of Sunday games. I totally understand that there is a pecking order for dates at the arena and that we will need to play some Sundays.
My issue is the face off time, I have no problem with Sunday home games, but 4pm just sucks.
It's always going to be a bit of an "I'm alright Jack" situation if it doesn't effect you,... but Sunday is just a normal working day now for so many people and 4pm is still very much in work time.
I remember reading somewhere that the face off time was popular for families with kiddies,.. fair do's,.. Understand that,. but would an hour or so later make that much difference ?
Blaze face off at 5.15pm on Sundays and Hull at 6pm. We should do something similar IMO. 4pm is just too early.
We have 8 fixtures on a Sunday this year not counting playoffs and any further Cup ties. The timing of the face off means it's likely we will miss them all. I wish the management would make it a bit easier on Sunday workers and move the start of the game to 5.15pm.
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Post by Dunk B on Jun 17, 2013 7:31:50 GMT
I'm not sure about having a game on New Years Eve. Start it early and people may not have finished work, start it later and people won't go because of getting to parties. Don't worry, the game face-off is at 12am. You have the rest of the day to work/go out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2013 7:32:59 GMT
Really disappointed with the amount of Sunday games. I totally understand that there is a pecking order for dates at the arena and that we will need to play some Sundays. My issue is the face off time, I have no problem with Sunday home games, but 4pm just sucks. It's always going to be a bit of an "I'm alright Jack" situation if it doesn't effect you,... but Sunday is just a normal working day now for so many people and 4pm is still very much in work time. I remember reading somewhere that the face off time was popular for families with kiddies,.. fair do's,.. Understand that,. but would an hour or so later make that much difference ? Blaze face off at 5.15pm on Sundays and Hull at 6pm. We should do something similar IMO. 4pm is just too early. We have 8 fixtures on a Sunday this year not counting playoffs and any further Cup ties. The timing of the face off means it's likely we will miss them all. I wish the management would make it a bit easier on Sunday workers and move the start of the game to 5.15pm. Hang on, Saturday is just as much as a working day as Sunday, I have worked continentals (which cover saturday nights) theres no absolute suitable time anymore that you could say is a day off for most people . Im not keen on sundays btw |
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Post by panthertom93 on Jun 17, 2013 8:09:42 GMT
No rest for the wicked over Xmas... 6 games in 9 days is incredible!
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Post by EMB on Jun 17, 2013 8:37:31 GMT
2 Scottish away trips again, and 2 double headers in Belfast whooooo.
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Post by mattalfuk on Jun 17, 2013 8:55:25 GMT
I'm not sure about having a game on New Years Eve. Start it early and people may not have finished work, start it later and people won't go because of getting to parties. Don't worry, the game face-off is at 12am. You have the rest of the day to work/go out. I'm not sure whether that was a tongue in cheek comment or not! I gather its just like that at the moment as they haven't decided on a face off time yet. New Years Eve is classed as a normal working day as its not at the weekend, so I would think a lot of people would miss a 4pm start for example |
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Post by Yotes on Jun 17, 2013 8:56:58 GMT
Really disappointed with the amount of Sunday games. I totally understand that there is a pecking order for dates at the arena and that we will need to play some Sundays. My issue is the face off time, I have no problem with Sunday home games, but 4pm just sucks. It's always going to be a bit of an "I'm alright Jack" situation if it doesn't effect you,... but Sunday is just a normal working day now for so many people and 4pm is still very much in work time. I remember reading somewhere that the face off time was popular for families with kiddies,.. fair do's,.. Understand that,. but would an hour or so later make that much difference ? Blaze face off at 5.15pm on Sundays and Hull at 6pm. We should do something similar IMO. 4pm is just too early. We have 8 fixtures on a Sunday this year not counting playoffs and any further Cup ties. The timing of the face off means it's likely we will miss them all. I wish the management would make it a bit easier on Sunday workers and move the start of the game to 5.15pm. The 4pm's don't affect me, insofar as I can get to them, but I still hate them  Would love to see a return to the old face off time. |
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Post by Pies on Jun 17, 2013 9:05:29 GMT
Has anyone noticed we have 2 away games against Cardiff on a thursday night? That to me is an odd choice of nights by the Devils.
I'm happy with face off times but I do get peoples issues with the 4PM starts - if people work until 5, its a no go. 6pm faceoffs would be better but then you run the risk of losing the families who go on a sunday with late faceoffs. It'd be interesting to compare two like for like fixtures in the same season with one at 4 and one starting at 6 to see if the numbers add up to more attending at 4pm.
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Post by Mythosman on Jun 17, 2013 9:22:16 GMT
Really disappointed with the amount of Sunday games. I totally understand that there is a pecking order for dates at the arena and that we will need to play some Sundays. My issue is the face off time, I have no problem with Sunday home games, but 4pm just sucks. It's always going to be a bit of an "I'm alright Jack" situation if it doesn't effect you,... but Sunday is just a normal working day now for so many people and 4pm is still very much in work time. I remember reading somewhere that the face off time was popular for families with kiddies,.. fair do's,.. Understand that,. but would an hour or so later make that much difference ? Blaze face off at 5.15pm on Sundays and Hull at 6pm. We should do something similar IMO. 4pm is just too early. We have 8 fixtures on a Sunday this year not counting playoffs and any further Cup ties. The timing of the face off means it's likely we will miss them all. I wish the management would make it a bit easier on Sunday workers and move the start of the game to 5.15pm. Admittedly, 2 more Sunday games than in 2012/13 and 2011/12, but also only 4 'Midweek' games v 13 last season & 8 in 2011/12. Getting into Nottingham from Long Eaton on midweek evenings is a frustrating / stressful experience with all the delays caused by the Tram works, on top of rush hour traffic, so fewer of these is most welcome! I'm with you on the Face-Off time on Sunday's though - 4:00 pm totally screws our day, but I doubt if any amount of complaint or lobbying will make the slightest bit of difference! I guess everyone has their own preferences, dependent upon their individual circumstances, so you will never please all of the people all of the time! |
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Post by Dunk B on Jun 17, 2013 9:38:06 GMT
Don't worry, the game face-off is at 12am. You have the rest of the day to work/go out. I'm not sure whether that was a tongue in cheek comment or not! I gather its just like that at the moment as they haven't decided on a face off time yet. New Years Eve is classed as a normal working day as its not at the weekend, so I would think a lot of people would miss a 4pm start for example It was Tongue in cheek - I think they still need to sort the start time out. |
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Post by Rob Scott on Jun 17, 2013 9:38:34 GMT
Happy with the fixtures and the times. Roll on Sept.
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Post by KimThePanther on Jun 17, 2013 10:16:35 GMT
I understand why some people are unhappy with such early face off times on Sunday, but as someone with a young family the early finishes are really good.
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