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Post by PantherTom on Dec 28, 2023 10:02:16 GMT
I think questions now need to be asked of the organisation, you can’t fault the current set of players they are trying so hard but are clearly so broken, why hasn’t reinforcements been brought in to help them out, I haven’t paid £1500+ for me my wife and 2 kids on season tickets to see them play 3 broken lines in the busiest period of the season. I don’t see this current cop finishing in the top 8 for the playoffs, don’t want to be that guys that slates the current lads as we can’t do that with what they have gone through but we are still paying our hard earned money. Exactly this! Pacha has been around long enough to know what a team needs and he has got it completely wrong again… Even before the tragedy we were 10-1 over 2 games against Sheffield and they were both home games too. Last regulation away win against Sheffield 1st Feb 2020, last home regulation win 19th March 2022…. We could all see in June that the team was massively un balanced, but the organisation couldn’t, and still haven’t
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 28, 2023 9:08:51 GMT
Can’t fault the players effort/work rate we just aren’t good enough! And the organisation is to blame. Farley looked crap when we signed him and is still crap Now, people say size doesn’t matter but last night proved it. If this team doesn’t get at least one power forward soon we’ll be down to 13/14 skaters! We were built on speed and skill but most teams have more speed and skill than we do.
Pacha has been around this league long enough to know what competes and he’s got it wrong 2 years in a row now! Not good enough
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 24, 2023 9:48:50 GMT
Still doesn’t stop us signing someone to raise our compete level though, even before the tragedy we were very light weight, should of been addressed in the off season
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 24, 2023 9:45:07 GMT
Given how well Pacha/Black handled the aftermath of what happened, the way in which they’ve handled our return to competitive action has been poor What would you have liked to see them do? What could they have changed? Not signed other 4 foot forward that brings absolutely nothing to the team. Was a great chance to bring a nasty power forward in
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 23, 2023 23:13:02 GMT
Probably teaching people to suck eggs, but having been back for a little over a month after a four year hiatus, I would say the Panthers need a big nasty forward and a consistent faceoff winner. Plenty of effort but no physical pressence up front and too many mistakes. Storm's last two goals were avoidable, never got going in overtime, then coughed up the puck on the blueline. If only the organisation could see this! Most of us been saying this since June, our answer song Farley 🤦🏻♂️ he is an absolute waste of space
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 18, 2023 0:01:47 GMT
I’ve been saying this since May/June this team is crying out for some toughness. Michaud got boarded badly from behind last night and not even 1 player spoke to him! These small young lads need protection, should of never signed Farley and brought in a power forward No idea what the thinking is behind the deliberate lack of toughness because for a team built on speed we seem to be playing a lot of very fast teams who have a lot of size too. A Colt King type of player would have transformed the way teams play against us. Yes me neither! On Saturday we were ok cause we got 2 quick ones, but if we ever go behind and teams play a 1 man forecheck and stick 4 players across centre ice we can’t get in behind them. Strange to me aswell as toughness/grit puts bums on seats. The NIC was empty Saturday night!
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 17, 2023 23:38:04 GMT
I’ve been saying this since May/June this team is crying out for some toughness. Michaud got boarded badly from behind last night and not even 1 player spoke to him! These small young lads need protection, should of never signed Farley and brought in a power forward
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 10, 2023 22:25:46 GMT
Since we’ve returned we’ve had some tough games and every game has been close. It hurts losing but let’s give this team some credit, they’ve come back after a long break that will have taken its toll mentally and physically, other teams continued improving during that time, but our lads have competed hard and performed well upon their return. The team is lacking in certain areas but hopefully that gets addressed. There is quality in this team though. Let’s not write them off yet, once we find our sharpness and rythm we’ll compete with any team. Let’s back them, starting with this Saturday against Guildford They had the chance to address it and signed 5”9 Farley, in that opportunity we needed to be bringing in someone who can mix it
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 10, 2023 20:47:37 GMT
Not just the quality we have no grit/muscle, just get thrown around like little puppy dogs!
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 10, 2023 9:32:17 GMT
When we brought Farley in, we should of opted for a power forward imo, we are far too one dimensional. I hope I’m wrong but I can’t see us grabbing a single point from Sheffield this season
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Post by PantherTom on Dec 5, 2023 19:13:58 GMT
This something we need! Would be a good for our team
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Post by PantherTom on Nov 29, 2023 6:19:55 GMT
Would have liked to have seen a power forward, or at least someone with abit of size. Think that is going to be our seasons downfall, getting pushed around
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Post by PantherTom on Oct 22, 2023 11:07:46 GMT
We are just so so lightweight! Got bullied again last night! It’s embarrassing in your own barn!
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Post by PantherTom on Oct 20, 2023 11:49:46 GMT
It's what happens when you serve up crap year after year. Go back five years and hardly any of those fans even go now. Don't think it's anything to do with Moran doing a good job or Pacha doing a bad job. Gary would of struggled to sell these games with this current cup setup. To many early season games against Steelers, what with preseason as well. The whole format is boring. Hopefully go back to two drawn groups of five in the CC. Get rid of the two crap groups of 3 and the Belfast bi/Belfast home advantage in later stages of the cup. I think there should be 2 CC groups of 5 based on the previous season league places 1,3,5,7,9 in one group and 2,4,6,8,10 in another? or just a random draw? Or a similar format to the CHL 10 team group but each team only plays 6 games 3 home 3 away all drawn at random
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Post by PantherTom on Oct 17, 2023 14:02:52 GMT
Tommy Hughes. My favourite D-man of the last few years. He did one of the biggest hits i have seen! Think it was against Belfast or Maybe Cardiff, lined him up for about 30 seconds! found it 3:21 on BOOM!
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Post by PantherTom on Oct 17, 2023 14:00:38 GMT
Tommy Hughes. My favourite D-man of the last few years. He did one of the biggest hits i have seen! Think it was against Belfast or Maybe Cardiff, lined him up for about 30 seconds!
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Post by PantherTom on Sept 19, 2023 14:07:05 GMT
Just watched the highlights from this game, another good win and some very well worked goals. Not sure if its me, but the ice quality at the NIC looks really poor/dull this year
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Post by PantherTom on Sept 18, 2023 6:40:48 GMT
First pointless game of the year! God the challenge cup format is dreadful
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 24, 2023 17:20:28 GMT
I would love someone in the mould of Pelech at Clan 🤞🏻 Yes agree. He looks like he's like the complete package We’re rumoured with Jack Combs at the start of the year that would be a stellar signing!
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 24, 2023 17:14:45 GMT
I would love someone in the mould of Pelech at Clan 🤞🏻
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 22, 2023 20:26:09 GMT
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 17, 2023 18:12:54 GMT
Quite happy with the D as a whole now, just need this last forward to be a bruiser and I think we will have a decent team
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 15, 2023 18:42:12 GMT
We seem to be going down the same route as last year, When we brought ricci in it gave us that crash and bang upfront seem to make a difference untill he was moved to D. I’m not saying we want ricci, but we deffo need some 6”2/ 6”3 forwards who can throw themselves about and contribute on the scoreboard.
Clan brought in Michael Pelech, he is the type of player this team is crying out for!
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 9, 2023 16:01:16 GMT
Hope so but be surprised as he isn’t 5”9 😂
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Post by PantherTom on Aug 9, 2023 5:52:22 GMT
We haven’t had a rink rat, or power forward for 2/3 seasons now and it has shown! We are bullied by teams like Belfast Cardiff Sheffield week in week out. For me the teams that win stuff always have balanced teams, mixture of speed/skill and size
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