Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Jan 14, 2016 12:42:42 GMT
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Ian
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Post by Ian on Jan 14, 2016 13:16:56 GMT
I think a Wall of Fame or similar is an excellent idea. It means that people who played an important role in the club can be recognised, even if they have not spent a massive chunk of their career there and even if they are not really a "legend" whose shirt could be retired. To take a Panthers example, it would be great for people like Rasto who is not a potential shirt retiree but single handedly won us our first playoff title for nearly 2 decades and rejuvenated the whole Nottingham fanbase.
I guess it's more difficult for a club with a long history already to set up something like this as you'd have to start with loads of retrospective nominations but that's not to say it couldn't be done. Makes more sense than shirt retirements, especially in an era with such high player turnover when you will hardly ever have the likes of Bremner, Hunt, Weber or Clarke who play hundreds of games for a club.
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Post by shmyrohdear on Jan 14, 2016 13:57:33 GMT
Regardless, we can't even put up championship banners let alone anything like this.
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Post by tootootrain on Jan 14, 2016 15:03:28 GMT
Regardless, we can't even put up championship banners let alone anything like this. Penny pinching by GM, again. |
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Post by spik on Jan 14, 2016 15:46:37 GMT
Too true that history, tradition is lost on the club.In favour however of celebratory options that don,t match the time they are talking about.
These 'Walls' or such are better than shirt retirements.But once your committed ........
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Bolts
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Post by Bolts on Jan 14, 2016 17:26:32 GMT
Does anyone really want to see 30 banners of gm the gm all around the arena?
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Jan 14, 2016 18:42:46 GMT
Does anyone really want to see 30 banners of gm the gm all around the arena? I've seen those "stick your gum here" things around Nottingham before, good idea Bolts. Don't think we need 30 though. |
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Post by spik on Jan 14, 2016 18:51:21 GMT
Does anyone really want to see 30 banners of gm the gm all around the arena? I've seen those "stick your gum here" things around Nottingham before, good idea Bolts . Don't think we need 30 though. NAUGHTY. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 18:53:14 GMT
This looks like it's cost some money, GM will never do it.
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Bolts
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Post by Bolts on Jan 16, 2016 17:48:23 GMT
And now jade....
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Jan 16, 2016 18:13:09 GMT
Probably be old 50-quid next, it'll look more like a Panthers arena than ours ever will  |
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Bolts
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Post by Bolts on Jan 16, 2016 20:48:49 GMT
Probably be old 50-quid next, it'll look more like a Panthers arena than ours ever will Haha, haven't bergin and farmer got to get up there before him?!?! |
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iginla
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Post by iginla on Jan 16, 2016 21:13:20 GMT
Bet Finnerty is pleased.....he's done more than any of those so far !
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Jan 16, 2016 21:43:37 GMT
Think they're doing 1 per year of their existence, so sure he'll get one.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jan 16, 2016 23:27:27 GMT
Think they're doing 1 per year of their existence, so sure he'll get one. 2026 I bet |
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Discoray
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Post by Discoray on Jan 16, 2016 23:53:16 GMT
I'm made to believe it's only for Clan players, therefore not possible for Finner to get one for this. I know he get's a bum deal from a lot of folk, but I think for Clan at least he's done exceptionally well with us. Made us punch well above our weight, which is exactly the kind of coach we need for any chance to win a major trophy.
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Paul
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Post by Paul on Jan 17, 2016 0:41:20 GMT
In a way I'm glad we don't have banners commemorating our former players or trophies etc for the simple reason that if we did they'd be sponsored to the hilt. The sponsors name would dwarf that of the person/event being remembered. Some things don't need that and shouldn't have it. I'm a big advocate for clubs remembering and promoting their history and if I'm honest it saddens me more that I don't trust my club to do it right compared to the fact that they haven't done it. And don't give me that "multi-purpose arena bull",it happens at other arenas. Surely dressing the arena is part if the hire agreement.
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Jan 17, 2016 13:45:10 GMT
I would be nice to see more former players at games occasionally, this happens a lot at NHL or even at the Football, where former players are used as game day special guests. However, as the vast majority of our ex players are no longer in this country I'm guessing that for them to be in Nottingham would mean some-one (else) paying for flights/hotel etc unless they happened to be here.
However, the arena makes very good use of pictures of bands/singers etc who have appeared at the Arena, why can't they do the same for Panthers. There is Randall & Barry in the T&D bar, Greg as part of the 'Ice Hockey is played here' montage, and not a lot else. Walk round the Belfast Arena and there is a season by season history of the Giants.
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