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Post by Higgy on Jan 24, 2016 0:08:16 GMT
I've noticed more and more home fans in block 3 this season,no idea why people would want to sit with the away fans,odd.
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Post by endisforever91 on Jan 24, 2016 0:09:46 GMT
There were plenty of seats in block 1 and 2. To be honest I'm surprised those aren't designated as the away blocks (although personally very pleased as I am not a fan of viewing the match through the netting).
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Post by Yotes on Jan 24, 2016 0:10:31 GMT
the rest of the arena was full Wasn't really though was it? Block 1 was home to a big Storm flag and nothing else. 3 should surely be sold as a very last resort to our fans?
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Post by iginla on Jan 24, 2016 0:13:04 GMT
One two and three are the away blocks Endis, But like you,most people want block three preferably so they aren't looking through the netting.
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Post by Bagheera on Jan 24, 2016 0:16:16 GMT
Anybody else notice Stefs quip at the end regards flowers. Something like "Well that was fun wasn't it". Brilliant
Not a win to get too excited about. Job done more than anything else. Proffesional performance.
Have to say as one of his biggest critics. Really think Lacho has stepped it up the last 4 games starting with the Giants. Topped off with a very good performance from him tonight. Looks to be benefiting from a regular line. Especially a line with speed. Long may it continue.
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Post by iginla on Jan 24, 2016 0:17:43 GMT
It looked pretty much full to me Yotes,6100 is only two blocks short of a sell out. If I was sold a ticket in block one and when I got there saw that block three was only half full,I would be pretty naffed off.
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Post by Yotes on Jan 24, 2016 0:21:59 GMT
And someone could explain to you that 3 is the main away block, and you'd have to suck it up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 0:23:50 GMT
And someone could explain to you that 3 is the main away block, and you'd have to suck it up. Isn't block 3 always sold as a 'mixed block' though? That's what they announce it as on the website
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Post by iginla on Jan 24, 2016 0:26:51 GMT
Well it shouldn't be block 3 Yotes. The away fans should have the worst seats in the house,in block 1 and 2 if there are enough of them,stuck in the corner,at the far end,behind netting etc etc.
Sorry if that sounds bad,but that's where every other team puts our fans !!!
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Post by Yotes on Jan 24, 2016 0:28:46 GMT
They actually say they'll sell any of them, if not required: www.panthers.co.uk/content/venueMaybe they should decide on a primary away block(s)? I wouldn't want to go to Sheffield and sit next to some flipping whippet fancier.
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Post by endisforever91 on Jan 24, 2016 0:30:59 GMT
The ticket site marks block 3 very clearly as "away seating" and in a different colour.
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Post by Yotes on Jan 24, 2016 0:31:08 GMT
Well it shouldn't be block 3 Yotes. The away fans should have the worst seats in the house,in block 1 and 2 if there are enough of them,stuck in the corner,at the far end,behind netting etc etc. Sorry if that sounds bad,but that's where every other team puts our fans !!! I don't disagree Iggy, 1 & 2 would be perfectly sufficient as away blocks. But as I say, I wouldn't want to travel and end up sat next to a home fan tbh, I quite often feel like slapping our own fans so the opposition may be too much
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Post by endisforever91 on Jan 24, 2016 0:35:37 GMT
They actually say they'll sell any of them, if not required: www.panthers.co.uk/content/venueMaybe they should decide on a primary away block(s)? I wouldn't want to go to Sheffield and sit next to some flipping whippet fancier. If you go into the part of the site where you actually buy the tickets there is a completely different diagram showing block 3 only as away seating.
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Post by endisforever91 on Jan 24, 2016 0:36:52 GMT
Well it shouldn't be block 3 Yotes. The away fans should have the worst seats in the house,in block 1 and 2 if there are enough of them,stuck in the corner,at the far end,behind netting etc etc. Sorry if that sounds bad,but that's where every other team puts our fans !!! Perfectly fair. But don't mark a block as away and then sell the seats to home fans!
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Post by iginla on Jan 24, 2016 0:42:42 GMT
Where do Cardiff put us ? And Belfast,Coventry,Sheffield,Manchester,Braehead all the same.
If it had been a sell out tonight,then blocks 1 and 2 could have been full of home fans and then the away fans would have been completely surrounded.
I'm no great fan of our management,but if seats are free and somebody wants them,you sell them to whoever once the away fans have had their chance to buy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 1:05:34 GMT
Simply Best performance of the season so far for me tonight, Madalora simply brilliant Netminder and made fine saves throughout. Defense not bad but were superb on the PK. Power-play 1 out of 2 not bad but still the same pass pass no shot. Manchester played their part looked very dangerous going forward but it was a matter of time before we scored. Best sight of the night the round of support to the Wilson Family after the Hockey family lost Wink last night. This one was for him tonight. Lastly Great game of Hockey, Ref was really good can we have him more often, He let the pay flow and made it very pleasurable to watch throughout. RIP Wink Wilson This is up there for the most incorrect post ever on an internet forum. Well done.
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Post by kievthegreat on Jan 24, 2016 1:15:21 GMT
Simply Best performance of the season so far for me tonight, Madalora simply brilliant Netminder and made fine saves throughout. Defense not bad but were superb on the PK. Power-play 1 out of 2 not bad but still the same pass pass no shot. Manchester played their part looked very dangerous going forward but it was a matter of time before we scored. Best sight of the night the round of support to the Wilson Family after the Hockey family lost Wink last night. This one was for him tonight. Lastly Great game of Hockey, Ref was really good can we have him more often, He let the pay flow and made it very pleasurable to watch throughout. RIP Wink Wilson This is up there for the most incorrect post ever on an internet forum. Well done. GM is a fantastic GM. *drops mic*
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2016 9:33:58 GMT
RE Block 3.
I bought tickets late yesterday, the only non-single seats available were in block 3. Maybe this was different at the box office but online availability was severely limited.
This has happened a number of times this season, I have only been able to make a decision on attending late on. Last night was the first time there were any issues with the home/away fans mixing.
I think a few of the older Storm fans had clearly been drinking all afternoon/evening as showed up in their behaviour. One fan barging past my girlfriend without having the decency to ask her to let him through. Another refusing to sit down despite only sitting on row F and being a nuisance to the poor steward in 3 all night. Some pretty colourful language on display also, this doesn't bother me too much but know it did some parents towards the front.
Make no mistake that these Storm fans were in the minority and there were many more good natured and vocal fans there. For a new club they have a fan base they can be proud of. One even offered me some of his chips, which at arena prices is a very generous offer!
With our attendances on the up this year(I suspect boosted by freebies) I do think there is a case to move away fans into block 1+2. There's only one club who will sell them out on a regular basis.
The other solution to avoid this mixed block is to open 1/2/19 for online sale earlier than they presently do.
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Post by spik on Jan 24, 2016 10:16:26 GMT
Expecting a bit of a "goal fest" with these games - Storm may be light on players but seem able to hit the net a lot - expect a 10-9 at home and a closer game away 10 - 9 and half tonight then?.....lol
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Post by Higgy on Jan 24, 2016 10:23:36 GMT
And where are the drums? They make such a difference to the atmosphere. Tell me about it! We must be the only venue to have an outright ban on musical instruments, I think it would add to the atmosphere by starting chants (I know I'm in a minority though).
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Jan 24, 2016 10:46:45 GMT
not a game to live long in the memory. None of the goals were especially well worked, Manchester had a few chances, we had a few but apart that, not a lot happened. Best things - the crowd killing the 3 penalties, but that'll get worked to death now by GM no doubt, and the applause for Rik Wilson. And the post match presentation - could the players look less interested in the flower throwing contest ? Why don't they do random seat numbers, so that 2/3rds of the arena (ie those not sitting in the front two rows of every block) get a look in. Surely the Arena H&S people aren't happy about the mad rush rush to the front whenever the flowers are 'handed' out. Like Stef said - that was fun.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jan 24, 2016 11:09:25 GMT
Fantastic win but the Storm were truly dreadful compared to the other times we have played them this year. The Storm PP was the worst I have ever seen then 6 players and then 3 players it looked like the plot was lost too. I think it might be a different team when we play them today. Scarsella is an excellent player and that line is usually on fire.
Great shutout none the less for Madolora especially after the present Lee gave them on the red line. Loads of time and loads of space and I hope that will give our team a confidence jolt they needed for some of the remaining games. I thought Macmillan was excellent again too.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jan 24, 2016 11:15:24 GMT
We kept with you guys for the first period and had chances to score, but once we'd gone behind we didn't look at the races. Might have been a different game if we'd made an early chance stick but couldn't adjust to chasing the game and the Panthers shut the game down extremely efficiently. Five shots for the Storm in the third period chasing the game says it all really. Have to say this was my fourth away game this year and comfortably the least welcoming as a visiting fan. Sticking vocal home fans in the middle of the away block is pretty shoddy. And where are the drums? They make such a difference to the atmosphere. The last time we came to Manchester they put my son and myself right in the middle of the home block next to the away supporters for some reason.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jan 24, 2016 11:24:16 GMT
We kept with you guys for the first period and had chances to score, but once we'd gone behind we didn't look at the races. Might have been a different game if we'd made an early chance stick but couldn't adjust to chasing the game and the Panthers shut the game down extremely efficiently. Five shots for the Storm in the third period chasing the game says it all really. Have to say this was my fourth away game this year and comfortably the least welcoming as a visiting fan. Sticking vocal home fans in the middle of the away block is pretty shoddy. And where are the drums? They make such a difference to the atmosphere. Ever had to sit near an idiot with a drum? had it a Guidford all the time. Keep the drums for band practice. They could put an entire drum troop on the small stage at the retired shirt end and not cause any problems.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jan 24, 2016 11:32:49 GMT
not a game to live long in the memory. None of the goals were especially well worked, Manchester had a few chances, we had a few but apart that, not a lot happened. Best things - the crowd killing the 3 penalties, but that'll get worked to death now by GM no doubt, and the applause for Rik Wilson. And the post match presentation - could the players look less interested in the flower throwing contest ? Why don't they do random seat numbers, so that 2/3rds of the arena (ie those not sitting in the front two rows of every block) get a look in. Surely the Arena H&S people aren't happy about the mad rush rush to the front whenever the flowers are 'handed' out. Like Stef said - that was fun. The H&S people are just glad they are not handing out boxes of Tena Lady or it really would be a stampede...
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