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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 7:31:53 GMT
That poor form from Steelers there. They went out of their way at the start of last season to say they wanted to be a really professional outfit. But things like this completely undermine that image. At least their press write articles like this. GM had such a tight grip on everything we never see any of this kinda thing in the post. I really like Matt Davies, he is doing a great job but he should be allowed to be critical. The press play a huge role in sports holding teams accountable but we don't get that and that is what we most need. Don't delude yourselves that our laundry isn't as dirty as Sheffield's. It is, we just hide it better. If you had the capability to control/manipulate the press why wouldn't you do it though? Also our laundry maybe as dirty as Sheffield's as you say (and I have no doubt we are no angels but I don't think we're even close to them) then in fact GM should be commended for the way he has kept it under wraps and out of the press rather than being villified for it.
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Post by nate24 on May 4, 2016 11:20:55 GMT
At least their press write articles like this. GM had such a tight grip on everything we never see any of this kinda thing in the post. I really like Matt Davies, he is doing a great job but he should be allowed to be critical. The press play a huge role in sports holding teams accountable but we don't get that and that is what we most need. Don't delude yourselves that our laundry isn't as dirty as Sheffield's. It is, we just hide it better. If you had the capability to control/manipulate the press why wouldn't you do it though? Also our laundry maybe as dirty as Sheffield's as you say (and I have no doubt we are no angels but I don't think we're even close to them) then in fact GM should be commended for the way he has kept it under wraps and out of the press rather than being villified for it. GM should be commended for keeping the team unaccountable for actions on and off the ice. Sums it up really. Without accountability there is zero desire to evolve and improve. Live in your bubble. Enjoy. GM loves your cash so it's a win win relationship for you both. It's what keeps the sport superficial but hey ho. I'd love to see GM try his antics in a Canadian city. He'd last two minutes with those fan bases that carry burning passion for their teams. Ah well. Suppose none of it matters when you are part of the biggest rivalry in Europe.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 15:37:49 GMT
If you had the capability to control/manipulate the press why wouldn't you do it though? Also our laundry maybe as dirty as Sheffield's as you say (and I have no doubt we are no angels but I don't think we're even close to them) then in fact GM should be commended for the way he has kept it under wraps and out of the press rather than being villified for it. GM should be commended for keeping the team unaccountable for actions on and off the ice. Sums it up really. Without accountability there is zero desire to evolve and improve. Live in your bubble. Enjoy. GM loves your cash so it's a win win relationship for you both. It's what keeps the sport superficial but hey ho. I'd love to see GM try his antics in a Canadian city. He'd last two minutes with those fan bases that carry burning passion for their teams. Ah well. Suppose none of it matters when you are part of the biggest rivalry in Europe. Not really answered either of the questions posed but OK. It's not about accountability, it's about not airing your dirty laundry in public and I am (for one) glad that the club & GM are able to keep things like this out of the press if indeed they do occur (and hopefully that is because they deal with such matters behind closed doors), the only issue I've ever seen player wise for us is the tweet Cody Wild sent the season before last. I highly doubt the likes of Janssen & Mosey would re-sign on 2 year deals if things where that bad with regards to player treatment.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on May 4, 2016 16:13:49 GMT
Arguing about who runs the press best out of the Panthers and the Steelers is like arguing botulism is better than listeria.
Bottom line is that the Steelers win the league for fun and we have one it once and at this point that's where I would like the Panthers to put a bit of effort.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 17:26:43 GMT
Strachan to Caps & Moran to assist Corey, maybe. I wouldn't put Moran in this position especially as he's still on his uni course next season, I think that would be very much a case of him having too much on his plate. Where the hell have you been on here?
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Post by nate24 on May 4, 2016 22:35:20 GMT
GM should be commended for keeping the team unaccountable for actions on and off the ice. Sums it up really. Without accountability there is zero desire to evolve and improve. Live in your bubble. Enjoy. GM loves your cash so it's a win win relationship for you both. It's what keeps the sport superficial but hey ho. I'd love to see GM try his antics in a Canadian city. He'd last two minutes with those fan bases that carry burning passion for their teams. Ah well. Suppose none of it matters when you are part of the biggest rivalry in Europe. Not really answered either of the questions posed but OK. It's not about accountability, it's about not airing your dirty laundry in public and I am (for one) glad that the club & GM are able to keep things like this out of the press if indeed they do occur (and hopefully that is because they deal with such matters behind closed doors), the only issue I've ever seen player wise for us is the tweet Cody Wild sent the season before last. I highly doubt the likes of Janssen & Mosey would re-sign on 2 year deals if things where that bad with regards to player treatment. I only see one question and I thought it was rhetorical. No I wouldn't as all manipulation risks bing exposed and making issues worse. I'm not saying things are tough at the club but we do gave dirty laundry. I just want a press Corp that can grill the team when appropriate without fear of losing their press pass.
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Post by iginla on May 4, 2016 23:05:15 GMT
Not really answered either of the questions posed but OK. It's not about accountability, it's about not airing your dirty laundry in public and I am (for one) glad that the club & GM are able to keep things like this out of the press if indeed they do occur (and hopefully that is because they deal with such matters behind closed doors), the only issue I've ever seen player wise for us is the tweet Cody Wild sent the season before last. I highly doubt the likes of Janssen & Mosey would re-sign on 2 year deals if things where that bad with regards to player treatment. I only see one question and I thought it was rhetorical. No I wouldn't as all manipulation risks bing exposed and making issues worse. I'm not saying things are tough at the club but we do gave dirty laundry. I just want a press Corp that can grill the team when appropriate without fear of losing their press pass. GM will not allow such sort of grilling from the press. Since Mick Holland left the Evening post and the circumstances,the new guy is given very very little access or information to anything Panthers. Have a look right back to when Mick packed in reporting on Panthers. Since then,there has barely been a single article worth reading,with virtually every one just being either a simple match report or something copied in parrot fashion from either the Panthers or EIHL websites. The coverage since Mick went has been absolutely awful.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 12:11:32 GMT
I wouldn't put Moran in this position especially as he's still on his uni course next season, I think that would be very much a case of him having too much on his plate. Where the hell have you been on here? Foolishly otherwise engaged... As you well know haha
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Post by Yotes on May 5, 2016 12:21:48 GMT
GM will not allow such sort of grilling from the press. Since Mick Holland left the Evening post and the circumstances,the new guy is given very very little access or information to anything Panthers. Have a look right back to when Mick packed in reporting on Panthers. Since then,there has barely been a single article worth reading,with virtually every one just being either a simple match report or something copied in parrot fashion from either the Panthers or EIHL websites. The coverage since Mick went has been absolutely awful. With respect to Mick, I don't remember anything particularly questioning of the club in his time either, at least towards the end. It's always been much the same, more or less what you'd get on the club website, albeit with better spelling.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 12:25:05 GMT
Where the hell have you been on here? Foolishly otherwise engaged... As you well know haha What did I tell you about women dude? Care to tell the forum why we missed the play off final??
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 12:56:13 GMT
Foolishly otherwise engaged... As you well know haha What did I tell you about women dude? Care to tell the forum why we missed the play off final?? Lo siento, no hablo Inglés
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Post by nate24 on May 5, 2016 14:31:41 GMT
What did I tell you about women dude? Care to tell the forum why we missed the play off final?? Lo siento, no hablo Inglés Come on guys! You gotta spill the beans now!
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Post by iginla on May 5, 2016 14:33:29 GMT
What did I tell you about women dude? Care to tell the forum why we missed the play off final?? Lo siento, no hablo Inglés Blimey....a threesome with bondage instead of the play off final ! ?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 15:14:44 GMT
Lo siento, no hablo Inglés Come on guys! You gotta spill the beans now! Must.. resist making.. childish joke... mustn't incur wrath of... the mods..!
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Post by fishman on May 5, 2016 15:19:23 GMT
I had double man flu, anythings better than that!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 16:10:21 GMT
What did I tell you about women dude? Care to tell the forum why we missed the play off final?? Lo siento, no hablo Inglés You're keeping the crowd waiting, why did we miss the play off final? It's better for you if you tell the story, my version will be less complimentary. You have 24hrs.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 22:34:31 GMT
Lo siento, no hablo Inglés Blimey....a threesome with bondage instead of the play off final ! ? If only it were that exciting...
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 22:36:35 GMT
Lo siento, no hablo Inglés You're keeping the crowd waiting, why did we miss the play off final? It's better for you if you tell the story, my version will be less complimentary. You have 24hrs. I'm going to bite the bullet and let you tell for 2 reasons: 1) I've suffered no retribution for it, so it's kind of deserved 2) It's going to be much more entertaining (despite potential lack of facts) for everybody else this way
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Post by iginla on May 5, 2016 22:52:04 GMT
Blimey....a threesome with bondage instead of the play off final ! ? If only it were that exciting... I googled it and that's what came up.....you naughty boys !
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 23:25:56 GMT
Wonderful....
So, about a month ago the above mentioned poster NYRpanther (who got me in to the sport a few years back) announced he was interested in a girl from hockey.
No harm in this, he's been interested in girls before & it's gone no where. Two years ago we did lose one of our 'crew' to a female but this gentleman was always open to this kind of situation being a sex maniac. NYR seemed far more chilled out over girls & not open to this potential life ending distraction.
However, the signs of possible desertion began to show..... Disappearing during period breaks, buying tickets for this girl & generally acting a tad aloof..... I was not impressed & informed NYR he was an igit.
Events turned further adrift sanity wise when I was instructed to purchase some extra tickets for a game..... I chose our normal seats 'in the gods' but was informed the 'lady friend' wouldn't sit that high up with the baby in tow.... Not NYR's baby I may add, he's not that fast a worker. When the 'lady friend' turned up late NYR went off to sit with her instead of with the remaining crew. I was amused by this.
I met the 'lady friend' at one game, she seemed nice enough.... But she was definitely in control of the situation. We've all been there once I think. Anyway, NYR was responsible for the acquisition of the play off final weekend tickets. This had been a success apparently so the crew looked forward to the weekend.
About the same time as the tickets being booked I received a text from NYR.... in Barcelona. He was stuck there with the 'lady friend'. Something about flights being cancelled. He sounded stressed, apparently the 'lady friend' was even more stressed. I chuckled, I sensed the end of their 'thang' was near.
Fast forward a few weeks to the play off weekend.... We attended the Saturday games, good tickets with the Cov fans. All was good. The 'lady friend' had been removed from the equation. We had our crew member back.
And then.... It happened....
I will now re-enact my Sunday the 3rd of April 2016.
0830 hours - Wake up with nervous anticipation of sitting with the Cov fans celebrating our victory over them. 0845 hours - Eat my multi Cheerios & reminisce over previous finals attended. I hadn't seen us lose a cup final of any sort yet. Exciting. 0858 hours - Organize my gear for the day, check NYR's shirt I wear occasionally is suitably sprayed with Joop. 0918 hours - Whilst reading this very forum I received the following text - "Ok so I got up early to go to my grandads to print off the tickets for today and it turns out I have majorly ****ed up and I only booked for Saturday not the weekend ones... I have no earthly idea how I managed to do this and I can only apologise for it, I honestly thought I'd booked the weekend ones so I never looked at the tickets before I needed to print them". 0919 hours - Jordannooooooo's heart firmly broken 1020 hours - After crying for a whole hour (I'm 42) I send back the following text - "You absolute cockerel wanger. This is why you don't have women in your life'. The rest of the day - Go searching, unsuccessfully, for next door's cat.... & celebrate the cup final win from home.
Story over.
So what can we learn from this?
1. NYR is crap with women, he will admit to this. 2. Women are potentially evil, I've been engaged twice so I know. 3. NYR is never, ever, ever booking place off final tickets again. If he ever offers for any of you just say no. 4. NYR's brother is actually a decent bloke & welcome crew member, if a little short.
Final thoughts & roll call -
If you have a crew then I think it's wise to appreciate the good times, trouble (girls) are never far away & the talents at their disposal enable them to provide a potentially personality changing occurrence to your crew member.
A crew member who you have shared a battlefield with (Cricket pitch), a crew member who you have apologised to multiple times for letting in soft goals on NHL 14 because you are watching porn on the internet, a crew member who has a stupid amount of hair going on (Yes, I'm mildly jealous).
I sit here & shed a tear right now a I type, I lost one crew member two years ago & I very nearly lost another.
Block 13 gods crew - Jordannooooooo -
Current crew members - NYRPanther Jordannooooooo NYRPanther's vertically challenged brother Shrek
Fallen crew members - Rob
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Post by Yotes on May 5, 2016 23:31:28 GMT
You're 42?!
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 23:32:27 GMT
Yes, lol. Very big kid at heart.
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Post by iginla on May 5, 2016 23:52:31 GMT
I reckon NYR knew what he was doing and spent the play off final ticket money on the Barcelona trip !
Ditch him,he ain't no mate. Lol
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Post by texpef on May 6, 2016 7:20:06 GMT
Youngster... mere baby when it comes to watching the panthers...
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 7:28:48 GMT
Excellent, very entertaining! I will no longer be fielding questions on the matter, please forward any outstanding queries on the matter to my attorney pictured below and he will respond in due time... So quickly changing subject, have Cardiff announced this signing yet?!
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