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Post by PantherB on Jul 25, 2016 21:49:14 GMT
Can't say that I'm particularly thrilled about the fixture congestion from December 17th to middle of January, I'm guessing that that's due to the Continental Cup. Also I've noticed that the 27th December games starts at 19:30, is this correct as normally it starts at 16:00? It's not as bad as it looks really, 11 games with only 4 on the road. All road games are Erhardt Conference games too so they're relatively close (Besides Belfast). The other 3 are Coventry x2 and Sheffield. It looks hectic but if we go into that period with some momentum and hopefully a certain Bohmer joining us again, meaning cover, then i think we could do very well!
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Post by Yotes on Jul 25, 2016 22:06:37 GMT
5 Friday matches ( which are the worst) If it's not Saturday I'd rather it be Friday, personally. The 8 4pm faceoffs though... (Appreciate we're all in different boats when it comes to getting to the arena though of course.)
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Post by Bagheera on Jul 25, 2016 22:55:00 GMT
5 Friday matches ( which are the worst) If it's not Saturday I'd rather it be Friday, personally. The 8 4pm faceoffs though... (Appreciate we're all in different boats when it comes to getting to the arena though of course.) Same. Saturdays are prefered as with most(Added bonus of being out of the house whilst xfactor is on). Next Best are Friday nights. I understand plenty of people like 4pm Sunday face offs for children/school reasons but I know some that won't attend Sundays because 4pm is just too early. I enjoy taking my 4yr old daughter which can only happen on a Sunday but 8 times is too many. Any other mid week game is a bit of a pain. It's a shame as I thought we'd seen a resurgence in Saturday fixtures the last few years & now we've gone backwards.
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Post by Bagheera on Jul 25, 2016 22:59:33 GMT
As a side note to look at it tactically i've often wondered if playing at home Saturday then having to travel away to play the second game when tired from the day before is harder than the other way around.
Would you prefer to play away in Scotland for the first game then when more tired play with home ice advantage to help carry you through. Would it to be better to play in Cardiff or Coventry with fresh legs rather than going into tough venues having expended a chunk of energy the night before.
Not saying it's right, or an excuse for under performance. But if you were to consider marginal gains would it make a difference?
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Post by iginla on Jul 25, 2016 23:35:41 GMT
As a side note to look at it tactically i've often wondered if playing at home Saturday then having to travel away to play the second game when tired from the day before is harder than the other way around. Would you prefer to play away in Scotland for the first game then when more tired play with home ice advantage to help carry you through. Would it to be better to play in Cardiff or Coventry with fresh legs rather than going into tough venues having expended a chunk of energy the night before. Not saying it's right, or an excuse for under performance. But if you were to consider marginal gains would it make a difference? If you play home on Saturday you only travel once for the Sunday game. But if you play away on Saturday you have to travel there and back again,so travel twice before the Sunday game. Another case of Panthers making it harder for themselves......they really don't learn do they !
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Post by pantherman66 on Jul 26, 2016 6:36:57 GMT
So what you are saying is that 'bus legs' does have an affect on results/performance.
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Post by iginla on Jul 26, 2016 17:59:16 GMT
So what you are saying is that 'bus legs' does have an affect on results/performance. I would say it does have an effect on a lengthy road trip. But it's trotted out far too easily as an excuse for a bad performance !
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