GDT: Panthers 3:1 Clan (CC, 14/12)

[Yotes]

Game Notes 2nd leg of Challenge Cup quarterfinal. 3-3 from first leg. 1-0, 1-0, 1-1. Farmer and Nikiforuk (2) for Nottingham. Aarssen for Clan. Panthers missing Dimmen, Waugh, Pacl and Clarke. Panthers win the tie 6-4 on aggregate and proceed to semi-final with Sheffield. Game Sheet.

[John Casey]

Serious question, is their a team and/or set of fans that actually likes or wants the Quarter Final stage of this Cup? Granted I don't know what the attendances are like for the ties but I think that any profit is minimal.

[iginla]

Dec 11, 2016 22:03:59 GMT John Casey said:

Serious question, is their a team and/or set of fans that actually likes or wants the Quarter Final stage of this Cup? Granted I don't know what the attendances are like for the ties but I think that any profit is minimal.

I doubt it John.
Looking at the arena seat map,there are very few tickets sold for this one,they will be lucky to get 2000 in and that includes a full top of block 8 which will be freebie school tickets.

[shmyrohdear]

Dec 11, 2016 22:20:22 GMT iginla said:

Dec 11, 2016 22:03:59 GMT John Casey said:

Serious question, is their a team and/or set of fans that actually likes or wants the Quarter Final stage of this Cup? Granted I don't know what the attendances are like for the ties but I think that any profit is minimal.

I doubt it John.
Looking at the arena seat map,there are very few tickets sold for this one,they will be lucky to get 2000 in and that includes a full top of block 8 which will be freebie school tickets.

People also have short memories Iginla, wouldn't surprise me to see over 3000 because of the recent results. Personally not going to bother, two wins don't mean anything to me given the issues the club still aren't acknowledging.

Don't get me wrong, it's a step forward but not enough and I think a lot of people still see that too.

[ted logan]

Dec 12, 2016 1:15:01 GMT shmyrohdear said:

Dec 11, 2016 22:20:22 GMT iginla said:

I doubt it John.
Looking at the arena seat map,there are very few tickets sold for this one,they will be lucky to get 2000 in and that includes a full top of block 8 which will be freebie school tickets.

People also have short memories Iginla, wouldn't surprise me to see over 3000 because of the recent results. Personally not going to bother, two wins don't mean anything to me given the issues the club still aren't acknowledging.

Don't get me wrong, it's a step forward but not enough and I think a lot of people still see that too.

Ditto, couldn't have put it any better.

[Yotes]

I won't be there, but I'm not making any grand statement really. I just cba to pay another 18 quid or whatever it would be.

The real question will be whether Iggy boycotts in his usual style... (that'll never get old to me, Iggy, sorry).

[Bagheera]

Tbh last nights attendance was pretty poor for a Coventry game(probably one of the lowest of the season for a league game) compared to recent seasons. And it was most definaitly boosted by a chunk of freebies too. Plenty of things having an impact but performances of late will have played a big part.

I'll be staying away too. Again no grand statement, just would take some effort to get there which I cannot be bothered to put in. Never would have been the case just a few seasons back. I'd have found a way.

With all factors in play i'll be shocked if they get close to 2,000 paying "customers" through the door. Regardless if the official number says otherwise.

Still. Hoping for a win

[wgray]

I struggle to make mid-week games because of work, as I'm sure a lot of people do, so I won't be there. Attendances are definitely down, the fact that Hockey night now seems to be Sunday in Nottingham doesn't help I feel, Saturdays are better in my opinion

[iginla]

Dec 12, 2016 13:31:57 GMT Yotes said:

I won't be there, but I'm not making any grand statement really. I just cba to pay another 18 quid or whatever it would be.

The real question will be whether Iggy boycotts in his usual style... (that'll never get old to me, Iggy, sorry).

I shall be sneaking in under cover of darkness Yotes,but I shan't be paying as usual.
Somebody has to be there to identify the size of the crowd,so I shall have a quick look then retire to the Legend or Bunkers.

Moran will massage the crowd figure with school tickets again.
Last night was a lower crowd than usual for a Coventry game,yet somehow he still had it down as 5115......not a chance,there was 4500 at best !

[titch]

Dec 12, 2016 15:18:59 GMT iginla said:

Dec 12, 2016 13:31:57 GMT Yotes said:

I won't be there, but I'm not making any grand statement really. I just cba to pay another 18 quid or whatever it would be.

The real question will be whether Iggy boycotts in his usual style... (that'll never get old to me, Iggy, sorry).

I shall be sneaking in under cover of darkness Yotes,but I shan't be paying as usual.
Somebody has to be there to identify the size of the crowd,so I shall have a quick look then retire to the Legend or Bunkers.

Moran will massage the crowd figure with school tickets again.
Last night was a lower crowd than usual for a Coventry game,yet somehow he still had it down as 5115......not a chance,there was 4500 at best !

Wrong.

The wonders of having access to see the box office ticket sales is a marvelous thing. There was 4932 ticket's sold (ST numbers included) and 241 sponsored tickets (sponsors, schools, etc). Attendance numbers on the game sheet must be equal or lower than the number of tickets sold, as always, they're rounded down from the actual figure to various numbers (the number of the MOTM usually) but never rounded up (as far as I've seen in the last two seasons).

Can't imagine there will be more than 2500 tonight though - I'll be going as I love hockey / Panthers and have nothing else to do but the ticket sales are only just over 1800 right now. It'll be the lowest crowd of the season yet still bigger than Sheffields games at Ice Sheffield (which they struggled to fill for their QF). I think it'll be a decent game though and well worth the money. Always good to knock a team our of the cup.

[iginla]

Dec 14, 2016 4:07:37 GMT titch said:

Dec 12, 2016 15:18:59 GMT iginla said:

I shall be sneaking in under cover of darkness Yotes,but I shan't be paying as usual.
Somebody has to be there to identify the size of the crowd,so I shall have a quick look then retire to the Legend or Bunkers.

Moran will massage the crowd figure with school tickets again.
Last night was a lower crowd than usual for a Coventry game,yet somehow he still had it down as 5115......not a chance,there was 4500 at best !

Wrong.

The wonders of having access to see the box office ticket sales is a marvelous thing. There was 4932 ticket's sold (ST numbers included) and 241 sponsored tickets (sponsors, schools, etc). Attendance numbers on the game sheet must be equal or lower than the number of tickets sold, as always, they're rounded down from the actual figure to various numbers (the number of the MOTM usually) but never rounded up (as far as I've seen in the last two seasons).

Can't imagine there will be more than 2500 tonight though - I'll be going as I love hockey / Panthers and have nothing else to do but the ticket sales are only just over 1800 right now. It'll be the lowest crowd of the season yet still bigger than Sheffields games at Ice Sheffield (which they struggled to fill for their QF). I think it'll be a decent game though and well worth the money. Always good to knock a team our of the cup.

Probably more right actually if the official figures include all season tickets,as not all of them would have made the game.
The previous two games looked bigger crowds to me,yet both those supposedly had only 4914 there.
Odd that.....the same crowd twice !

[Lawman]

I am going to the game tonight at 3-3 I think it will be a good game to watch and I also think the attendance will climb to around 3000 or a little bit more

[ted logan]

Short on D but we seem to have found our goalscoring touch of late. Could be a high scorer. Could go either way. I think we have enough to take it though and advance to the semis.

[shmyrohdear]

We need a really gutzy performance tonight, make it ugly and clog up the neutral zone, don't let them get their feet moving, they've got fire power in Pitt who always seems to put them up against us. Short shifts, play hard and wear them down.

Hoping the 5 on D won't play a factor, we need team defence, everyone needs to buy in.

[kezypanther]

2 of us not going tonight.

Hope we can win of course but not worth £40 to go watch if I am honest.

[Shorty]

Dec 14, 2016 13:13:27 GMT ted logan said:

Short on D

Nobody told me.

[ted logan]

Dec 14, 2016 19:13:18 GMT Shorty said:

Dec 14, 2016 13:13:27 GMT ted logan said:

Short on D

Nobody told me.

Get your skates on Shorty

[Yotes]

1-0 (4-3) after the first. Farmer on the PP.

[Yotes]

I assume that Sam Oakford, as listed on the EIHL Game Update, hasn't made a surprise return for this one?

Anyone know why we've got Wiikman & Green instead of Henry? Just to give Dan a run out?

[Yotes]

2-0 (5-3) after 2. Nikiforuk.

[Yotes]

3-1 (6-4) end. Nikiforuk again, and Aarssen.

[Rob Scott]

Good win and good to only concede 1 with so many D men missing.

Been told about 1700 at the game.

Hope we can give the Steelers a better game in the semi's.

[Pies]

We played a pretty decent game considering the numbers we had. We let the clan lose their discipline and kept ours. No where near a classic but another game without defeat and onto a cup semi. Not too shabby!

[blackpanther2011]

numbers were probably down due to the forest game also tonight. I followed this game with Panthers Hockey live. sounded we dominated throughout. keep it quiet but isn't that 3 W's in a row now? Alex Nikiforuk's second goal sounded a superman style

Hope though we get Dimmers and Waugh back for the semi's or it could be a new name on our trophy (hope not)

[DMS]

Dec 14, 2016 22:47:35 GMT blackpanther2011 said:

numbers were probably down due to the forest game also tonight. I followed this game with Panthers Hockey live. sounded we dominated throughout. keep it quiet but isn't that 3 W's in a row now? Alex Nikiforuk's second goal sounded a superman style

Hope though we get Dimmers and Waugh back for the semi's or it could be a new name on our trophy (hope not)

Numbers cannot be attributed to forest as they had their lowest crowd since 2008 tonight