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Post by Yotes on Jan 12, 2018 22:02:40 GMT
Can’t blame you. 100s of fans have already gone this way, many more will follow. It equates to thousands and thousands of lost revenue long term. When will black wake up? I think you’re wrong; fans that no longer attend for whatever reason are easily replaced. Everyone who attends has the right to support the team in whatever way they want to; if it’s die hard like most on here or whether it’s those who come before a night out on the town, but either way, the money still comes into the club as Panthers’ are a crowd puller. I think that holds while things are as good as they are (from an attractiveness as a night out POV), but if there are harder times for the club down the road, they may find that the backbone isn't quite as strong as they'd like it to be.
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Post by kievthegreat on Jan 12, 2018 22:15:54 GMT
Can’t blame you. 100s of fans have already gone this way, many more will follow. It equates to thousands and thousands of lost revenue long term. When will black wake up? I think you’re wrong; fans that no longer attend for whatever reason are easily replaced. Everyone who attends has the right to support the team in whatever way they want to; if it’s die hard like most on here or whether it’s those who come before a night out on the town, but either way, the money still comes into the club as Panthers’ are a crowd puller. While there are empty seats in the bowl, those fans haven't been replaced as crowds are down on their potential and except for a handful of games against the Steelers it's £10,000s in lost revenue.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 22:36:18 GMT
When Sheffield to through bad times (which isn't very often ) fans vote with their feet. Those fans ain't replaced the crowds drop and hey presto change happens! It works people
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Post by shinobi on Jan 12, 2018 22:49:59 GMT
I think you’re wrong; fans that no longer attend for whatever reason are easily replaced. Everyone who attends has the right to support the team in whatever way they want to; if it’s die hard like most on here or whether it’s those who come before a night out on the town, but either way, the money still comes into the club as Panthers’ are a crowd puller. I think that holds while things are as good as they are (from an attractiveness as a night out POV), but if there are harder times for the club down the road, they may find that the backbone isn't quite as strong as they'd like it to be. They very well may lose a percentage, sure, but I don’t think it would be anything catastrophic that would result in the powers at be freaking out. This is ultimately the key point; Panthers are both a hockey team & a business but for the fans, it’s more than just “ brand loyalty” as the club means something to us. It’s this that has the fanbase over a barrel. You either attend (paying into the club irrespective of how unhappy you are with certain things) or you don’t attend, sitting at home on a Saturday night watching some God awful tv programme.
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Post by iginla on Jan 12, 2018 22:56:47 GMT
I've made my mind up and after 17 years our £800 worth of season tickets won't be purchased next season.
Enough is enough until big changes occur.
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Post by Mark Mac on Jan 12, 2018 23:01:39 GMT
Well I’ve stopped going. I’ve stopped buying streams to away games. Hell would have to freeze over before I’d consider buying any of the merchandise. If the Panthers can’t be arsed to sign a replacement, change their tactics (or maybe even develop some) after years of the same Neilson tactics, and all of the other season-after-season tripe then why the hell should I bother?! I have seen no evidence of change/improvement for seasons. The problem is I still care.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 5:44:57 GMT
I've made my mind up and after 17 years our £800 worth of season tickets won't be purchased next season. Enough is enough until big changes occur. Now stick to your word and don't change your mind mid April! Best decision I've made in years. Mine Was more to go with Neilson than anything else
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Post by dp on Jan 13, 2018 7:35:05 GMT
Back to the Shalla replacement. There’s no point now is there? Might slightly improve our chances in the CC and play offs but they’re such a lottery anyway it barely seems worth the gamble.
Nice one Panthers - another season done and dusted in December.
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Post by ant on Jan 13, 2018 9:40:13 GMT
Well I'm done with this year too. I'm going to match panthers viewpoint... my next 5 tickets will be the playoffs if we actually get there. Regardless of what run we go on I will not but any more regular season tickets. And it's no idle threat that's that. Yes I'll follow the results but no more going to games. In contrast, the way the Notts County owner dealt with the disappointment of losing a key player this week made me even angrier ( although delighted as s Notts fan) i.e. Bringing in 2 replacements and promising more and making a key game £2 for all tickets! Panthers you should be ashamed of yourselves...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 9:49:54 GMT
And as a Forest fan you can see they are trying their best to put right the crap of the last 5 years. That's all I ask for..
Panthers on the other hand are too arrogant to admit they are wrong and there's no honesty in the club .
I ll carry on picking my games for the foreseeable future
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Post by grrm on Jan 13, 2018 10:19:16 GMT
If only we could see some genuine concern, passion and desire. Why didn’t we get the captain speaking up to apologise to the fans for the crap run we have been on, why does the coach simply bleat on about “they worked hard, we missed some grade A chances, their goalie was hot, we need to learn from the mistakes, blah blah blah every single game, instead of coming out with passion to explain that it is not good enough, there will be changes to put it right now, not in 2 months time and that he is responsible for yet another abysmal league season. When will Moran go public to apologise to the loyal paying public for yet another failed league title attempt, for not making the changes required at the club to rid the “stale” under performing culture from continuing any longer?
The management and to some extent the players should be ashamed of themselves for failing the fans in almost every way and then treating them as idiots.
Laser Focused - should have gone to Specsavers
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Post by fishman on Jan 13, 2018 10:29:42 GMT
Back to the Shalla replacement. There’s no point now is there? Might slightly improve our chances in the CC and play offs but they’re such a lottery anyway it barely seems worth the gamble. Nice one Panthers - another season done and dusted in December. Gas 2 more 1 D and a forward as a wake up call to the rest and the sign 3 players with ability to turn this thing around, lots to play for with more than 20 league games CC cup and payoffs
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Post by tootootrain on Jan 13, 2018 10:38:41 GMT
Whilst they're at it, strip Lee of the Captaincy.
I disagreed with him getting it in the first place and throughout the season there has been a distinct lack of leadership shown by him, both on ice and off it.
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Post by pantherdman on Jan 13, 2018 10:56:18 GMT
The true fans leave, some will be replaced by Saturday night fans who don’t care about the bigger picture, they just go for pre night out entertainment. Great. The true fan will turn up midweek vs caps, they will buy the shirts and all the merch, they will recruit other true fans. It’s a lot of lost money. The panthers org are still not admitting a major problem, that is a major problem for me.
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Post by fishman on Jan 13, 2018 11:11:49 GMT
One would hope that the owner would be demanding action by GM & CN to turn things around,
I do think we will see signing next week.
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Post by iginla on Jan 13, 2018 11:45:28 GMT
One would hope that the owner would be demanding action by GM & CN to turn things around, I do think we will see signing next week. I think we will see a signing soon too. It will be average though,and they will come up with mountains of spin to try and con the fans that the guy is the real deal,has got over his injury now,likes what he’s heard about the city,the fans and the organisation,skates at 110mph and can’t wait to get here. Then he will be a massive let down. Seen it loads of times before and it just doesn’t wash anymore ! 🙄
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Post by Mark on Jan 13, 2018 13:15:39 GMT
Totally agree about Steve Lee. Has none of the attributes to be an effective captain. He has zero presence on the ice. The only time I notice him is when he makes the inevtable mistake. The last time I actually enjoyed a match was in the CHL, I’ve recently sat there just wanting to leave, there is absolutely nothing on show worth watching. Some kind of misguided loyalty is currently keeping me turning up, but the club’s lack of visible concern is making me wonder why I bother.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 13:21:18 GMT
One would hope that the owner would be demanding action by GM & CN to turn things around, I do think we will see signing next week. I think we will see a signing soon too. It will be average though,and they will come up with mountains of spin to try and con the fans that the guy is the real deal,has got over his injury now,likes what he’s heard about the city,the fans and the organisation,skates at 110mph and can’t wait to get here. Then he will be a massive let down. Seen it loads of times before and it just doesn’t wash anymore ! 🙄 The problem is iginla a high proportion of Panthers fans nowadays are none the wiser and believe all the spin Panthers throw out! It's only fans like us who have been round the block several times who can see through them!
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jan 13, 2018 21:25:05 GMT
Totally agree about Steve Lee. Has none of the attributes to be an effective captain. He has zero presence on the ice. The only time I notice him is when he makes the inevtable mistake. The last time I actually enjoyed a match was in the CHL, I’ve recently sat there just wanting to leave, there is absolutely nothing on show worth watching. Some kind of misguided loyalty is currently keeping me turning up, but the club’s lack of visible concern is making me wonder why I bother. I’m convinced Steve Lee and Paws have a weekly competition who can throw away the most turnovers!
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Post by deke on Jan 13, 2018 23:37:50 GMT
Gas a few more and play the youngsters let them get experience our season has been over for a couple of weeks now. The youngsters will actually show passion. 7th its so embarrassing the steelers actually feel bloody sorry for us.
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Post by Mark on Jan 14, 2018 7:25:14 GMT
Totally agree about Steve Lee. Has none of the attributes to be an effective captain. He has zero presence on the ice. The only time I notice him is when he makes the inevtable mistake. The last time I actually enjoyed a match was in the CHL, I’ve recently sat there just wanting to leave, there is absolutely nothing on show worth watching. Some kind of misguided loyalty is currently keeping me turning up, but the club’s lack of visible concern is making me wonder why I bother. I’m convinced Steve Lee and Paws have a weekly competition who can throw away the most turnovers! Paws has actually been the most entertaining thing at games for a couple of months now.
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Post by iginla on Jan 15, 2018 14:00:14 GMT
Oh god no not Schultz ! 😩🙄
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Post by Yotes on Jan 15, 2018 14:02:22 GMT
Oh god no not Schultz ! 😩🙄 Where you getting that from?
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Post by thebestpanthers on Jan 15, 2018 14:08:29 GMT
Oh god no not Schultz ! 😩🙄 Would not mind, IF his first name was PAXTON and we also signed Niecker
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Post by iginla on Jan 15, 2018 14:47:13 GMT
Oh god no not Schultz ! 😩🙄 Where you getting that from? A picture of his hockey gear being dusted down on Snapchat via Facebook I believe it was. Probably just a wind up.
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