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Post by Old Timer on Jul 20, 2022 5:18:57 GMT
Just an observation
We seem to have recruited a number of quality players with EIHL experience.
In the past there have been rumours that some players viewed the club as toxic and would not sign.
Is the arrival of Pasha and GG clearing the swamp?
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Post by azbates on Jul 20, 2022 6:33:14 GMT
Looking from the outside in - it certainly looks like a culture change, pacha seems to be restoring the panthers credibility, making us a more desired destination than we have been in recent times. GG and Pacha seem to be a good team with a collective and clear goal and that can only be a great thing for panthers. After watching all the new player signing interviews the players are all buying into the new look panthers and comment and share GG’s enthusiasm.
It’s early days but I think there is a great feeling around and towards the team and club this year and I don’t think we have had that for a long time, I don’t remember the last time I was this excited for a season to start.
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Post by wgray on Jul 20, 2022 16:49:53 GMT
The main difference I feel is that the new figure heads of our club have brought positivity, enthusiasm and seem excited to be at the club. It has to be an influencing factor for players when speaking to those two. Their energy will also feed down through to everyone who works within the club and essentially, the fans.
For a multitude of reasons I feel our fanbase can be quite negative, and I’m not solely talking about the opinions on here. For me, this does truly feel like the dawn of a new era for the club and it’s time for our fanbase to be positive. We may not win anything this year but I’m sure that Pacha, Graham and everyone in the club will do their best, whilst making the correct decisions to help us to get to the top. We’ve got to get behind them, be positive and show some belief in them.
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Post by wannabe2 on Jul 20, 2022 17:07:04 GMT
A strong Panthers team benefits everyone in the whole league, the tougher the teams the better for us all. Hopefully the Giant which is Nottingham has woken up and be a force to be reckoned with, Pacha and the new coach are exactly what your club needed, wishing you all Happy Hockey Days.
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Post by EMB on Jul 20, 2022 19:33:16 GMT
Pasha has only just started the changes some will happen straight away others will be noticeable throughout the season. He has lots of things to fix in the back office, Just think all those people who used to get Freebies via GM and free season tickets for doing nowt are coming in for a rude awakening cos it’s all gonna stop. There’s things been happening at this club that even NB didn’t know about. Good luck to Omar.
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Post by John Casey on Jul 20, 2022 19:40:01 GMT
Odds on a Sell Out for The Sheffield Pre-Season Game?
Wonder if the Season Ticket Holders will be invited to a Pre-Season Training Session.
We had one for Wallace's 1st Season. It'll be great to see GG in person and quite possibly get us all ready for the Season?
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Post by iginla on Jul 20, 2022 19:47:30 GMT
Pasha has only just started the changes some will happen straight away others will be noticeable throughout the season. He has lots of things to fix in the back office, Just think all those people who used to get Freebies via GM and free season tickets for doing nowt are coming in for a rude awakening cos it’s all gonna stop. There’s things been happening at this club that even NB didn’t know about. Good luck to Omar. Too right and about time too. If only NB had done what I told him to do years ago when he asked me what I’d do then the club wouldn’t have wasted the last half a dozen years ! A major culture change has taken place and they’re reaping the benefits big time on all fronts.
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Post by Pies on Jul 20, 2022 20:08:01 GMT
My Dad emailed Omar today about reigniting some of his old sponser deals…and he said Omar was on the phone for 30 minutes to him talking about what he’s trying to achieve. That culture of openess to anyone is huge
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Post by Bagheera on Jul 20, 2022 20:14:55 GMT
A hell of a lot of positives so far. We probably wont really no until players start arriving and we start to here a few bits leaking out about how they are finding it. Will they now be happier with housing arrangents? Will they still spend to much time drinking free beer in local pubs?
Clearly Pacha and GG have done a great job of delivering a positive message to new recruits. That appears to be clear.
If I have 1 slight critisism it's that we appear a lot more leaky. Far to many of our signings have been widely rumoured for weeks. Then on announcement days we have people confidently stating before hand who it actually ends up being.
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Post by Pies on Jul 20, 2022 20:18:53 GMT
A hell of a lot of positives so far. We probably wont really no until players start arriving and we start to here a few bits leaking out about how they are finding it. Will they now be happier with housing arrangents? Will they still spend to much time drinking free beer in local pubs? Clearly Pacha and GG have done a great job of delivering a positive message to new recruits. That appears to be clear. If I have 1 slight critisism it's that we appear a lot more leaky. Far to many of our signings have been widely rumoured for weeks. Then on announcement days we have people confidently stating before hand who it actually ends up being. There’s a part of me that thinks the clubs leak them to generate a buzz. Johnston came out of no where really but you’re right, everyone else was rumoured.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2022 20:24:46 GMT
Pasha has only just started the changes some will happen straight away others will be noticeable throughout the season. He has lots of things to fix in the back office, Just think all those people who used to get Freebies via GM and free season tickets for doing nowt are coming in for a rude awakening cos it’s all gonna stop. There’s things been happening at this club that even NB didn’t know about. Good luck to Omar. That's what NB would have you believe...
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Post by Mark on Jul 20, 2022 20:47:58 GMT
Don't know if anyone has said it, Gary Moran has gone. Divisive character.
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Post by wannabe2 on Jul 20, 2022 21:05:04 GMT
There’s been a huge culture change on herethankfully.
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Post by Kovalchuk17 on Jul 20, 2022 22:56:03 GMT
A hell of a lot of positives so far. We probably wont really no until players start arriving and we start to here a few bits leaking out about how they are finding it. Will they now be happier with housing arrangents? Will they still spend to much time drinking free beer in local pubs? Clearly Pacha and GG have done a great job of delivering a positive message to new recruits. That appears to be clear. If I have 1 slight critisism it's that we appear a lot more leaky. Far to many of our signings have been widely rumoured for weeks. Then on announcement days we have people confidently stating before hand who it actually ends up being. There’s a part of me that thinks the clubs leak them to generate a buzz. Johnston came out of no where really but you’re right, everyone else was rumoured. A bit half and half on that front… Dubeau, Summers, Sorensen and Caruso definitely came out of nowhere as well as Johnston. Can’t fully remember but I’m sure Ferrara was left-field at the time. Brady, Gagnon, Hunt etc have been rumoured / maybe leaked… but then so have other names that haven’t materialised (yet).
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Post by kievthegreat on Jul 20, 2022 23:35:08 GMT
There’s been a huge culture change on herethankfully. Don't jinx it!
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Post by Pies on Jul 21, 2022 3:37:07 GMT
There’s a part of me that thinks the clubs leak them to generate a buzz. Johnston came out of no where really but you’re right, everyone else was rumoured. A bit half and half on that front… Dubeau, Summers, Sorensen and Caruso definitely came out of nowhere as well as Johnston. Can’t fully remember but I’m sure Ferrara was left-field at the time. Brady, Gagnon, Hunt etc have been rumoured / maybe leaked… but then so have other names that haven’t materialised (yet). That depends…some of those names were out before the release just not all over social media as much.
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Post by azbates on Jul 21, 2022 6:50:32 GMT
My Dad emailed Omar today about reigniting some of his old sponser deals…and he said Omar was on the phone for 30 minutes to him talking about what he’s trying to achieve. That culture of openess to anyone is huge Similar thing happened to a friend of mine, he had to visit the panthers office to pick up a jersey he had won, pacha was there and noticed he had his young lad with him and came over and played ball hockey with him for a bit, my friend mentioned had emailed the club with a few ideas he had and pacha said he must of missed it or something like that, he sat my friend down and they had a chat about his ideas, pacha got an office worked to write them down and said one of them was a great idea. My friend said it was clear how enthusiastic pacha was and how much he cared and wanted to know the fans had issues with and how they felt towards the club.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jul 21, 2022 8:32:24 GMT
Light and day different to 3 or 4 years ago
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 8:37:28 GMT
I've said it before (days after he was appointed) and I'll say it again. Pacha is/will be the best thing that ever happens to this club
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 8:39:17 GMT
Light and day different to 3 or 4 years ago 3 or 4 months ago to be honest.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jul 21, 2022 9:12:51 GMT
Light and day different to 3 or 4 years ago 3 or 4 months ago to be honest. He/they pretty near killed the Panthers. Privacy, secrecy, money-grabbing, utter contempt for the dwindling fans, lies, and BS. Hopefully the change has come in time
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Post by iginla on Jul 21, 2022 10:02:10 GMT
Light and day different to 3 or 4 years ago 3 or 4 months ago to be honest. The last 15-20 years actually. Amazing what losing millstones can do.
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Post by sevcik on Jul 23, 2022 15:15:53 GMT
Any culture change means the players giving the Legend a wide berth. Back in the day Gav thought all hockey player in his words batted for the other side so to speak. Amazing how times change...
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Post by spik on Jul 23, 2022 17:15:39 GMT
My Dad emailed Omar today about reigniting some of his old sponser deals…and he said Omar was on the phone for 30 minutes to him talking about what he’s trying to achieve. That culture of openess to anyone is huge Similar thing happened to a friend of mine, he had to visit the panthers office to pick up a jersey he had won, pacha was there and noticed he had his young lad with him and came over and played ball hockey with him for a bit, my friend mentioned had emailed the club with a few ideas he had and pacha said he must of missed it or something like that, he sat my friend down and they had a chat about his ideas, pacha got an office worked to write them down and said one of them was a great idea. My friend said it was clear how enthusiastic pacha was and how much he cared and wanted to know the fans had issues with and how they felt towards the club. I'm still a bit miffed that I have not heard any reply to mine, not even a 'got it' note. Yes, I'm one of many (akin to that guy who can just mention something whilst in the office) but it goes to show that Omar can pick up on some things and go with it. I'm hopeful that I will get a response at some stage wanting to believe that I maybe champing at the bit (jumping the gun) presently but with what it was asking assumed I would have heard by now. Mine have been letters rather than email (untrusting still of past contact through that system?) but my personal contact address/email etc has been penned down for them. If there is no interest in my offer/suggestion a return email would be warranted and I'd be thankful of it.
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Post by spik on Jul 25, 2022 22:05:26 GMT
www.panthers.co.uk/home/220725-halloweenWell, some things won't change then. However, it is only a 'warm up' , if it stays at that I'll go with it. Keep the identity in games with our identity of Black/White and Gold please.
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