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Post by ashfieldpanther on Feb 13, 2024 7:05:46 GMT
Still chairman of the fanclub, eh Iggy? A couple of second places and almost every POFW playing golf. What might have been... Think what Finnerty is disappointed in is the level of performance, not the results. Storm play a certain way,an in your face style of hockey especially at home where the rink is compact. He feels they haven't been doing that. What he said in public is probably only half of what he said in the dressing room.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2024 10:36:43 GMT
Is it? That’s the issue with modern day hockey and social media in particular, a few results (THREE) go the wrong way and apologies and statements are getting issued into the public domain. No need at all and just feeds the angry mob and dampens them for a little, but doing it after 3 games is mental. I guess time will tell if it works. Also, Panthers did issue a statement themselves at the beginning of last season when results were poor, didn’t really do much from memory. “The beginning of last season” blimey that recent ! 😳 No it didn’t do much good did it,they finished 7th last year. Perhaps they should have issued several more. Give me a Finnerty any day. I'd have finner in Nottingham over Pacha tomorrow without hesitation!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2024 10:38:21 GMT
“The beginning of last season” blimey that recent ! 😳 No it didn’t do much good did it,they finished 7th last year. Perhaps they should have issued several more. Give me a Finnerty any day. And if they issued several more, you’d only then complain that they look silly issuing them so what’s the point? And with regards to Finnerty, a guy who’s been in this league since the mid 00’s, for a short while had the budget of Sheffield and won nothing as a coach? Absolutely not a chance would I want him here! He has heart, but that’s it. And fox has had the highest budget for years and at present has one CC to his name? What's your point?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2024 10:41:17 GMT
Yes Finnerty,the guy who at both the Clan and at Manchester, both teams much smaller than Panthers managed to finish higher in the league than Panthers did. Not just the once either but several times. Ah yeah, the good ol’ skewed years of the conference system. Finnerty couldn’t even win the league with a major head start. This isn't totally about being successful it's about rocking the boat and being unhappy with how things are going. Not towing the line and just plodding regardless like other teams.. when finnery was coach at Sheffield behind the scenes that club was in a mess.. put him behind that bench now and he'd win a lot !
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Post by jd on Feb 13, 2024 14:52:40 GMT
“The beginning of last season” blimey that recent ! 😳 No it didn’t do much good did it,they finished 7th last year. Perhaps they should have issued several more. Give me a Finnerty any day. I'd have finner in Nottingham over Pacha tomorrow without hesitation! Another bloke who has been in the league for ages and won nothing for ages. He'd fit in fine at Panthers. Surely he would be a lazy/easy signing
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2024 16:59:15 GMT
He wouldn't be lazy, lazy signings bow to the owner. Finner would tell them how it is.
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Post by jd on Feb 13, 2024 18:10:48 GMT
He wouldn't be lazy, lazy signings bow to the owner. Finner would tell them how it is. Not convinced tbh, didn’t do much at Sheffield or the Clan. Storm has been ok but still not won anything and here would be a big step up for him. Maybe he would tell NB and FB how it is but he’s not had huge success has he. I’ll be amazed if OP is here next season though. I don’t see much changing at the club till Black goes sadly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2024 18:42:39 GMT
He wouldn't be lazy, lazy signings bow to the owner. Finner would tell them how it is. Not convinced tbh, didn’t do much at Sheffield or the Clan. Storm has been ok but still not won anything and here would be a big step up for him. Maybe he would tell NB and FB how it is but he’s not had huge success has he. I’ll be amazed if OP is here next season though. I don’t see much changing at the club till Black goes sadly. I agree there that nothing will change til ownership changes
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Post by calv on Feb 13, 2024 19:31:47 GMT
As a Storm fan, I thought Finnerty was a relatively poor coach, first season aside. We finished 2nd, 9th, 8th (Covid season), 4th in the EIHL series (out of 4),and then 9th, never making the final 4 of the playoffs. It felt like the teams were setup to play in Altrincham so the away form was terrible and meant we had to win a lot of home games to even make the playoffs most seasons. That season we finished second was top quality though, however rumours are it cost a lot to put together.
Not really sure what the point of that statement is either, could've been said behind closed doors tbh.
He's also one of the owners of Storm so I can't see him moving on anytime soon, so it's all a bit moot!
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Post by bobness on Feb 13, 2024 20:31:52 GMT
He wouldn't be lazy, lazy signings bow to the owner. Finner would tell them how it is. Get a room, will you? Don't confuse mouthy people with people who necessarily can make people perform better. For every Ben Stokes there's a Mike Brearley (Headingley 81 for example) Might be interesting though, a bit left field, for sure (appointing a coach with a pretty poor track record) but the converse hasn't overly worked, so, you never know.
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Post by blackandgold73 on Feb 14, 2024 12:39:30 GMT
And if they issued several more, you’d only then complain that they look silly issuing them so what’s the point? And with regards to Finnerty, a guy who’s been in this league since the mid 00’s, for a short while had the budget of Sheffield and won nothing as a coach? Absolutely not a chance would I want him here! He has heart, but that’s it. And fox has had the highest budget for years and at present has one CC to his name? What's your point? You heard it here first folks: winning the league is *not* necessarily a result of the size of your budget. Not sure how well some posters will take such heretical ideas Ian
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Post by bobness on Feb 14, 2024 17:19:59 GMT
And fox has had the highest budget for years and at present has one CC to his name? What's your point? You heard it here first folks: winning the league is *not* necessarily a result of the size of your budget. Not sure how well some posters will take such heretical ideas Ian But I thought all you'd got to do to win the league is spend more on better players? ("Shop in Waitrose, not Aldi") Have I not got that right? This is a gamechanger...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2024 18:50:02 GMT
You heard it here first folks: winning the league is *not* necessarily a result of the size of your budget. Not sure how well some posters will take such heretical ideas Ian But I thought all you'd got to do to win the league is spend more on better players? ("Shop in Waitrose, not Aldi") Have I not got that right? This is a gamechanger... It certainly helps.. (see giants and devils) over recent years 😉 I'm not even sure panthers shop in Aldi these days. more like home bargains 😂😉
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Post by blackandgold73 on Feb 14, 2024 19:58:34 GMT
You heard it here first folks: winning the league is *not* necessarily a result of the size of your budget. Not sure how well some posters will take such heretical ideas Ian But I thought all you'd got to do to win the league is spend more on better players? ("Shop in Waitrose, not Aldi") Have I not got that right? This is a gamechanger... Exactly. I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing. 😉 I guess you can have it both ways sometimes
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Post by jd on Feb 14, 2024 21:33:36 GMT
But panthers can’t right?
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Post by blackandgold73 on Feb 14, 2024 22:03:04 GMT
Manchester score 5 in the final period to come back from 2-0 down and take the game
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Post by Yotes on Feb 24, 2024 21:45:50 GMT
The "Road Blokes" get beaten in Cardiff, shame. Still 12 points clear I think (which is a genuine shame). Bad night for us elsewhere too, Manchester and Dundee getting wins to increase their gaps over the bottom 2, who both lost. "Cowboy Night" in Belfast apparently ( dreadful).
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Post by bobness on Feb 26, 2024 12:56:55 GMT
5 goals in the Shed of Tin last night, all 5 at different strengths. 1 each of 5 on 4 5 on 5 4 on 3 4 on 5 5 on 3.
Unusual.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 28, 2024 20:57:34 GMT
So far so good in Belfast with an eye on the bottom half of the league. Dundee trailing by 2.
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 20:36:15 GMT
2nd minute fight and 6 goals in the first period of Clan versus Fife so far. Currently 3-3
Come on Fife, help us out with a win
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 21:26:47 GMT
Manchester currently, and helpfully, 4-0 against the Stars.
But Glasgow 5-4 against Fife at end of second
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 21:27:55 GMT
Fife bring it back to 5-5 start of 3rd period
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 21:29:43 GMT
And by start of period I mean the start. 8 seconds into the period!
Which has got me thinking: one for our Statos.
What's the quickest goal scored in a game this season, ie from start of play first period?
And what's the league record in EIHL period? Anyone know?
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 22:00:08 GMT
Fife bring it back to 5-5 start of 3rd period Worst possible outcome for us. Game tied at 6-6. Goes to overtime. Points all around now
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Post by blackandgold73 on Mar 1, 2024 22:11:10 GMT
7-6 Fife in OT. Not ideal but better than a Clan win given that we need to leapfrog both to qualify and Clan have played less games than Fife, so that's who we really need to overtake to qualify
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