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Post by tootootrain on Oct 26, 2018 5:22:37 GMT
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 21, 2018 18:30:25 GMT
5+Game for Kneeing apparently! Seen a few fans saying it was barely worth a minor. No it was a fair call Rubbish. Olsen did all he could to avoid the Dundee player who fell over in front of him.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 21, 2018 14:43:17 GMT
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 19, 2018 12:02:48 GMT
Unbelievable Jeff!
Celebrating inconsistency it seems.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 22:00:40 GMT
Deflating the Bear takes too much time. Neil Black's kids like the Panbear, so I doubt it'll be going anytime soon.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 18:42:07 GMT
Ken:- can you please request that at the start of the national anthem all hats/caps are removed. Its something we should respect. Thank you As a veteran and someone who does remove his hat (and when back in Michigan I salute rather than remove my hat, as is customary) I completely disagree with telling people what to do regarding the National Anthem. The UK is a country that has a long history of tolerance and that should extend to respecting the right of others not to stand up or remove headdress for something they may not believe in. Unlike the National Anthem of Wales or Scotland 'God Save the Queen' is not merely a National Anthem, it's a spoken acceptance of an individual's place as a subject of the Crown rather than as a private citizen. Words may mean little to some but for others they're very important.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 18:23:23 GMT
That's why I said experiment to see the impact. And I'm all for it, I'm just pointing out that it's not as simple as 'claretgiant' seems to be implying. Primarily I very much doubt that "300 - 500" individual Belfast fans would pay for a stream. Indeed its likely that, beside groups of fans getting together at someone's house, a bar/pub or two might stream the game using a non-commercial stream. It also needs repeating that "Geo Blocks" are completely ineffective and that all but the most luddite of hockey fans would be able to set-up a VPN to circumvent such measures.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 16:20:15 GMT
Your rink holds 3100 maximum... There is also the not exactly insignificant fact that they get the ice time for free. Guess it's easy to put on a webcast when you don't have to factor venue costs when considering the break even.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 15:02:21 GMT
...I would expect anything between 300 to 500 (£3000 to $5000 money you wouldn't be getting with the bums on seats policy) to purchase the webcast. You really think 300 to 500 individual Belfast supporters are going to purchase a webcast? Far more likely is that 100 or so might purchase it and invite mates around to watch. So about £1000ish. Then there is the risk that Panthers fans might choose to buy a webcast rather than travel into town after a day shopping, at work or watching Forest etc. If I and my family (wife and daughter) decide not to go and we get a webcast instead we'd save £41.25 (silver tickets). How many more need to choose to stay at home with a webcast instead to negate that £1000+ made from Belfast fans tuning in? For arguments sake, it would only take 25 families similar to ours to stay away to negate the above example income from Belfast fans. Then there is the cost of running the service to take into account. If groups of adults decide to stay away and watch in the comfort of their own homes, drinking cheaper beer and eating what they want rather than over-priced Arena slop the potential income losses increase by a fair amount.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 11:35:02 GMT
If they think attendances would fall then put a geoblock on then with a 40-50 mile radius etc. Then it would enable the away fans to watch and Panthers fans who live miles away Geo blocks are ineffective.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 16, 2018 7:17:57 GMT
That's the 'claretgiant' way! Remember when Giants 'fanbase' had their own forum? Apparently the mods inability to fire Subway at its members led to it's demise. Belfast - Only interested if free food is involved.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 15, 2018 18:23:39 GMT
I think we can now all agree that the 3rd biggest budget belongs to Panthers - the Devils firmly planted in 4th place ✔️ I also believe Chernomaz is heightist 😂 Nah. Bolduc has signed for pennies, the privilege to play in the Lace City (home of the best looking women in the country) and the promise of a job and house in Bermuda with Aladdin Management Ltd when he retires. Apparently thats how things are done these days. Uni deal are old hat.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 15, 2018 11:32:28 GMT
Not sure he's the type of player you need? Was good in North America but in three European seasons he's scored 9 goals. Good thing he has signed to a team in a North American style league then. Whatever happened to that coach who tried to build a Euro-style team to play in the EIHL?
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 13, 2018 21:41:41 GMT
Homer has left them in a huge hole. #bestcoach
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 13, 2018 20:56:50 GMT
I notice that, once again, the only steel in the Steelers is Martinelli stealing a wage.
And to think, people question Doty's worth.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 13, 2018 20:47:55 GMT
Did the Block 1 & 2 fire alarm go off?
I'm at work and brought the stream so that my patient and I could watch it.
First time he's ever watched ice hockey and he thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 11, 2018 17:35:48 GMT
I expect you all to deliberately fan on this, the biggest open goal in the history of the forum. Just like I have, sort of. Eh?
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 10, 2018 8:57:20 GMT
I look forward to him telling Bob Fairytale to go forth and multiply.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 10, 2018 6:23:16 GMT
Barrasso was a bit of a social hand grenade as a player and didn't play well with others. One wonders if his attitude issues are responsible for such a rapid fall from assistant coach in the NHL, via the KHL and down through the AlpsHL to the EIHL?
Looking forward to seeing how he copes with an Estate Agent trying to stick his oar in.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 9, 2018 13:14:32 GMT
Even a laymen like me could type a website article saying player X has a lower body injury and is expected to be out for 3 weeks. But obviously Panthers management are not up to laymen’s standard ! They just hide,say nothing and hope nobody notices we are 3 imports short. I don’t want to know which muscle he’s strained in which groin,I just want to know how long he’s expected to be out and what the bloody hell are we doing about it. It seems your issue is with the Panthers management, I was refuting the comments you directed at the Panthers medical staff. The former are responsible for divulging (or otherwise) information, the later are not.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 9, 2018 12:51:56 GMT
Football and other sports don't have this problem why should ice hockey? Other sports (especially contact ones) do have this problem, which is why they use general descriptors such as 'lower body injury.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 9, 2018 12:41:15 GMT
Any information passed onto fans regarding players injuries adds to the opposition's team talk when said players are back playing again.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 9, 2018 12:16:55 GMT
I lost faith in Panthers medical team many years ago,they seem about as good as the management.....bloody secretive and useless ! I totally refute this remark. I have worked with the Panthers team doctor on many occasions and he is an excellent, truly professional person. Its not their place to divulge information about injuries and without anything more than your layman's understanding of both injury severity and treatment options, you have no grounds to rate their effectiveness as healthcare professionals.
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 7, 2018 17:31:04 GMT
3-0 WTF?
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 7, 2018 13:14:57 GMT
I can’t believe we’ve had all these posts on a Coventry game and nobody’s mentioned Kevin Noble. Was he hiding last night ? 🤣 Doesn't he try and hide most game nights?
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