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Post by Rich on Jan 7, 2009 18:46:55 GMT 1
CWR at 7pm tonight. At least I think its tonight.
Just heard a bit of what Dave Simms has to say on the show. I think for at least some Blaze fans it is certainly worth listening to and taking note.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jan 7, 2009 20:54:43 GMT 1
What did Simmsy say?
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Post by dgudgeon on Jan 8, 2009 14:42:17 GMT 1
Basically we , as fans, should get behind our team and support them through this sticky patch they are going thru. After all the success they've brought to the town we should expect success after success. It was a really good programme.
My wife I only took an interest in ice hockey when some friends of ours bought us a pair of tickets as a Christmas present and January last year was when we saw our first match and since then we've got hooked. So we are not comparing the current team with any past team apart from the 2007/2008 team and I find all the chatter very interesting. I agree with Sims that we have got a fantastic coach in Thommo and great coach's do get the best out of the players they have. Thommo will do this for the Blaze. The players I'm sure will do the best they can do, and more because they play for Coventry not themselves.
Come on guys lets get behind them. The Steelers fans shouldn't have been louder than us even if they were beating us. We should drown them out at home, we put up a damned good voice when we're away.
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Post by Steph Cowley on Jan 8, 2009 16:06:57 GMT 1
I'll support the team 100% whether they win or lose as long as they are trying. Problem is too many players seem to not care at the moment/play with a lack of effort and it makes me wonder why I pay £15 a game to support them, cause it's not worth it if they don't try.
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Post by Rich on Jan 8, 2009 17:11:00 GMT 1
I'll support the team 100% whether they win or lose as long as they are trying. Problem is too many players seem to not care at the moment/play with a lack of effort and it makes me wonder why I pay £15 a game to support them, cause it's not worth it if they don't try. This is exacly how I have felt at times this season. However after watching Sunday's game with Sheffield and after hearing what Thommo had to say on the radio last night there is no doubt in my mind that these players do care. Unfortunatly things just arn't going as well as we would like them to be at the moment and ticket prices being at an all time high (more than I pay for football) is just rubbing salt in the wounds. Would like to see better vocal support though. Example we have a player in Adam Calder who has played a massive role in winning us three league titles, a playoff championship, two Challenge Cups, one Knockout Cup and a Charity Shield. Right now he could probably be playing in a European League where the standard is a lot higher and so are the wages, however he has stuck with the Blaze. He is currently going through a bit of a barren spell but I don't believe for one second that he has become a bad player over night or that he doesn't care. Blaze fans seem to be responding to this by trying to find reasons why he isn't performing, some are even going to the extent of saying that he should be stripped of the captaincy. OK people are entitled to their opinions but the fact is that he is Thommo's captain. Thommo knows what goes on behind the scenes better than anyone. I'd be willing to bet that he is better equipped to make a decision over the captaincy than any Blaze fan. What I'd like to see is the Blaze fans showing AC support through this indifferent run of form by loudly chanting his song so he can hear it. It might not make a difference to how he or the Blaze play but it would give our fanbase so much more credibility. |
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Post by JP on Jan 8, 2009 23:14:30 GMT 1
I'm bored of the Blaze now. I can't believe i spent £15 to go to the game on Sunday, the first in ages! The Blaze and the whole elite league is boring, over priced and quite frankly...pathetic! Time to get my life back!
NHL on NASN is my hockey fix, fantastic hockey and in the comfort of my own home. Go Rangers!!
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Post by blaze08 on Jan 8, 2009 23:50:44 GMT 1
Thats one of the things that I don't understand - at Sheffield and Hull the Blaze fans are brilliant with their support and chanting/singing and at Hull we can easily drown out their fans ;D ! Obviously that is not all of the Blaze fans so why are we quieter at home, with MORE fans to make noise??
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Post by Steph Cowley on Jan 9, 2009 0:03:54 GMT 1
Because it tends to be mainly diehard fans who travel to away games, the ones who chant at home games, but mainly because they are all in one area at away games. At the Skydome the noisy fans are more spread out so aren't heard as much...if they all sat in one block it would be louder.
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Post by Rich on Jan 9, 2009 18:24:35 GMT 1
In football and ice hockey, 9 times out of 10 the away fans are louder, people who have travelled away have gone for the day out so are more up for it whereas at home games you have people who have rushed from work to be there etc, and just want to relax and enjoy the hockey. Also what Steph said about noisy fans being spread out at home games but all in one area at away games is a major factor. And a third reason, probably not so much in Blaze case but in the case of other teams, there is more pressure to win at home so fans are more nervous whereas away from home fans will just enjoy themselves regardless of what is going on on the ice.
In all honestly I don't think the Skydome atmosphere will ever consistantly reach the heights of between 02 and 05. I remember the place being deafening at times even when nowhere near full. Back then we were a new club on our way to the top and people went to games for the novelty more than anything else, something that the club themselves played on by marketing it more as family entertainment rather than a sporting event. Now Blaze have reached the top and established themselves as a major force in the game, the family entertainment novelty has worn off and more people go for the hockey itself.
And JP doesn't the package that NASN comes with cost more than £15?
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jan 9, 2009 19:39:53 GMT 1
Also often when some people try to be a little more innovative and chant other than the regular 3 ones, they get castigated on the (Not missed) Elite forum and other areas. It seems as though creative energy has been squeezed out of many that helped make the Dome what it was between 02 and 05. Can't ever see it returning to those halcyon days to be honest.
Personally I would take a trip towards the old ISL days and increase the import levels to get higher calibre players involved. The product would then improve and get the fans making noise again.
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Post by tracyg on Jan 9, 2009 20:41:57 GMT 1
There is no doubt about it we have to get behind the guys out there on the ice. We all have bad days at work! Its just that their bad days are infront of an arena full of fans who 'expect' constantly! Some people are too complacent! Tommo hit the nail on the head, we dont know all that goes on behind the scenes. Simms had a point too, we should be getting behind the blaze both home and away. I am relatively new to ice hockey but I love it! We have been to a few away games this season and had a moan! But we will be there in our shirts, cheering the guys on...... Come on blaze fans we have to let the guys hear our support! not moans!
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Post by Bemmemm on Jan 9, 2009 21:23:03 GMT 1
I'll support the team 100% whether they win or lose as long as they are trying. Problem is too many players seem to not care at the moment/play with a lack of effort and it makes me wonder why I pay £15 a game to support them, cause it's not worth it if they don't try. This is exacly how I have felt at times this season. However after watching Sunday's game with Sheffield and after hearing what Thommo had to say on the radio last night there is no doubt in my mind that these players do care. Unfortunatly things just arn't going as well as we would like them to be at the moment and ticket prices being at an all time high (more than I pay for football) is just rubbing salt in the wounds. Would like to see better vocal support though. Example we have a player in Adam Calder who has played a massive role in winning us three league titles, a playoff championship, two Challenge Cups, one Knockout Cup and a Charity Shield. Right now he could probably be playing in a European League where the standard is a lot higher and so are the wages, however he has stuck with the Blaze. He is currently going through a bit of a barren spell but I don't believe for one second that he has become a bad player over night or that he doesn't care. Blaze fans seem to be responding to this by trying to find reasons why he isn't performing, some are even going to the extent of saying that he should be stripped of the captaincy. OK people are entitled to their opinions but the fact is that he is Thommo's captain. Thommo knows what goes on behind the scenes better than anyone. I'd be willing to bet that he is better equipped to make a decision over the captaincy than any Blaze fan. What I'd like to see is the Blaze fans showing AC support through this indifferent run of form by loudly chanting his song so he can hear it. It might not make a difference to how he or the Blaze play but it would give our fanbase so much more credibility. I think Calds missess his friends and colleagues who left this season. Playing for Coventry was like Neal said 'playing hockey with family'. |
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Post by Dave on Jan 10, 2009 11:23:17 GMT 1
I think the performance the team gave on Sunday was excellent and JP, there is nothing like watching live hockey.
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Post by JP on Jan 11, 2009 15:37:35 GMT 1
I think the performance the team gave on Sunday was excellent and JP, there is nothing like watching live hockey. It's a bit expensive to pop over to the states when you want to watch some Live hockey. I will see if we can fit in an NHL game this year if we end up going to America or Canada. |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Jan 11, 2009 16:17:49 GMT 1
Didn't listen to the radio programme but saw Mr Simms piece on Powerplay magazine where he castigated the Blaze fans for the "level of abuse they gave their team" in the defeat against Sheffield.
Now I know the Dome can be morgue like these days with only 2 or 3 chants becoming fairly tiresome after a while but I can never recall anything which constitutes abuse.
Maybe Mr Simms got confused and popped down to the Lego Arena where on a regular basis the majority of their small crowd regularly barrack their "own" team.
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