[The_Belgian]

I didn't think we played too well last night, although Nottingham did play much better than Hull. I was unhappy with the refereeing though, lots of off-puck cheating by the Panthers including that cheap shot at the end of the second period and the check from behind on Richardson, along with not allowing any fights to flow. Also, the fact that Nottingham knocked the net off about five or six times and kept getting away with it didn't help. That being said, a bad second period let us down, and now we've just got to focus on a tough game at the weekend away to the high flying Sheffield Steelers.

[big_bairn_1876]

The_Belgian, on 14 October 2010 - 20:18, said:

I didn't think we played too well last night, although Nottingham did play much better than Hull. I was unhappy with the refereeing though, lots of off-puck cheating by the Panthers including that cheap shot at the end of the second period and the check from behind on Richardson, along with not allowing any fights to flow. Also, the fact that Nottingham knocked the net off about five or six times and kept getting away with it didn't help. That being said, a bad second period let us down, and now we've just got to focus on a tough game at the weekend away to the high flying Sheffield Steelers.

Thought our passing and general lack of concentration played a big part in the loss last night, The ref also made it hard, missing some silly decisions, but Nottingham pressured us and played well to get the result they wanted.
First game and still enjoyed it, and a Clan Jersey for £40 what a bargain, was it some sort of cut price deal?

[Zanetti]

Poor result against Nottingham midweek, didn't play too well especially in the second period and the Panthers got the win they deserved, but an absolutely fantastic result today in Sheffield with a 4-0 shutout. Gutted I couldn't be there but that is a tremendous score.

Can't wait for the games next weekend now, Dundee at home on the Friday then Edinburgh away on the Sunday. Mon the Clan!

[TheTodd]

Edinburgh beat Newcastle 6-1. Fantastic result, fantastic performance.

It's a shame we can't always be this good.

[TheTodd]

So. This Sunday. The BIG one.

Yes, I'm talking about Edinburgh v Braehead for the first ever time. Of course, Braehead will be red hot favourites but the Caps have showed recently that we're no pushovers. The Vipers gooned it up yesterday, and we let them while we helped ourselves to five PowerPlay goals and a 6-1 victory.

This promises to be a good one.

[Zanetti]

We've got to deal with Dundee first on Friday, though! Remember the Clan vs Stars game is live on Sky Sports 2 as well. Would be a bad idea to take Dundee lightly, especially since they've brought in this new goalie. Think we should get the points but it'd be a bad idea to expect to win by 4 or 5.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to the Edinburgh game more though. I was impressed by the Caps' result against against Newcastle, but I think it seems pretty clear that the best way to prevent a repeat result like that is to try and take as few penalties as possible. Hopefully be a cracking atmosphere too.

This post has been edited by Zanetti: 20 October 2010 - 12:29

[Skeletar Spider]

The_Belgian, on 12 October 2010 - 18:26, said:

I agree with you. I paid 11 quid (13 quid for adult) for a good seat at one of the corners with a great view of the goal nearby. Compare that 13 quid with the 20 quid adults pay into most SPL games, and you notice just how much of a joke the SPL prices are. Sh*te quality football matches or good quality ice hockey with a bit of fighting mixed in - I know what one I'd rather pick.

Really? I find this really strange for a supporter to be honest.

[The_Belgian]

Skeletar Spider, on 19 October 2010 - 22:43, said:

Really? I find this really strange for a supporter to be honest.

In what way do you find it strange?

[Skeletar Spider]

The_Belgian, on 19 October 2010 - 22:53, said:

In what way do you find it strange?

I'm not having a go, but what I find strange is that you would rather go and watch a team that you don't (yet) support, than one which presumably you have been going to see for a number of years.

Also, from what I've seen and from what I know about the Elite League, I wouldn't have said that, comparatively, it represents a better standard of ice hockey than the standard of football in the SPL. Scotland narrowly lost to Spain last week, fielding a team, not made up mostly of SPL players, but players basically of SPL standard. On the other hand, an Elite League side were beaten 5-1 recently by the Boston Bruins, not even one of the best sides in the NHL.

[Mr. Brightside]

Skeletar Spider, on 20 October 2010 - 15:36, said:

I'm not having a go, but what I find strange is that you would rather go and watch a team that you don't (yet) support, than one which presumably you have been going to see for a number of years.

Also, from what I've seen and from what I know about the Elite League, I wouldn't have said that, comparatively, it represents a better standard of ice hockey than the standard of football in the SPL. Scotland narrowly lost to Spain last week, fielding a team, not made up mostly of SPL players, but players basically of SPL standard. On the other hand, an Elite League side were beaten 5-1 recently by the Boston Bruins, not even one of the best sides in the NHL.

They got beat in the conference semi-final last year, but the eventual beaten finalists.
They also won the Eastern Conference the season before, so they're not that bad.

[TheTodd]

Skeletar Spider, on 20 October 2010 - 15:36, said:

I'm not having a go, but what I find strange is that you would rather go and watch a team that you don't (yet) support, than one which presumably you have been going to see for a number of years.

Also, from what I've seen and from what I know about the Elite League, I wouldn't have said that, comparatively, it represents a better standard of ice hockey than the standard of football in the SPL. Scotland narrowly lost to Spain last week, fielding a team, not made up mostly of SPL players, but players basically of SPL standard. On the other hand, an Elite League side were beaten 5-1 recently by the Boston Bruins, not even one of the best sides in the NHL.

Two thingss:

The Bruins are one of the better NHL teams (my opinion)

And 5-1 in the grand scheme of hockey isn't that big a deal. Especially when a multimillion dollar outfit like the Bruins come up against a ragtag collective of AHL\ECHL castoffs playing in a nation where hockey gives "minority sport" a whole new meaning.

This post has been edited by TheTodd: 20 October 2010 - 20:07

[The_Belgian]

Skeletar Spider, on 20 October 2010 - 15:36, said:

I'm not having a go, but what I find strange is that you would rather go and watch a team that you don't (yet) support, than one which presumably you have been going to see for a number of years.

Also, from what I've seen and from what I know about the Elite League, I wouldn't have said that, comparatively, it represents a better standard of ice hockey than the standard of football in the SPL. Scotland narrowly lost to Spain last week, fielding a team, not made up mostly of SPL players, but players basically of SPL standard. On the other hand, an Elite League side were beaten 5-1 recently by the Boston Bruins, not even one of the best sides in the NHL.

I was only comparing the prices, nothing specific about teams. The hockey is cheaper and much more entertaining, therefore I think it's definitely value for money compared to an SPL game.

[Skeletar Spider]

Mr. Brightside, on 20 October 2010 - 15:43, said:

They got beat in the conference semi-final last year, but the eventual beaten finalists.
They also won the Eastern Conference the season before, so they're not that bad.

Yes, which doesn't contrast with what I said. Spain = the best international team in the world, easily one of the best teams of all time. The Bruins = a good NHL side. But this isn't really necessarily the point.

TheTodd, on 20 October 2010 - 20:03, said:

Two thingss:

The Bruins are one of the better NHL teams (my opinion)

And 5-1 in the grand scheme of hockey isn't that big a deal. Especially when a multimillion dollar outfit like the Bruins come up against a ragtag collective of AHL\ECHL castoffs playing in a nation where hockey gives "minority sport" a whole new meaning.

I didn't say 5-1 was that big a deal, it's just a comprehensive win. And they might well be one of the better teams in the NHL ( top 10 ) but not one of the best, which was what I had said. They struggle to score goals for a start.

[Skeletar Spider]

The_Belgian, on 20 October 2010 - 20:08, said:

I was only comparing the prices, nothing specific about teams. The hockey is cheaper and much more entertaining, therefore I think it's definitely value for money compared to an SPL game.

I think it only represents value for money compared to an SPL if you prefer hockey to football, or I suppose if you've just lost a little of your enthusiasm for football.

[big_bairn_1876]

Skeletar Spider, on 20 October 2010 - 15:36, said:

I'm not having a go, but what I find strange is that you would rather go and watch a team that you don't (yet) support, than one which presumably you have been going to see for a number of years.

Also, from what I've seen and from what I know about the Elite League, I wouldn't have said that, comparatively, it represents a better standard of ice hockey than the standard of football in the SPL. Scotland narrowly lost to Spain last week, fielding a team, not made up mostly of SPL players, but players basically of SPL standard. On the other hand, an Elite League side were beaten 5-1 recently by the Boston Bruins, not even one of the best sides in the NHL.

I went to the match tonight, paid £15 for a seat and £6 petrol and a pint so i spent around £24, where if i went to Dumfries tomorrow id spend around double that, so i decided to go to the Hockey instead of follow Falkirk away from home, to me that doesn't seem strange, just fecking obvious.
Also i do support them, i pay for tickets, buy programmes and merchandise and cheer them on, which means I am a Braehead Clan supporter not just someone who has started watching them.

Fantastic result tonight, took a wee while to get going but once they did they didn't look back and steamrolled Dundee.

This post has been edited by big_bairn_1876: 23 October 2010 - 01:45

[Skeletar Spider]

big_bairn_1876, on 23 October 2010 - 01:41, said:

Also i do support them, i pay for tickets, buy programmes and merchandise and cheer them on, which means I am a Braehead Clan supporter not just someone who has started watching them.

Fantastic result tonight, took a wee while to get going but once they did they didn't look back and steamrolled Dundee.

My point there was that presumably it would take a little time to actually get into supporting a team, in comparison with a team that you've followed for a longer time.

[The_Belgian]

Skeletar Spider, on 23 October 2010 - 10:34, said:

My point there was that presumably it would take a little time to actually get into supporting a team, in comparison with a team that you've followed for a longer time.

It's not taken me long to get into supporting Braehead, I quickly got the feel back after I stopped watching the Paisley Pirates when they moved to Braehead Arena.

Excellent performance yesterday once we scored our first, before our goal Dundee looked liked they could handle us. Bobby Chaumont took his goals in style, great hat trick for him. Perras was fantastic in net once again. I also enjoyed the Mexican wave that was going round near the end Bring on the Caps!

[Zanetti]

You going today, Belgian?

First period on Friday was terrible but the team turned it around well and it was a good win in the end. Kdrna looks like an improvement for Dundee as far as goaltending is concerned but that's not much use when they can't do anything else.

Looking forward to the game today as well obviously, mon the Clan!

[The_Belgian]

Zanetti, on 24 October 2010 - 10:40, said:

You going today, Belgian?

First period on Friday was terrible but the team turned it around well and it was a good win in the end. Kdrna looks like an improvement for Dundee as far as goaltending is concerned but that's not much use when they can't do anything else.

Looking forward to the game today as well obviously, mon the Clan!

I really wanted to go today, but I've spent a good bit of money this weekend on the game on Friday and the football yesterday. I need to save some cash and some of my mates were working as well. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to going to an away game but it seems I'll just have to wait a bit longer.

[Zanetti]

Great game today, and overall a well deserved win. Dominic Noel was tremendous, and that's another hattrick this weekend for a Clan player. Moray Hanson as usual made an arse of himself, but that's really to be expected, the guy's a terrible referee. Hopefully Kyle Bruce is alright as well, although it looks like he might have broken his arm which would be a big loss. Good day out though, loads of noise made by both sets of fans too.

Mon the Clan!

[The_Belgian]

Zanetti, on 24 October 2010 - 21:28, said:

Great game today, and overall a well deserved win. Dominic Noel was tremendous, and that's another hattrick this weekend for a Clan player. Moray Hanson as usual made an arse of himself, but that's really to be expected, the guy's a terrible referee. Hopefully Kyle Bruce is alright as well, although it looks like he might have broken his arm which would be a big loss. Good day out though, loads of noise made by both sets of fans too.

Mon the Clan!

Great to see Dom score the hat trick, we're firing them in at the moment. Another win for the Clan, great run going into a tough one against Coventry next weekend.

What happened to Brucey? Bad news if he has broken his arm, he's a right good player.

Hanson should just f*ck off. Seen him three times, he doesn't have a clue.

[Skeletar Spider]

Zanetti, on 24 October 2010 - 21:28, said:

Moray Hanson as usual made an arse of himself, but that's really to be expected, the guy's a terrible referee.

Is he? How come? I'm really not familiar with the situation, fans just seem obsessed with the guy though.

[Zanetti]

Skeletar Spider, on 25 October 2010 - 16:36, said:

Is he? How come? I'm really not familiar with the situation, fans just seem obsessed with the guy though.

Perhaps I was just caught up in the game, but it seems to me like he makes a lot of bad calls . He misses little things like trips and hooks, and calls them when they're not there. I suppose we should just be glad to have guys who do his job.

[Bonksy+HisChristianParade]

See at these Scottish Ice Hockey games, do they do those gay american chants? Like "Let's go Dundee, let's go" and stuff like that?

[Skeletar Spider]

Zanetti, on 25 October 2010 - 17:22, said:

Perhaps I was just caught up in the game, but it seems to me like he makes a lot of bad calls . He misses little things like trips and hooks, and calls them when they're not there. I suppose we should just be glad to have guys who do his job.

So he's Chris Boyle?