I know, I know, nothing new there, but for once he has actually pissed me off, properly.
In an interview he has conducted with the UK Hockey Live blog HERE, Simmsy has decided to 'run down' the Phoenix.
Apparently our club ethos is to be 'Big Fish in the pond', which is why we have moved to the EPL. Yes, according to his (arse)holiness, we threw our toys out of the pram at not being able to win things. Yes, he mentions that NM has put a load of cash in to the club, but gives the impression that the finaces are/were a ruse, not the deciding factor. Oh, and apparently, if we dont' get to be the Big Fish in the 'Small (EPL) Pond', he 'knows' we will simply move leagues again so we can be.
Wanker.
And for you EIHL fans, apparently, seeing the same teams 4 times at home is the best ratio of games. Y'see it's only once every 8 weeks.... except the fixtures never work out like that. Any more than 8 teams, and apparently its not worth it. Oh yeah, and small clubs should bring themselves up to the spending levels of the big teams to levbel things out, not vice versa.
I'm more and more glad about being in the EPL with every passing day.
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This blog can, and does contain language which many readers may find offensive. If you don't like swearing, it might be a good time to read a different blog...
Seriously. this is most certainly a blog written by an adult, containing adult language.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
So, that was a pretty good week or so...
Well, the Paul Fox challenge game was a damn fine piece of entertainment for the 150-200 sould who made it down there. A comfortable 9-2 win for the Phoenix brought the trophy home. It was bloody good to see some familiar faces again, and the rink felt just like home.
Only downer was when they ran out of beer in the rink! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Anyways, the other important bit of news was the annoucement of our first 'import' player, versatile Finn Jaakko Hagelberg. Jaakko looks to be a very impressive 'utility' player, who has previously plied his trade in the Finnish SM Liiga (the top level of play in Finland), and in the German Bundesliga and Oberliga (the 2nd and 3rd tier of German hockey respectively. Both almost indisputably better than the EIHL in all fairness).
He is fairly young (26), and apparently matched Paul Deniset pretty much point for point whilst in Germany, so he looks to be a goodie.
Some folks have written him off already ('not DAB standard'), but his stats seem solid, and until we see him we won't know if Tony has made the right choice. Personally, I think Tony might have found us a doozy.
Only downer was when they ran out of beer in the rink! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Anyways, the other important bit of news was the annoucement of our first 'import' player, versatile Finn Jaakko Hagelberg. Jaakko looks to be a very impressive 'utility' player, who has previously plied his trade in the Finnish SM Liiga (the top level of play in Finland), and in the German Bundesliga and Oberliga (the 2nd and 3rd tier of German hockey respectively. Both almost indisputably better than the EIHL in all fairness).
He is fairly young (26), and apparently matched Paul Deniset pretty much point for point whilst in Germany, so he looks to be a goodie.
Some folks have written him off already ('not DAB standard'), but his stats seem solid, and until we see him we won't know if Tony has made the right choice. Personally, I think Tony might have found us a doozy.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Off to the game today
And I should ahve a report of some description up for it later.
Oh, its the annual Paul Fox memorial cup game. Manchester vs Bradford.
Summer time hockey! Whoo Hoo!
Oh, its the annual Paul Fox memorial cup game. Manchester vs Bradford.
Summer time hockey! Whoo Hoo!
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