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by DiscoRay
Fri Mar 13, 2026 12:58 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase
Replies: 37
Views: 7785

Re: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase

Did those other sports pay to get TV coverage? And as you say, BBL is a stability disaster so did the TV deal do anything for it? Did the broadcaster see any uptick in subscription? Would a TV deal effectively replace potential lost income from webcasts? Sponsership again isn't as easy as "here's a...
by DiscoRay
Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:32 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase
Replies: 37
Views: 7785

Re: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase

And to play Devil's advocate, maybe they already have tried for TV deals and bigger sponsers but those companies don't see value yet in British ice hockey? TV deals - obviously only good if on a major platform that already has a large subscriber base, or is free to view. Not going to get much if an...
by DiscoRay
Tue Mar 10, 2026 11:04 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Cup final
Replies: 20
Views: 3135

Re: Cup final

Could they introduce the concept of a bye week or 2 (separate) weeks scheduled into a regular season when a specific teams do then do not have a game, allowing them a week off... This could then serve has the cup final week and maybe also a free week to reschedule into for other rearranged fixtures...
by DiscoRay
Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:26 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Cup final
Replies: 20
Views: 3135

Re: Cup final

Make it a 12:00pm face off on a Saturday or a Sunday, then most people who wanted to watch the stream could do so before heading out to see their own games? Unfortunately doesn't work either, as you have no idea what games to schedule/cancel in the summer's fixture meeting, with no idea which two t...
by DiscoRay
Sun Mar 08, 2026 1:25 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Cup final
Replies: 20
Views: 3135

Re: Cup final

It always makes me chuckle that a premier trophy event final is made a mid-week game. Should always be on a weekend IMO. While I think most would agree with that, the problem shifting to a weekend is you can't then make it a "showpiece" match as the only game that day. The other clubs not involved ...
by DiscoRay
Sun Mar 08, 2026 11:35 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase
Replies: 37
Views: 7785

Re: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase

curious,,,,, would anybody know a rough figure of how many season ticket holders there are,,,,, They said that there were over 1500 at the ST training session the other day, so more than that! Being a Tuesday night I'm guessing a lot didnt make it. We know of a few couples who didnt. I'd have thoug...
by DiscoRay
Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:58 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Cup final
Replies: 20
Views: 3135

Re: Cup final

I'd be fuming if I was a Blaze supporter. I certainly was expecting Blaze to be the home team if they beat Belfast. In future the league should be much clearer. The highest seeded team gets the final, as long as it's one of the arena teams. I've always felt the integrity of this competition is ques...
by DiscoRay
Fri Feb 27, 2026 12:43 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Fife in trouble again?
Replies: 5
Views: 1496

Re: Fife in trouble again?

Jamie Russell @JamieRussell18 Effective immediately I am resigning from the Fife Flyers. In good conscience I cannot continue in my role as GM/Head Coach for the Fife Flyers. It has been an honor to work with these players and this staff. I adore Scotland, Kirkcaldy and the Kingdom of Fife. I think...
by DiscoRay
Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:51 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Cliff Pu - Sentenced
Replies: 49
Views: 52849

Re: Cliff Pu - Sentenced

The fine itself is very little punishment in my opinion. The effect on his future will no doubt be a bigger cost to him but less than 2 grand is no real punishment at all I wouldn't really say so in regards to that, just look over the pond and the amount of times teams still sign players with simil...
by DiscoRay
Sun Feb 15, 2026 9:18 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: GAME THREAD: Steelers v Blaze: Sun 15th Feb
Replies: 32
Views: 6864

Re: GAME THREAD: Steelers v Blaze: Sun 15th Feb

As I've been saying for years on the subjects of refs, if clubs have an issue they need to complain to themselves about it, since the clubs run the league. Want different/better officials, gotta pay for'em! But we do pay them. By "pay" I mean pay more, to make it worthwhile for current refs to trav...