Rumours 2025/26 Season

[ginger]

B Whistle to Belfast
Ciaran Long to NIHL
Fossier and Doherty back with Nottingham

All from the usual rumour account on X that's pretty much spot on with most things

[BontSteeler]

B Whistle to Belfast
Ciaran Long to NIHL
Fossier and Doherty back with Nottingham

All from the usual rumour account on X that's pretty much spot on with most things

Was massively impressed with Fossier in the Playoff Final, thought he was immense, one of the reasons why (along with Grande) that Panthers won yesterday,

[paul johnston]

If the Brandon to Giants rumours are true we have an acute and mid term crisis on the Brits front.
Kelly isn't looking like a short term 6th d man option (may develop into one with time), Dowd is ageing, and whilst Shudra and Ulrick do decent 4th line role Fox rapidly benched the fourth line when things not going well. We do need to start the season with the plans and personnel to run four full forward lines.

[Keith Sheppard]

If the Brandon to Giants rumours are true we have an acute and mid term crisis on the Brits front.

Though this may be a little early in the grand scheme of things, have any of the Dogs Brits impressed enough to suggest they may be ready to step up? If not this season maybe in the next couple?

[ginger]

If the Brandon to Giants rumours are true we have an acute and mid term crisis on the Brits front.

Though this may be a little early in the grand scheme of things, have any of the Dogs Brits impressed enough to suggest they may be ready to step up? If not this season maybe in the next couple?

I suspect Bjorkly Nordstrom is likely to be the one. His potential ceiling is probably the highest, and given his size he should be able to manage the transition better.

Given we do look potentially light on Brits, I think a gamble on Brown could also be more likely

[paul johnston]

If the Brandon to Giants rumours are true we have an acute and mid term crisis on the Brits front.

Though this may be a little early in the grand scheme of things, have any of the Dogs Brits impressed enough to suggest they may be ready to step up? If not this season maybe in the next couple?

I suspect Bjorkly Nordstrom is likely to be the one. His potential ceiling is probably the highest, and given his size he should be able to manage the transition better.

Given we do look potentially light on Brits, I think a gamble on Brown could also be more likely

IBN is easily the guy I'd be looking at. We do need to be able to run four full lines and not bench the fourth line at the drop of a hat to play the fast, skating hockey that Fox seems to be keen on.

[Keith Sheppard]

Re the Kieran Brown possibility, I do remember at the shirt launch this past August, Tony Smith talked about Brown, saying he offers him a contract most seasons. He doubted he had the commitment of someone like Dowd to really want to be in the EIHL. The inference was that he preferred to be a big fish in a little pond up at Leeds. I wonder if his call up to the GB squad and experience working with those players will affect his thought process?

[Nathan]

Pete Russell leaves Cardiff.

Not a rumour. Prolly needs a separate thread tbh.

[ginger]

From a Giants fan on THF -

Conway
Goodwin
Piccinich
Bast
J Whistle

All returning.

Sam Jones to replace Pound
B Whistle to replace Long

Probably gives them the strongest Brit group in the league.

[BontSteeler]

From a Giants fan on THF -

Conway
Goodwin
Piccinich
Bast
J Whistle

All returning.

Sam Jones to replace Pound
B Whistle to replace Long

Probably gives them the strongest Brit group in the league.

They'll have a fantastic Brit group, one that will be hard to match for anybody in the League.