Official EIHL Statement. Season suspended.

[Mart]

https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/eihl-st ... qrFyCB7xj8

Officially suspended until next year.

[steelerchatts75]

https://sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/eihl-st ... qrFyCB7xj8

Officially cancelled until next year.

The statement says suspended not cancelled

[Mart]

[DimTim]

I appreciate it’s soon after the decision, although the meeting appears to have been Monday, but it would be useful for the club to put out a statement re season ticket monies. Are future direct debit payments cancelled. Are monies paid to be refunded?

There’s still the carry over of last seasons missed games.

Also the Arena car park season tickets.


Dare we need to watch this space?

[steeler pete]

Not surprising but definitely disappointing. I’m not sure there’ll be any clearer picture in time for January.

If Covid has a resurgence it’s likely to be well into winter before they really know the extent of it. By that time how will they recruit a team worth watching? Players around the league seem to be taking options elsewhere or retiring early and who could blame them.

It may say suspended but it may be realistic to think we’ve got no prospect until 21/22 sadly.

[mark]

Desperately sad but inevitable announcement , at least this way clubs have a chance of surviving rather than trying to play and going bust.

[Jarv]

Amazed it's taken this long to announce what they obviously knew weeks ago, just like Cardiff did when they told players to find other clubs.

February's not a given either. there wont be a season until there is a vaccine and it would be impressive in the extreme to have a vaccine rolled out to enough of the population by then to be able to withdraw social distancing entirely.

Fingers crossed AstraZenica are ahead of schedule

[raetiamann]

TS to write to season ticket holders today, I assume to set out the situation for those who have paid up front and those paying on direct debit.

[smbmetal]

Not surprising but definitely disappointing. I’m not sure there’ll be any clearer picture in time for January.

If Covid has a resurgence it’s likely to be well into winter before they really know the extent of it. By that time how will they recruit a team worth watching? Players around the league seem to be taking options elsewhere or retiring early and who could blame them.

It may say suspended but it may be realistic to think we’ve got no prospect until 21/22 sadly.

I think you're right. I know Tony hinted in his recent Facebook discussion with Aaron and Simms that there might be an option of say a 6 team league. Whilst it is far too early to say, I'm not sure what the quality of hockey would be like versus the ticket price if that was to be the case. If it was an ISL quality style 6 team league, I'd be there every game

Be interesting with season tickets whether people have the option of a refund or whether there is more encouragement to carry over into next season? Tony was certainly open to both options it seemed in the Facebook discussion.

Guess we keep an eye out for any of our squad going to play elsewhere for a while now.

[Wakeysteeler]

Anyone ready the sky sports statement with government granting ice hockey , basketball , greyhound racing and badminton 11million?