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| PT
November 12, 2006
9:51:55 AM
Entry #: 1787280
| It is with cautious optimism and delight that Braehead have taken the steps to put ice down at the Arena for Paisley's ice users. If we had waited for Renfrewshire Council to sort something out, we would be having our opening game at the repaired Lagoon on the same night as Ronnie's 80th birthday party............
I know that there has been some concern over the cost implications, in that it would be more expensive. I think we have to look positively at this, in that there were will be no more treksdown the M77 which save most of us on fuel, and with us being back near our home the attendances at training will surely improve. Add to that, the bragging rights to the other teams about their crappy rinks!!! I know for me it would make the difference between making training once a month or making it every week.
Just to give a wee bit perspective of costs elsewhere, the team Fraser & I played at before, Edinburgh Stingers, charge £10 for an hour's training at Murrayfield, so our tenner for an extra half hour is pretty good value. So if it was bit dearer at Braehead I'm sure it would be something most of us would be happy to deal with, as long as it was a reasonably modest increase.
So, my final point for this message would be - how much would you be prepared to pay for 90 minutes training at a top-quality facility? Your answers will be valuable for the committee I'm sure for their planning ahead. The future's looking better !!!!
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| PT
November 13, 2006
6:52:00 PM
Entry #: 1789508
| Mind you, if enough folk come to training each week, then it may not actually need to cost us any more - I wasn't trying to get the training cost hiked up !!!!! Very much wait & see what happens when it happens.
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| Frazbo
November 14, 2006
9:03:33 AM
Entry #: 1790775
| Glad to here Braehead will be up and running soon think it will make a big difference to the numbers that attend each week, any ideas of possible dates when training at Braehead will kick off?
Teabag.
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| Geo
November 14, 2006
10:23:55 AM
Entry #: 1790793
| No idea yet, but there is an Ice User's meeting tomoro night, and we will have our usual rep there (Bill) so hopefully we will have a better idea and be able to let you guys know after the committee meeting one week today, so it should be a week on Thursday the lads find out!!
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| Donnie
January 7, 2007
3:14:03 PM
Entry #: 1861601
| It will have to be a few less shandy's on a Friday night if that is our time slot for training. Will Geo and Mack manage it?????? (the few less shandy's that is!)
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| Geo
January 7, 2007
7:32:23 PM
Entry #: 1861808
| No less shandies will be had Donny, we may just need to increase the voddy&redbulls and pull allnighters!
Seriously tho lads, this time HAS NOT been confirmed. Ronnie and I are attending the meeting on Wednesday night and Ronnie will put the time up as soon as he gets home. If anyone has any suggestions or queries, send me an email and I will get back to you - g.beaton@strath.ac.uk
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| Frazbo
January 7, 2007
7:36:13 PM
Entry #: 1861814
| Only suggestion I have is try and get a different time....07:30 is brutal !!!!
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| Faitha
January 7, 2007
7:46:26 PM
Entry #: 1861829
| Leave the shandys until after the training at 9.00pm on Saturday - then welly into a big liquid breakfast. Then you'll have from 12.00 midday 'till 6.00 pm to sobber up for another session (bevvy) on Saturday night!!
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| davie
January 9, 2007
7:51:30 PM
Entry #: 1865453
| this must b sum training session ronnie 7.30am 2 9.30pm lol
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| PT
January 10, 2007
7:16:06 AM
Entry #: 1866766
| The early training time might be the best of a bad lot, since reccy teams usually seem to get what the senior team & juniors don't want. Better an early weekend time that a late midweek one like at Killie.
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| Geo
January 10, 2007
11:44:22 AM
Entry #: 1866824
| aye Davie too right, it better still only be a tenner!!
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| howser19
January 13, 2007
11:03:32 PM
Entry #: 1872564
| personally, I think early saturday am is not a bad time - I'd rather play hockey tired or with a hangover than start a long week of work after the late night sunday (or thursday) hockey sessions we had. Also, think of it this way - it interferes with less actual drinking/socialising time, and for those of you guys that will suffer most, you'll be able to go home and back to bed for a while afterwards! (some of us can only dream of this). anyway, it'll be interesting to see what happens...
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| Donnie
January 14, 2007
11:27:20 AM
Entry #: 1873061
| The only thing with a time that early is that it is going to be difficult to get teams to travel for home games as they will have to be there for 6.30. it will be ok for local teams but if you want to play a variety then it could pose problems.
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| Faitha
January 14, 2007
11:57:29 AM
Entry #: 1873066
| There is a possibility that we can glean extra time slots to accommodate teams coming from afar. I put this to the Braehead management at the meeting on the 10th and they indicated that this may be possible.
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| Frazbo
January 14, 2007
7:12:58 PM
Entry #: 1873368
| If this remains the main time slot I'll only be able to make every 3 practices out of 9 as it falls between my day and nightshifts.
A later time would be ideal.
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