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by paul johnston
Sat Aug 22, 2026 11:53 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Preview
Replies: 4
Views: 337

Re: Season Preview

I'm with Doom on many thoughts
Concerns.
-Netminding weaker.
-Have we enough goals/finishers
-endurance
-have we enough grit/physicality
-going with no change/or additions to coaches, systems/plans all be the same/predictable
-coaching adaptability or lack of
by paul johnston
Tue Aug 18, 2026 6:15 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase
Replies: 87
Views: 38936

Re: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase

And usually after a few weeks of going on sale they say such and such a number already sold. Silence has been deafening this year so do assume season ticket sales down.
by paul johnston
Wed Aug 12, 2026 2:17 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase
Replies: 87
Views: 38936

Re: Season Tickets 26/27 massive price increase

The add ons are the biggest joke in Steelers land. Even more so than the cheap tat merchandise sold at a massive mark up.
by paul johnston
Thu Jul 30, 2026 4:13 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Squad player numbers
Replies: 1
Views: 742

Squad player numbers

With 1-2 signings still to be announced/made i dont think ive every seen in my forty plus years so many players with a squad/shirt number of 50 and above. Looks a bit weird to this old timer!!
by paul johnston
Thu Jul 30, 2026 2:12 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Rumours 26/27
Replies: 75
Views: 17244

Re: Rumours 26/27

My rule of thumb isn't whether it's a + or a -, but where the player finishes on the team. If a player was -10, but the rest of the team are -20 or worse, I would consider -10 to be good. Alternatively, if a player was +10 and the rest of the team +20 or better, I would consider +10 quite poor. For...
by paul johnston
Mon Jul 27, 2026 8:51 am
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Steelers signings and departures
Replies: 376
Views: 63564

Re: Steelers signings and departures

Another guy who looks to provide the opportunities but we enough shooters to put the puck in the net?
He sounds a very decent player but we were hoping for goals from the last couple of players.
by paul johnston
Thu Jul 23, 2026 7:32 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: EIHL Other Team's Rosters 2026/27
Replies: 24
Views: 5416

Re: EIHL Other Team's Rosters 2026/27

He was high scoring, but his +/- wasn't great last season. My current prediction has Belfast about 18 goals ahead of the chasing pack, which is considerable, but I wouldn't say they're head and shoulders above the rest. We really do need to finish our roster with some quality to close that gap (my ...
by paul johnston
Thu Jul 23, 2026 6:55 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Rumours 26/27
Replies: 75
Views: 17244

Re: Rumours 26/27

I thought we were after three? Two centres and a spare/swing guy. If its just this new guy and then a swing guy, may be a bit short The article isn't worded the best but I re-read it and it does allude to 2 more forwards (1 of which is Monday announcement) and Fox still also wants the spare/swing g...
by paul johnston
Thu Jul 23, 2026 5:38 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Rumours 26/27
Replies: 75
Views: 17244

Re: Rumours 26/27

I thought we were after three? Two centres and a spare/swing guy. If its just this new guy and then a swing guy, may be a bit short
by paul johnston
Tue Jul 21, 2026 7:38 pm
Forum: Steeltalk
Topic: Steelers signings and departures
Replies: 376
Views: 63564

Re: Steelers signings and departures

There is no way that Fox wont be able to get access to different agents to recruit players in different leagues if he chose too. Its not a secret society/closed shop. Its very much a choice to recruit in the way that he does. If he's not tried to widen the horizon/broaden his contacts/areas to recru...