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GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 12:15 pm
by mark
Game three of an extended Scottish weekend.
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 5:23 pm
by greeny
For me this is the easiest of the three games but as it is the last one of the three will fatigue come into the equation ?, the last 2 night losses have not been a big shock in that we have been playing crap recently BUT to lose this game would come as a shock to me,,
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:23 am
by steeler pete
We've got issues with faceoffs, confidence will be low and it what's worse it sounds like there's illness/injury depleting the team. I'm not saying that to make excuses but it adds to our problems. I don't expect much from this game. We need to get home and get some bodies recovered, if we're to have any hope of getting back in some sort of form before next weekend.
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:58 am
by lovedenisvial
I can't see beyond another defeat! similar to yesterday in Fife! banged up team, low on confidence and a short benched!! best we could hope for would be a point but I just can't see us keeping it down to 2/3 goals and not conceding at least 3/4! or more. Its bleak up north!!!
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:13 pm
by smbmetal
We’re not the only team that have issues and are short benched. Good teams find a way to win in these scenarios. Pretty sure Cardiff, Belfast & Nottingham have had similar problems and they’re all above us. That’s because they’ve found ways to win.
We’re playing two of the bottom placed teams on this weekend and to come away with 0 points just isn’t acceptable.
Lose this one and no matter what Fox says we’ll not be winning any EIHL titles this season.
No game for Dundee last night so they should be raring to go.
Greenfield to start this one. 3-2 Steelers.
Belfast double header next weekend and if we’re still feeling sorry for ourselves, we could find ourselves heavily beaten.
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 2:44 pm
by Keith Sheppard
So…. team banged up… third game in three nights while Dundee had a day off yesterday…. we’re short benched…. not winning many face offs…. reports of illness in camp. I can only come to one conclusion as far as tonight’s game goes…. We win by two goals!
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:37 pm
by MLL79
It looks as though the odds are stacked on this one…
After this game how many games remain in the league now? 10 or so?
I don’t know about others, but no win and no points from this weekend sort of feels like this will go down as the weekend where any chance of the title effectively fell out of reach?
Edit - Just read smbmetal and note your thoughts re title too.
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:50 pm
by MLL79
Sorry brain rot on my part - counted 25/26 games left - which is a much better position than I thought we were in

lol
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 5:02 pm
by mark
No Dowd tonight
Re: GAME THREAD: Stars v Steelers: Sun 11th Jan
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2026 5:36 pm
by mark
End P1
Stars 0-0 Steelers