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With news that your arena will be mothballed until next year I can’t see any hockey being played for at least 14 months
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FlamesFan wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:24 pm
With news that your arena will be mothballed until next year I can’t see any hockey being played for at least 14 months
Steelers say that is not true.
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Of course they do..........
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They said rumours it was closing permanently is untrue, they’re not denying the mothballing though. Sounds like it’ll be closed till this is over. Tough time’s for these venues, I’d imagine Notts and Belfast will be facing similar challenges.
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Wonder if Ice Sheffield will be our new home for a while if the closing of the arena until next year is true?

Guess they’ll not be a new ice plant at the arena any time soon either?
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smbmetal wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:31 pm
Wonder if Ice Sheffield will be our new home for a while if the closing of the arena until next year is true?

Guess they’ll not be a new ice plant at the arena any time soon either?
I don't think we could afford to finance our team on crowds/gate money at ice sheffield.
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Mothballing makes financial sense. It means these venues can reduce their wage bills until such time as they're able to reopen. Rugby union, rugby super league, basketball etc are all suffering in the same way. I would suggest that no one can say with any confidence where we are going to be in 6 or 12 months time.
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Has anything been heard from Nottingham and Glasgow about signing players etc? It seems very quiet. Is this an indication that they are not planning for a 2020/21 season?
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19Steelers wrote:
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Has anything been heard from Nottingham and Glasgow about signing players etc? It seems very quiet. Is this an indication that they are not planning for a 2020/21 season?
Panthers said last week it would be "irresponsible" of them to announce any signings or season ticket plans under the current circumstances.
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DiscoRay wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:24 pm
19Steelers wrote:
Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:12 pm
Has anything been heard from Nottingham and Glasgow about signing players etc? It seems very quiet. Is this an indication that they are not planning for a 2020/21 season?
Panthers said last week it would be "irresponsible" of them to announce any signings or season ticket plans under the current circumstances.
I have to say I'm not sure where the "irresponsible" bit comes in.
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