.......... on the official Belfast Giants site, which has now made the signings of Bach & Kruse official.

"Although we finished on a high in Sheffield there were a lot of issues that were never addressed, so I decided to look elsewhere, it wasn't the money, even though my reward for helping the team win the Play Offs was a wage cut, it was other things, but I don't want to go into them,"

I wonder what those issues were, maybe that's why most of last seasons squad have moved on. Also didn't DS say that we were prepared to pay that bit extra for Bach? Someone isn't telling the truth!!

My thoughts exactly Stewart..how many is that thats said the very same thing..

scuff (Red Steeler)

After the playoffs last season on Radio Sheffield, Bach when interviewed, said quite openly that he was not happy with some things that went off behind the scences, he said they had got better, but was not happy, he would not be drawn any further than that comment. It seems to me that we get alot of misinformation on the hotline, perhaps we cannot be told everything, but sometimes we are fed aline on how wonderful it is, and what players are certain to join us, then it goes pear shaped. Instance is Trevor Prior, hopefully will be a good netminder for us, However DS on the hotline 2/3 weeks ago said that Bach and Trevor prior would be the two netminders in Belfast, we had looked at Prior but decided he was not wht we wanted. Now he has signed, whats the story behind that.

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they'd only have to pay me in beer (not John Smiths though) .

Regards

Doom

Just got back from holiday, interesting comments Ryan makes. The Prior move came about after Ryan went to Belfast, Prior wanted some chnce of seeing the ice and Belfst intended to use Ryan game in and game out, so Prior chnaged his mind

Sorry to see Ryan and Paul Kruse go, however after speaking with Blazer we couldnt match the money being offered out of our £400,000

We have to wish them the best, thank them and move on, we have lost good players before and will do so again, we also replace them

..Dave..
That bit I can understand and if that was the main issue then fine..we move on.
And we all know and respect MB's capability in the replacement player stakes..no arguments on that score..

BUT..

its the fact that we cannot or will not seem to provide the stuff that Kruser was allegedly asking for, like the standard of housing or a reasonable assurance of decent schools for his kid..Now I know that certain areas are blessed with more than others in that sort of matter, but what happened to NL's promise of getting us back in with the 'business set' of Sheffield and surrounding area to enable to provide these sorts of things..Of mending the fences that were broken or pushed down due to the antichrists influence..I think that is what is being talked of mate...We are seeing precious little of that at the moment..

again..I'll use a football analogy..we have gone from the ManUre, Liverpool level, of 'being the team that everyone wnats to sign for cos we have the best of...' to ..erm...Aston Villa level..'half way up the table..and picking the bits up'

You get my drift mate?

sorry if this all sounds picky,and I have no wish to dis the efforts of the Associate Directors as I know they are working their collective asses off,my point isnt aimed at them.. but they are questions that are circulating around and need to be asked..


scuff (red Steeler)

I havent seen the comments either Ryan or Paul made, however both players,as did the rest of the squad had good housing last year and would have again this year (at a cost of over £60,000)- as for schools,well Iam sure the schools in Sheffield are at least, if not better than those in Northen Ireland.

Sometimes people feel like they need to make excuses for leaving, hey they went for more money, thats not a crime, many of us would do the same in their shoes, Ally Bacher and Kruser will make more lesewhere than offered in Sheffield. Goo luck to them, we however thank them and move on, already forgotton

We can only go on the info presented to us as fans on the outside..We are given info by your good self via various sources and as such can only work on that ...If those sources reveal that so and so left for 30 bob more a week or that his car was not blue, then thats all we can go on...until an official source provides us with evidence to the contrary then thats what will happen...you know that Dave.

issue a statement or whatever and put right what has been as uttered in error if it is please..thats all we as fans ask.

Again I re-iterate that I aint on a witch hunt here..I cant wait for the season to start and to take me spot in 219 for the Storm game..but lest face it..over the past few seasons we have been given absolutely chuff all to trust on the ownership side..I stood up last season and said i was wrong about Uncle Nort lasting the season...I'm allus willing to see the other side of an argument..providing it can convince me that I'm not right.

As you say Dave..we'll move on..to more silverware hopefully.

scuff (red Steeler)

If not better than those in Northern Ireland?
You are surely having a laugh?

'as for schools,well Iam sure the schools in Sheffield are at least, if not better than those in Northen Ireland.'

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but here the level of schools (ones where thugs stop little girls going exempted) and education in general is higher than that in England and Wales by a country mile. We do seperate and tougher examination boards over here as doing the English ones would blow the exam bell curve out of the water.
I'm not bragging, nor am I dissing England. I'm just setting the record straight.

cheers