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Post by ecrider on May 9, 2019 7:33:22 GMT
Lets bring it!
One game shoot out
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Post by leamrider2 on May 9, 2019 9:54:38 GMT
I'm happy with that result. Not much preparation time; long trip; opposition doing well; pretty full house of home support; a key player missing; and still win. Obviously the home leg needs to be won, but that must give Riders some confidence.
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Post by stevetino on May 9, 2019 21:11:30 GMT
Go Raiders
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Post by sonjel on May 9, 2019 21:29:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 14:28:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 20:15:17 GMT
Around 75 Raiders supporters will be at the Morningside Arena on Sunday cheering really loudly
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Post by interestedridersfan on May 10, 2019 20:29:00 GMT
Around 75 Raiders supporters will be at the Morningside Arena on Sunday cheering really loudly That's brilliant! |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 20:48:24 GMT
That's surprised me a lot. Great effort!
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Post by baldereagle on May 10, 2019 22:33:10 GMT
Liverpool and Spurs we’re both losing after their first legs - just saying....
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Post by faz on May 10, 2019 22:37:21 GMT
I’ve to see a good crowd at the pavilions on a midweek night. Other venues have looked pretty empty. What do Raiders dovtgat ithers don’t?
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Post by leamrider2 on May 11, 2019 7:03:53 GMT
Live in a place where there's b*gger all else to do?
(Just kidding, Devonians)
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Post by interestedridersfan on May 11, 2019 7:35:34 GMT
Live in a place where there's b*gger all else to do? (Just kidding, Devonians) It's probably relevant that Plymouth don't have any other decent sports teams to support? |
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Post by interestedridersfan on May 11, 2019 7:38:20 GMT
And playing at the Pavillions means they will have a huge database of potential clients that can instantly be made aware of a new game to watch. Not just basketball fans but anyone who has ever been to an event there. It's also one of the prime entertainment venues in Plymouth and obviously well known.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 7:58:46 GMT
I'll let you into the secret your clubs so desperately need if you want to fill an arena mid week.
You spend 6 years being absolutely ****
You see the club to 2 people who genuinely know basketball and city like the back of their hand.
They hire basketball staff, not people who dont know the game.
They then the club around and make us all believe.
It's that simple.
The next 2 weekends are some of the biggest event weekends our city has and we still did it
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Post by interestedridersfan on May 11, 2019 8:07:08 GMT
I'll let you into the secret your clubs so desperately need if you want to fill an arena mid week. You spend 6 years being absolutely **** You see the club to 2 people who genuinely know basketball and city like the back of their hand. They hire basketball staff, not people who dont know the game. They then the club around and make us all believe. It's that simple. The next 2 weekends are some of the biggest event weekends our city has and we still did it So it's not all down to Donte Nicholas then? |
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Post by stevetino on May 11, 2019 8:16:43 GMT
Go raiders
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Post by notoriousbigz on May 11, 2019 8:50:17 GMT
I'll let you into the secret your clubs so desperately need if you want to fill an arena mid week. You spend 6 years being absolutely **** You see the club to 2 people who genuinely know basketball and city like the back of their hand. They hire basketball staff, not people who dont know the game. They then the club around and make us all believe. It's that simple. The next 2 weekends are some of the biggest event weekends our city has and we still did it To be fair the Plymouth midweek effort put Riders European home games to shame. |
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Post by blueskies99 on May 11, 2019 9:01:44 GMT
I'll let you into the secret your clubs so desperately need if you want to fill an arena mid week. You spend 6 years being absolutely **** You see the club to 2 people who genuinely know basketball and city like the back of their hand. They hire basketball staff, not people who dont know the game. They then the club around and make us all believe. It's that simple. The next 2 weekends are some of the biggest event weekends our city has and we still did it To be fair the Plymouth midweek effort put Riders European home games to shame. I think the fact that there are no other "major" sporting teams in Plymouth (as someone mentioned previously) my be a factor... |
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 11, 2019 9:31:17 GMT
Our arena is hardly high profile is it? Hidden away at the back of an industrial estate where we are reliant on the (brilliant) generosity of local firms for parking. No-one driving along any major arterial road through Leicester can even see it. Many people who live in Leicester I speak to have no idea where Morningside Arena is located. Soulsby made us build there but it is clearly not a great situation. We ought to have had somewhere with ample free parking and room for expansion if the BBL ever manages to develop with serious numbers of followers. What's done is done and obviously I'm happier with what Riders now have than where we played in the past but let's not pretend it is in an ideal situation.
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Post by 3ptslam on May 11, 2019 10:15:01 GMT
As basketball fans we should be applauding any team that gets bodied into their building, no matter what else there is to do in the city. Sometimes we are so negative. Yes Raiders Euro attendances were appalling but that’s a basketball problem not specifically Leicester’s.
After the season we’ve had with so many teams taking positive steps and a new team mixing it up we should be congratulating not pop pooing a team that looks like it’s taking 75 fans to an Away game 🤩
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 11, 2019 10:25:15 GMT
As basketball fans we should be applauding any team that gets bodied into their building, no matter what else there is to do in the city. Sometimes we are so negative. Yes Raiders Euro attendances were appalling but that’s a basketball problem not specifically Leicester’s. After the season we’ve had with so many teams taking positive steps and a new team mixing it up we should be congratulating not pop pooing a team that looks like it’s taking 75 fans to an Away game 🤩 I don't think anyone has been denigrating Raiders' achievement of filling their home court with fans. I think that's great. Moreover, bringing 75 fans to Leicester is amazing by most club's standards, especially as it's being broadcast as I understand. Usually we get a single bus load accompanying the team on their coach. Should be a terrific atmosphere at the arena. |
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Post by blueskies99 on May 11, 2019 10:27:44 GMT
As basketball fans we should be applauding any team that gets bodied into their building, no matter what else there is to do in the city. Sometimes we are so negative. Yes Raiders Euro attendances were appalling but that’s a basketball problem not specifically Leicester’s. After the season we’ve had with so many teams taking positive steps and a new team mixing it up we should be congratulating not pop pooing a team that looks like it’s taking 75 fans to an Away game 🤩 Have read all the above posts again and still do not get the impression that anyone was poo-pooing a team that is taking 75 fans to an away game. |
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Post by tigger on May 11, 2019 10:32:51 GMT
Liverpool and Spurs we’re both losing after their first legs - just saying.... Year of the Comeback Kings? Go Raiders.......again!  |
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Post by LTFan on May 11, 2019 10:54:07 GMT
Liverpool and Spurs we’re both losing after their first legs - just saying.... As were Sheffield Sharks, just like Raiders, in their quarter final first rounds and look where they are right now, |
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Post by stevetino on May 11, 2019 11:14:28 GMT
Our arena is hardly high profile is it? Hidden away at the back of an industrial estate where we are reliant on the (brilliant) generosity of local firms for parking. No-one driving along any major arterial road through Leicester can even see it. Many people who live in Leicester I speak to have no idea where Morningside Arena is located. Soulsby made us build there but it is clearly not a great situation. We ought to have had somewhere with ample free parking and room for expansion if the BBL ever manages to develop with serious numbers of followers. What's done is done and obviously I'm happier with what Riders now have than where we played in the past but let's not pretend it is in an ideal situation. Well let’s all go back to the John sandford with the low roof 🤣 |
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