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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 14:24:43 GMT
Wouldnt listen and read much into what low says he was in the scottish press yesterday talking about stuff and the quotes have all been removed as he was making stuff up. Every mid level pro sport has done the same. He hasn't really brought much to the table for the rocks except for eventually duncan. Glad its official. I hope to see games on court this side of xmas and will remain positive until then. Also this 2nd spike?? Wheres it happened in europe and the world? British MSM will bring it up and mention it yet no country has seen a significant increase. Latest news link above - Germany and South Korea are facing problems already and their public are far more disciplined and careful than ours The images this weekend of what happens in the UK when we relax lockdown only slightly shows UK citizens are going to be amongst the worst in the world to be trusted to social distance when allowed to do stuff Sadly Luckily all our stuff is happening outdoors. Allow people to do what happened the last few days indoors and weve got no chance of conbasketball kiting this Give people in UK an inch and they take a mile I've rarely been out since lockdown began, at the weekend I went to see my 2 nephews on Saturday and that's been about it, it's going to suck for me next month, my 32nd birthday is coming up. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 14:25:41 GMT
Its not about keeping them now though is it - its the restart when sponsors cant commit and clubs cant get more than a third of their normal attendance figures owing to social distancing. Said it before and will say it again......THERE WILL BE NO BASKETBALL UNTIL THERE IS A CURE/VACCINE FOR THE VIRUS. And most clubs in the UK and Europe will have to mothball everything until late next year at the earliest. Who in their right mind would want to watch a full season of basketball without fans. The fans make the atmosphere.....at least that's what Lebron once said I think. And most important, clubs can operate without gate receipts, secondary spend like food and beverage. No fans buying tickets also leads to no sponsorship. Wait for it...........maybe Barry Hearn can stage a few games on Sky to keep things going. I won't hold my breath! So no basketball until next year so we just stop with all of the wishful thinking and accept the new normal. Even more apocalyptic, with all the crazy race related rioting going on in the States, I can't even imagine football and basketball starting back up even without fans given most of the owners are Trump supporters and the most of the players are Black. We are in perilous times people. I take it you're hiding under the bed in case the sky falls in?
I'm sure when the NBA restarts in a couple of months you'll come back and admit you were wrong.
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Post by leamrider2 on Jun 1, 2020 14:27:40 GMT
"... It is disappointing but not in the least bit surprising, that the BBL board have decided to dismiss the efforts of our coach and players who at the time had proved themselves to be the strongest team in the Championship...."
That has got to be among the most graceless statements I have ever heard. Could you see Eagles, Riders, Lions, Wolves or any other BBL club coming out with such bilge? I couldn't. I'd throw a fine at them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 14:37:24 GMT
"... It is disappointing but not in the least bit surprising, that the BBL board have decided to dismiss the efforts of our coach and players who at the time had proved themselves to be the strongest team in the Championship...." That has got to be among the most graceless statements I have ever heard. Could you see Eagles, Riders, Lions, Wolves or any other BBL club coming out with such bilge? I couldn't. I'd throw a fine at them. That's what happens a franchise owner is an arsehole. |
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Post by Future on Jun 1, 2020 15:09:06 GMT
Said it before and will say it again......THERE WILL BE NO BASKETBALL UNTIL THERE IS A CURE/VACCINE FOR THE VIRUS. And most clubs in the UK and Europe will have to mothball everything until late next year at the earliest. Who in their right mind would want to watch a full season of basketball without fans. The fans make the atmosphere.....at least that's what Lebron once said I think. And most important, clubs can operate without gate receipts, secondary spend like food and beverage. No fans buying tickets also leads to no sponsorship. Wait for it...........maybe Barry Hearn can stage a few games on Sky to keep things going. I won't hold my breath! So no basketball until next year so we just stop with all of the wishful thinking and accept the new normal. Even more apocalyptic, with all the crazy race related rioting going on in the States, I can't even imagine football and basketball starting back up even without fans given most of the owners are Trump supporters and the most of the players are Black. We are in perilous times people. I take it you're hiding under the bed in case the sky falls in?
I'm sure when the NBA restarts in a couple of months you'll come back and admit you were wrong.
I'm just a realist, not a wishful thinker. No one expects this racial issue in the States to be over anytime soon, let alone in a couple of months. Will the American public be willing to watch basketball on telly in any meaningful way with a pandemic raging at the same time as racial issues and protests going on? Will Black players even want to play during all of this, especially since many of the owners are Trump supporters? You underestimate the seriousness of it all mate. I've spent a lot of time in the States and have family there, no one believes an NBA season is going to start back up in the middle of all this. What exactly is your rationale Hersey, other than delusional wishful thinking!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 16:06:19 GMT
Realism would be the fact that the restart is two months away and that the mighty $$$$ will win over. Players stand to lose 20% of their annual cheque, not to mention play-off bonuses etc. And, yes, the public will watch games, TV companies will screen them, a proportion of owners will remain Trump supporting arsholes. And the user formally known as Future will come back with a new name.
I don't know why you're mixing the two issues - other than you talk a fair amount of crap - especially when this thread is about the BBL
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Post by interestedridersfan on Jun 1, 2020 16:22:00 GMT
"... It is disappointing but not in the least bit surprising, that the BBL board have decided to dismiss the efforts of our coach and players who at the time had proved themselves to be the strongest team in the Championship...." That has got to be among the most graceless statements I have ever heard. Could you see Eagles, Riders, Lions, Wolves or any other BBL club coming out with such bilge? I couldn't. I'd throw a fine at them. That's what happens a franchise owner is an arsehole. Have to agree. All the hardships and suffering people are are facing (including many is his own city) and he's taking time to say stuff like that |
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Post by interestedridersfan on Jun 1, 2020 16:24:37 GMT
Realism would be the fact that the restart is two months away and that the mighty $$$$ will win over. Players stand to lose 20% of their annual cheque, not to mention play-off bonuses etc. And, yes, the public will watch games, TV companies will screen them, a proportion of owners will remain Trump supporting arsholes. And the user formally known as Future will come back with a new name. I don't know why you're mixing the two issues - other than you talk a fair amount of crap - especially when this thread is about the BBL Yep two entirely separate issues In the same way the looting is nothing to do with the death of the poor guy and entirely to do with gangs seeing an opportunity to get away with stealing something in amongst all the genuine protests UK Government need to take note and make sure they don't to anything to give people the chance to loot/riot |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 16:33:54 GMT
It's a shame, perhaps it'll be time for a shake up of what is essentially an English league with a Scottish team tacked on. We need to rip it up and start again but that begs the question, where do you begin, scrap all the national Associations and form a new governing body for Basketball in GB with a representative on the board being from each country? What is stopping the Welsh from being in the GB setup? Remind me... there aren't any Canadian teams in the NBA right? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 17:40:38 GMT
It's a shame, perhaps it'll be time for a shake up of what is essentially an English league with a Scottish team tacked on. We need to rip it up and start again but that begs the question, where do you begin, scrap all the national Associations and form a new governing body for Basketball in GB with a representative on the board being from each country? What is stopping the Welsh from being in the GB setup? Remind me... there aren't any Canadian teams in the NBA right? My sarcasm meter has just pinged |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 17:59:34 GMT
Are we expecting a BBL 20/21 season? Is there any teams that can afford to play games with social distancing on the go?
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Post by DefyingGravity on Jun 1, 2020 18:05:57 GMT
Just to make things worse for Rocks fans
Reporting Scotland briefly mentioned how Rocks didn’t win the title and the boss wasn’t pleased. Apparently he’s going on BBC Scotland channel at 9pm to talk about it.
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Post by ScorcherForever on Jun 1, 2020 18:41:19 GMT
Scorchers have said today that they are working out the refund for season ticket holders. I can't speak for all fans, but i certainly do not want a refund. Would rather the club keep it, i am sure they need it more than me. Best case scenario i can see is next season starting with crowds limited to 300-400. Then gradual increases when safe to do so. Another problem could be if the players have to be regularly tested, surely no BBL club could afford to do this.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jun 1, 2020 20:48:14 GMT
Are we expecting a BBL 20/21 season? Is there any teams that can afford to play games with social distancing on the go? The Tigers invented social distancing defence in their last season and it went spiffingly well. |
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Post by Scott Rondo on Jun 1, 2020 21:45:39 GMT
I’m planning to start a new league and I’m cautiously optimistic it will start in 2027/2028 after the seventeenth wave.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 23:44:34 GMT
Just to make things worse for Rocks fans Reporting Scotland briefly mentioned how Rocks didn’t win the title and the boss wasn’t pleased. Apparently he’s going on BBC Scotland channel at 9pm to talk about it. How did it go? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 0:12:27 GMT
Just to make things worse for Rocks fans Reporting Scotland briefly mentioned how Rocks didn’t win the title and the boss wasn’t pleased. Apparently he’s going on BBC Scotland channel at 9pm to talk about it. How did it go? absolutely car crash stuff |
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Post by youngrocks on Jun 2, 2020 6:37:04 GMT
Im wandering if he had deals lined up based on being league winners.
He said it wasn't about the fans... moron
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Post by Tugger on Jun 2, 2020 7:21:12 GMT
Scorchers beat lions in their last game before the lockdown. I would therefore argue they were the best team at the point championship ended and should have been awarded the trophy!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 8:22:20 GMT
Im wandering if he had deals lined up based on being league winners. He said it wasn't about the fans... moron Sounds like it. David Low said the below on the league resolution: "If ever there was a sport led by donkeys it’s this sport. How to scare off sponsors and supporters of pro basketball in one easy lesson. I give you the BBL board of directors." I just have to ask... How does Glasgow being handed the trophy help Bristol, Leicester, Plymouth etc. gain sponsorships and supporters? It's just all about them and nothing else. "It wouldn't have hurt anybody to give us the title"... Yes, but you didn't win it! It wouldn't have hurt anybody to give it to the Giants either. They also didn't earn it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2020 11:18:56 GMT
Scorchers beat lions in their last game before the lockdown. I would therefore argue they were the best team at the point championship ended and should have been awarded the trophy! I've been thinking about this. We won our final three games and reasonably could have expected to have won at least four of our final three games, while Solent lost their final game. Therefore I can't see any reason why we're not crowned D1 champions and we find out what
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Post by LTFan on Jun 2, 2020 14:49:54 GMT
Scorchers have said today that they are working out the refund for season ticket holders. I can't speak for all fans, but i certainly do not want a refund. Would rather the club keep it, i am sure they need it more than me. Best case scenario i can see is next season starting with crowds limited to 300-400. Then gradual increases when safe to do so. Another problem could be if the players have to be regularly tested, surely no BBL club could afford to do this. I made a similar comment a while back in regards to Play-Off Final tickets. If you have/had tickets to any games that didn't take place, please consider not asking for a refund unless you really need to. Even allowing the teams/BBL to keep your money in return for future tickets (as I did with my Play Off Final tickets) benefits them so much more than requesting a refund. |
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Post by Tayo Tayo, daylight come and on Jun 2, 2020 16:28:19 GMT
Scorchers have said today that they are working out the refund for season ticket holders. I can't speak for all fans, but i certainly do not want a refund. Would rather the club keep it, i am sure they need it more than me. Best case scenario i can see is next season starting with crowds limited to 300-400. Then gradual increases when safe to do so. Another problem could be if the players have to be regularly tested, surely no BBL club could afford to do this. I made a similar comment a while back in regards to Play-Off Final tickets. If you have/had tickets to any games that didn't take place, please consider not asking for a refund unless you really need to. Even allowing the teams/BBL to keep your money in return for future tickets (as I did with my Play Off Final tickets) benefits them so much more than requesting a refund. Are you crazy? Why give the BBL your hard earned for something they haven’t delivered? Use it to spend on a teams home game if you need to but don’t ever give a club or organisation your money for nothing! |
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Post by erd87 on Jun 2, 2020 19:51:53 GMT
I made a similar comment a while back in regards to Play-Off Final tickets. If you have/had tickets to any games that didn't take place, please consider not asking for a refund unless you really need to. Even allowing the teams/BBL to keep your money in return for future tickets (as I did with my Play Off Final tickets) benefits them so much more than requesting a refund. Are you crazy? Why give the BBL your hard earned for something they haven’t delivered? Use it to spend on a teams home game if you need to but don’t ever give a club or organisation your money for nothing! Um, because I love my local club and want to do everything within my limited means to make sure they are still here for me and my son when this is all over and done with. |
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Post by kol on Jun 3, 2020 7:01:18 GMT
Wouldnt listen and read much into what low says he was in the scottish press yesterday talking about stuff and the quotes have all been removed as he was making stuff up. Every mid level pro sport has done the same. He hasn't really brought much to the table for the rocks except for eventually duncan. Glad its official. I hope to see games on court this side of xmas and will remain positive until then. Also this 2nd spike?? Wheres it happened in europe and the world? British MSM will bring it up and mention it yet no country has seen a significant increase. Latest news link above - Germany and South Korea are facing problems already and their public are far more disciplined and careful than ours The images this weekend of what happens in the UK when we relax lockdown only slightly shows UK citizens are going to be amongst the worst in the world to be trusted to social distance when allowed to do stuff Sadly Luckily all our stuff is happening outdoors. Allow people to do what happened the last few days indoors and weve got no chance of conbasketball kiting this Give people in UK an inch and they take a mile Thanks for the link to the 'latest news' which was published on 10 May. 1,251 new cases in Germany on 9 May and 213 on 2 June |
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