Despair…
Well, it’s difficult to know what to say.
At the moment, I am really struggling to find it in
myself to justify even thinking about parting with, in excess of 600 sheets, to
buy a couple of season tickets for next year. The last couple of seasons, I
have talked myself into, or been persuaded by the latest news, to actually go
and pay for them at early bird prices, only to be totally disappointed by,
either some new crappy league format, or some new staff format.
The past few seasons have cost me a fortune for an
extremely mediocre product, none of which have lived up to anywhere near, the
over hype announcements and news releases.
It has now got to the stage, where, I am already
thinking of spending the season ticket money. I have already seen a couple of
camera bodies that would replace my aging Olympus E3 machine, and at the
moment, Tony Smith, the new camera body is so far in front, you would be
struggling to see it, even with a top of the range high power zoom fitted. The
E5 does look like a good way of spending the ST money, and at least I know
perfectly how much enjoyment I would get from it.
I am now at the stage, where I don’t care one iota
what anyone else thinks, but me spending over 600 readies last April was a total
waste of money, and as such, I have no intention of doing so again. Nothing
this season has given me the slightest inkling that I did the right thing. It
has been full of extremes.
1. Extreme
apathy from team/coach as to what is considered a hard hitting, exciting team (as
promised at last years fan forum)
2. Extreme
boredom at the repetitive nature of the league set up, and the conference
system.
3. Extreme
frustration at seeing so many of the Scottish (and Hull) conference teams being
shunted to Ice Sheffield, a venue I am not keen on and cannot really afford to
pay the extra cost on top of the ST price.
4. Extreme
anger at being told over and over that myself and many like me have no
knowledge of anything to do with the game, by someone who should have been left
out of the equation years ago.
5. Extreme
despair, after having spent all this money, and then getting abusive reports
and notices on various social media and in programmes from people on the staff,
who really should learn how to treat your paying customers.
6. Extreme
annoyance at having to waste many Sundays, due to having to piss about and get
fed early enough to be able to go to the numerous afternoon games and not get
stuck in the Meadowdump traffic, because of the crappy face-off times and
overwhelming number of Sunday games.
Can you perhaps tell, I am extremely pissed off
with everything Steelers/EIHL at the moment. I have no enthusiasm for any
upcoming game. I’ve seen the teams too many times. I have no enthusiasm for any
announcement, because most of them are hollow and full of deceit. I have no
enthusiasm for pretty much anything that happens on the ice, as it appears that
few in the team have any either. And as for the noise, well words fail me. Sell
by date is probably the one phrase which really does spring to mind.
I do not believe (at the moment) and frankly, I don’t
care either.
Mart.
