Just goes to show how rumours vary.... Also rumoured that Keefe had a bust up with Riley for not going after the Devils player that placed the clean hit..Clean or not, any teams Captain should make a stand.
Just can't see a mass exodus on the basis of "inept"coaching during the last 32 minutes of the last game. Guess rumours are floated to suit the agenda of whoever is spreading them. Have to say, this is the first I have read about the inept coaching issue. IF true, Belfast will have revolving door of players each and every season.
Heard that Keefer had a bust up with Riley for not standing up after the Murphy hit. Keefer is a strong character and the way he played the game you knew as a Giants Captain he would have been charging in after that. But who knows.
Anyway the way the Giants always attract players with the lure of putting them in the shop window for big Euro leagues. We are fairly open with that, besko a clear example of this who made it clear he wanted to move onto a bigger European league. It has it advantages of perhaps attracting a higher calibre player, but with the disadvantage of having to recruit replacements more often.
It's nothing new for the Giants having a large turn over, although with the success we had this season it was bound to attract better teams, I have no issues with players moving up to better league as long as they put the effort in while here.
Think also with a few core players like Shields, Ferland, Vandermeer all retiring just means it's a bigger task.
But we have been here and done it before, I think we are one of the few teams in the league that recruit well on a regular basis. And even though we will have a big turn over I'm confident that Keefe and Thornton will get the right players in.
Nothing to be concerned about at all, taking home 3 trophies this season and runners up in two other competitions can't complain. And hardly call that inept coaching.