Just in case you didnt hear about Romfo!
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IMHO it is better to push for answers and support the team, otherwise the team we love would simply fold rather than improve.
And not going to Sheffield over their treatment of Voth? The only people you spite are the Devils and yourself. With the Elite League, we are better served by persistant probing than walking away - we are mire likely to see teams collapse than change if they lose support.
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And not going to Sheffield over their treatment of Voth? The only people you spite are the Devils and yourself. With the Elite League, we are better served by persistant probing than walking away - we are mire likely to see teams collapse than change if they lose support.
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I don't think you are being trivial at all, we are all entitled to our views. However,whilst I admire your sentiments, perhaps it maybe right and fair to give the club a chance to respond to Romfos allegations eh ? In fact, I have emailed the club expressing concern that they haven't as yet responded to the Romfo situation. Lets give them the opportunity to respond before finally making our minds up on this one, what do you think ?
Re: Re: Just in case you didnt hear about Romfo!
I see what you mean now
Yes i was talking about away games...mind you, i remember going to Belfast with a friend a being the only ones there :lol:
I do understand what you are saying i just feel that if someone feels so strongly that someone/company has annoyed them that words like despicable and disgusting are used they would not use that company again...maybe sport is different.
I see what you mean now
Yes i was talking about away games...mind you, i remember going to Belfast with a friend a being the only ones there :lol: I do understand what you are saying i just feel that if someone feels so strongly that someone/company has annoyed them that words like despicable and disgusting are used they would not use that company again...maybe sport is different.
Reading your post i get the impression that you may have misunderstood my post . I am not one of the ones who think the club is necessarily wrong on this issue. If i was being brutally honest i dont really care who is right or wrong . I go down to watch the team, politics just ruins the enjoyment for me.It was posters with such strong views about it i was asking the question.
. I am not one of the ones who think the club is necessarily wrong on this issue. If i was being brutally honest i dont really care who is right or wrong . I go down to watch the team, politics just ruins the enjoyment for me.It was posters with such strong views about it i was asking the question.Believe me, if clubs offer the right money players wont give a monkeys what has happenend to players before them. The same argument was used when BP ran the club,dropping out of the league for a season etc.... Would you say the last couple of seasons we havent been able to recruit 'good' imports ?
As for the Sheffield/Romfo incidents . Romfo was one incident that happened and as yet no-one can 100% say who is to blame but with Voth it became a witchhunt which resulted in us losing a very influential player for many games, maybe costing us games.
As i have stated before, i dont care what happens off the ice, been there done that , springs to mind. I just turn up around the country,watch the Devils and go home.
As for the Sheffield/Romfo incidents . Romfo was one incident that happened and as yet no-one can 100% say who is to blame but with Voth it became a witchhunt which resulted in us losing a very influential player for many games, maybe costing us games.
As i have stated before, i dont care what happens off the ice, been there done that , springs to mind. I just turn up around the country,watch the Devils and go home.
The club would be mental to be coming out with comments every time the players had gripes aired on facebook or on the Inferno.
If Romfo really wanted to make things difficult for the club i'm sure he could have found Terry Phillips number. Then Terry probably would have asked for comment from the club.
As it is Romfo has decided to air his views on here. Fair play to him if thats what he wants to do, but it isnt exactly going to change much or spark a comment from the club.
Reading the statement from Romfo I would be dissapointed and upset in his situation, and obviously he took the advice in good faith. The only bit i would take issue is, is the part where Romfo said the immigration website wasnt clear so he took the advice of the club, there was clearly doubt there and in those instances I always think a call to the immigration services would have been more apt. Especially after romfo came on here and requested work, only to say he didnt know he couldnt work legally after the season had finished. So clearly immigration issues were something that needed to be adressed.
But As i say why wouldnt he trust the advice of the club and its dissapointing that considering we have an ex import player on our management team issues like this shouldnt really arise.
Scott performed exceptionally well for us in the second half of the season when he returned and it's a shame his view of the club has been tainted, and I hope that over time the good times of the fan support over his sacking and the run to the finals of which Scott was a big part of will be the overriding memory.
Heard from Shannon earlier on. He assures me he will be talking to Paul Regan regarding the Romfo issue. So lets give the club a chance and see what they have to say. To say this matter is unsatisfactory is clearly an understatement, however, lessons must surely have been learned from this embarrassing situation and will, hopefully, be avoided in the future. Looking forward to a club statement on this one.
I'll still stand by the fact that any club statement on this would be setting a very dangerous PR precedent. Your basically giving free reign to the players to cause mayhem on fans sites for more minor issues.
Now dont mis construe that to mean i think this Romfo situation is a minor issue, but at the moment all it is, is a player putting his side of the story on a fans forum. If there was a PR person worth thier salt in the office they would look at the situation and realise the story is pretty contained, there are a small number who read and take the forums seriously, putting a story on the main website or the Echo would just intensify things at this stage.
For the sake of my faith in the clubs PR until the romfo story makes the Echo or something other than this forum I would really expect the club to keep it tight.
Further to my post stating that I had contacted the club regarding the Scott Romfo affair, I have received feedback through Shannon who has obviously diascussd this matter with Paul Ragan.
Shannon has made it clear that the club have an unarranged agreement that the forum is for the fans and although the club don't always agree with articles and individual posts made, it is a matter for the members of the forum to take their own views.
I have received a response directly from CEO Paul Ragan who has requested that the following statement be issued on behalf of the club ;- Quote.
''In respect of certain accusations made by released player Scott Romfo, the clubs stance is not to discuss internal matters on public forums. The matter has been considered and legal recommendations sought, and any furure communication will be made directly to Mr Romfo.
For the record however, I remain unsatisfied at a number of untruths claimed by Mr Romfo in various communications, and as a result would like to reassure our fans that I remain satisfied at this juncture with our conduct as a club.''
Signed; Paul Ragan
AS far as I am concerned, my posts on this subject are now at an end.
Shannon has made it clear that the club have an unarranged agreement that the forum is for the fans and although the club don't always agree with articles and individual posts made, it is a matter for the members of the forum to take their own views.
I have received a response directly from CEO Paul Ragan who has requested that the following statement be issued on behalf of the club ;- Quote.
''In respect of certain accusations made by released player Scott Romfo, the clubs stance is not to discuss internal matters on public forums. The matter has been considered and legal recommendations sought, and any furure communication will be made directly to Mr Romfo.
For the record however, I remain unsatisfied at a number of untruths claimed by Mr Romfo in various communications, and as a result would like to reassure our fans that I remain satisfied at this juncture with our conduct as a club.''
Signed; Paul Ragan
AS far as I am concerned, my posts on this subject are now at an end.
Sorry Gazza, but I don't think its a minor issue, as I said its not rocket science for the club to know Scott needed a visa until Sept, I should imagine Scott worked damn hard all the way through the course, to miss out near the finish line. It was his first time over here so you would think that the club who deals with imports on a regular basis would have the basic knowledge regarding visa's. Yes he had some responsibility as well. I really hope Shannon can get something sorted, and make the office staff aware of the procedures. As regards to the club acting illegaly, I bet all the clubs do the same, to save costs etc, ok if your course finishes Apr/May, but not to expect it for a course that finishes Sept, its ridiculous, maybe the club and the business school should get together to discuss the visa cost being incorporated into the sponsorship deal .... duh only a thought !
