Shirt off his back
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Clearly a lot has changed since the start of the season and not necessarily for the better..... This thread has typified a lot of the negatives that have occurred recently.... petty, small-minded and ignorant comments on a day that should have been a celebration of a stunning win.
Now I don't know if the draw was a statistical fluke (they do happen!) or whether the tickets weren't separately correctly but.... they have been drawn, some lucky Devils fans have won and that should be the end of it.
Does anyone genuinely believe that when they enter a lottery, they have the right to protest the result given that (if this did happen) it could have been your tickets stuck together??
We are on the verge of something special and certain parts of the fanbase appear to be losing the plot. If you want a definition of things being badly run, look back three years.... then we had things to complain about!! How easy it is to forget.
Now I don't know if the draw was a statistical fluke (they do happen!) or whether the tickets weren't separately correctly but.... they have been drawn, some lucky Devils fans have won and that should be the end of it.
Does anyone genuinely believe that when they enter a lottery, they have the right to protest the result given that (if this did happen) it could have been your tickets stuck together??
We are on the verge of something special and certain parts of the fanbase appear to be losing the plot. If you want a definition of things being badly run, look back three years.... then we had things to complain about!! How easy it is to forget.
Oh come on , those who are saying they are disgusted etc... If you had won more than one would you have moaned/handed them back ?? Of course not, it was a screw up by THE CLUB not the winners. It wasn't a fix , Just not thought out properly. For me , the simplest solution would have been to flash several notices on the screen NOT to throw away their tickets, separate them properly today and then icetime to film Todd/Chris/Franny picking the numbers out and showing them to the camera ( much like Sheffields 50/50). The numbers could then have been put on the Devils website.
It's a genuine mistake , I bought tickets but that's what a lottery is. In 34 years I have never won a shirt or a 50/50......thats life.
It's a genuine mistake , I bought tickets but that's what a lottery is. In 34 years I have never won a shirt or a 50/50......thats life.
Not a very helpful post. I'm sure my friend will love being called petty. For her it's left a very bad taste in the mouth after a great night of hockey. I'm sure everyone would prefer fans leave the arena with happy thoughts (even after a loss) rather than feeling cheated.
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Agreed nothing done deliberately , yes maybe it's annoyed many but it was an error and one I think we can safely say won't happen again
Even if they wanted to give refunds how on earth would people prove 1 they bought them 2 how many they bought ...... Floor was littered with tickets when I left
I am certain TK got the message and is fully aware of the strength of feeling in some quarters time to move on in my view!
Even if they wanted to give refunds how on earth would people prove 1 they bought them 2 how many they bought ...... Floor was littered with tickets when I left
I am certain TK got the message and is fully aware of the strength of feeling in some quarters time to move on in my view!
What stands out for me is not that it's green (much as I like it) not that it's an anniversary shirt (although a plus) but that it does something no other major sports club in Cardiff apears to have done (and I do stand to be corrected) and that is to recognise, by using Caerdydd, that Cardiff is the capital city of Wales - a country with its own recognised legally protected language
If the club management have any doubts about the significance of this just talk to Bordeleau and Fournier
So next years jersey could be good or just make these available in the shop at a price that recognises that, for many, this would be a second, third or fourth jersey this year
If the club management have any doubts about the significance of this just talk to Bordeleau and Fournier
So next years jersey could be good or just make these available in the shop at a price that recognises that, for many, this would be a second, third or fourth jersey this year
I am afraid that I don't know who your friend is but my point was aimed at a whole range of posts (some of which have now been deleted) but as an example and a wild guess.... if you post criticising the winners choice of home furniture then I think you could reasonably expect your post to be called petty....
If someone leaves a hockey game with a bad taste in their mouth then that is not good. My point was about the bickering and overreaction that appears to be endemic at the moment.
If someone leaves a hockey game with a bad taste in their mouth then that is not good. My point was about the bickering and overreaction that appears to be endemic at the moment.
Well done to Scooterboy for his open & honest post. On that note I'll throw my similar 2p's worth in. I brought two friends to the game who hadn't been before. We all bought multiple SOHB tickets and three of them got drawn as numbers 15, 16 and 17. If he'd bought one more ticket he'd have gotten 18 as well, which we all thought was crazy.
Instead of keeping all 3 jerseys for himself he gave me one of the winning tickets (because I'd paid for his match ticket) and the other one to our other friend so we all had one as a souvenir of a great night. I got Bordy's jersey, we also got Asselin's and Batch's (I think). Our other mate jokingly said "how much do you think I could get for this on eBay" upon which he was swiftly told to not be a greedy t**t and that if he didn't want the jersey, to give it to a young fan who missed out on getting one.
For what it's worth, three of the jerseys at the end of the giveaway didn't get claimed including Andrew Hotham's (which was the one I actually wanted). Hopefully the club will do something about redrawing those, assuming that people have held on to their tickets as I saw a lot of people ripped them up in disgust
Instead of keeping all 3 jerseys for himself he gave me one of the winning tickets (because I'd paid for his match ticket) and the other one to our other friend so we all had one as a souvenir of a great night. I got Bordy's jersey, we also got Asselin's and Batch's (I think). Our other mate jokingly said "how much do you think I could get for this on eBay" upon which he was swiftly told to not be a greedy t**t and that if he didn't want the jersey, to give it to a young fan who missed out on getting one.
For what it's worth, three of the jerseys at the end of the giveaway didn't get claimed including Andrew Hotham's (which was the one I actually wanted). Hopefully the club will do something about redrawing those, assuming that people have held on to their tickets as I saw a lot of people ripped them up in disgust
I notice you've also put that your friend left the game with a really bad taste in the mouth. When you put she thought it was a 1 in 23 chance - you know that's wrong don't you? It was a 23 in thousands chance. You can't even say you're 23 times more likely to win than normal because some people would have bought more tickets. Or more people bought tickets.
There won't be a refund and there shouldn't be, I understand why people have taken issue with the run of numbers that were pulled out but no one has been cheated! Those were the first 23 numbers that were pulled out, maybe the technique was wrong or the fact that the draw wasn't done in plain sight to prove that they were but even with the run of four there were two completely different winners of two jerseys. Wouldn't it have been more dishonest to chuck some back in because the numbers were too close together?