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Old 09-30-2021, 05:02 PM   #553
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina View Post
Reallly? Which ones?
Look...if you're asking @JiriHrdina & @ WastedYouth then you're clearly not the guys. And that is ok. Sports is entertainment, and I can't tell either of you how to enjoy it.

As for fanbases that have had an effect on decisions that teams take...I think its more rare to find a fanbase that hasn't gotten a coach or manager fired or even reversed decisions from ownership.

Some of the examples are fun though:
1. The Fire Lowe sign in Edmonton https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...0071--nhl.html
2. Ottawa vs Melnyk https://theathletic.com/1862522/2020...tting-it-back/
3. Jets fans vs Adam Gase
4. Lions fans vs Matt Millen https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/12...it-lions-fans/
5. Fan protests against the European Super League - Man U fans stormed the field!
6. Even Bluejacket fans protested management in 2012! https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30...and-president/

Overall...Calgary looks to be a pretty easy going fanbase. We show up, we don't cause a ruckus, we need a coach sacrifice every few years, and we're fearful the "team will leave". Sounds like a formula to keep on doing what we're doing.

I even look at myself, my bare minimum is don't embarrass me. So no Peters incidents lingering is my fandom line...anything like that needs to be immediately stamped out.
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