BUILD UP TO THE PLAY-OFFS!

New shirts for the big games this weekend. All the teams in the bmibaby Elite League will be wearing their new play-off shirts for the quarter-finals this weekend.

Our strip has arrived safe and sound. The shirts all come from our regular supplier CandH sports who are match sponsors on Saturday. They also made our regular season strips and we are auctioning off the AWAY strip next week. So if you want to register a bid for one of the BLACK shirts as worn and signed by the individual players call us on 01159413103.

We'll take registrations up to close of business next Wednesday and then we'll call everyone back on Thursday/Friday to complete the bidding and make sure everyone has gone as far as they would like to.

Also, there are a handful of replica shirts in children's sizes (literally six) which will be on sale in the shop at the National Ice Centre on Saturday and we can also get hold of ten game quality adult shirts, made to the same standard as the players wear in each of the black and gold uniforms. These shirts are available at £50 each, that's the same as a replica shirt but for game quality, also by calling us on 01159413103 on a first come first served basis.

Saturday's game is sponsored by CandH and also has support from the RAF who will be manning a stand in the foyer, meanwhile the team is giving armed forces free entry to the big game by registering at info@panthers.co.uk (see seperate story).