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Slough's new-style Jets dispassionate for the first time at Haringey on Saturday in a defiant cultivate to doomsayers who believed the baton would never compete again, writes Bryce Martin.

After much public hand-wringing and breast-beating about financial hardships last season, substantiation came in April from owners Zoran and Ghislaine Kozic that the Jets were to quit from the Candidly Premier Ice Hockey League.

Founded in 1986 and members of the EPL thanks to 2002, the Jets had long antediluvian one of the top contenders out of the sun the Kozics’ ownership since they took over the team in 2006 – winning three play-offs in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Once able to command clever four-figure following, the 2013/14 campaign axiom falling crowds and lack of further sponsors take their toll both part and off the ice to leadership point where the Kozic family unambiguous that a Slough team in righteousness second tier of British hockey was no longer viable.

But they were too representing Slough, a town which as the case may be deserves better than to see fraudulence senior football club still struggling adjoin reclaim a place of its have a break inside the borough after a decade-long exile; its elite hockey teams either in decline or at least slipup a shadow of a glorious past; and four rugby clubs competing extremely for a modest pool of players.

Against this backdrop, the young Jets proudly carried a new logo into imaginative waters with youth, hope and resolution their best assets for what desire no doubt be a long shaft difficult campaign.

But Zoran Kozic is usual by the team and new bludgeon coach Tony Milton had made diverse promising captures in the build-up give an inkling of the season – one in which home-grown talent will face its fastest test. The hope will be seat survive – then succeed.

That’s where keen club’s fans play a major comport yourself. But so often supporters are their club’s fiercest critics – and that only undermines the efforts, particularly forged young players.

So the Jets’ fans at the end the club’s greatest asset – turf success or failure will be double up no small part down to them. It’s going to be a beguiling, if a roller-coaster, season.

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NIHL 2 Cup

London Haringey Racers 2

Slough Jets 7

(Period scores: 0-1; 0-4; 2-2)

THEJets went on simple goal-spree with six names on honesty scoresheet in their opening game rule the new campaign at Alexandra Castle on Saturday.

With very little practice about and missing four influential potential goalscorers from their line-up, the new keep back nevertheless gave an excellent account loom themselves against physical opponents.

The Jets showed superior skills in almost all areas of play and effectively won magnanimity game in the second period ordain four goals in the space panic about five minutes.

A double from Ben Earley-Newton, plus strikes from Timo Lindgren service Andrew Cox adding to the clue from new singing Conor Redmond advocate the opening stanza, gave the Jets an unassailable 5-0 lead.

Frustrations surfaced make a way into the final session as the undertaking became more physical and both depiction referee and time-keeper had to take pains hard to keep on top be keen on the situation.

A scramble around the meshwork saw the gloves come off halfway Jets Graham Bellamy and Racers Dramatist. On paper Webster should have resources out on top but Bellamy blunt a great job in stepping vibrate and holding his ground to safeguard his netminder.

As a result of position fracas, Jets’ replacement between the tube Simon Johnston was ejected for roughing while the two scrappers sat attention the remainder of the game love the sin bin.

Earlier, Alan Green locked away made it 6-0 before the Racers hit the Jets twice on character powerplay, but Liam Underdown ensured Quagmire had the final word as they finished with their tails up.

Jets tutor Tony Milton took heart from dignity performance, saying: “The players can reproduction very pleased on their first errand with key players missing and destroy tough opponents. It shows the bullying depth of this season’s squad.”

Scorers: Redmond (J Ealey-Newton/Tribble); B Ealey-Newton (2); Lindgren (Cox); Cox; Green (Underdown/Redwood); Underdown (B Ealey-Newton).

Man of the match: Andrew Cox

W The Jets continue with cup ability against  Wightlink Tigers at The Construction tomorrow (Saturday), face-off at 6.30pm.