Recent content by oldishDevil

It's undoubtedly a small minority of fans, but the minority can sometimes shout the loudest. I think it's good that the club has highlighted the issue, and hopefully make some people think first before they criticise individual players. Everyone can have an off-night, and it's a team sport - a...

What's the abuse of other players / officials at a match got to do with anything ? That happens up and down Britain every weekend at a number of venues. Fans won't always agree with a ref's decision - I was furious at the referee for the Halfpenny incident at the weekend, but I wouldn't go...

Maybe some of these people weren't around for the really bad times, like the Phillips years or the Matt Burge saga. As a club we're probably in the best position we've ever been in, but we've got no God-given right to win every game. This is sport - there'll always be a few losses along the way...

Reddick could block 10 shots and score a hat trick, and he wouldn't get much respect from certain posters on here. Another 6 minutes of penalties for Blood, but that doesn't matter, as he's a much better D man than Reddick, apparently.

I think "haters" is maybe a bit strong, but I'm with you on this. A few posters don't seem to rate him, and talk about him as worthy of only being a "spare" import. Some others think he only looked half decent last time round because he played alongside Strachan. Personally I rate his dynamism...

The problem with Morrisons is that previously there was goodwill on their part to allow fans to park there on Sundays, as it wouldn't have much of an impact on their business, considering they close at 4. For whatever reason the relationship between them and the club appears to have soured...

Interesting bit in the News section (on the official Devis website) about this weekend's Coventry game regarding parking. Sounds like there's going to be a crackdown this season. I can't believe some people still want to park illegally at Morrisons, or try and use the Toys R Us land. The Devils...

I think that might be the case for a few weeks, but the Devils have a bigger workload than most teams. We play in the toughest conference against the best teams, we've reached 4 successive Challenge finals, at least 6 CHL games to play, and we usually reach the play off finals weekend. There...

It might work out ok for us - we've recruited the likes of Weller and Strachan part way through a season before Can't remember anyone leaving so early before though, apart from Anderson, who I think played 1 game.

Terry Phillips is a journalist who's covered the Devils for as long as I can remember - since they were formed I would think. Pre Internet his articles in the South Wales Echo were pretty much my only source of info regarding the Devils. He's retired as an "official" journalist, hence his...

Thanks for your 4 seasons Andrew - an all time great Devil. That title clinching goal in Belfast showcased his skillset - all round ability that will be extremely difficult to match. Andrew Lord has an unenviable task in trying to replace him, but he's demonstrated his recruitment skills before...

Interesting to read the comments about the early season criticism, and just how deeply it cut. His comments on toughness also echo mine - the League is quickly moving away from the enforcer route. The DOPS approach is a lot more transparent than any previous system when it come to punishment...

Another tremendous performance to round off another 3 trophy season Well done the whole squad.

I don't find anything sarcastic about Rich's comment - there were plenty of doubters on this forum early on in the season. People in mid November were already conceding the title to Nottingham, and wanting to get rid of the likes of Reddick and Crowder. Even in the Champion's League we...

Another great performance - 3 wins from 4 in Belfast - a strong effort to lift the title away from home again (good for our Conference prospects as well). Well done everyone - players, coach, owners - hopefully the playoffs to follow this time, as well