Steelers vs Devils Saturday 18th 7pm. Chat/Updates
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The off Ice is phenominal compared to last season!!!!! eat your heart out BOB!
But yet again we play a good defensive game and being beaten towards the end of a long struggle.
being optimistic I don't think that sacking the coach would make too many differences. A 30 year study of Ice Hockey in Sweden has proven that teams who sack their coaches mid season don't fair any better in the short to medium term. (source - BBC Focus magazine!)
G is working the guys very hard and does seem to be making small improvements, but the problem seems to be in a lack of a consistant goal scorer and the inability to work as a team. This team showed masses of promise in the pre season game against Phoenix with Campbell and Prpich leading from the fromt. maybe it would take a good old fashioned bench clearence to get the guys thinking of each other.
2.0 defeat away at the squeelers is not the embarrasment, but a lack of shots on goal and the lack of offence may well be. Maybe we should just throw caution to the wind and go all out on offence and maybe have a few big defeats but at least score a few and provide a bit of entertainment!
It's less than 3 weeks since there was a witch hunt against Aubrey, and he has now turned a corner and has played some of his best hockey....
I had the good fortune to have a brief chat with John Lawless when he was here at the end of last season, a real Gentleman and much revered by all who shook hands with him on the night. But he has a good job in Canada with Home Depot.
But yet again we play a good defensive game and being beaten towards the end of a long struggle.
being optimistic I don't think that sacking the coach would make too many differences. A 30 year study of Ice Hockey in Sweden has proven that teams who sack their coaches mid season don't fair any better in the short to medium term. (source - BBC Focus magazine!)
G is working the guys very hard and does seem to be making small improvements, but the problem seems to be in a lack of a consistant goal scorer and the inability to work as a team. This team showed masses of promise in the pre season game against Phoenix with Campbell and Prpich leading from the fromt. maybe it would take a good old fashioned bench clearence to get the guys thinking of each other.
2.0 defeat away at the squeelers is not the embarrasment, but a lack of shots on goal and the lack of offence may well be. Maybe we should just throw caution to the wind and go all out on offence and maybe have a few big defeats but at least score a few and provide a bit of entertainment!
It's less than 3 weeks since there was a witch hunt against Aubrey, and he has now turned a corner and has played some of his best hockey....
I had the good fortune to have a brief chat with John Lawless when he was here at the end of last season, a real Gentleman and much revered by all who shook hands with him on the night. But he has a good job in Canada with Home Depot.
Let's all just all agree that everything is rosey in the garden and not have a bad word said against the team or the management and it will just sort itself out, and in a week or so we will start to win every game score at least 5 goals and gradually climb up the league table?
In our dreams - things have to change now no excuses, i am fed up with people pussy footing around the Devils to scared to say anything in case they upset some people, i don't give a s**t anymore things have to be said and changes have to be made, i am getting sick and tired with loosing big time, Matt do the decent thing and act now before the fans let their legs do the walking.....
In our dreams - things have to change now no excuses, i am fed up with people pussy footing around the Devils to scared to say anything in case they upset some people, i don't give a s**t anymore things have to be said and changes have to be made, i am getting sick and tired with loosing big time, Matt do the decent thing and act now before the fans let their legs do the walking.....
Whoops. Sorry. Forgot the #1 rule on Devils forums.
Slag off players and coaches all you want. But face the wrath of the keyboard warriors if you dare criticise the fans.
I bet you were all calling for Dave Jones' head too last season. And we got to the FA Cup Final.
Or maybe at the start of this season. And now we're 4th in the league and looking good.
Bunch of clueless idiots.
As I have said several times, nobody has put forward a half decent plan of who we should bring in instead of Adams and why. You fools have just got a one track thought-train. "Oh we're not winning - the answer will be to sack the coach".
Last week I proved that sacking coaches doesn't work in the vast majority of situations. Just face it that I know what I'm talking about and stop making yourself all look so stupid.
Slag off players and coaches all you want. But face the wrath of the keyboard warriors if you dare criticise the fans.
I bet you were all calling for Dave Jones' head too last season. And we got to the FA Cup Final.
Or maybe at the start of this season. And now we're 4th in the league and looking good.
Bunch of clueless idiots.
As I have said several times, nobody has put forward a half decent plan of who we should bring in instead of Adams and why. You fools have just got a one track thought-train. "Oh we're not winning - the answer will be to sack the coach".
Last week I proved that sacking coaches doesn't work in the vast majority of situations. Just face it that I know what I'm talking about and stop making yourself all look so stupid.
Of course I have. Forgetting all the times the management have rung me up and had a go at me, or when they are really peessed off they got their lawyers to ring me. Happy Days.
I want the best for my team. I supported the idea of replacing Andersson with Tyson. I support the idea of replacing Hinks with someone younger and hungrier.
But I don't see how replacing Adams will help the club. In fact I think it would be very harmful to us.
I want the best for my team. I supported the idea of replacing Andersson with Tyson. I support the idea of replacing Hinks with someone younger and hungrier.
But I don't see how replacing Adams will help the club. In fact I think it would be very harmful to us.
Finny said:
Whoops. Sorry. Forgot the #1 rule on Devils forums.
Slag off players and coaches all you want. But face the wrath of the keyboard warriors if you dare criticise the fans.
I bet you were all calling for Dave Jones' head too last season. And we got to the FA Cup Final.
Or maybe at the start of this season. And now we're 4th in the league and looking good.
Bunch of clueless idiots.
As I have said several times, nobody has put forward a half decent plan of who we should bring in instead of Adams and why. You fools have just got a one track thought-train. "Oh we're not winning - the answer will be to sack the coach".
Last week I proved that sacking coaches doesn't work in the vast majority of situations. Just face it that I know what I'm talking about and stop making yourself all look so stupid.
Slag off players and coaches all you want. But face the wrath of the keyboard warriors if you dare criticise the fans.
I bet you were all calling for Dave Jones' head too last season. And we got to the FA Cup Final.
Or maybe at the start of this season. And now we're 4th in the league and looking good.
Bunch of clueless idiots.
As I have said several times, nobody has put forward a half decent plan of who we should bring in instead of Adams and why. You fools have just got a one track thought-train. "Oh we're not winning - the answer will be to sack the coach".
Last week I proved that sacking coaches doesn't work in the vast majority of situations. Just face it that I know what I'm talking about and stop making yourself all look so stupid.
Out of interest does anyone know how physical we were tonight, as i think we play our best when we come out hitting. Thought the guys played well against the Giants the other night, who were the best team i have seen so far, and the best game so far. Also i didnt expect us to win tonight, in fact i cant even remember the last time we won up there, please inform. Things are obviously not right at the moment, far from it. How muc h ice time did Campbell have, as a groin injury needs time. Hope the guys can turn things around tomorrow, think it will be hard. The team are struggling at the mo, its not hard to see that, but as has already been said we dont have a god given right to be at the top either. Its true Johnny brought a lot of success in times gone by, but in those days if you had the Coopers you were on your way anyway, and we were the biggest spenders in the league.Some changes need to be made, and i believe that those will happen.
If you haven't said sack the coach then I'm not having a go at you. I agree that changes need to be made - unfortunately you can't just sack a player without any notice and bring in a player.
Life isn't as simple as "bring in someone new and everything will be better". We've had too much change over the past couple of years. We need some stability at the top and that includes the coach.
Life isn't as simple as "bring in someone new and everything will be better". We've had too much change over the past couple of years. We need some stability at the top and that includes the coach.