Devils Vs Giants - 11 Nov 18 - League
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Our players aren't invincible, our players aren't perfect and neither are we as fans but you would think by some of the posts through out this forum that some of the members have never put a foot wrong through out their life.
I bet every single one of us have had more than one bad day at work, uni, college, school or as part of a team.
The Devils are no different to each and every one of us but they are working under the scrutiny of the public eye.
Every team has its peaks and troughs through a season, this is our trough and we have to be positive that they will climb out of it.
The final whistle has gone on the Belfast game, lets get back behind the team and be that extra player when supporting them.
I bet every single one of us have had more than one bad day at work, uni, college, school or as part of a team.
The Devils are no different to each and every one of us but they are working under the scrutiny of the public eye.
Every team has its peaks and troughs through a season, this is our trough and we have to be positive that they will climb out of it.
The final whistle has gone on the Belfast game, lets get back behind the team and be that extra player when supporting them.
Was it Ken Dryden, the Habs Nettie in their glory days who asked if there was another job wherein if you made a mistake, a red light came on and 18,000 people started laughing and pointing at you.... players expect a degree of OTT praise and criticism, it’s just when it is boneheaded that it gets too much...
Ah but they’ve been supporting the team for 20 years so they must know what they’re talking about ............ not!
This idea we have ‘the best fan base’ is a load of old tosh. I think there’s too much looking through ‘rose tinted spectacles’ to be fair.
The treatment of Reddick last year was disgraceful. The tweets I saw tagging in Steve King about Reddick was a Joke.
This idea we have ‘the best fan base’ is a load of old tosh. I think there’s too much looking through ‘rose tinted spectacles’ to be fair.
The treatment of Reddick last year was disgraceful. The tweets I saw tagging in Steve King about Reddick was a Joke.
Yes, but players don’t have to visit the Inferno if they don’t want to read what we think and what we post on here. Social media is completely different when fans are contacting players directly and slagging them off (or praising them). That’s not acceptable and I can’t be bothered with all that. Far better to post opinions here. That’s what forums are about.
Yes, and agree with the difference between tagging a player in on Twitter and having a go on the forum but they are part of the whole which gives the impression of a fan base that has a sense of entitlement and has no clue about what is meant by a discussion....
There are posters on this forum who I disagree with on a regular basis, but I respect them as they have a coherent argument and facts that back up their point.... that is the beauty of a forum I would argue. Sadly there are too many who have a knee jerk reaction to everything and when called out react defensively or merely repeat what they said....
There are posters on this forum who I disagree with on a regular basis, but I respect them as they have a coherent argument and facts that back up their point.... that is the beauty of a forum I would argue. Sadly there are too many who have a knee jerk reaction to everything and when called out react defensively or merely repeat what they said....
We actually had an interview ready to go with Bowns, and one lined up with Reddick to try and address what had gone on last season, but due to the comments from some people on here the club has pulled any access we had to players, staff or anyone else, so that was the end of the Q&As 
The comments from Bowns were particularly enlightning and I would honestly have said it was going to be one of the best Q&As that we had run. It's hard to see that the club will ever change their mind on allowing us to speak to members of the organisation again what with some of the comments being made.
But I suppose at least we tried to address what had gone on, we gave the players a chance to reply and for the most part they seemed to enjoy the questions we asked and issues we raised with them as evidenced by the Q&As we did get a chance to run.
Good to see the club have finally got around to addressing the issues that were faced last season by Reddick and Bowns in the videos though.
The comments from Bowns were particularly enlightning and I would honestly have said it was going to be one of the best Q&As that we had run. It's hard to see that the club will ever change their mind on allowing us to speak to members of the organisation again what with some of the comments being made.
But I suppose at least we tried to address what had gone on, we gave the players a chance to reply and for the most part they seemed to enjoy the questions we asked and issues we raised with them as evidenced by the Q&As we did get a chance to run.
Good to see the club have finally got around to addressing the issues that were faced last season by Reddick and Bowns in the videos though.
I’ve got to say that most of the negative and vitriolic stuff just helps show these people up for who they are. What’s impressive, whatever your opinion of him, is the way Reddick has focused on his play through it all. Again, just helps show these chumps up. I’m not enjoying this slump but we have to earn the right to be called no 1. Believe Lordo can get the team firing again soon. My only concern is that the D looks a bit makeshift since Parisi and Blood departed. Looking forward to seeing the new guys in action this weekend.
Social media itself isn’t terrible. Ben Blood use of social media this year was fantastic. The way he used twitter and instragam helped us as fans really connect with him as a new player very quickly. He was only here for a few months but it felt like we’ve known him for years and he quickly became a fan favourite.
Our fan base is no different to any other sports team. I think this forum is actually pretty moderate compared to some I’ve seen in other sports. And you’ll always get morons on social media, that’s unavoidable and rife everywhere sadly. Certainly not unique to our fan base, not that that is any excuse for some of the abusive stuff out there.
So it's ok to mock our members and fans but not the players? Some have a different opinion to you so they know little about the game? Grow up bud, Jesus. Yes, Lord recruited the players, but if someone is underperforming, why is it the coach's fault? Can we not blame the player himself? Nobody has said anything other than, what has happened, going from world beaters to losing 8.1 at home. What the hell is wrong with that? Honest to God.
Not totally, but it stuck in my mind at the time.
Having reviewed the highlights from last night's game, only Belfast's 3rd goal do I view what might be a hit that causes a turnover leading to a goal. Hitting to separate a player from the puck I understand, other than that, I'm not convinced of its value, but happy to be pursuaded otherwise. I would be interested to know the stats on how many hits last night led to turnovers. I wonder if the team stats people have that info?
Having reviewed the highlights from last night's game, only Belfast's 3rd goal do I view what might be a hit that causes a turnover leading to a goal. Hitting to separate a player from the puck I understand, other than that, I'm not convinced of its value, but happy to be pursuaded otherwise. I would be interested to know the stats on how many hits last night led to turnovers. I wonder if the team stats people have that info?