even if they did United admit they nicked the name red devils from us. Went on a tour of Old Trafford a couple of years ago (not my choice we had friends over from Australia). In the programme they had little facts dotted all over it and it mentions that the name the red devils was originally the nickname of a local rugby team salford reds. So by rights we should have the rights to it.

get our devil back!!!!!!!

as an outsider looking in...couldn't you (Salford and Utd) BOTH use the red devil emblem/logo etc etc. Might gain you a following outside of the traditional rugby league world???

Everyone knows it was your name first....it would be interesting what would happen if you just started using it again...not sure Utd would want to go to court over it!

i think that is correct. although i'd love to be a fly on the wall on the day one of the glazers lackeys decides to tell the parachute regiment that they can't call their display team the red devils either

can't you share it, if not why not just salford devils

What is it in Klingon?

What we currently have is just irrelevent. Look at the other clubs and their mascots.

Hull KR (The Robins) = A Robin
Wigan Warriors = Max the Warrior
Bradford Bulls = Bully
Saint Helens = A SAINT Bernard
Catalan Dragons = A Dragon
Huddersfield Giants = a Giant (albeit the smallest giant I've ever seen)
Warrington Wolves = Wolfie
etc etc

Salford City Reds = Wierd Power Ranger thing in an obscenely tight Lycra outfit.

here's a silly thought why not at the next home game all you 'DEVIL fans' come dressed your selfs as devils

I totally agree that we are THE ORIGINAL AND BEST RED DEVILS.
We are never going to get rid of UTD using it nor are we ever going to stop the parachute regiments display team using it.
However, does that mean WE should stop? NO WAY PEDRO!!!!

We still have some tenuous links to the devil, look at the top of this page. Now is the time to openly market it again and use it to it's fullest degree. I hardly think the juggernaught that is Utd is going to be that bothered by little old Salford using the name again.

As for Fatboys Limbs comment about Saints being unique to St Helens RL:
Northampton Saints- RU
Southhampton FC
New Orleans Saints- NFL
St George- Illawarra
I rest my case


Give us our devil back!!!!

Not sure anyone wants 'our Dev' after seeing that huge photo of hm naked in the Street?!

Actually, the original Diables Rouges was the Belgian national football team.

HTH.

OK FBL I was a bit slow there
And just_browny after all these years I stand corrected. I have just looked up the Belgian football team and noticed they got the name in 1906!!! Fair play.

However, doesn't this just prove 2 things.
1. There is no problem sharing a nick name and marketing
2. Man Utd don't even rank a sad 2nd place in this and therefore have no outright claim.

GIVE US OUR DEVIL BACK!!!!!!!!!

Ps is anyone going to go to the Hudds match in devil gear or is it going to be that awful scenario where I turn up looking like a Tw*t and the fancy dress party has been cancelled (a la Del boy and Rodney)?