MadAmster

Summer window: Curtis Nelson 8 solid as a rock Callum Elder 6 sick note so far. Done OK when fit Joe Ward 5.5 injured too often far better going forward than defending Sonny Bradley 6 poor start but has been a rock of late barring that stupid sending off Josh Vickers 6 solid #2 Kane Wilson 7 Mr twinkle toes. Better defender than Ward and at least as good going forward Martyn Waghorn 5.5 good start to the season then injured for a long time. Average since his return Conor Washington 5.5 Another whose season has been blighted by injury Tyrese Fornah 5 promising start but faded Elliot Embleton 2 Just the 1 appearance before a serious injury ended his season Ryan Nyambe 7 excellent until injured Tyreece John-Jules 4 another with a season ruined by injuries. When fit he looks very good. I'd only gamble on him getting an offer for next season provided he got a very low basic wage, extra if fit but not selected, extra on the bench, extra if subbed on, extra if he starts. One season with options. Winter: Ebou Adams 8 The MF rock we were missing Dwight Gayle 7 6 appearances 3 goals..... then injured. Corey Blackett-Taylor 5 injured when he arrived. has shown flashes of why we bought him We''ll see the best if him next season. Max Bird 5 was a 6.5 to 7 but then out injured Extensions: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 6.5 was playing brilliantly but been off it for a few weeks now. That seems to have coincided with playing up top in a 2 rather than out wide where he was excellent, IMO. Eiran Cashin 8 A rock. Frightening how many players of ours have had their season either disrupted or ruined by injury. Most weren't "right" when they came and stayed that way. Hopefully the new crop this summer won't be recovering crocks. Shouldn't be as we will see income go up from around £20M to around the £30M mark and we should be able to get players in the 24 to 29 age range that Warne so desperately wants to replace the wrinklies in the squad.

In L1, yes. Max playing the more advanced MF role in the SBC would be a great help, IMO. We'll need to play more "proper football" next season in the SBC, if/when we get there (we aint up till the rotund bint warbles)

Bolton now an average of 6/4 to go up. Not worth the bet. If it was still 100/1 it would be worth a bet. We go up, you're deliriously happy and don't give a damn about the lost bet. Bolton go up, you're totally deflated but at least you've got the wherewithall to fund the next 2 to 3 season's football if you do home and away. My choice would be to lose the bet..

Confucius also say "Man with hole in both pockets not feel too cocky" 🙂

1st of July.. when the commentary got to that bit, I welled up. Not ashamed of it. Just shows how much a part of me DCFC has been since my first game back in 1961. I don't think I'll be the only one to feel that emotion. Always have been, always will be... Derby Till I Die

Posh's selection antics will concentrate minds and bodies and the players will need zero motivation to do the job required.

3-0 Sibley

I look at it this way. The club is 90 + injury time minutes away from promotion. The players won't need motivating by anybody. They will be ultra professional and totally concentrated on the job in hand. They will have 30K fans on their side plus 2K Carlisle here for a day out and expecting nowt from the game. We're going up and Satdeh afternoon, evening and night is going to get very messy in Derby. See you all there... even if it will all be a blur come Sunday morning 🙂

Pompey beat Lincoln and the glove is JW's as he's played less games than Jensen. Add in Satdeh's clean sheet and he wins it any road up.

With any luck and a following wind, aided and abetted by a sterling performance from the lads, Posh v Trotters result will be totally irrelevant to where we finish in the League. We don't lose, we're up. PW never goes for the draw so we're all out for the win. Job done. Now, let's all get to Pride Park on Saturday and have 30,000 Rams fans leaving the ground at about 15:15 totally hoarse.

Don't know about any presentation but... I did see odds of 1/1000 on us going up.

Sorry but, IMO, using any song to "honour" David Clowes that is based on a song with "clown" in the title or "tears" does seem against the spirit of what any Clowes song/chant should be...

I just changed my VPN location to the UK and got "unauthorized country" so it looks like no RamsTV coverage. Reset VPN to the Netherlands and it works

He obviously suddenly remembered doing the Dogs 2 favours by disallowing 2 Rams goals a while back and decided to right the wrong 😉

Several topics cropping up in this thread. Connection. 6 of us came over for the Bolton game doing hospitality. 2 of the 6 were Ram "virgins" paying their first visit to an English game ever. Great time was had by all and, on the Sunday morning over breakfast in the Babington, the 2 "virgins" were referring to DCFC as us and we. Converts to the cause after just the 1 game. They felt part of the city, the club, the fans. Attachment. The bread related accusations? Whoever posted those obviously had a cob on and, unwittingly, started off a batch of puns. So, use your loaf and leave them alone... or you're toast. The football? It has been rather "industrial" at times but, in the main, it's been effective. It should see us go up. Looking at PWs time at Rotherham, he was infamous for his Warneball tactics. We have seen that here, last season and this with rather more skill than he put on show at the Millers. I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, that much of the criticism is borne out of a wish to see football of the type we've been treated to for about half of the past 30 (ish) years. Those making the criticism should, IMO, think about what silky football is likely to cost, where we were just 2 years ago and that we've been fortunate to be able to put a squad together that has been very good at times, poor at others and middling for much of the season. What we have is a work ethic and a togetherness the rest don't appear to have. Based on money available, business plan and EFL sanctions last season, business plan this season, I don't believe anything other than what we've seen was on the cards. David Clowes possibly thought similar and that's why PW got 4 seasons as up in 2 was a long shot. PWs first 2 shots at the SBC with Rotherham saw them stick to Warneball and they went straight back down. Go #3 at it saw him play more "football", a more expansive game. Not my verdict but that of Millers fans when he defected. When he left them after 9 games they were 8th, just a single point off 5th place with a game in hand on the sides above them. He left and they tumbled to 19th come the May. Personally, I'll be disappointed if we're still playing Warneball next season. I'm not expecting an immediate return to the football under Mclaren or Smith or Cox but certainly a more skilful and expansive game than these past 2 seasons. He did it in SBC attempt #3 with the Millers. I expect he'll have enough money to put a half decent footballing side together and will, IMO. One combining finesse with the kind of work rate PW likes. In short, better than this season's football as he's, hopefully learned what doesn't work in the SBC.

Especially when you consider that a Rams fan who had a ticket in the Cambridge home game who was going to take an 8 year old Cambridge supporting relative to their first game got ratted out and had both tickets cancelled by Cambridge without a refund.

Some bloke posted on FB that he'd got 15 from Carlisle and was selling them at 30 quid a pop.

First of all, here's hoping Dad gets a full and speedy recovery. Magic that the seat swap could be organised. That's Rams fans for you. Here's to the ending we all want for Satdeh.

Who will excel in training this week and force their way either from the bench to the starting XI or from the sick bay to the bench or beyond? Love to see JJ make the bench. He's a real talent with a penchant for injury issues. I don't think Arsenal will offer him a new contract so we could get him on a free. Pay him a low basic wage. Increase it if he's fit. Increase again if he's on the bench, yet more if he gets subbed on. Even more if he starts plus the usual draw, win, assist and score bonuses. That makes signing him much less of a gamble. On the subject of bonuses, do you think having the assist bonus the same as the goal bonus would persuade players to pass when a teammate is in a better position? This Saturday I predict 3-0

RamsTV 1Wildsmith 6 35Nelson 7.5 5Bradley 7.5 - 6Cashin 8 2Wilson 7 7Barkhuizen 6 12Smith 6 32Adams 6.5 17Sibley 8.5 16Thompson 6.5 8Bird 6 9Collins 7 11Méndez-Laing 7 10 Waghorn 6

I always thought there was prize money from top to bottom on a sliding scale.

I'm just glad we're, finally, having the shirts available in time for folk going off on their summer holidays.

Out of contract players: Bird who's on his way to Bristol City Sibley who I'd keep Wildsmith who I'd keep and spend lots of time improving his distribution JJ who probably won't be getting an new contract offer at Arsenal. IF we offer him one it should be a low basic wage increasing if he's fit to play, increase again if on the bench, again if he comes on, again if he starts. He's a very good player in the making. His injuries are the problem so a "stepped" contract seems a reasonable thing to offer.... provided there is going to be an offer. Barks who I'd keep but as a squad player as opposed to a starting XI player Ebou who I hope we cam prise from Cardiff for obvious reasons and a reasonable price. Tommo who I'd keep Gayle I'd let go as he didn't do well for Stoke in the SBC and is 34 Hourihane is off to coach at Villa. Thanks and good luck in the future Smith I'd probably let go simply because of his age. Squad player? Possibly but I don't think PW will offer him a deal Collo I'd let go as I don't see him being as "prolific" in the SBC Fozzy IF he can prove his fitness possibly as cover, despite his age Waggy thanks for your service but it's now time to go Robinson I'd keep, he's one for the future Loach does some coaching and, if fit, is an adequate 3rd keeper. If fit worth another year OUT OF CONTRACT IN 2025 ARE Nyambe I'd offer an extension, possibly 2 years Nelson 1 year extension maybe 2 Fornah I'd cash in. Wouldn't be much but better than nothing. Bradley let his contract run down Washington was injured when he arrived, has been that way for much of the season, 19 appearances. Contract run down or let go Wilson give him an extension

Indeed, a squad built up over 4 seasons in L1.

Mel put the club in Admin, some jokers had a look, a few days from extinction, Dave showed he gives a foooook Dave Clowes, Dave Clowes..... wash, rinse, repeat. 😉