CBX1985

1 minute ago, oodledoodle said:

Not getting carried away, but we're going UP

Yep - 6th to 5th.

1 minute ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

 

Counter attack from a Leyton Orient corner, NML and Barkhuizen run into their half, NML dribbles it into the area then selflessly lays it off the Barkhuizen to score

As someone put it well on here earlier: he is paid for his assists not to score goals.  Must have been concerned he'd be docked wages 🙂

3 minutes ago, Andicis said:

The league table is starting to shape up really nicely with this result

Score, not result...

Let's not tempt fate 🙂

2 minutes ago, JPRamFan said:

Good comeback in the end. Be great if we could play the replay over the international break.

Midweek.  

Equaliser!!!!!

1 minute ago, eddielewis said:

The only good thing to come out of this has been the Derby fan caught on the pitch mic shouting 'Paul Warne, your football is $#*%'

2-1

"James Collins the first fresh face to come on".

Just what you want to hear.

2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

I tried watching it on an old laptop. Utterly unwatchable - almost continuous buffering.

I'm casting it to my big screen.  Every other service, BBC/SKY/BT works - even Rams TV, works fine.  I won't be subscribing to this on a "premium" basis.  

11 minutes ago, GboroRam said:

It's started doing something now. I just watched the worst advert ever. 

Daisy daisy daisy. 

Dreadful picture quality.  

5 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

 

... and this is the Northampton match thread... get thesens over to the Crewe match tread!  

oops.  

2 minutes ago, BathRam72 said:

No. But the feed is there. I couldn't locate it earlier 

I attached the link earlier.

6 minutes ago, CBX1985 said:

https://www.itv.com/watch?channel=fast18

Just now, BathRam72 said:

Found it ta

https://www.itv.com/watch?channel=fast18

Has anyone got a link to the ITV X page this game is on?  I cannot find it either on their channels or listed elsewhere...

On 31/10/2023 at 12:27, RoyMac5 said:

Except it cost Clowes company money last season. So I imagine it's the same this. Next season there will most probably less fan income and less broadcasting money. You have to speculate to accumulate. Clowes will want into the Championship asap. The more time it takes the more money it will cost Clowes Developments (are we tax-deductible?).

Losses are deductible, yes. 

29 minutes ago, WystonRam said:

Thought i would bump this.

If we can get home ones we really are flying. 

3 minutes ago, therealhantsram said:

Surely Brighton have left it too late to loan him out this Window. If he signs today he will sign knowing he has 4 months in their u23 team while he awaits a Jan loan.

Depends if it with us.  As everyone is in the same room, and contracts are being signed, it could be done all together.  For other clubs, absolutely.

2 hours ago, CBRammette said:

Yes all good points but my post was just saying that money wouldnt be my main driving force at this point

Footballers are taught from an early age to compete to be the best.  Of their year of those trying out, 1% will make it.  A hundred good footballers is reduced to one.  For the premiership, it is one in ten of those left.  

After all that competing, you are not likely to accept Lg1.  If I were him, and I say this as a fan of this club, I would be off like a shot. 

On 30/08/2023 at 19:59, Rev said:

I can't wait until Derbyshire Live becomes Derbyshire Dead.

I don't blame the writers, but the penny pinching barstewards who've stolen our local press.

And the fact that few buy local (or any papers) these days.  They have to make money online, which has no cover price - and per click advertising.  No room for proper investigations, but regurgitation of other sources, or "X", costs nothing more than the fixed cost of the writer.

1 hour ago, Jram said:

I can’t see why he would sign a contract with us. I wouldn’t if I were him. 
I guess the only reason is risk of career ending illness/injury meaning he wouldn’t get a move next summer but that’s highly unlikely at his age 

And he could take out an insurance policy against that.  

8 minutes ago, Chris_Martin said:

yet warne was talking all pre season about promotion and going for the automatic spots...

I think his point is due to the injuries.

We have three key players out for ten weeks and fewer incoming than expected. I took it as a plea to get bodies in pronto.

3 hours ago, Millenniumram said:

Waghorn is currently technically our best forward.

Yep, I just said that. Lord help us.

Looked at a different way, he is a Championship (or above) player for many years and has taken a step down.

The McGoldrick factor is in play, as they have experience and they are objectively better players.  Waghorn might struggle in Championship, but take a step down and suddenly he appears to have improved.

I suspect had we been in Championship last year, McGoldrick would have been ordinary.  

47 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

No he is not blameless at all. I blame him totally for rescuing us from oblivion. I blame him for that feeling of walking up the steps seeing the pitch for the first match last season. I blame him for quietly trying to restore the dignity and integrity back to our club. I blame him for trying to run our club responsibly. 
I think this thread and its title are disrespectful and ungrateful. 

Absolutely.  There were people saying "please someone save our club".  The problem is, for all bar the properly super rich (who can do it as one big ego trip) for most owning something like this is a commercial enterprise.  I genuinely saw no one willing to "save the club", after all - why would they?  (would you, even if you had the money save Bury?)  We might all want to for DCFC, but I doubt there are many on this forum who can afford to.

Clowes was probably the only person in the whole world to have a) the enthusiasm and b) the money.  He stepped up to the plate.  The man can do no wrong in my book.  

56 minutes ago, jameso said:

Is the plan that the next one in line succeeds the one who's just been sacked until they're all used up?

Otherwise I'm worried that if we have to sack them all at once we'll have no other ex-players-now-doing-something-in-management-and/or-coaching left to turn to. Except Igor. (Add him to the list?)

He's loving life - and being best buddies Narendra Modi. He's in India long term; no takeaway there.

1 minute ago, BOB BIGGS said:

Hope you’re keeping well Billy...😎

Billy Davies says thank you.

9 minutes ago, duncanjwitham said:

When we sign players, I normally have a look at what the fans at their previous clubs are saying about them, maybe skim over their pages on whoscored, transfermarkt etc to get a feel for what they might be like.

Luton fans said Bradley's legs had gone.

Peterborough fans said Ward struggles to beat the first man with his crosses, and isn't comfortable at wingback.

Elder seems to have never played wingback before in his career.

Nelson was part of the (I think) worst defence (by goals conceded) in the Championship last season.

And that's just from 5 minutes googling.  You do have to wonder who's scouting these players.

 

Or more to the point: who we'd have otherwise.