InstaRam

I think we all know it will be Rosenior.

Stoke it seems so can write this rumour off.

It feels good to not have to worry about football for a few weeks now.

Actually don't want us to keep that many from our out of contract players this time around. A bit harsh maybe but really think we need to do something different to be competitive in the champ. We have a great chance to build something new now and should go for it.

Looked att P'boro and think they have some real talent in their squad. Don't know contract situations but them and Barnsley should be raided by some team. Might as well be us.

5 minutes ago, Srg said:

He's a left back Conor Sammon. Bit of an athlete, tragic footballer.

Just hope we can see better performances if he can get a good pre-season. But he will have to play a lot better since Sibley was way superior in a "new" position for him. 

He wasn't really that great, but we can do them a favor and take over his contract if they really want to get rid of him. If you understand what i mean 😉.

Sign him up!

Best of luck Birdy! Understand you need a new challenge but for me you always been a great player playing the game the way I like it. Will miss your name on the team sheet lad.

Paul Warne, well done Sir! I have  been negative about how we played this year but the final result speaks for itself. Now you have really earned your chance to lead the team at the next level and I both believe and hope that the style of play will fit better in our new league.

Always thought Rotherham were a tough nut to crack and with just a few better players coming it will be an interesting continuation to follow.

Thanks to a really good fellow!

/Insta who happily admits I WAS WRONG

Miss you on a day like this B4!

7 hours ago, Grimbeard said:

 

With apologies to JRR Tolkien.

 

 

Sons of Derby, of Derbyshire, my brothers!

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the courage of the Rams fails,

When we forsake our dreams and break.

But it is not this day!

An hour of Gumps and shattered shields when the age of heroes comes crashing down.

But it is not this day!

This day we fight!

By all that you hold dear on this good earth;

Rams of Derby:

Hold your ground, stand firm and win!

 

 

 

Run as if the very whips of your masters were behind you!

(slightly adapted)

1-1 Thompson frgs

Summer:

Curtis Nelson. 8.5/10

Callum Elder. 5.5/10

Joe Ward. 6/10

Sonny Bradley. 5.5/10

Josh Vickers. 6/10

Kane Wilson. 7.5/10

Martyn Waghorn. 6/10

Conor Washington. 5.5/10

Tyrese Fornah. 5/10

Elliot Embleton. 0/10

Ryan Nyambe. 7.5/10

Tyreece John-Jules 5/10

Winter:

Ebou Adams. 8.5/10

Dwight Gayle. 7.5/10

Corey Blackett-Taylor 5/10

58 minutes ago, cannable said:

I know it’s probably blasphemy… but some of these ‘funny’ anecdotes about Clough just make him sound like a nob. 

It's a fine line between genius and craziness that genius sometimes crosses I guess.

B4 have my vote.

We don't know where it will end but we all know how it started. David Clowes is a hero.

I'm not a big fan of how we've played this season, but I have to admit that there are very few games where we haven't created the more dangerous chances. Also applies to matches where we had little ball possession and few successful passes. You have to give that to Warne because he has done that part very well! Regarding signings going forward, I hope for a completely new strategy for our dependable players are, in principle, those who have been here for a long time. Cashin, Bird, Sibley, Forsyth and others. Here, there needs to be a rework to make us significantly more successful, I would say.

Great result and effort today. I'll willingly admit I was nervous but it never really got dangerous. Sibs best today followed by Cashin, Bradley and Adams.

I am a bit worried about NML which I don't think is quite the same. Was a great goal today but he feels like he's playing half-injured? Hope he lasts one more game this season because we will need him. Wildsmith almost gave me a heart attack with his kicks but was good for the rest! COYR! One last performance please!

1-1 Tommo frgs

Always liked Shrewsbury 😇

Marko Marosi! The game of your life please!

4 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

To clarify, what is your objective case to support your assertion that he is still worthy of the title calamity Bradley?

Not whether he is as good as Nelson or Cashin (I don’t think he is and I have never said he is).

Not based on opinions which, by definition, are subjective not objective.
 

Not on his record for the whole season. I said right at the start “since he’s put those early blunders behind him”.

Not that he is more likely to make a mistake than Cashin or Nelson (although this is a subjective opinion in itself but I think is true) but that he’s more likely to such an extent to justify the label calamity.

I also think he has made more mistakes (per game time) than either Cashin and Nelson (although I suspect neither of us have the actual stats). Out of the three, he would be a distant third in my pecking order simply because he isn’t such a good footballer and makes mistakes (as all footballers do) but not enough now to justify such name calling.

 

Feels like we're walking in circles and maybe should have agreed to disagree right from the start but I'll give it a go trying to clarify.

I wrote Calamity Bradley AND Super Sonny to explain that I consider him very uneven. Then you got upset about it and decided it was rude because for some unknown reason I didn't get to count either his early disaster efforts or his latest craziness. I then used player ratings from footmob as a quick approximation because I felt it was enough for a forum post. If you want we can add weaknesses from who scored which are discipline, concentration and tackles. All are a good fit for how I define a calamity central defender.

On top of that, I've seen him make many more big mistakes than Cashin and Nelson who I think are the players I can compare to this season (I haven't seen any other defenders to the same extent off course). I think you'd might agree that he's guilty of some really crazy back passes this season, lost his head and lost concentration in some really important situations?

If you want, please come back with your definition of when the term can be used, so I will keep that in mind from now on. Other than that, I of course hope that Calamity Bradley never shows up again and that we only get to see Super Sonny for the rest of his career.

4 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

Firstly, the ratings you have provided do not suggest he is significantly weaker or prone to mistakes than the others. For example, most of us think Nelson is a contender for player of the season and yet his rating is only 0.4 above Bradley’s.

Secondly, if you read my original post you’ll see why I’ve excluded his first few games. I said, once he’d got over those early jitters and fought his way back into the team he had been OK and played well most of the time (or words to that effect). Whereas to label him as Calamity Bradley kind of suggests he has an ongoing problem. He may not be an upgrade on Davies and I don’t take exception with you holding that view. What I did take exception to though was the label you have attached to Bradley.

I wasn’t aiming the comment about Keough specifically at you but I think it’s undeniable that some folk continued to use the phrase “there’s always a mistake in Keough” simply because of that Wembley incident whereas, in reality, he probably didn’t make any more mistakes than most.

P.s. Regarding the Reading game, although it is only a tiny sample size, it seems pretty much everyone that rated the players for that game on this forum gave him a 6.5 or thereabouts.

After all, unlike you, I have presented some kind of objective assessment in which the mistakes are included as a part in any case. You are welcome to present evidence for your opinion that Bradley would not be more likely to make mistakes. Besides that, the fact that he can't handle playing in a back four is another indication. He needs Cashin and Nelson on each side of him so they can carry him. I believe that Bradley has committed more gross mistakes than Cashin and Nelson this season, and after all, he has spent a significant amount of time on the bench from which he has not had the chance to make mistakes. When Bradley is put in a man-on-man situation with a striker or forced to do something more advanced with the ball than pass a few yards to Cashin, I feel like anything can happen. Similarly, when he stands and wrestles with someone or can't win a header because, according to the coach, he had a cold the week before. 

And Northampton away was not that long ago either.