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Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers, followed by Joanna Lumley in Sapphire and Steel

Me neither, got a bit too much of Jamie Tartt about him

I think everybody is desperate for Sibley to be the pick of the bunch as he’s Derby through and through and was so exciting when he Burst through. I’ve mentioned in a few of the matchday threads across the season that I would love to see the midfield from the March 2019 Blackburn game being tried again in that 4231, with Shinnie, Bird as the 2 mids and Louie as the central player in the 3 behind the Striker ( much was made of an injury to Rooney for that game and it ended up being one of the 3 best performances of the season). We could replicate that midfield again or even play Watson with Shinnie who actually looks better than Bird at the moment. I’d like to see us play this team tomorrow 
                             Roos
Byrne      Mengi.    Clarke.    Buchanan 
   
                 Watson.      Shinnie
Roberts.              Sibley          Jozwiak    
  
                              CKR
 
Mengi has had a tough start but I think if we preserve with him he could have a similar impact as Tomori. Although if it’s unlikely that we won’t resign him for next season then potentially play one of the others.
Highly unlikely and I think he will play Gregory and CKR in a two. 

There is a hint of holding Sibley to different standards in all this, ie 'I think you can be brilliant so I'm not going to pick you until you play brilliantly all the time'. I think if you do this you can easily end up with a resentful player. A sub-standard Sibley would probably still contribute more than Waghorn and maybe it's a lack of confidence caused by not being picked which is causing the problem in the first place. 

1 minute for JML in injury time. The same for Gordon. 60 minutes for McDonald spread over 5 games. 20 minutes over 3 games for Stretton. 207 minutes over 9 games for Whittaker. 74 minutes over 5 games for Watson. 57 minutes over 7 games for Trialist.
Are those numbers supposed to be impressive? Don't get me wrong, I think it's fantastic that we have a large number of acadamy players 'on the fringe' of the sqaud. However, it almost seems to be a case of including them just to push the numbers up - Rooney can go to his next job saying "I gave debuts to 15 academy players within 12 months" sort of thing.
The real numbers are those of players I the squad on a regular basis: Knight (3032), Buchanan (2235), Bird (1496), Sibley (700). Whittaker next on 207).
This season we're averaging fee minutes to academy players per game than last season when we should be seeing those player's game time increasing. However, we're starting to see their gametime reduce further!

None of that Mickey Mouse Test cricket, this is the pure form of the game!!

At this point I'd rather give Stretton a chance ahead of Delap. Both roughly around the same part of their progression, but we'd be better off financially if we focus on developing our own.

Home made giant yorkshire pud.

Was there any discussion as to why we did not enforce the follow on? I presume it was due to the bowlers being knackered and that the pitch would degrade even further, so might as well try and add quick runs and then bowl them out on the worsening pitch.

Latest update [31/01/2021], up to and including Bristol City game..
 
Premiership
Rampage    42
gfs1ram    36
chewbacca    35
Cisse    35
jimtastic56    34
BOB BIGGS    32
Mick Brolly    31
BodminRam    30
ColonelBlimp    30
Mckram    30
rammieib    29
Saul    29
r4derby    27
SKHunter    27
TheHospitalier    27
RamNut    26
Dethorn    25
gccrowdpleaser    24
harwich ram    24
Marriott Ram99    24
 
Championship

DCFC1388    23
Jase116    23
Wolfie    23
Woodley Ram    23
ramant62    22
LeedsCityRam    21
Topram    21
hintonsboots    20
Roboram    20
rynny    20
timlondinium    20
WharfedaleRam    20
Will Hughes Hair    20
Beetroot    19
dabber    19
FindernRam    19
TimRam    19
BriggRam    18
cstand    18
JarodyDCFC    18
Jimbo Ram    18
Premier ram    18
Rample    18
StevenageRam    18
 
Div1

DesertRam    17
jimbo jones    17
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta    17
mozza    17
Brammie Steve    16
dcfc the 1 4me    16
Kamikaze    16
ram1964    16
Steve How Hard?    16
Xlor    16
ziggyram59    16
Abu Derby    15
JustOneBiblicalKazim    15
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong    15
1967Ram    15
Ramsamwidge    15
Amberram    14
Asanovic70    14
BarrowRam    14
Dordogne-Ram    14
Half Fan Half Biscuit    14
ilsonram12    14
ramit    14
SKRam    14
 
Div2

StarterForTen    14
angieram    13
lukedcfc    13
Rampant    13
Rich84    13
sheeponacid    13
superzak    13
Turk Thrust    13
Van der MoodHoover    13
BramcoteRam84    12
bucktwo    12
Carnero    12
Jourdan    12
Kenavo    12
RadioactiveWaste    12
Yani P    12
admira    11
BucksRam    11
86 Hair Islands    11
REDCAR    11
ViewsFromTheMiddle    11
BathRam72    10
Lurky    10
Malty    10
 
Div3

Mos_Ram    10
OohMartWright    10
Ted McMinn Football Genius    10
EraniosSocks    9
irobinson    9
Jayram    9
jcidaho    9
LazloW    9
PendineRam    9
Ram-a-lama fa fa fa    9
TexasRam    9
True Ram    9
Ambitious    8
Black ('n'White) Sheep    8
CumbriaRam    8
Dean_Saunders    8
Elgin_Ram    8
Finch    8
Gisby    8
Mucker1884    8
Old Sawley Popside    8
archram    7
europia    7
Kernow    7
 
Div4

RamDotFi    7
rusgb    7
WhiteHorseRam    7
BuckoBeast    6
CBRammette    6
dantheram    6
Justa    6
Turnstile    6
Wolfie20    6
Addingham Ram    5
Foxy Ram    5
ImARam2    5
MidWalesRam    5
swansea ram    5
TomTom92    5
uttoxram75    5
jono    4
Keepyuppy    4
neil62uk    4
NG2Ram    4
papa_lazarou    4
Sfox1993    4
Shaftesbury Street    4
Slaapwekkend P    4
 
Div5

StevoRam    4
atherstoneram    3
BrudeRAM    3
Chris_Martin    3
66DegreesNorth    3
dcfcreece1601    3
DerbyRam!    3
dilkie    3
Eddie    3
Gritty    3
Hathersage Ram    3
HonitonRam    3
King Ramses lll    3
minesahartington    3
Monty    3
oohmarkwright    3
oldtimeram    3
Rab a dab doo    3
Ratpackram    3
samwcave    3
Sparkle    3
SWRam    3
The Scarlet Pimpernel    3
AGR    2
 
Div6

Anag Ram    2
Anna    2
B4ev6is    2
Cocu_Doodle_Do    2
DarkFruitsRam7    2
Eargasm    2
England Ram    2
Ellafella    2
erathirea    2
Fla Ram    2
FunkyRam    2
Ghost of Clough    2
JAT    2
KBRam    2
LeBarbe    2
leroyoftherovers    2
mr kia    2
Mostyn6    2
Nick_Ram    2
Saturn5    2
Shipley Ram    2
Simmo's left foot    2
Tyler Durden    2
bimmerman    1
 
Div7

BirkdaleRam    1
Blondest Goat    1
Bobthesock    1
ck-    1
Coconut    1
DCFClks    1
Dean Saunders hat trick    1
Derbytom    1
GeneralRam    1
GenBr    1
gravyboat    1
Gritstone Ram    1
Jram    1
Leeds Ram    1
Mafiabob    1
MackworthRamIsGod    1
mrdave85    1
OUTSIDER    1
Ramley Apple    1
Remy the hare    1
Simon Bradley    1
StrawHillRam    1
Theres's Only Wan Chope    1
Tiverton Ram    1
 
Non-League

twinkletoes    1
 
 
 
T.B.C.
 
 

Scottish football is to start using the latest goal-line technology.
Hawkeye, the new.

Currently mRNA vaccines, hopefully they help make the world a better place

Currently mRNA vaccines, hopefully they help make the world a better place

I'd buy a ticket for the 71/72 season.. 

Another lovely retro shirt, maybe a training shirt, maybe sold in the shop, made out of quality thick cotton the same as the old match shirts, maybe it was a potential away shirt but they went for the big collars, would look great as an away shirt some forty five years later !

Currently mRNA vaccines, hopefully they help make the world a better place

Be glad when the Pubs open again! 
My drinking at home is getting out of hand. Last night I asked the missus for her phone number.!

It was the Donor Kebab....

An old, blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake...
He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels.
After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.
In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell that joke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-Club'.
3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
'Now, think about it seriously, Cowboy ... do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?'
The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No ... not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times...

Advent 2020 day 15,:putting the Christ into Christmas! This fantastic 1979 Le Coq Sportif away vintage !