Returning ram

Not only in the bargain basement, the money lost under Mel's tenure for some of the signings were eye watering. From SM to PC, we seem to forget that recruiting is not as easy as when you load up the latest version of FM24.

I think a lot of us were guilty of forgetting how long he’d been out injured before he joined us. At the start of the season he may have been physically up to speed but was nowhere near match fit - which was probably the underlying reason for the mistakes he made in the early games - and cocking up so visibly in front of far bigger crowds than he was used to at Luton probably destroyed his confidence. Credit to him (and Warne for they way he’s managed him back into the team) for overcoming those early set backs and seemingly rebuilding his Derby career….

Not only in the bargain basement, the money lost under Mel's tenure for some of the signings were eye watering. From SM to PC, we seem to forget that recruiting is not as easy as when you load up the latest version of FM24.

With respect, this ain't the thread for using the word "lucky", regardless of context, and regardless of our personal thoughts towards "The privileged few".
Cancer is a b****** to all classes, and all peoples.

It's not about the results, it's all about performance...let's bring Warnock in 🤨

Except that we won every game we would beat Pompey and Bolton and they would also have to play each other so on that basis Pompey and Bolton couldn’t win every game 😉😅

The principle is the same with every club though. Would you go out next season and replace Cashin, no but you might bring in a back up if you felt it was required.
To say he has brought in 12 players, when 3 were strikers for example and then say only a few are playing, is once again playing with numbers to make a point. RB we had no one last season, so it would make sense to bring more than one in but you can't fit them all in your starting 11. Your building a squad, for the season.
Of course if you had an unlimited budget  you would look to improve on every player, but there are always going to be certain ones that you say, they are doing a good job I'll spend my money elsewhere.

The principle is the same with every club though. Would you go out next season and replace Cashin, no but you might bring in a back up if you felt it was required.
To say he has brought in 12 players, when 3 were strikers for example and then say only a few are playing, is once again playing with numbers to make a point. RB we had no one last season, so it would make sense to bring more than one in but you can't fit them all in your starting 11. Your building a squad, for the season.
Of course if you had an unlimited budget  you would look to improve on every player, but there are always going to be certain ones that you say, they are doing a good job I'll spend my money elsewhere.

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So you'd replace Halland at City for example, or you'd bring someone in elsewhere that's needed 😏 Not difficut to understand.
Also seems his scattergun approach wasn't to bad today....

Just listened to the Gaffers post match interview. Really honest and thoughtful. He clearly cares for his players and loves the Club. Well done Paul and thanks for all you are doing to get promotion despite the wrist slashers constant carping and sniping, mainly from Sunday league arm chair experts. 

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Glad you used the 'thumbs up' emoticon after mentioning Warne.

No, I don't think so. He worked hard on the break but we needed to be defensively solid in those last few minutes and Wilson offered that option.

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Agreed, however sometimes it won't always work like that. I used Pep as an example on purpose, he brought Phillips in but admitted defeat in being unable to adapt to what he wants. He has brought Grealish in and took a season for him to adapt.
 
Point I was trying to make is that looking at his signings and saying it's scattergun is just lazy argument and not looking at the bigger picture. I'm also not saying he has got it right, because on some it's clear he hasn't.

Just listened to the full interview, looks like this is another of your comments to be filed under 'paraphrasing' or as most of us know it as...BS.

Some of the reactions on here and twitter last night were beyond a joke to be honest.
"No prem club is going to trust Warne with their young players"
"Max Bird probably left because he cant stand Warnes football"
"Warne can't attract players, the club are lying to us"
"Warne hasn't got the contacts"
"The club said we had money, a good budget, this is a lie"
Amongst other things.
Yet if you take time to wait to hear the reasons and let the club have their say. We were two young strikers first choices, but unfortunately the clubs in question could not get cover and therefore wouldn't let them go. But apparently we have a manager who cant attract these young players because no premier league manager would trust Warne. 
Max Bird was leaving anyway. It really sounds like even if we had got promoted this season, he would have gone. He has been here for a long time. He wants a fresh challenge. Simple as that. No ulterior motives, no hate of the manager, he just wants a fresh challenge.
A deal agreed with a striker, all pretty much done, till at 8pm the gaffer of the club in question pulls the plug. What can we do about that?
We knew of every striker available, we left no stone unturned. But we just couldn't get one done. Despite trying our best and essentially having one agreed until the plug gets pulled at the 11th hour.
We clearly had a but of money left to bring one in, but through no fault of the manager or the club, it has not happened.
Yet yesterday the club, the manager got dogs abuse for failing to get a striker in.
Washington and Waghorn will be back in 3 weeks. You have Barkhuizen that can play through the middle, NML if needed. In the next 5 games we have one midweek game, so the others are all a full week apart. Plenty of times for Collins to recover.
We have ended the window with a better midfield than when we started & wingers that would be the envy of most clubs in this league.
Lets get behind them now and stop looking to pin blame and point the finger at.
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Fair.

You are, when you are saying though that "we should support them", it works both ways, especially when you aren't even there.
 
Had you said you'd support them fair enough, but your trying to advocate that  we should support the disruption, which imo is not what the majority of fans travelling down tonight would want.

I take it you're not going to the game then. There is one thing drawing attention to their plight, another disrupting a game in which fans have paid money, taken time off work etc... 

I take it you're not going to the game then. There is one thing drawing attention to their plight, another disrupting a game in which fans have paid money, taken time off work etc... 

You are, when you are saying though that "we should support them", it works both ways, especially when you aren't even there.
 
Had you said you'd support them fair enough, but your trying to advocate that  we should support the disruption, which imo is not what the majority of fans travelling down tonight would want.

Pretty sure I did, but you chose to either not believe it or ignore it.

It seems to me you only take note of the replies that gives more momentum to your narrative of the club at the moment, which is all doom and gloom. Not that there is a problem with that, your perfectly entitled to your opinion and it could well be right 👍

I can't see anyone wanting to pay for him. I'd let him go for nothing with a big sell on clause, think it would be best thing for him.