Scrumpyram

a tad frustrated that we lost a lead twice... but no way is a draw a bad result.  
A cracking first half as a spectacle, and an almost classic away holding job second half.  Nervy throughout, and kind of relieved in the end.
If I'd have read the script before kick off, and new the outcome, it would have got a massive thumbs up from me. We may not have strictly played for a draw, but that draw may be the point that takes us over the line.
A very, very good night.
Well done, Super Rams.
 

Last game of the season , Carlisle at home , already champions .......
 
Couldnt possibly be ......could it ? 

Great idea to loan Bird back, never doubted it... 🍳 🫣

Something keeps nagging at me ,,,,,,, I was at the last game of the season v Carlisle to see derby crowned league 1 champions with the title already in the bag before a ball was kicked ,,,, life often has some strange coincidences with things written in the stars 🤞,
champions 

And who was their first goal against🤔. Ah wait......us😳

Taking some of the concerns being raised repeatedly by some quarters I’d ask what the thinking is behind our midfield set up. We don’t seem keen to play through midfield or control games, so what’s the thinking behind that? 

He's our top scorer - imagine how many more goals he could bag if he was where he should be🤔

They also said that against Peterborough!!

Wilson and Cash good but Wilson MOTM for me. Really worried about the LB and CM positions 😔 

It’s like they’ve asked 11 blokes, deep into a drinking session, if they fancy a kick about 

A bit better in the last few minutes. Wilson’s an excellent player.

It's like we're trying to pick a lock using a ripe banana.

We’ve brought in players that have obvious weaknesses and that shouldn’t be a surprise at League One level.
None of our back four are what could be described as comfortable on the ball. 
We don’t have a busy midfield player who can break things up and play it simple (a Shinnie type). The midfield balance has been a problem all season.
We don’t look either secure or creative there at the moment and I wonder if Ward could play there with Bird and Fornah. Thompson’s return will help.
Hourihane for me is an impact sub behind the forwards but his skills are suited to better strikers especially ones who can head his crosses.
Waghorn needs a nippy partner. None of our forwards are natural finishers.
Individually they aren’t a bad group but there hasn’t been enough care taken in working out how we can make the most of their skills.
I also don’t know how we forgot how to pass the ball. That should be a shared skill at any professional level. The team looks nervous in possession.
If we could improve that alone results would improve too.
 
 

Good point

Just don't understand why he didn't come on today. It was crying out for him. What does he have to do to get on the pitch. Feel for him, it's not doing anything for his confidence being left in the bench. Imo, Warne just doesn't rate him over anyone else. 

Just don't understand why he didn't come on today. It was crying out for him. What does he have to do to get on the pitch. Feel for him, it's not doing anything for his confidence being left in the bench. Imo, Warne just doesn't rate him over anyone else. 

If we're going to let Cheltenham score one goal, we have to let them score first for the absolute hysterics that would follow.
Obviously in an ideal world they don't score and we make the most of the opportunity to improve the goal difference, but if if they were to score and it was a late consolation goal, so what, you would get the odd grumble but nothing OTT.
Imagine if they score though in the 20th minute, we go in at half time 0-1, oh boy, it would be spectacular, fans would be thinking we're going to be global front news story from the Derby Telegraph to the Afghan Times. 
That 40 minutes of pure entertainment before smashing 3 in the second half ourselves would be perfection.
So yeah, let them score first or not at all please.

Curt’s coming in the Away end!!

i was only joking, it's the last thing Curtis would have wanted! I was serious about the Robbins being shambolic though.

I swear he got the red card so he wouldn't be available to play on Saturday. He must be embarrassed to be playing for CTFC, they are shambolic. He would have got a good reception from us Rams fans.

i was only joking, it's the last thing Curtis would have wanted! I was serious about the Robbins being shambolic though.

Sorry, but I can't imagine any professional footballer getting sent off so as to not play against his old team (excepting tongue in cheek of course)

I swear he got the red card so he wouldn't be available to play on Saturday. He must be embarrassed to be playing for CTFC, they are shambolic. He would have got a good reception from us Rams fans.

On the other side of town and closer to the ground is the Sandford Park Alehouse or Cheltenham Motor Club ( free entry for CAMRA members or £2 for guests).
If anyone has a ticket for this game that they won't be using I'll be happy to buy it otherwise it's the opposite end of the ground again for me. Home End Rams!