Van der MoodHoover

6 hours ago, MaltRam said:

The 50 passes thing was a bit OTT then. Didn't we have a 30 odd pass goal vs Yeovil once under Mac1?

Was still Nigel Clough at the time I think 

16 minutes ago, David said:

Weird thing is, it’s a record nobody will really think about. They will continue to assume it’s us as we have the worst tally.

They got off lightly here.

In our infamous season we were well adrift in the awfulness stakes whereas this season there has been 3 or 4 shocking sides really.

6 hours ago, LazloW said:

 

This is why we should use metric. No fecker knows how long a yard is anymore! 

It's 2x an NML todger......simples.

Reggie is angry......

On 19/04/2024 at 09:13, Chester40 said:

As one - of what felt a relatively small minority at times - who urged patience earlier in the season,  I'm obviously glad we were, and that the outcome justifies it.  I aleo don't subscribe to the 'with the squad we have it was the least we should expect/we should be walking this league' mentality either.

However,  we have been slightly fortunate that other teams have stumbled so much and/,or that 3 good teams went up last year that would possibly have finished above us again this year. It doesn’t feel like a particularly strong League 1 - the Championship looks ridiculously strong though.

All irrelevant, we go up and we deserve it. Warne deserves a crack at the Championship. 

But it's inevitable if we continue the style of play when we are bad that he will come under pressure. This year the mantra is 'he's done it 3 times' and that calm experience looks key now. Even the way we accepted a (vital) point at Wycombe whereas Peterborough have taken a couple of hidings in amongst their wins.

Next season all previous experience is relatively negative so it won't be long before the pressure is on. Bottom half there will be a lot of groans, near bottom 3 close to Xmas and I expect he'd be close to gone.

I can't imagine many teams go up with such a divided fan base around the manager but almost everyone will agree he's done his job this year and so understand why he's going to be given the chance again. How long that patience last is going to variable!!

So where do you stand on Paul Warne?

On 18/04/2024 at 10:16, sage said:

Yes, loads to go at. The Cambridge Blue has big long tables which is good for large groups, which tips the balance.

 

Oh I don't think @DarkFruitsRam7 will be needing one of those for his gang......

😉

17 hours ago, Crewton said:

Yep. 2008, over the self-declared enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Resulted in ethnic cleansing of Georgians from the two enclaves, establishment of russian naval bases in each enclave on the Black Sea. They're still technically part of Georgia, but the Georgians can't enter them or else.

That's the badger!

The irony of course being that Josef Stalin was Georgian I believe. 

12 hours ago, Crewton said:

I found this thread on page 2, which I guess is a fair indicator of how the war sits in the consciousness of people at the moment. But hang on folks! I get a sense that, with Russia resurgent thanks largely to its support from China and Iran in the provision of weapons, Putin "could" soon turn his attention to a former Soviet state with a population opposed to its government seeking to introduce a "Russian-style" agent-of-foreign influence law. The parallels with Ukraine 2014 are uncomfortably close, and the comments of the Kremlin spokesman in this article have a familiar ring to them. Look out for social media posts alleging oppression of Russian minorities in Georgia in due course. I hope I'm just being paranoid.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/georgia-footballers-protest-against-tbilisis-foreign-influence-bill

 

Didn't they give Georgia a kicking a few years ago whilst we all tutted and watched on?

Just now, Van der MoodHoover said:

I'm quietly confident of a 1975 repeat with the Derby players turning up ratted because all issues have been resolved in our favour......

......last game v Carlisle obvs.

We're going to prevail against the academics of Cambridge.

I'm quietly confident of a 1975 repeat with the Derby players turning up ratted because all issues have been resolved in our favour......

3 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Who's got the oh matron meme....?

I live to serve.......

I'd just like to add that I think Mousinho comes across very well and has proven to be an excellent and likeable manager.

Superior to evatt, misery Ferguson and fatty Evans the convicted swindler.......

8 hours ago, Kernow said:

Here are my stats that I also hope you trust, as I too have worked hard on them.

Teams that accumulate more points than 22 other sides in their division over the period of 46 games get promotion in the English football pyramid 100% of the time.*
 

*Stats based on a sample of over 120 years of competitive football where sides are ranked based on points-based performance.

Apart from Wycombe.......😉

4 minutes ago, Chopper said:

Glad Portsmouth have gone up, if Southampton (who admittedly are going well) don't go up that'll be a nice local derby to have on TV.  They deserve it.

As far as Bolton fans are concerned, yes I think like all clubs there are some who really should not be advocating for their club. I also think that they went on a decent run, a run that ultimately sowed the seeds of a cramped fixture list, dropped points, and hopefully their downfall; but during this run a few of their fans suffered from hubris and got over excited about their sides quality (think us pre-Feb in a Steve Mac season). Claims of "the best team in L1" have only been matched by claims that "Evatt is a numpty", let's see them join us though. Get a Bolton, Burnley, Blackburn mix to go with Pompey/Soton and Derby/Notts.

Pompey v Southampton makes our derby games v Forest look like a teddy bears picnic.

Bad blood.....

5 hours ago, ram59 said:

Where are people parking and drinking on Saturday?

I intend to waft along Petty Cury, maybe a nibble at the Wasabi before taking a tincture on the Cam.....

.....who am I kidding, I shall be recumbent in my recliner being electronically rocked......🙄

Was Paul disappointed they didn't come knocking?

😉

1 hour ago, Crewton said:

Not this bloke then?

I know a couple of Rams fans who still think that Korey Smith was a waste of money.

They were each complimentary about him (they were unconnected individuals) but consistent in their views that his best days were passed and his injuries had both slowed him down and made him less prepared to "go in where it hurts".

Anyone who refers to Luton as a "great football club" surely needs their critical faculties challenging?

I know 2 Luton fans, both of whom said 

- thanks for taking him, and

- can't play in a 3 as too slow when he gets pulled out of position.

Seems to have been a mixed bag. Probably ok when we're at home, on the front foot and not much actual defending to do. Otherwise, not so impressive.

1 hour ago, Jourdan said:

We played good football at times under Warne and usually it has been built around the better players we have had. If we sign 3-4 players with the ability of a Bird or the flair and vision of a McGoldrick, why can’t we go up and play a brand of football that is pleasing to the manager and the fans?

It'll depend on whether there are enough "good eggs" who play decent football because they're the only sort of chaps PW wants in the dressing room.

Those names weren't Warne signings and I know there's debate around whether or not Paul Warne prioritises athleticism over technical ability but the one thing he has publicly stated is being of "the right character".

He'd never have put up with a Besty or a Rodney Marsh.....

5 hours ago, ariotofmyown said:

I think the time to have this discussion is over the summer. The time to be worried is mid-August if we haven't bought anyone in.

Imagine what we would say about Forest Fans if they were in this position talking about next season.

Surely if Forest were talking now about how they'll get on in the championship next season we'd be complimentary about their realism.......😉

6 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

 

 

 

 

 

Wasn't going to do it but was awake early, so I thought I would compile a list of the experts from yesterday...

Did you have any opinion on the lineup before the game or, like me, didn't you check it out until the match was underway?

12 minutes ago, Chester40 said:

Sibley worked his backside off and was his best game in a long while. Wilson was up and down like an animal and so strong. They made it a back 5 and a back 3 as and when needed

On the game.....

Excellent response and result. I had us down for what I thought was an optimistic 3-1 but after the disappointment of Wednesday, this was a good effort from all, including PW.

The folks were happy with the performance so sounds ok. 

Just now, Mucker1884 said:

*fishing 🙄

You picked up on the wrong typo mate......

Should have been parc.........😉

1 minute ago, Bris Vegas said:

So you think we are more of a technical side under Warne than a physical one?

At League One level we simply have better players than the rest. Yet largely we still don’t dominate possession and play through teams.

That’s not a bad thing. Warne will get us promoted this season, no doubts, and he deserves credit for that.

But claiming his style of play is more technical than physical is just laughable.

I agree with this analysis. What I don't know is how far an athletic but not technically gifted team can go.

We remember the likes of Wimbledon and stoke but if truth be told, I'd rather we didn't use those as the blueprint.