Anag Ram

Shaped like a bird to remind everyone that if they’re naughty, they’ll be in trouble with the beak.

2 minutes ago, maxjam said:

Made me chortle 

1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said:

I've asked Muckerette to inflate my ballions on Friday night.

 

Don’t forget to stretch them first.

3 hours ago, ossieram said:

You can't really build the atmosphere inside the ground because of the crap music played too loudly,  although it will probably be bouncing in the South stand concourse. 

I'll probably have 3 or 4 pre match pints, but am out that night,  so saving myself. 

I think the music choices have been okay TBF.

Yes, it’s loud but we’re all old gits in our area and toes are tapped. 

I might have one drink before the game but no more than that.

 I like to focus on the play, not abuse the opposition with a vocabulary of about ten words, most of them involving defecation of some kind or another.

1 minute ago, Foreveram said:

If fans can’t get up for this game without a beer it’s a sad state of affairs.

Save the drinking for after the game.

I’ll have Smithers chilling the Chateau Lafite! 😊

6 minutes ago, angieram said:

I'm presuming that Curtis Nelson will get his POTS award pitchside pre-game? That's worth turning up early for, imo. 

Yes, let’s get the crowd in position well before kickoff and get the place buzzing.

Close the concourse bars early.

2 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Yep, just listened to the Rams Daily podcast on bbc sounds for the pre match presser, only provided updates on Gayle and TJJ.

Said Gayle is rejoining training today ahead of schedule because he wants to be involved on Saturday (Warne did make a comment about not taking a risk as if the worst does happen on Saturday he’d need him for the playoffs but I think that’s a bit of gamesmanship from Warne). He also said John-Jules was the best in training on Tuesday. So we could have a strong squad to choose from for Saturday. 

I think Warne is trying to make everyone part of Saturday’s excitement.

Training with ‘the lads’ will boost their spirits and make them feel part of a winning

 We can’t risk having players on the bench who aren’t fully fit. If a forward gets injured after ten minutes would either Gayle or TJJ be able to play 80?

I don’t think so.

Shame, because the two Ws play like, well two Ws.

2 minutes ago, Ian Buxton's Bat said:

Scores based on what have they contributed so far, relative to their maximum potential contribution since signing......not just on how good I think they are........or what they may contribute in future.

A lot of the non-contribution is a result of injury - we could have signed Mbappe and he could have got injured after 1 game and in my book that would have made him a 1/10

Summer window:

Curtis Nelson...9/10.....couple of iffy games early on and then magnificent. Always fit
Callum Elder.....3/10......often injured.....poor in early games.....very promising in later games.....much higher hopes for next season
Joe Ward.....4/10........really like him, season badly affected by injury. Some costly pens against but coming very good before latest injury
Sonny Bradley....5/10...awful start, slow re-integration but coming good. Always fit
Josh Vickers......5/10.....good back-up. Harsh to give a 5 but he's hardly played.
Kane Wilson.....7.5/10.....completely smashed my expectations after a poor start (v Blackpool?). Always fit
Martyn Waghorn.....4/10.......10/10 v Posh away, injured then not regained any sort of form
Conor Washington....4/10.....lively, committed but big injury lay-off 
Tyrese Fornah......2/10.......probably a good player in there but clearly not PW's cup of tea so not contributed much
Elliot Embleton......1/10......almost N/A because of injury
Ryan Nyambe........4.5/10....best defensive full back in the league when not injured or at Afcon
Tyreece John-Jules....2/10......classy touches and a goal at PV but not fit enough for long enough

Winter:

Ebou Adams.....9/10.....Best new signing of the season. Always fit
Dwight Gayle.....5/10.....if he'd stayed fit I'm sure I'd have given him an 8 or 9 and we'd already be up
Corey Blackett-Taylor.....2/10.....genuinely hope he comes good and has shown glimpses of what he can do
Max Bird*.....5/10.....been injured a lot since  'coming back' on loan

Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.....7.5/10.....A bit down on form since contract extension but still fantastic. Always fit
Eiran Cashin....9/10......Excellent. Always fit. Best signing of the season. Great player or megabucks for the club next season.
Jake Rooney.....N/A.....if he can live with the pace of the Champ (fingers crossed) he'll be a big asset. My worry is he's too slow.

You are Craig Revel Horwood and I claim my £5.

8 minutes ago, admira said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-68891288

Yeah, but can he say sausages?

5 minutes ago, BaaLocks said:

Don't put yourself down my friend, it's just a couple of hours in the cinema - the world won't miss you.....

Haha, I always did have grand ideas…

49 minutes ago, Premier ram said:

Back To Black , as a massive Amy Winehouse fan I thought I would give it a go , glad I did , very good, also stars Jack o Connell 

Cheers, was thinking of going to see it. Such a tragic waste of a brilliant talent.

1 hour ago, Foreveram said:

Alright Dave.☺️

8 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

Odds of 100/1, where is this available?

Bolton are 100-1 with Bet365 to finish in the top two 

7 minutes ago, RodleyRam said:

Is it Saturday yet? 

Slowest week ever!! I'm not sure I can take the suspense...

Nervous about how little Peterborough will care about their fixture at Bolton now. If we choke there's every chance Bolton will turn it on and we could be staring down the barrel. 

Argggggggg who would be a Derby fan?!

I need to be more B4 

I’m also worried about Sunday.

No more anxiety. No more obsessing over line ups, tactics, homoerotic song lyrics and flags. 

I might have to face real life 😊
 

Just now, Jimbo Ram said:

Remember to take your ID Smoggy…

Don’t want to lose my deposit 

Are the half and half scarves available yet?

🪖

49 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Saturday? 
But yeah, I think we’ll see many changes to the side and squad over the summer. Really don’t get the sentiment of those who don’t want Bird to play because he’s moving on, he’s one of our best players and can help seal promotion, would rather use his ability on Saturday than not. 

Oops! Overexcitement! 
Can’t wait til Saturday 

12 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Because he’s a good player, who has contributed well to the cause over the last few years and could still play one final part in getting us promoted…

For reference, as it stands Adams, Hourihane, Sibley, Smith, Thompson and Bird are all “going” so we should maybe just play Fornah in midfield on Saturday 😉 

I’d make a prediction that no more than four of the team that plays tomorrow will be in the side for the first game of next season.

I’m on the Only Fans Hub.

Which button do I press to vote?

Prank eh?

….oh okay, we believe you 😉

2 hours ago, Oldben said:

Would Anthony Evans, Bristol rovers, be a good signing for us

Their player of the year 

1 hour ago, Kathcairns said:

Raided my piggy bank  of coins today, took it to the bank, then went and got my season ticket. Thats my yearly ritual done for this season.😂🤣😂

Get paid Thursday so hoping to renew then

12 minutes ago, Archied said:

Yes but there’s professional s paid eye watering sums on the other team paid to stop them 🤷🏻‍♂️

The other team doesn’t make them miscontrol the ball, kick it into touch or wildly over the heads of team mates.

That’s a technique issue.

4 hours ago, Srg said:

That wasn't the argument being made. The argument is that you pay to watch entertainment. You don't, you pay to watch competitive sport with no guarantees beyond that.

Surely it is fair to expect that professionals who are paid eye-watering salaries will produce skills which are easy on the eye having had nothing to do but practice all week?

You wouldn’t sit at the Crucible for a fortnight watching two players smash the ball as hard as they could until one emerged victorious.

I pay for a level of skill. These has been provided infrequently. I applaud effort of course but I could see that on the local rec.

Pragmatism will work to get us out of the league but in higher leagues we will need to be able to play a better standard of football and that will require vastly different players.

 I look forward to seeing how Warne can manage that. As a Derby fan, I obviously hope he will succeed.

6 minutes ago, Leeds Ram said:

I think we've got to approach it like we did the leyton orient game. We've got to be firm, aggressive and attacking from the off. If we can get an early goal then the nerves will settle and we could win at a canter. I think if we get to halftime and it's 0-0 people will suddenly start getting very nervous. We need to be positive and focus on getting a win against an already relegated team in front of another full house which should be absolutely rocking!! 

… and hope they have a hapless keeper who doesn’t come for corners.