Anag Ram

21 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

He turned us down last year for a slightly better wage after we were well down the road on his signing-i.e here's your shirt. That doesn't scream ambition.  He can enjoy Burton again next season.

TBF more money is some people’s idea of ambition.

Also, at that stage, Oxford’s squad probably looked more competitive than ours. 

Still worth checking to see whether he feels he can play Championship football in front of a big crowd.
 

43 minutes ago, Gabby'sThighs said:

Trawling through Transfermarkt has been my favourite past-time for the last few weeks!

I know it's only been 2 days but I'm impatient already... Judging by past performance, I assume Derby's recruitment team have players lined up already, but we'll be waiting for promotions, relegations, play-offs, retention lists, and the slow grind of hundreds of negotiations before the deals start rolling in.

Free Transfer Squad
GK - Christian Walton/Cameron Dawson
LB - Harrison Burrows/Max Lowe
RB - Ben Johnson/Jayden Bogle
CB - Josh Knight/Axel Tuanzebe/Paddy McNair (Nathaniel Phillips contracted until 2025 but could be got for nothing from Liverpool, I reckon)
DM - Nathaniel Chalobah/Dominic Ball/Joe Morrell/Bosun Lawal (loan)
CM/AM - Callum O'Hare/Gary Gardner/Stuart Armstrong/Herbie Kane/Josh Windass
W - Tyrhys Dolan/Chris Willock
FW - Jonson C-H/Daniel Jebbison/Devante Cole/Oli McBurnie/Danny Welbeck

I'm also slightly obsessed by Josh Onomah not signing for anyone.....since last July....why?

Trouble is, a lot of the players who are available have been pretty mediocre in the Championship.

It was different when we were assessing how good they might be in League One, but why would we anticipate they would improve in the Championship next season with us?

I think we might go for a few of the better young players in League One, plus a couple of better performers from relegated clubs and some premier league loans.

I’ve seen Lawal mentioned and whilst he would be great, I think Celtic want him back.

Aasgard, Randall and Kane would strengthen the midfield, Mark Harris upfront, with Bacuna and Azeez would be good additions.

I think the fans have been good, both ours and the opposition’s.

The season for me was a bit like having a baby. 

Painful and unglamorous at times but bringing great joy when we delivered.

ATG
1Wildsmith      7

35Nelson        8

5Bradley         8

23Blackett-Taylor     6

6Cashin          8

2Wilson           7

4Hourihane       6

12Smith            6.5

32Adams          8.5

17Sibley           7

20Elder            6.5

8Bird                 7.5

16Thompson     6

9Collins             7

11Méndez-Laing      7

7Barkhuizen       6

8 hours ago, tomsdubs said:

Bradley never gets his props does he, clean sheet and an assist yesterday. Absolute menace from any set piece.

He has played much better since the sending off. I wouldn’t like to see him in a pairing but in a three, he mops up behind the other two. I still think a strong centre forward will always outmuscle him. He’s too easy to push off the ball. Nyambe not so.

When Nyambe is fit, I think we should revert to a four with him at RB.

Wilson/Ward could then be on the right of a four man midfield. 

20 minutes ago, Matchday Fred said:

Maybe this is the right time for Derby fan George Clooney to invest ?

Might get Kevin Spacey when he hears there’s a Pride Park.

7 minutes ago, Simmo’s left foot said:

I wouldnt loan out Thompson, he is full of energy and a decent player. Good utility player, midlield or full back.

Full of energy, but does little creatively or defensively. Barely good enough for League One, let alone the Championship.

Sorry - just my opinion.

Just now, Gladys_was_the_Greatest said:

Apart from improving the defence, midfield and attack, raising the morale and bringing a calmness to the club, oh and winning automatic promotion, I can’t think of anything? Sack him

And he has stylised the bobble hat which, let’s face it, isn’t easy to do!

So, Wrexham have Ryan Reynolds.

Come on you Hollywood stars - if you want to tell a REAL story, Derby County the Movie is waiting for you!

Great day for Clowes but he now has a lot to think about!

Operation Championship starts today 😊

Not sure if this has been covered already but could I also give a shout out to the Carlisle fans who stuck by their side throughout and were magnanimous about our promotion?

Spoke to several of them afterwards and they seemed a good bunch, saying what a great club we were and wishing us all the best.

Hope they bounce back under Simmo.

1 hour ago, Mr. P said:

I noticed the ref didn't play the full 4 minutes of injury time lol 😆 

We always get sh*t refs 😊

Well, as afternoons go, that was rather lovely.

Two hours to train time!

Not sure how I feel, really. So much at stake. It’s the Derby way.

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.