Anag Ram

Good to hear from you. Your opinion is valued. Hope you are being kind to yourself and that this year will be a good one for you.

TV Vickers - 5 gives me no confidence Wilson - 7 clever player Bradley - 5 bull in a Nelson - 6 unusually uncertain Cashin - 6 bit frenetic Elder - 6.5 recovered from a shaky start Hourihane - 4 like an American Football kicker who only does set pieces Ward 5 What has happened to him? Bird 5 Largely overrun but can’t be easy being paired with Hourihane Barkhuizen 4 only useful as an occasional goal hanger Blackett-Taylor 6 - difficult to judge Thompson 5.5 runs around like Tony Springett Sibley 5 Mediocre Méndez-Laing 6 Looks like Samson without his hair Collins 5 Back to running around aimlessly- just out of form John-Jules 5 Should have scored but so sad about his injury.

Yeah, I feel he’s pretty balanced in his interviews. I don’t like it when he builds players up and knocks them down within the same sentence but that’s just me We’re close to the top and until recently on a rich vein of form so he can’t afford to slag them off too much, lest confidence suffers. It’s not being knocked down that’s important. It’s what you do next.

I think you’re right to a degree and I don’t think Warne should be overly criticised for last night. The players however did not look like a team determined to get to the top of the league. Anyone can have an off day on which it doesn’t quite work but last night was an insipid performance, devoid of spirit. They have a chance to regroup, have a chat and show against Cheltenham that they haven’t become a bad side overnight.

It will help when Nyambe comes back and Wilson can move to RM. It hasn’t helped that Collins and NML have lost form at the same time.

We’re trying to fit too many attacking players into our starting line up. This only really leaves two traditional midfielders and they neither demand the ball or tackle aggressively. We are always going to lose the midfield battle whilst we persist with this tactic. We have to start with three midfielders who play together, i.e. they form a partnership close together where they are better placed to contest the ball and to play the ball to each other. Bird and Hourihane are often miles apart. If we can’t bring in another midfielder I fear for our position in the top six.

It’s at times like this I’m glad I don’t have a cat.

Awful performance. No sense of responsibility from many members of the team. Simple short passes, not sprinting, lazy offsides, tame tackling. In short, a team devoid of ambition. Warne needs to have a serious chat with them. Mendez-Laing papered over the cracks for a while but his dip in form has left us without drive or inspiration. Collins is back chasing shadows. Bird, Hourihane, Thompson and Sibley all tried in midfield and none of them deserved a 6/10. No need for panic, but we need to get back to neat passing.

Does this team look like it wants to be top of the league?

Always a bit of a mad period for a player joining a new club. Would also upset the player left out. Probably best introduced later and fresh for Saturday

They aren’t going to save their club by bringing it into disrepute.

Don’t put yourself down

Tight boogers in Yaaarkshire. Just throw in some money off vouchers at Iceland and they’ll cave. Smiffy is a ram.

Yes, he’s finished his couch to 5k.

See earlier posts- think he can

Most exciting signing we’ve had in yonks and the forum descends into Economics Weekly. Welcome Corey - you’re a ram now. Enjoy!

Have we worked out how, as a forum, we divide the value of his house and car?

Hi Apologies If I’ve missed an announcement but has B4’s sister taken a break from the forum? Can quite understand if so but hope all is ok.

Blackett-Taylor has put riders in place and wants a pink unicorn in the dressing room before every game, gold pegs and a pet marmoset in Derby kit. Proving a little hard to source, hence the delay.

Do you think Charlton have taken our Head of PR in part exchange?

I think the walking frame should have given it away

What happens, when someone takes a medical and has a minor injury? Surely before spaffing out hundreds of thousands, the buyer will want assurances that the injury isn’t serious? That might be the cause of the delay.

TBF the way Derby’s position is often described in the press it’s easy to see how these opinions are formed. I will be surprised if we can meet our objectives in the window without letting some players go.