AndyinLiverpool

Blimey, we look a right mess at the moment

rubbish

Her indoors: How's it going? Did I hear you cheer?

Me: 1-0 at half time. It's not enough.

Her indoors: What would be enough for you to relax? 5-0?

Me: Yes but even then an early goal for them in the second half would make me twitchy.

(the life of a Rams supporter)

How is it possible for Collins to miss by so much from there?

6 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

Has Wildsmith forgotten to reply to a Warne text or something? 

This screams of Paul being desperate for Vickers to be his number 1 and has waited for Wildsmith to drop the slightest of clangers before dropping him.

Poor decision and terrible man management if so.

zzzzzzz

6 minutes ago, IlsonDerby said:

He’s played 28 times ain’t he? We’re only in January. 
 

Averaging 55 minutes an appearance so not just 5-10 minutes here or there. 

According to transfer markt, 97 minutes in total since 7th November in the league. 20 minutes since Christmas.

4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Agree that on paper it looks good but Reading aren’t picking him at the moment. Could be that the uncertainty has unsettled him.

If he signs, will his grinning buffoon dad be seen at PP?

 

Mire importantly  did daddy pass on his football 'skills' to the lad? Such as running around chasing shadows?

2 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

He wouldn't be a starter he, but at 20 he's a decent player to have in the squad and develop. Whilst I would prefer Arblaster, I wouldn't be upset if we signed Savage to be backup to Bird.

Why pay a fee for someone who won't be a starter?

58 minutes ago, IlsonDerby said:

Got 4 goals from midfield for a team in absolute crisis? 1 goal per 7 matches for that s**** is nothing to be sniffed at. 
 

Also have to look at it that there’s a big chance we lose bird either now or in summer - will Hourihane still be here after summer? I’m not so sure. Same with regards to Smith. 
 

That’d leave us with Fornah and Thompson? Add Savage to them and a more senior player on a free in summer and you’ve got some decent options. You’ve got youth and legs. 
 

Id be very much for us making transfers that seem cheap but have potential for the players to grow with us. 
 

people always used to say they want us to be like Brentford well Brentford never signed players in their prime. They signed good players from underperforming teams based on their chairman’s model and developed them before selling them on for a fortune. 

He's not getting a game at a team in absolute crisis

14 hours ago, Premier ram said:

Is it Wolves not sure which year , I’ll go for 78/79 season

Look at that team. 3 years after winning the league. It vexes my soul. Afflicts my humour.

2 minutes ago, MaltRam said:

Anyone else getting strong Gary Coleman vibes from that picture?

What you talkin about @MaltRam?

2 minutes ago, Barney1991 said:

I blame the pitch. On a side note I don’t think we’ve been particularly good at home all season. Maybe due to a bigger pitch no coincidence warne ball is more effective on a smaller pitch 

Did Bradford play on a different one then?

10 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

Id say its just as likely that there are a large number of people with the same view as Barton but they are sensible and realise airing their view isn't worth the repercussions. 

'repercussions' - you mean having your feelings hurt on a football forum?

Gone.

A true great. 3 months after the man he marked out of the 66 final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67917047

15 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

And what about the people employing these pundits based on their gender rather than merit?

It is only your assertion (and Barton's, I suppose) that they are hired on that basis.

39 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

Does Kai Havertz not like football?

Every time I’ve seen him play it’s like he just doesn’t want to be there. He plays with zero urgency.

Arsenal’s season is slowly slipping away.

Liverpool, meanwhile, could genuinely win 4 trophies this season.

They are favorites for the Carabao Cup, Europa League and the PL IMO. And in a one-off cup game, I’d back them over City who always rotate.

I've never seen him have a good game but today was a real stinker. Too many touches, too much time.

He's had 2 transfers to two top clubs, totalling £120M and has a lorry load of caps for Germany, so somebody must see something but I'll be effed if I can.

1 minute ago, Gaspode said:

I hate what’s happening with modern football - Arsenal playing in all white (at home) versus Liverpool all in purple. There may be a reason I’m not aware  of (perhaps Arsenal accidentally bleached their normal shirts) but at first sight it stinks of corporate decision making to fleece the fans for extra shirt sales…..

https://www.arsenal.com/nomorered

1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said:

My kids don't need to be flooded with the opposite sex or ethnic minorities, they see them every day at school and don't look at them any differently to how they look at people of the same race or gender.

The only people keeping race/sex as an issue are the ones who claim to be wanting to eradicate racism/sexism.

Putting people into jobs that they are not really qualified to do or are not competent at, just because of their sex/race, will not promote a positive image, it will lead to people pointing out their sex and race and is completely self defeating.

Who says they are incompetent? They are no more or less so than those male ex-players on the punditry gravy train. Do you really think TV producers asked each other, 'Who can we get to say something interesting and incisive about football?' and they came up with answers like Alan Shearer and Graeme Souness?

Personally, I'm glad the world is moving on from one where being male and white is enough in itself to give someone a leg up.

1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said:

The guy is a knob, always has been, but I think there will be an awful lot of fans out there who agree with his point.

If anyone can seriously tell me that all of these women are there for their knowledge of the mens game then I'm afraid you're just kidding yourselves.

Football has become one massive box ticking exercise over the last 5/10 years whether you like to admit it or not.

You say this as if football punditry had previously been a meritocracy.

2 hours ago, admira said:

Unusual surname. 

English (of Norman origin): occupational name from Anglo-Norman French alblaster arblaster Old French arbalestier arbelestier 'soldier armed with a crossbow'. The surname may also mean 'maker of crossbows'.

Politics students will undoubtedly recall the name of Anthony Arblaster, author of The Rise and Decline of Western Liberalism. 

Still have my copy somewhere on our shelves.

Another 3rd round cracker. This time at the Riverside.

Don't teams actually want to win on the telly?

1 minute ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

Paul Warne?

Tactically not got a clue. 

What were you doing while it was 0-2?

Just now, Caerphilly Ram said:

Good clearing header from Bradley and a great counter by NML to get us up the pitch, if Vela doesn’t get that tackle in we could score.
Collins off and Thommo on….no striker or NML/Barkhuizen up top? 

We're not going to try and score any more then

we deserve that. No idea what the thinking is here.

1 minute ago, Ramarena said:

Bradley did well there to flick the ball to stop it going through then win a brave header

I don't think you're allowed to give Bradley any credit