Comrade 86

Brilliant defensive shift, with Louie and Nate adding the touch of class we needed to snatch the points from a Cambridge team who came to fight. All fans will doubtless be very pleased with the win, though I doubt many will say we played close to our best. Tough fixture and circumstances in which to do that though and I suspect the coaching team will be absolutely delighted with another clean sheet, as am I tbh! COYR BE MORE B4

Well it wasn't pretty but having played the game on the local Primary School's pitch and been kicked senseless in the process, I'd say we've done ok there. A horrible game, but it was always going to be and a massive hurdle safely negotiated. COYR

Cambridge 0 Derby 2 Sibbooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Come on you bloody beautiful Rams. Let's have it lads. In their faces from the off, please, let's get this one done in style. COYR BE MORE B4

Something to get you started, you mean?

He's a decent player at L1 level, but an upgrade on Bird, he most certainly isn't.

Took one for the team there, mate! 😂 Thanking you muchly!

Really enjoying Shogun. One tiny gripe being that you can quickly tell the great outdoors depicted is not actually Japan. It transpires it was filmed in Canada, but that nitpick aside, it's a very good show and Cosmo Jarvis carries the lead role very well. Only a couple of episodes in and already plenty of intrigue and on the whole, it's also beautifully filmed. I hadn't realised it was adapted from a book and I confess that I've not read anything by James Clavell, so I've no idea if the screenplay is faithful to his novel, but it works well as a stand-alone project IMO. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/ On Disney+

Kin ell 😂

Can't stand either of them really, Hearne less than Warren, I suppose, but it's like choosing between a finger in the eye and a peculiarly effective nut-flick, you'd rather neither given the chance.

Have to say the Queensbury vs Matchroom malarkey doesn't really fire my imagination. Hard lines for Nick Ball. What a fookin terrible call that was against Vargas. Really felt for Ball who well and truly worked him over IMO.

Head & Shoulders... I didn't know you had dandruff *Smug smile... I don't f*** off! 😂

On reflection, a loan with a buy option would have been some very cute dealing, but it's easy after the event, isn't it? I think he's enjoyed his time with us too and I'm quite optimistic. He's only a year left on his contract, was sent to us as surplus stock and the fans bloomin love him. It's not like Derby are tinpot either, he'll have noticed the crowds! I'm more than hopeful as players tend to get what they want in these scenarios and in Ebou's case, I believe he wants to play for Derby.

Here's a dog with laser eyes chasing a spontaneously combusting cat...

We came out of admin with 6 rostered senior pros and just missed out off the back a non-existent pre-season, with a cobbled together team. That team is now challenging for the autos in our second season since facing liquidation, all achieved while under soft-embargo and an enforced business plan too. You can sneer all you like, but some folk are actually proud of how this club has turned things around, a notion you clearly find hilarious.

Good shout Steady! Our defence has been excellent all season, the odd brainfart notwithstanding, but the goals have been critical to keeping our noses ahead of the chasers, in recent weeks especially. I'm actually pretty chuffed with that, to top the stats for the entire EFL is seriously impressive. Is it Matt Hamshaw (first team coach) who is due a collective doff of our caps? I think it is as IIRC, Warne joked about Hamshaw getting his stuff right in the post-match presser. It seems to me that when he's poking fun at someone, that usually means he's very happy with them. Whoever it is will probably be getting a raise in any case! EDIT: Thanks for confirming @NottsRam - hadn't seen you post when writing this!

Well, well... Shrews you absolute beauties! Might was well just leave this here then. Enjoy your evening fellow Rams!

This Town - Bit of a slow-burner and not what I was expecting at all, but sometimes not knowing something makes for nice surprises and this series ended so strongly there surely has to be more to come. I won't say too much in case folk are still watching it, just that it's definitely worth sticking with if, like me, you should encounter an early wobble. A mainly young cast, visibly grows into the series and I'm already intrigued to see where they'll take it next. Blinding soundtrack too!