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28 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

People expect them to be the same band they were 20 years ago, they aren't. They've grown up and stopped singing about scrapping bouncers and people are whinging. They were great, their new sound isn't to everyone's taste but they're still easily the best British band of the 21st century by a country mile. Alex Turner has never been one for much crowd interaction, in fact he was actually doing a lot more than normal last night. Body Paint, from The Car, is outstanding and is one of their best songs. This guy summed it up nicely:

The Lathums played on the Other Stage at 1pm this afternoon, they were incredible. They'll be headlining the Pyramid Stage soon. 

Agree about The Lathams. Not seen their set yet, but I rate them highly.

Disagree about Arctic Monkeys. I get they can’t sing the same things and bands evolve. But they’ve evolved into absolute turd. Useless. 

Thoughts so far?

Churnups aka Foo Fighters, excellent as always.

Arctic Monkeys, terrible. Boring. Turned em off. They’ve completely gone away from what made them an excellent band. Nothing will beat that first album, but Turner is now a crooner who is arrogant and had zero interaction with the crowd. Everything was slow and dull. Terrible. Third time headlining, doubt there will be a 4th.

Rick Ashley sounded decent. Couteeners too. Not seen much else yet. 
Guns N Roses tonight and Elton tomorrow!

Minimum has to be promotion via the play offs. Anything less than promotion this season is a failure. Top 2 is the target though. We don’t want a third season in the third tier. Promotion is an absolute must this season. It’s a poor league. Teams coming down have problems. No excuses. 

P’Boro away, August Bank Holiday weekend and there is the P’Boro Beer Fest on that weekend too. It’s a great beer fest. What’s not to like!

32 minutes ago, admira said:

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Alan Biley? Holder of the greatest hairstyle to play for the club!

Big Trav - take a bow. You do have some ITK knowledge. Fair play fella 👏🏻👏🏻

My mates a big Posh fan, his thoughts:

He’ll infuriate the hell out of you. Doesn’t play well in the big games or in front of big crowds. A better winger than wing back. Scores the odd screamer.

A mixed bag. He has done well for Posh and is solid at this level. 

13 minutes ago, Black ('n' White) Sheep said:

Cauley Woodrow on loan from Luton. 28. Didn't have the best of seasons last season, but solid scoring stats at his previous club and a good work rate. Someone to potentially lead the line?

Excellent player. Was outstanding at Barnsley. He’d be a class above at this level. I think a champ club would take him if he were to be available. 

Fair play to McGoldrick, following his heart and not money to play for his boyhood club. If I was good enough, I’d love to have done the same.

Massive loss to Derby, he carried us a lot last season. Although, I doubt he’d have the same season again at 36. Will miss his class, guile and goals. Very tough to replace. Over to you Warne…

4 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

It's a strange one because for all of the disappointment with Connor, he scored 7 goals and had a few assists.

I was thinking a full pre-season and next year he would be a key player.

I can see us parting ways by mutual consent shortly. No way he can play for 1 club and coach at another.

Are you actually for real with that last sentence? It’s really no big deal. He’s a senior pro who will spend a few hours max coaching some 15/16 yr olds, sharing the role with a few others. 

10 minutes ago, RAM1966 said:

Playing out from the back when his team was not capable of doing so was his downfall and cost us dearly game after game.  Good managers adapt and are not one trick ponies............. 

We played out from the back the year before under Lampard with similar players. The booze up ruined it and Keogh injuring himself meant we had to change everything. I agree with others, he was the most unlucky manager in my time watching us (35 years). A decent man who with a bit of luck would’ve done well. 

Absolutely fantastic event @loweman2 Some outstanding memorabilia that deserves a permanent home at Pride Park. I hope you are well on the way to achieving your goal. I could’ve stayed there a lot longer, well done to all involved 👏🏻👏🏻

10 hours ago, Eoghan1884 said:

Smith would be a decent option. 14 goals last year, Cambridge’s top scorer in a struggling side. 25 years old. On a free and low wages.

18 minutes ago, admira said:

471.

Dean Yates - an excellent centre half. Will never forgive Yorke and then Collymore for his reaction when he got crocked vs Villa. 

Sell Bielik (high wages and Knight (would command largest fee).

Keep Sibley and Bird. 
Knight was underwhelming given his ability. He should’ve bossed this league, but didn't, even when played central . I’d take 2 million. I like him, but can’t see him staying.

Bielik will leave due to wages. Any fee would be a bonus. 
Bird and Sibley still have more to offer. I don’t see it as a case of sustainability though. On form, they’d be class and are what we need in this league and the next. Wages are low ish and if they turn it on their value will multiply, as long as they sign new contracts. I rate Bird highly, actually think he is more key than Knight is. 

I thought Luton were absolutely outstanding. So fit, so strong. They were too much for Sunderland and were pretty comfortable winners. If that’s Wayne’s plan, I’ll settle for that. They were very entertaining. Good luck in pre season though, as that intensity requires some serious lungs! 

13 minutes ago, maydrakin said:

I’d say that paying £9m for a player with one good season in the third division was absolute madness for a team in the second division.  I said so at the time.

We should have been paying a maximum of a third of that money for him - or loaned him with view to purchase, if promoted.

Like I said, we overpaid. No one knows exactly how it was structured, but on paper Bielik was perfect for us. He was the sort of signing we should’ve been making. International, young, potential for further profit if it went well. It hasn’t worked out, but the thought process behind it I was fine with. 

57 minutes ago, maydrakin said:

Recruitment shouldn’t be that hard.

You design your model and then only bring in players that compliment that system.

Our strategy was to buy every shiny object we saw for exorbitant prices.

They weren’t bad players, they were just not right for us.

Just like Stephen Hawking was a fantastic appointment for Cambridge University, but if Mel Morris was recruiting for Oxford’s boat race team, you could guarantee he’d be throwing money at him to bring him to Oxford.

Bielik was right for us though. He was exactly what we needed. A ball playing defensive midfielder with power and strength just like Thorne. We may have over paid slightly, but sometimes you just  get unlucky.

32 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Reagan Poole has left Lincoln, 24 year old right back, former Man Utd youth. Played 45 times in the league with 2 goals and 3 assists, captained them at times too. Comments on their website suggest he wants to pursue a chance at a higher level, that’s us right? Higher level of club if not league? Probably end up at a champ club but would be a good pick up on a free. 

Excellent shout. Lincoln fans rate him highly. Captain too. A lot of Lincoln fans are gutted he’s leaving them, similar to us about Curtis, seems a really good character and a good age. Wing would be decent too. There is plenty of talent around without breaking the bank.

41 minutes ago, Dcfcsr92 said:

It wasn't bird going out the team that effected us it was warne changing everything around and messing around with the formation once bird got injuried! Warne cost us at this point of the season to try and play his formation and it back fired, simple as that think it's just time to move on and hope warne does it next season now

In the grand scheme of things we’ve done well with injuries this season. Yes Bird, Knight etc have missed games, but on the whole the medical staff/fitness team have done a great job of keeping everyone fit and healthy. 

If I were to do a seasons rating on Warne, I’d give him a 6 - 6.5. 
We should have achieved the play offs and haven’t with the players at his disposal. January clearly didn’t go to plan and we faded. 
Next season, the target has to be top 2. The league will be poorer next season, we have to go up. 

We should have got top 6 so that is disappointing. I agree with @LeedsCityRam on that. Rosenior leaving when in 7th and us finishing 7th is failure I’m afraid. The league is poor bar the top 3, but we’ve not been quite good enough. 
Hopefully Wednesday go up, the league should be a lot weaker next year. It is a freak when 3 teams get over 96 points. We have to aim for top 2. Both ends of the pitch need improving. Big summer ahead, keep the main players and top 2 is doable. Promotion is a must next season, no excuses. 
 

Overall though, an enjoyable season. Great to have a club and the fans have been incredible. 

6 minutes ago, angieram said:

It was judged no attempt to play the ball so IF it was a foul, it was a red card.

I didn't think it was a foul. 

But he is attempting to get the ball?? It’s not like he’s dragged him down cynically? Just because he hasn’t put a tackle in doesn’t mean he’s not trying to get the ball. Absolutely ridiculous decision. A penalty is very harsh, a red is absurd. 

Apologies if this has been mentioned before:

How the hell did Davies get a red for the challenge? What happened to double jeopardy? Davies makes an attempt to play the ball so surely can’t be red? That’s not even mentioning Cashin covering. Atrocious decision. The worst thing about today is having to endure another season of poor amateurism from the officials. 

20 minutes ago, DavesaRam said:

Well that was boring - the ref only made 2 or 3 gaffes, and none of them affected the result, although there was a reasonable  call for a penalty that he turned down.

I thought the referee had a really good game tonight, makes a change!