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3 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

 

Pictured in the afternoon for his promo shoot and yet announced less than an hour before the deadline. It just goes to show how long the paperwork etc can take. Either that or the club likes to make fans nervous!

15 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

What would the point be in using up a loan just for the U23s? Seems an odd one. I know it wouldn’t effect the quota for the match day squad. Is there a limit on the loans a club does over the season? 

23 minutes ago, Big Trav said:

I think it’s more of a lack of confidence in front of goal. We don’t have that killer instinct up top and I’d be looking at Cole Stockton from Morcombe. 

I’ve heard Stockton mentioned a few times. God knows why, his record is bang average apart from last season and he’s in his late 20s. I’d rather have Collins. Plus, he’d require a fee which we can’t pay. 

4 hours ago, LeedsCityRam said:

Probably the most infuriating few pages of this forum I've read in a while.

Despite what some of the 'just saying it how it is' Talksport types on here think, no-one at all is saying a performance or tactics are beyond criticism. But at least have the decency to apply some context to criticism  i.e. a bunch of players slung together in no time at all, a rookie manager, a late pre-season & the fact we have dominated the 3 away games these same individuals are outraged we haven't won. Just hysterical, over-entitled garbage that I didnt miss at all last season

If we'd had social media back in the day, some on here would have happily got rid of Arthur Cox in 84/85 (we finished 7th in Division 3 with a bunch of expensive signings, imagine that) & wouldn't have given Clough another season after 67/68.

Just as well David Clowes seems a sensible, measured type & won't be doing kneejerk Mel Morris reactionary cack. He'll look at the table & notice we're just outside the playoff spots...perhaps the bedwetters might like to do the same.

You are consistently the best poster on the forum by some distance. Excellent summary.

27 shots, dominant in possession. It’ll come. Rosenior can’t take  too much flak after today. All we  need is a bit of luck, some better clinical finishing and we’ll be alright. And by alright I mean in the promotion hunt. We’re playing lovely, cohesive football. Which in itself is quite something considering the pre season. Lots of reasons to be optimistic for the future. 

Absolutely ridiculous to suggest putting Roberts at RB and Forsyth LB. Roberts is being converted to a LB. It would be very harsh to place him in his wrong side and would massively unbalance our team.

Although far from ideal, Knight has been one of our best players so far playing RB. The midfield balance isn’t quite right yet, and in an ideal world I’d have Knight in there. But for now, I’d keep it as it is. Hopefully utilising Sibley’s strengths to turn our possession dominance into attacking dominance. 

1 minute ago, Big Trav said:

I must admit, reading it back I worded the Sibley part weirdly. Rosenior has told Sibley he can leave if a suitable offer comes in (2m+) with Knight and Bird they will only leave if a mega offer comes in that we can’t refuse. Wouldn’t call it actively getting rid of Sibley but open to offers to let him go 

I very much doubt Rosenior has actually told Sibley he can leave if a suitable offer comes in. That would be poor man management  and very  demotivating for Sibley. I’m taking that snippet with a pinch of salt. Cheers for all the other info though. Stretton has gone so some substance to it. 

On 24/07/2022 at 23:03, PodgeyRam said:

Part way through Ted Lasso at the moment on Apple TV. 

While not laugh out loud funny all the time, I can't help but melt over how warm-hearted it is. 

In real life the character would absolutely be incredibly annoying, but on TV he's just the right amount of charming. He'd be sacked within a week at Derby though.

Also, Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent doing his best Roy Keane impression is absolutely hilarious.

I watched the first series and thought it was watchable. Season 2 is awful though. Apple TV subscription was cancelled immediately. I won’t bother for the next season. 

9 minutes ago, Big Trav said:

Just come off a long phone call with the lad I know. Sibley allowed to leave if the right bid comes in 2m+ but the price tag has put most people off so expect him to stay. Sean Robertson looking at other options. Rosenior still in constant dialogue with him and his team. 50/50 on wether that goes ahead. Kyle Joseph has stalled as Swansea want rid completely and want a fee. We want a loan with option or a free transfer with large sell on clause. Amadou Diallo didn’t want to join the 23s for a bit so has left for other teams. Told there’s an offer if he wants it as Rosenior rates him highly. Rosenior still wants another 4-5 players with 1xGK 1xRB 1xWinger 2xStrikers. Believe Kev McDonald might be joining the coaching staff instead of the playing staff, but plan remains unchanged with him mentoring Bird and Robinson. Good news is that Rosenior is speaking to many clubs about many different loan options. Villa, West Brom, West Ham, Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea and Sheffield United are ones I know he’s spoken too. The last bit of news is good/bad depending on what you think of Stretton. Told he’s allowed to go on loan with lots of interest from National League and League 2. Expect some exciting loans and hopefully quality signings in the next few weeks ??

Every player will be allowed to leave if the right fee came in, so the Sibley thing isn’t a surprise. Hope he stays. 

One more episode of Stranger Things to go. It’s going to be a classic. It could eclipse Breaking Bad as the greatest TV series of all time. 

Just now, PistoldPete said:

Had Mason Mount played any senior football when he came to us? He did alright playing as a Championship regular. We need players for the first team squad maybe coming off the bench , like Sibbo did  on Saturday a fresh pair of legs as well as all the oldies we have. 

Yes - a very successful loan in Holland. 

1 minute ago, gccrowdpleaser said:

Leon Osman, Mason Mount, Harry Wilson, Fikayo Tomori - all examples of young players with limited first team experience who made a real difference 

Wilson, Mount and Tomori all had been out in successful loans at the same level it higher (Mount).

Now we’re in League 1, we’re part of the first stage of the loan journey. Hopefully we can pick up the best young talent from Prem academies. Don’t expect many to have had previous loans though. That’s the stage we’re at now. 

28 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

So difficult to assess players based on youth performances. Let’s face it, we were wowed by Bobby Duncan videos.

The fact he was given run-outs by Everton is promising and I trust that he has been well scouted but I think he’s more for the U21s at this stage. We need a bit more in terms of league experience for our back-up/ partner/ replacement for Collins.

Why would we waste a loan for him to play in our U23s? 

Its pretty obvious that any loan signing we make will be either to play or to cover first team positions. 

I’ve watched the interview about 3 or 4 times now, it’s absolute brilliant to have such an honourable man in charge. Our saviour looks to have very little ego and is such a massive breath of fresh air compared to the previous car crash.
He’s a proper fan, not a fake. Knows his football. I imagine Morris to have read the latest football sports science info then retell it to the press with that annoying smirk. He was like Brent and Dostoyevsky!

He’ll listen to others, he won’t run it like a one man toy shop. He has a huge amount of respect for the club. He won’t let us down. We are so, so lucky to have David Clowes as our owner. Thank you!

1 hour ago, admira said:

171. 

Leighton James

I always find it odd that professionals who are supposed to train at full intensity etc never wear shin pads when training. 

I think we need:

Goalkeeper 

Right Back

Left Back - Forsyth to hopefully sign.

Wide man - Murphy would be decent.

After this, signings for the U23s who could then step up to the first team. 

5 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

I don't want us playing with two holding midfielders this season. We did that last season and hardly created any chances at all. We need to be more forward thinking and lose one of the defensive players in the setup. So I'm not especially thrilled to see this, even though he sounds like a decent player. We have Bielik, Bird, Thompson and now Smith for what I am hoping is one position. Even if one of them goes, that's still a lot of defensive midfielders.

I think Bird can play higher up. Bird has the potential to dictate play, he’s a lovely cultured footballer. There was a game under Cocu where he was almost playing like a no.10 and he was fantastic. He covers a lot of ground so I don’t see Birds role as just sitting in front of a back 4. He has the ability to be a complete midfielder (bar the goal tally)

Ah bugger, I’ve realised the first negative of us coming out of administration - @Millenniumram talking absolute gibberish on every single transfer rumour! 

6 minutes ago, w8sey said:

We need at least two strikers and kaz for the season.

Personally I wouldn’t sign CKR. 2 big injuries in a season for an already ageing player is a lot to overcome. I’d  thank him for his services and find someone else. Agree - we need at least 2 + Stretton. It was very unfortunate last year that Strettom had so many injuries. It was an ideal time to see what he could do.

It’s the wrong time to sell Sibley. He’s coming off the back of a below standard season. If we’d sold him after the covid season we’d have got millions. Now we’ll get 500k. Keep him. He could be a star. 

54 minutes ago, admira said:

147. 

Ruben Zadkovic - We didn’t half sign some turd in this period. Hopefully we do slightly better in our renaissance! 

This needs to be sung loud and proud next season!

10 hours ago, DerbysLane said:

The great managers have an X factor.  I'm not sure you can learn that.

I find Rosenior incredibly boring and irritating in his interviews.  The way he talks about training to be a manager is like some caricature that I can't quite place, David Brent maybe?

Talks a good game, but has not shown that he can implement it.

Fans are awful at picking managers, and for that reason Clowes would be wise to avoid Rosenior.

I actually agree with your first point here. He comes across very well in interviews but I think managers can be a little too studious. Without having any knowledge of what he is like behind the scenes, managers do need to have that edge. X factor as you call it. Rosenior says a lot of the right things, but is he too nice? Would he hold the respect? I just have a nagging doubt he lacks some of it. I’m up for giving him a go, but would have some reservations. An experienced no.2 would be crucial. 

2 minutes ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

Been listening to Radio Derby and all the chat from Ed Dawes and fans ringing about clear the decks, experienced manager etc etc - NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! If we want to end up like Forest were, like Sunderland like Ipswich stranded down here for years then taking this approach will lead directly to that. You would be bringing in a manager, with an ego with a set way of doing things, will sign experienced names who all don’t get the club!! 

Look at the clubs promoted this season or competing. Leam Richardson at Wigan, Liam Manning at MK Dons, the impact Kieran McKenna has had at Ipswich going in after the Paul Cook clusterfuck! Darren Moore, Ryan Lowe previously at Plymouth, Ian Evatt was inexperienced doing a great job at Bolton. We need someone dynamic who gets the club and can inspire the players and build on the feel good factor of last season.

Step forward Liam Rosenior. He’s the only man for the job IMO. 
 

Very interesting take. Of course, it could work both ways and a novice fails miserably. I’m not sure if Rosenior is cut out for a No.1 but he’s the obvious choice. 

Who will actually appoint the new manager? If it’s Quantuma we’re buggered. Clowes doesn’t own the club yet and a full takeover may take weeks. What players would sign contracts without knowing the manager?