StockholmRam

First half resembled a non league match from both teams. 
The defending from Derby in injury time would not look out of place in Derby Taverners leagues. 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

Agree totally on the shinnie bird point 
they’re just simply not good enough together 
they are about as average as it comes and would fair no better in league one 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

This is pretty much a first from me after all these years on the site. Its a very rare venture into commenting on the matchday thread. 
I dont usually comment because im too emotionally involved in the outcome and get far too knee jerk in my post match reactions with either a win or a loss. 
Huge hug to all my fellow Rams fans right now. A pandemic to deal with, total lock down for most so the excitement of finally getting out and about and for some even going to a stadium to watch a game. 
And what do we get? Dross.. utter dross. Today was a bit of a final straw for me and I feel a need to comment. 
Its actually truly shambolic. Us older ones have seen sustainable shambolic performances before so we know it when we see it. 
For example... the goal kicks that now Curtis takes sideways to Roos. A cunning plan of extraordinary measures.. or just admitting our goal keeper is a better kicker than our defenders.
Why.... WHY have we got 4 holding midfielders?!!! Ravel, Billy Backwards, Graham ” The Trap ” Shinnie and Capt Tom all played there today. Its feckin retarded. I dont even understand where this particular ” plan” comes from. You would assume that Rooney remembers how they set up at United in his playing career. Cant remember Scholes, Butt, Beckham and Cantona all playing holding mid...at the same time...in the same game. You would also assume Rooney and side kick watch other games both live and on telly. I cant recall one team in the history of modern football playing 4 holding mids! This plan we have must be genius huh?
Lawrence being made captain!! Again... I assume they reckon giving him leadership responsibility will up his game.
Tell you what a leader does. When we get a penalty in a pre season friendly, the leader figures out its a good idea to give the chance to score to young Stretton. Try to up the lads confidence and get his goal scoring for first team up and running. But no... our leader decides its a good time to show off and take a fancy peno. 
I could go on for hours. Its just too painful in relative terms. They are even laughing at us! 
Again.huge hug to you all. Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend. 
Us older ones also remember a team being put together of players you didnt know or had hardly ever heard of in the late 60s who went on to conquer the land. We can dream. 
 
 
 

Not much I can say after that. Apart from the fact I’m gutted and that our fans were bloody brilliant yet again.

we're done aren't we. Might as well start singing 'we're going down' and embrace it. First half was pretty dire from both teams, we had all the tempo of a walking football team and the penetration of a 1,000 year old rusted sword. Partly due to the strange decision to ensure our most creative players pick the ball up in the defensive third and focus all our attacking energy on the right hand side thereby leaving CKR isolated. It's not going to work, it looked sh** in pre-season and it looks sh** now. Defensively, we looked rocky the few times peterborough mustered the quality to string a few passes together but fortunately they were few and far between. 

Second half it opened up and we abandoned our very odd horseshoe tactic. There was some tempo and as Sibley got on the ball we looked more likely to make something happen. The middle of the park was there for us to run into ensuring a solid counter but very rarely did we actually do much in terms of chance creation. Another goal from a set piece but from open play just like last season we really struggle to actually create real chances. 

The lack of a backbone for the last 20 minutes was absolutely appalling and downright shameful. I thought at the very least they'd have acquired one given the events off the pitch but apparently not. First goal was the result of about 3 different errors; Stearman screwing the header, Kamil not tracking and Byrne on his heels not following the man in. Then it was all Peterborough as we were completely panicked and were unable to cope. Second goal again the result of at least 2 blunders from Davies and Bird getting in each other's way and then Byrne making an absolute hash of it. But Peterborough deserved the win overall, they offered more going forward and although they are very shaky at the back they did one thing we didn't... they never gave up. 

I wish the prediction league table was still a thing as unfortunately got both the first two results correct. 

Same mate

You haven't missed anything mate... 

Correct. Good heart and pro for sure. But that is not always enough. 
Just watching tonight v Salford how much more intelligent positions young Hutchinson picks up.

Correct. Good heart and pro for sure. But that is not always enough. 
Just watching tonight v Salford how much more intelligent positions young Hutchinson picks up.

I would absolutely love it, if Miserableboro got relegated and relegated every season after. 
What a miserable club, ran by miserable people and supported by miserable people in the most miserable place I have ever visited in the whole wide world.

Eustace's passing/technical ability was sufficient for the role. Yes he'd often move it simply but he tended (from memory) to move things pretty quickly into the rest of the midfield. He was also compensated in part by having two centre backs behind who really could pass. None of that is true for Shinnie. Its also not the primary problem which is that putting him there would likely limit his strengths and magnify his weaknesses. 
On the Lampard stuff. We can speculate that's what he was signed for but I don't think we have definitive proof because it never played out. The other to keep in mind is stylistically Lampard clearly wanted to build towards a team with a hyper aggressive press without a typical holding midfielder (he tried and failed in that regard with Ledley early on) akin to how Klopp would set up a 433 but that's something we are miles away from trying to deploy right now.

I’d let him go if we can get someone in instead. Great heart/battler but limited footballer. 

Still younger than Taribo then...

Technical Area I think. 

He is trying to be the new Tord Grip.

Can you imagine how many ‘erms’ Colleen got when he got home that Sunday morning? 

Shhhh 

Theres a photo of my ex missus smiling somewhere if i dig deep enough.

I can help here. If he speaks for ten minutes then he will say ” Erm” for 9 minutes out of the 10.