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    May Contain Nuts reacted to littleover ram in Notts Forest Playtime   
    Their argument is the club statement was they couldn’t compete as a newly promoted club without parachute payments the previous season.
    tough. Take money for a season and get relegated and build back up. That was Norwich’s model for years. They don’t have a right to stay in the PL more than one season 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to TomTom92 in Paul Warne   
    Fair point.
    But my main issue is that nobody this season is as good as Plymouth or Ipswich last season. Over a 1 match play off I’d say all 5 teams this season could’ve got a result against Wednesday but we’re all not better than they were. 
      
    Our aim is promotion so if 2 of the 3 slots are already taken then it’s harder to achieve our goals than this season when we’re one of the five better teams. With nothing really between us.
    I agree a promotion is a promotion and praise should be given accordingly. But also think it’s not ridiculous to acknowledge that this season is a good one to take advantage of.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to David in If Kate Middleton was a DCFC Fan   
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to sage in If Kate Middleton was a DCFC Fan   
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Steve How Hard? in If Kate Middleton was a DCFC Fan   
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to RadioactiveWaste in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Well, I'm sure reading are furious.
    Perhaps they should hire Mark Clattenberg to write an angry letter?
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Anag Ram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Dim play by Derby when they had the man advantage. Lost possession again and again.
    An ugly win but an important one with everyone else winning.
    They will need to be 20% better on Saturday against a Bolton side that will be brimming with confidence.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to YouRams in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Goalkeeper calling for VAR amazing 😂😂😂
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Archied in Song for tonight   
    Erin cashins massive , he s hung like steptoe s horse 
    he flashes it at training and never feels remorse
    he goes up for our corners and never fails to score
    And when’s he runs the channels it’s dragging on the floor
    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh 
    erin cash,,,,,,,,,,..,.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Chester40 in Paul Warne   
    Everything you'd expect from a Warne master class today..
    3 solid as a rock defenders. Athletic wing backs.  Adams winning all the loose balls. Everyone harrying them to win the ball back.  Using width and hitting them with pace.
    When we are bad we are really bad. But credit is due when we play like that.
     
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Jimbo Ram in Paul Warne   
    Cocu was the right Manager at the wrong time. Everything was stacked against him from day one. Very decent guy too.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to IslandExile in Paul Warne   
    We've been over this so many times. But you clearly cannot grasp it and feel you have to surface whenever the first team win a game.
    Ok, here it is again, please try to understand it this time....
    We do not "hate" Warne.
    We just believe he should do better with the squad he has, the resources that he has available and make better use of the academy.
    We do not agree with many of his team selections, his tactics or his substitutions.
    Yes, we beat a very poor, low lying Port Vale, rah, rah, rah but can you look further than that - at the longer term future of the club?
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Barney1991 in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    I’ve actually rated warne a lot through the season. When we had the purple patch and he picked a more front thinking team and took the game to the opposition and made forward thinking subs. Played 4 at the back. Since posh on New Year’s Day he has reverted back to the end of last season where he has become overly negative in games and sets us up depending on what the opposition does and tries to hold on to a goal lead from the start of the second half. The warning sign was theee when Charlton hit the post from a corner and started to gain control and he did nothing to try and get a foothold again to get us up the pitch when we couldn’t get out 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to oodledoodle in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    I agree with this, as all managers will say things differently in the dressing room. So we can only go by what we see on the pitch.
    Going to 5 at the back after scoring. Ignoring midfield as the opposition are "too good" to match up to. Sitting deeper as a match goes on. Leaving it far too late in matches to make changes. Having the last 10 mins of matches be a frantic game of "throw the kitchen sink at it" after spending 80 minutes not bothering to attack.
    The above all adds weight to the argument that we do worry a bit too much about the opposition, rather than take the game to them. It's that football cliche of giving the opponent too much respect when you come up against bigger teams. Except we do it against effing Crewe.
    I understand that everyone sees the game differently, and what I see as negative might be seen as prudent by others. I'm just an old romantic, and I want some risk and excitement in my football. I hate the percentage game. I want to be on the edge of my seat. Hopefully today gives us all some of that.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    I think IF Warne can get the lineup right, and the team execute things like they were a couple of months back we do.
    Warne’s approach (in my opinion) has always leant itself well to scoring early then as the opponent chases the game we exploit it using our better players and slightly improved fitness. It’s happened in games this season, but somehow the last few weeks has seen that approach evaporate and we score early then wet the bed and retreat inviting the opposition to get back into things. Whether that’s Warne, the players, or most likely a combination of both they need to sort it asap so we can get back some positive momentum. 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Mckram in Paul Warne   
    Interesting thought for me this…would I be less frustrated if I didn’t watch every game? Probably yes…but the trouble is I do watch every match and it’s been a long old slog this year to the point where I genuinely questioned after Tuesday night if I’m going to go tomorrow.
    Obviously I’m going though…
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Paul Warne   
    Hiya! 
     
    Not sure what constitutes a “happy clapper” really but I’d count myself as a patient and mostly optimistic fan. I’m not as upset, opposed or offended by Warne as some are. I simply accept he’s the manager for the moment and get on with following the team aware of his limitations and the level we’re currently at due to circumstance. I’m also aware that I don’t have the financial or time related commitments some do as my own situation means I can only make a handful of games in person each season, however knowing my own mind I think I’d still be of the same mindset if I was living in Derby and able to go each week, it’s just how I choose to be. 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Old Spalding Ram in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    Blackett-Taylor must start tomorrow for me.
    Pearce said during his interview with Radio Derby that Blackett-Taylor and I quote was  “ our number one target” during the January transfer window.
    We spend time chasing and signing an out and out winger with a good reputation at this level and throughout the league when starting in a front three.  If ever he needed a bit of a confidence booster then starting against, on current form, the worst team in this league is a must. 
    Mendez-Lang, Gayle, Blackett-Taylor up front, couple of full backs bombing on, advanced midfielders getting into the box, Adam’s in front of Nelson and Cashin and a sprinkling of attacking intent is all I ask for! 👍🐏
     
     
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Tamworthram in Paul Warne   
    I agree that on Saturday we were pretty much the equal of Barnsley but I have to disagree about tonight. Yes we were terrible. We may have been the better team (marginally) but that doesn't mean we were any good. I'm not sure I can bring myself to watch the "highlights" but I don't recall "more than enough chances to take 3 points". Even the shots/headers on target were pretty tame affairs (apart from the goal of course) and I don't remember their keeper having to make any serious saves.
    I certainly don't expect us to win every game but, be honest, how many times have we looked decent this season - even most of the games we have won we have failed to impress? Peterborough away for half an hour, Oxford in the second half, Northampton in the first half. There may be more but I struggling.
    I'm also not calling for PW to be sacked. I haven't all season but, he really needs to get this group of players performing better. Of course they need to step up their performances as well. You can't blame the manager, his team selection or his tactics entirely for the poor ball control, decision making, passing, errors, ability/desire to win second balls etc.
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Ambitious in Paul Warne   
    Pragmatic is a choice word that a lot of people use, but by very definition I find it is actually synonym for how Warne approaches football strategically.
    Pragmatic, to me, would be more Rosenior - with Cashin playing 140-odd passes backwards and sideways, attempting to move players out of position. Safe, controlled, usually with limited risk. 
    Warne beats the drum of chaos, nothing about how we approach games is controlled and therefore can’t at all be described as pragmatic. 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to CBRammette in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    Dont bother - i tried also but was just called blinkered etc by other posters. But I dont actually give a 💩 about any of it tonight as today my son got a medical school offer after 2 years of trying and I couldnt be prouder
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Bris Vegas in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    I think it’s evident Warne isn’t a good coach. He may be a decent manager, but a coach he is not.
    His motto will be to work harder than the opposition, and then let your natural talent win games.
    But that only works when the opposition aren’t set up well.
    The moment we play higher calibre coached teams we get found out.
    Warne would be a disaster in the Championship with us as we might be able to work as hard as the rest, but we won’t have more talented players and we won’t be well coached. 
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to Blondest Goat in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    Absolutely right.  Thought we were a bit better first half but these results have been coming for a while now as we have barely created anything from open play for weeks and it was inevitable that we couldn't keep winning games of fine margins.  NML has been over-used for the 2nd season running and if he doesn't do it we look completely devoid of ideas.
    Wilson has no end product and if Ward can't even make the bench tonight I don't know why we bought him.  
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    May Contain Nuts reacted to IlsonDerby in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    I just find it so hard to get excited about our club right now. How was a relegation battle more enjoyable than us being 2nd? 
     
    Maybe it’s because our manager was squeezing every last drop out of the squad we had vs what we are seeing now. 
     
    The pack mentality helped a lot. 
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