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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from MickD in Will Clowes patience soon run out?   
    This is getting so tedious, especially as one man and his trusted advisers are the only people who matter here. Categorically, the business plan will not include funds set aside/ringfenced for sacking a manager. That doesn't mean they won't have considered that PW won't make it to the end of his contract but any cash needed to pay the 4 of them off will undoubtedly come out of the playing budget. 
    Generally clubs are not run like we used to be. We need to remember where MM and his scattergun approach to hiring and firing got us. Changing from 433 possession based with Mac to RealMadrid mk2 with Clement (spunking £10m in one day on BJ and Butterfingers), hard running, lots of effort with Pearson, back again to 433 with Mac v2, kick and rush with Rowett, 433 with Fat Frank, totalfootball with Cocu, Rosenior-ball under Rooney and now the patented League 1 no control but lots of crosses with PW.
    I am not saying Clowes will not pull the plug but a 4 year contract, being singleminded in who he wanted and being just outside the playoffs before Autumn is here tells me it isn't likely to be anytime soon. So the endless new threads by people wanting their 15 mins of DCFCFans glory finding new ways to criticise PW are very premature. IMHO. I expect Clowes will look at all the good things that have happened under PW rather than concentrate on the negative. 
    As others have said, the sense of entitlement in our fanbase is off the scale. Last week wasn't perfect but 5 points from 3 games is 76 points, as is 18 from 11, but with the positives of Nyambe, Nelson, Fornah, Wilson plus Bird, Hourihane fit to play, solid back 5, with Ward back soon. 
    Having said all that, if football owners can sack Eustace with their team in 6th, then anything can happen. But I trust Mr Clowes with my club much more than that.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Carnero in Will Clowes patience soon run out?   
    This is getting so tedious, especially as one man and his trusted advisers are the only people who matter here. Categorically, the business plan will not include funds set aside/ringfenced for sacking a manager. That doesn't mean they won't have considered that PW won't make it to the end of his contract but any cash needed to pay the 4 of them off will undoubtedly come out of the playing budget. 
    Generally clubs are not run like we used to be. We need to remember where MM and his scattergun approach to hiring and firing got us. Changing from 433 possession based with Mac to RealMadrid mk2 with Clement (spunking £10m in one day on BJ and Butterfingers), hard running, lots of effort with Pearson, back again to 433 with Mac v2, kick and rush with Rowett, 433 with Fat Frank, totalfootball with Cocu, Rosenior-ball under Rooney and now the patented League 1 no control but lots of crosses with PW.
    I am not saying Clowes will not pull the plug but a 4 year contract, being singleminded in who he wanted and being just outside the playoffs before Autumn is here tells me it isn't likely to be anytime soon. So the endless new threads by people wanting their 15 mins of DCFCFans glory finding new ways to criticise PW are very premature. IMHO. I expect Clowes will look at all the good things that have happened under PW rather than concentrate on the negative. 
    As others have said, the sense of entitlement in our fanbase is off the scale. Last week wasn't perfect but 5 points from 3 games is 76 points, as is 18 from 11, but with the positives of Nyambe, Nelson, Fornah, Wilson plus Bird, Hourihane fit to play, solid back 5, with Ward back soon. 
    Having said all that, if football owners can sack Eustace with their team in 6th, then anything can happen. But I trust Mr Clowes with my club much more than that.
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    cool_as_custard reacted to Nuwtfly in Owner Statement please   
    Maybe, after all the Mel Madness, he thinks it would be better to just sit back and let the football people get on with the football?
    Seems like a good idea to me.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from The Scarlet Pimpernel in Sonny Bradley   
    I expect PW to use the lack of any fit RBs currently to move Korey Smith back there so it isn't as obvious he is dropping him from the midfield. The whole blend has not looked right in there yet this season, Hourihane is captain so won't be the first to be dropped and we have Fornah and Embleton waiting in the wings with more pace, power, agility and (possibly) ability. Then Bird and Thompson will return and I suspect Smith might then be at the bottom of quite a long midfield list.
    Nelson didn't look comfortable at RB when he was pushed out there in one game.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Carnero in Sonny Bradley   
    I expect PW to use the lack of any fit RBs currently to move Korey Smith back there so it isn't as obvious he is dropping him from the midfield. The whole blend has not looked right in there yet this season, Hourihane is captain so won't be the first to be dropped and we have Fornah and Embleton waiting in the wings with more pace, power, agility and (possibly) ability. Then Bird and Thompson will return and I suspect Smith might then be at the bottom of quite a long midfield list.
    Nelson didn't look comfortable at RB when he was pushed out there in one game.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Caerphilly Ram in Sonny Bradley   
    I expect PW to use the lack of any fit RBs currently to move Korey Smith back there so it isn't as obvious he is dropping him from the midfield. The whole blend has not looked right in there yet this season, Hourihane is captain so won't be the first to be dropped and we have Fornah and Embleton waiting in the wings with more pace, power, agility and (possibly) ability. Then Bird and Thompson will return and I suspect Smith might then be at the bottom of quite a long midfield list.
    Nelson didn't look comfortable at RB when he was pushed out there in one game.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Andrew3000 in Derby County Podcasts   
    Yep, Steve Bloomers Washing would be my podcast of choice, also without wishing to denigrate any of the others who all do good work.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Steve Bloomer's Washing in Derby County Podcasts   
    Yep, Steve Bloomers Washing would be my podcast of choice, also without wishing to denigrate any of the others who all do good work.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from therealhantsram in Derby County Podcasts   
    Yep, Steve Bloomers Washing would be my podcast of choice, also without wishing to denigrate any of the others who all do good work.
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    cool_as_custard reacted to simmoram1995 in Paul Simpson my dad   
    Hi folks, just wanted to post today as it’s a very special day for my family. My dad Paul Simpson retires today from teaching after a 43 year career. He taught at Bemrose School, South East Derbyshire college, Alderwasly Hall and then the Roundhouse. I’m unsure but I think being a local teacher I thought some of you might have heard of him or even had relatives taught by him. 
     
    He also happens to be a very vocal person in the North Stand having started following the rams since 1980 when he moved from Bradford. 
     
    I organised a series of surprises for him including a signed card from the players , a video message from Paul Warne and the article below. 
     
    I wouldn’t normally post this but he’s a huge ram and the backlash teachers get for striking he has remained in the profession for 43 years even after suffering a near catastrophic Subarachnoid haemorrhage.
     
    https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derby-teacher-who-didnt-brain-8570319
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    cool_as_custard reacted to jimbobram in Twitching   
    Not at all. There’s no guarantee that the Washington talk is legit. Rotherham have denied any contact whilst ITK trolls report a deal is done. 
    we have seen that our best 2 signings so far (elder and ward) IMO were complete surprises. Hopefully the Washington talk is a smoke screen for a more popular striker 
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Owen87ITK in Owen Bradley - GB ISBHF Masters World Champs   
    Will it be covered on RamsTV?
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from IslandExile in Owen Bradley - GB ISBHF Masters World Champs   
    Will it be covered on RamsTV?
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Gee SCREAMER !! in Random YouTube highlights of the Day   
    Not quite, Wednesday came to the BBG a week later. We won 1-0 Dean Saunders. 
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from SKRam in Stephen Pearce...didn't get out of our club   
    Having seen him at close quarters since July, if David Clowes is happy with him in post, then who are we to quibble? Plenty of time to source a replacement but they seem content to carry on as we are. That's good enough for me.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Carnero in Stephen Pearce...didn't get out of our club   
    Having seen him at close quarters since July, if David Clowes is happy with him in post, then who are we to quibble? Plenty of time to source a replacement but they seem content to carry on as we are. That's good enough for me.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from kevinhectoring in Stephen Pearce...didn't get out of our club   
    Having seen him at close quarters since July, if David Clowes is happy with him in post, then who are we to quibble? Plenty of time to source a replacement but they seem content to carry on as we are. That's good enough for me.
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from rammieib in Do we really know what restrictions we are under ?   
    Not the way I read that extract from EFL rules. They get a 5% fee for the admin involved in selling their tickets only. So Wednesday sold about 3k at £20 (very rough) = £60k @ 5% = £3,000 admin fee.
    FGR get the square root of very little
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Ram@Lincoln in Do we really know what restrictions we are under ?   
    Not the way I read that extract from EFL rules. They get a 5% fee for the admin involved in selling their tickets only. So Wednesday sold about 3k at £20 (very rough) = £60k @ 5% = £3,000 admin fee.
    FGR get the square root of very little
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Carnero in Do we really know what restrictions we are under ?   
    Not the way I read that extract from EFL rules. They get a 5% fee for the admin involved in selling their tickets only. So Wednesday sold about 3k at £20 (very rough) = £60k @ 5% = £3,000 admin fee.
    FGR get the square root of very little
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from Tamworthram in Do we really know what restrictions we are under ?   
    Not the way I read that extract from EFL rules. They get a 5% fee for the admin involved in selling their tickets only. So Wednesday sold about 3k at £20 (very rough) = £60k @ 5% = £3,000 admin fee.
    FGR get the square root of very little
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from richinspain in Do we really know what restrictions we are under ?   
    Not the way I read that extract from EFL rules. They get a 5% fee for the admin involved in selling their tickets only. So Wednesday sold about 3k at £20 (very rough) = £60k @ 5% = £3,000 admin fee.
    FGR get the square root of very little
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    cool_as_custard reacted to Mick Brolly in Radio Derby all in for Warne tonight   
    So you've decided the new owner and new manger are going to be useless, on behalf of the club I would like to thank you for your patience and support during this new era. 
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    cool_as_custard reacted to Jimbo Ram in Radio Derby all in for Warne tonight   
    Wow. A bit OTT ? I wanted LR to be given more time and was bemused by the change. But now that the change has been made we have no choice other than to get behind Warne and the team. He’s only been here 5 mins. 
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    cool_as_custard got a reaction from SKRam in FA cup   
    Nailed on to be on TV surely, whoever wins their replay
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