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SKRam got a reaction from AndyB in Match Thread: Cambridge United (a)
On my sofa and probably Stockport for afters
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SKRam reacted to Wolfie20 in Paul Warne
I'm sure every fan wants to see flowing football combined with winning - who wouldn't? However, given a choice of losing a match 3-2 or scraping a 1-0 win, when I wake up on a Sunday morning and my thoughts return to the previous afternoon, it's the win every time.
The McClaren and Lampard seasons gave us some exciting matches (without any EFL restrictions) but ultimately, when I think back to those times, my first thought is one of failure and what had gone before fades into the distance.
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SKRam reacted to Eddie in Paul Warne
Two years since almost going out of business, still hobbled by EFL embargoes and with, at least to some, an utterly one-dimensional manager with no plan 'B'?
I'll take it.
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SKRam reacted to MaltRam in Paul Warne
Folks, please. Are we capable of losing at Cambridge? Are Bolton capable of smashing Port Vale 4-0 at home?
We aren't remotely there yet. Keep the champagne in the box, and only put it on ice if we win on Saturday.
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SKRam reacted to ramsbottom in Paul Warne
How do we do the mute thing again??? The fact you're still not happy at any part of this situation is enough of a reason not to have to read your doom-mongering crap ever again...
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SKRam reacted to Srg in Paul Warne
Don't forget it's the most points we've ever had, and the joint most away wins we've ever had. Guess we've never had a good season before.
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SKRam reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Paul Warne
All a matter of perspective I suppose, you say probably scraped in and yet we’ve accumulated the second largest points total in the league (so far), have the second highest number of wins in the league (so far), and (although I don’t have the stats) have been in the automatic promotion positions for a fair few weeks at the business end of the season.
Has it been hard work at times? Yeah, for sure, but in my opinion over the course of the season it’s hard to say we don’t deserve it based on results and the league table.
“Scraped in?” Not for me.
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SKRam reacted to Kernow in Paul Warne
Players that were free or unwanted by their previous clubs. Players that are paid what the EFL will allow, not whatever we want. Yes, they are good players for this level and well-paid towards other clubs, but as we know ourselves, more money does not necessarily equal more success.
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SKRam reacted to Srg in Paul Warne
Wonder if the record books will have an asterisk in them for "scraped it playing Warne-ball".
(should we get over the line - not to tempt fate)
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SKRam reacted to Kernow in Paul Warne
I do wonder how some people actually get into football. What I love most is winning, as long as the only stat we win in is goals scored, then I’m happy. I get the criticism of it, if you don’t play good football then you absolutely have to get the results, because you have nothing to fall back on and people will turn quicker as shown numerous times this season.
But the reason you watch your team is to hopefully see them win, surely? I really don’t see how getting automatic promotion from any league can be twisted into a negative. And like you said, our points are at a record level and will hopefully make it into the 90s. Biggest goal difference, second highest number of wins. You can’t even argue that we’ve got lucky.
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SKRam reacted to G STAR RAM in Paul Warne
You could add in - most points accumulated in a season, most away wins in a season, best goal difference, but I still think you'd be wasting your time.
Sky TV has somehow managed to programme alot of fans into thinking successful pass completion, higher xG and touches in the opposition penalty area are all more important than the above...
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SKRam reacted to Kernow in Paul Warne
First promotion for 17 years. First automatic promotion for nearly 30 years. Let’s counter your argument and say you think that finishing 3rd, playing good football but failing where it really matters is an achievement?
The arrogant attitude that anything less than running away with the title with triple figure points is a failure is why big clubs like Sunderland, Ipswich, Notts Forest etc got stuck down here for longer.
Less than two years ago we had about 6 players, no academy, no manager and had to play pre-season in temporary shirts because we didn’t even have kits. We were also put under restrictions, which still haven’t run out yet. So yes, I think getting automatic promotion in this timeframe is an achievement. A very good one, actually.
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SKRam reacted to Mick Brolly in Paul Warne
What do you want to discuss? Everyone agrees the quality of football hasn't been great but that’s all you keep harping on about.
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SKRam reacted to CBX1985 in Paul Warne
If we'd go up finishing sixth playing the worst football ever seen it would be the best achievement since 2006/07. We have achieved exactly nothing tangible since then. Come close a few times, but fallen short.
We can only start to play flowing football in the Championship. We could be the 1970 Brazil team and would struggle in this league. Getting promoted is a stunning achievement - even if it is our minimum standard.
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SKRam reacted to Dava75 in Paul Warne
Securing promotion from any division with any brand of football is an achievement, let’s get cracking on the debate…..
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SKRam reacted to RoyMac5 in Paul Warne
Lol. Greatest achievement since 2006/7? You think coming second in League 1 playing turgid football is an achievement? Lets debate it.
Nah that's okay, it's not appropriate. 👍
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SKRam reacted to Simmo’s left foot in Paul Warne
Mostly they don't have any points to make, its just the same old every time they post. Nobody is controlling, its just about calling out the trolls, and supporting the team.
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SKRam reacted to Srg in Match Thread: Cambridge United (a)
If anyone is of a nervous disposition, I fully recommend not listening to Ed Dawes.
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SKRam reacted to ram59 in Paul Warne
Was there all this negativity when Arthur Cox's team scraped into third place in this league courtesy of a dodgy penalty in 1985/86?
Fortunately, that was the last season before the play offs were introduced, who knows what would have happened had we have to have gone through that process?
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SKRam reacted to maxjam in Paul Warne
Its utterly ridiculous.
We've been crying out for stability for years, the moment we start actually doing well and potentially finishing in the automatic promotion positions for the first time in god knows how long, some fans are wanting PW sacked and are happy to take a punt on whoever - could be better, could be worse - may come in next.
If it was them lot up the road, I'd be falling over laughing.
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SKRam reacted to Kernow in Paul Warne
In place of who though? To finish in the top 2 we’d have needed 22 more points at least, that’s a big, big swing for another manager to achieve. And it was with a squad assembled by somebody else. You’ve said before “I hate this team”, so clearly the players didn’t have what it took any way?
I’m not Warne’s number 1 fan, I’m not sold that he is the right long term option for us and I’d have been very happy to see him sacked after Stevenage away. But he’s gone on to make us dogged, resilient and efficient.
I can accept people may dislike his playing style or his personality, whatever, but I can’t see how anybody could argue that he’s not done an excellent job - providing we finish the job - given the circumstances.
He’s taken a side who was pieced together under restrictions by a different manager, straight out of administration, and built an ethos and an atmosphere that a lot have clearly bought into. I really don’t think it matters how big a side we are or how many fans we have, to be in this position 20 months after nearly ceasing to exist is a wonderful achievement.
Whether he finishes next season as our manager or not will remain to be seen, but he absolutely deserves the opportunity to take us into the Championship.