RodleyRam

4 hours ago, Dave Mackay Ate My Hamster said:

Given that our ( believe what you will from various sources ) turnover will increase from aprox £20m to £28m in the leap from League 1 to the Championship, do you think there may be a potential £3m of that increased revenue to spend on transfer fees? - or do you think no transfer fees, just increased player wages that will swallow up that ( supposed ) increase in revenue?

I'd like to think we could afford 3 x " Barker fees " i.e. 3 x £1m transfer fees for a goalkeeper, midfield general and a striker, taking into account a few of our expensive oldies on £10-£12K a week will be released and the anticipated £8m increase in revenue will happen.

Probably fanciful, but you can but hope...

I'm channeling my inner B4.

The pot will be even bigger when we sell Daj for £25m...

I recall being incensed by Pierre van Hooijdonk's elbow on Borbokis, which went unpunished and a disallowed goal by Christie, I think against Man United?

The Kewell dive and Martin red card were also shockers.

Without Sonny (and Cher) Bradley we wouldn't have been promoted...

Not too manly to say I shed a tear watching Birdy's last interview as a Ram. I clearly lovely, respectful, hardworking, talented kid who we will miss. I'm sure the stats are out there but I always felt our dips in form coincided with his injuries, particularly last season.

Hope he uses his next step as a springboard on to bigger and better things (i.e. we re-sign him when we are in the prem).

I know they have their detractors but watching those early goals from Waggy and Wash makes me wonder if we could have challenged for the title if we had them fit for selection more often. 

In saying that, if they were fit, we might not have gone for Gayle so I guess it's swings and roundabouts. 

Great to watch all these key moments. Warne said consistently that the game is won and lost in the penalty box and this definitely highlights how good we were in that department. 

Makes for nice watching!

7 hours ago, Srg said:

yup, I did. And he did better than expected. I’d have still preferred we had signed someone instead, like. Now you’re asking him to do it again at a higher standard? No ta. 

Better than expected?! Wow you're tough to please! The guy nearly bagged 20 goals, missed a fair chunk of games as he was really hurting his stride and was instrumental in setting the tone for the never say die attitude that was the single biggest factor in our promotion. But as you were proven right to dismiss him once, no doubt you'll be proven right again.

1 hour ago, Srg said:

As long as we don't bumble into the season with him being 1st, or even 2nd, choice then we can live with that.

Some people had that view going into this season... 

1 minute ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

What a flange that man had... Sorely missed. 

COYR do it for Dan

5 hours ago, Archied said:

Just looked ,, only 50 to 1 on bet fred

Yep looks like they have clocked on to the fact that it was silly odds!

16 hours ago, Sandman said:

I was tempted to wager £100 pounds on Bolton getting the automatic promotion slot at the odds of of 100-1, but I've resisted temptation. I'd rather Derby were promoted than have ten thousand pounds in my bank account. That's the heart ruling the head.

Aye but think of the therapy you could afford if you were unlucky enough to win that kind of money...

I've lobbed £30 at it, the odds are extraordinary considering it's only based on two results on the last game of the season when anything can happen as we've seen all too many times before!

4 hours ago, Wignall12 said:

Confucious say,  Man who feel cocky must have hole in pocket !!

Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways is going to Bangkok

13 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Totally agree with this - Ferguson has rested some of his better players and removed the risk of injury, tiredness and suspension in preparation for the playoffs, whereas Evatt is now faced with a game of chicken trying to work out who should be risked and at what point does he take the better players off? The chances of you not winning and us winning by 3 or more is 175 -1 with some bookies so why does he even consider playing his best side against Posh? Other than the argument of coming into the playoffs with a winning mentality? He could regret it if key players are injured again at this stage. It's a dilemma.

We've been there a few years back in the Championship playoffs and played our best player in a nothing fixture, only for him to break his leg or something like that. 

If I were Evatt, I would play the U12 team to make sure key players and their back ups' backups were fresh going in to the inevitable play off battle...

P.S. @Day i really miss that ninja assassin emoji we used to have on here years back...

Rams 2 - 0 Simmo

FRGS Cashin

4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

I’m also worried about Sunday.

No more anxiety. No more obsessing over line ups, tactics, homoerotic song lyrics and flags. 

I might have to face real life 😊
 

Think how much we might actually get done. Country will climb out of recession in no time...

Is it Saturday yet? 

Slowest week ever!! I'm not sure I can take the suspense...

Nervous about how little Peterborough will care about their fixture at Bolton now. If we choke there's every chance Bolton will turn it on and we could be staring down the barrel. 

Argggggggg who would be a Derby fan?!

I need to be more B4 

37 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said:

Check out the Bolton forums. Many calls for Evatt to go. They want practical winning football not occasionally brilliant but ultimately failing football.
who would be a football manager !
  

Hang on a cotton picking second...

Reckon we've hit on the absolute jackpot here. We swap Warne, who is 100% guaranteed to fail in the championship but a pragmatic, turgid, League 1 genius, with dynamic, forward thinking, young Evatt who is 100% guaranteed to succeed at a higher level but seemingly can't get Bolton promoted out of a terrible uncompetitive league.

Wonder if any of our Nostradamus members could confirm if this the answer?

I was there for the last auto season. I was 11 I think and gripped by football fever. That win to seal it against Palace was a truly great moment and one to savour.

If we get over the line on Saturday (and let's hope we do because frankly I don't think any of us could take the epic meltdown from all corners) then I shall be sinking a few beers (one at least for our dearly departed talisman of positivity) and savouring it because these moments don't come around too often.

Come on Rams, bring it home!

My old man is east lower, third row back from the pitch, half way line, right on the aisle. Only one seat though but his mate might be in the seat next to him, I'd have to double check. If you're interested DM me and I'll see if he'd be willing to swap but I imagine you might want two seats so the previous offer may be preferable to you.

I live in Haddenham, just down the road from Aylesbury at it happens. 

2 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

He does however have 5 goals and 7 assists in the league this season, I’d rather have that potential threat available on the pitch to see us over the line before he does leave than not utilise it.

Agreed and Bird has proved pretty consistently that he is fully focused on the Derby cause until he leaves and I imagine would absolutely love to be part of two big wins to close out his Derby career.

Anyone questioning his commitment to Derby is way off the mark IMO.

Go for the win, we've had so many chances to put ourselves out of reach it's time to seize the day and put in the defining performance of the season. 

COYR 

Cambridge 1 - 1 Rams

Collo is due a goal 

I reckon B4 would be adamant that we could still overhaul Pompy...

The waning rational part of me thinks that the other sides have still got to go some to take second spot by the end of the season, given the fixtures they've got. And even if we fail at the autos there's still the play offs etc. I confess this is getting to be a much smaller part of my feelings about this season!

The much larger part of me is absolutely furious with everyone at the club for failing to take the countless opportunities we've had to put us out of sight. Some of the points we've squandered have been simply inexcusable. My gut says we're destined to throw it away.

Scrappy set piece goal would work wonders here to settle the lads and dampen any thoughts Wycombe might have about getting a result 

1-1 

FRGS Collins

I'd be happy with a point and 9 from the next 3.