abertawe_ram

What do people think regards to TJJ? 

Speaking to a friend from Rotherham about their season and he thinks the only players out of their team who are close to championship standard are Johansson and Humphreys. I don't think GK is a position we need to look at as priority unless either Vickers or Wildsmith want to depart, so I imagine Johansson will be snapped up by someone. Humphreys is a CB at a a good age with a good pedigree so I definitely wouldn't be against us going in for him

I have it on good authority Ciaran Clark plays Padel in Derby, so you know what that means 😉

1 hour ago, Premier ram said:

Good shout on Forino, impressed me when we played them at their place

Impressive that they picked him up from Loughborough Uni. Given the location you would hope our scouts are keeping an eye out for similar future pickups. It would be nice to see us gamble on some non-leauge talents rather than having to spend big after they've already made it. It won't always work out but an option worth pursuing 

He's hit some great form under yhe new boss. Got a good midfield partnership with Wharton developing. They support and feed the creative atrackers Olise and Eze really well 

I saw on facebook Smithfield is open from 10am. Off the bus in town, Birds sausage cob on my way to the Smithfield, then on to the ground for a date with destiny

I was only a nipper in the 90s when we got promoted, so dont really remember a lot of the details.

What I wonder is, did everyone cry and s*** themselves like a bunch of babies quite this much every time we dropped points back then? Before Van der Laan popped up with his glorious header to clinch second for us? 

3 games to go. Bring on the Orient

Team is what I was hoping for and the bench has some good options!

Hope to god we don't get any defensive injuries though

COYR

38 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Leigh Curtis’ predicted XI in the DET assuming Ward isn’t fit enough to play is a 4-4-2 as follows;

               Wildsmith

Wilson  Nelson  Cashin  Sibley 

NML     Smith     Adams   CBT

          Collins   Waghorn 

I don’t hate it, solid in the middle, pace and trickery out wide from the wingers and the full backs. It’s just a…erm….industrious front 2, so not a great amount of guile, but maybe it’ll be a game for staying solid and then kicking their front door in at the right moments.

Possibly Washigton if fit is a better option as part of a 2? Offers a slightly different option to the other 2. Although I suppose it's unlikely for Wycombe's line to be up enough for him to run behind. This is why it's such a shame about Gayle,  who gave us such a smart striking option

Every time I see/hear the name Luke Leahy, cannot stand that p****

No ticket, no ramstv and no radio access for me today. Please provide as many helpful updates as you can whilst I frantically refresh this page 😆

1 hour ago, Oldben said:

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/league-one-team-of-the-season-blackpool-derby-county-barnsley-4557548

I'm guessing this is just a "team of the year" produced by the blackpool Gazette not an official one, hence why Bolton make no appearance? Burrows from Peterborough is a class young player and seemingly heading to the end or his contract 

1 hour ago, 8Leeds said:

Devante Cole’s contract appears to be up at the end of the season I believe.

If we stay in league one he’d be worth a punt.

Been impressed with what I've seen of him. Seems a decent blend of physical, hardworking, skillfull and smart. Would take him on a free if we got promoted to  be honest 

3 hours ago, Srg said:

I didn’t sing it but Reading were one of the clubs who sang it to us. That’s the reasoning. 

I didn't realise that, so thank you for highlighting it and does make a little more sense then. Would that have been at the game at the Madeski when Curtis smashed his headed equaliser in?

I still think it would be nice for us to be the "bigger" fans and not sink to the level but can understand it a bit more

Not to say I didn't enjoy the match itself though. Great win and Ebou is a colossus!

Haven't read through the thread to see if this was mentioned anywhere, apologies if it's been raised here or elsewhere.

Was anyone else really disappointed with our fans singing the "we're all having a party" chant. Hoped we might be more sympathetic given recent history. Back when blackpool had issues with their owners I remember us showing some solidarity with their fans, yet last night our loud minority seemed to want to act like d********. During our rough period, there was a lot of posts by fans slating the likes of birmingham, cardiff and other fans who chanted about our club dying. Yet last night the exact same shitty song was used by our fans against another team. 

Maybe its because I have some family in reading a close friend who supports them but it all left a bad taste for me. I was a bit embarrassed by those chants...

1 minute ago, eddielewis said:

Interesting how that 3 is positioned is it just a simple swap with Nyambe at LCB or does everyone shift one across with Nyambe at RCB? 

I was wondering that, Bradley left of the 3 wouldn't fill me with confidence.

Could be back 4: Nyambe, Nelson, Bradley, Sibley. With Ward on the right wing, NML left

Or wingbacks: Ward Nelson Bradley Nyambe Sibley. NML up top with Collins

2 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Imagine a George Thorne from the 13/14 season, but left footed, a year younger and not injury prone.

In the dangerous position of suggesting a player having never seen him play or really know anything about him but...

Keanu Baccus from St Mirren, Aussie international in his mid20s described as a defensive midfielder. Almost moved to Bolton in August but it feel through for some reason. Contract up at the end of the season. On paper sounds quite handy...

Any SPL experts on the forum that might know more about him?

34 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Not buying the McGoldrick explanation though. Reckon he’s been looking at Dan Crowley.

 

Crowley or Jodi Jones who is also having a very impressive time there. I saw him get 4 assists with great crosses from the left wing in their recent game.

Must be a strong character too hes come back from multiple ACL injuries (a la Fozzy) despite only being mid 20s

Femi Azeez from Reading looks a talent. Pacey attacker, plays mostly from the right cutting onto his left so would provide a different option to what we have. Only 22 and coming to his contract end I think

On 22/12/2023 at 11:35, abertawe_ram said:

londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-transfer-chief-hoping-incoming-business-will-help-to-tie-down-blackett-taylor-and-dobson/

Two very good players at Charlton with contracts expiring in the summer. Blackett-Taylor has been mentioned quite a bit, but Dobson's their skipper and has always looked a very solid holding midfielder from what I've seen. Could do the role Hourihane is currently and allow CH to play further up perhaps.

Ronan Curtis, formerly of Pompey and often linked in the past, is returning from injury and training with L2 Wimbledon. Could be risky but he seemed to have talent. Seems a bit of a "Tom Lawrence" figure among Pompey fans, divided on how much they rated him

I suggested Dobson from Charlton a little way back and just seen this.

It's only a line in this (very questionable) "article" that says that Charlton turned down bids from us and Wrexham at the end of the window. I like the idea he's a player we're interested in.  Good age and the right sort of attributes we could use in a midfielder

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/wrexham-tried-signing-charlton-captain-george-dobson-at-end-of-summer-window/bltd4756a97b9b2aa8c

londonnewsonline.co.uk/charlton-transfer-chief-hoping-incoming-business-will-help-to-tie-down-blackett-taylor-and-dobson/

Two very good players at Charlton with contracts expiring in the summer. Blackett-Taylor has been mentioned quite a bit, but Dobson's their skipper and has always looked a very solid holding midfielder from what I've seen. Could do the role Hourihane is currently and allow CH to play further up perhaps.

Ronan Curtis, formerly of Pompey and often linked in the past, is returning from injury and training with L2 Wimbledon. Could be risky but he seemed to have talent. Seems a bit of a "Tom Lawrence" figure among Pompey fans, divided on how much they rated him

6 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said:

 

🤮🤮 That's carrots off the menu for tomorrows Sunday lunch for me. 🤮🤮

Crikey. Imagine going through all the cost and hassle of getting a ticket, travelling to Shrewsbury and then ending up in that state probably missing the match 😬

3 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

My guess is a 4-2-3-1;

                   Wildsmith

Nyambe.  Nelson.  Cashin.  Forsyth

               Fornah     Smith

     Sibley          Bird        Barkhuizen 

                       Collins

I quite like the look of that albeit a slight lack or pace. There's some good technical ability in that midfield so I just hope the ball isn't launched over their heads too much