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Adslegend

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    Adslegend reacted to Crewton in Derby County Financial Accounts   
    Well here's an example of what I'm referring to:
    "Derby paying rent of £872k a year for Pride Park. Low yield compare to the £80m stadium sold for to an MM company a few years ago."
    Do you know anyone else who works out the yield on an investment based on an obsolete valuation rather than what they paid for the asset? 
    To me, it just looks like he's taking an opportunity to mention a contentious valuation that he disagreed with.
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    Adslegend reacted to angieram in Paul Warne   
    I was asking the question. For those of us attending the games, home and away, I would rather see us being competitive than getting tanked every week. 
    If it takes us a season or two more so we can build a team to go up like Ipswich with a fighting chance, then so be it.
    Look at Plymouth and how they are now struggling after their bright start.
    The pundits' take on here is that Warne can't manage in the Championship. Plus we've half our players out of contract again.
    There isn't a magic money tree that will fix all that.
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    Adslegend reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Paul Warne   
    Have our expectations as a club been eroded so significantly that we should now consider playing at the top end of League One as acceptable?
    Not for me, not a chance. Aim high.
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    Adslegend reacted to Comrade 86 in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Appreciation Society, Unite!   
    For someone whose character was called into question, perhaps not unfairly, he certainly seems to have found a home at Derby. The fact that he's chosen to forego international football to help get us over the line just makes me love him even more.
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    Adslegend reacted to angieram in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Appreciation Society, Unite!   
    Well done, Nate - great decision. 
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    Adslegend reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Appreciation Society, Unite!   
    Shared a journalist’s tweet about this in the away tickets thread earlier but figure it’s worth sharing here too, especially with this coming direct from the man himself. NML has asked to be stood down from the upcoming internationals so he can focus on Derby and the run in, top man 👏 
     

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    Adslegend reacted to Sweetness34 in We can't finish lower than...   
    We went for 9 wins and a draw over a period of 10 games earlier in the season and I don't think we were playing well at that point if that is possible. No better or worse than now. The whole season has been meh somehow despite being in the mix up top
    This team could either repeat that and take 28 from 30 points or at the same time, could easily lose 5 of the remaining 10.
     
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    Adslegend reacted to LeedsCityRam in Sibley too good!   
    Agree. My biggest issue with Sibley has been a heavy touch & inability to protect the ball well enough...two traits which really limit his ability to play in what many would deem his favoured number 10 position. By contrast at LWB, he is coming onto the ball so touch isn't quite as vital as if he were surrounded by defenders & he still gets plenty of opportunities to join the attack (both in counter attack & when we're dominating territory and possession). As you rightly say, his defensive work has improved a lot since start of last season.
    Although yesterday wasn't the sternest test, I thought the balance of the entire team looked good & that this formation could work equally well home or away. Sibley & Ward can be potent attacking weapons when we're making the running in games and our front 3 are well marshalled but are solid enough defensively to turn us into an effective 5-2-3 if we're under the pump & punish teams on the counter. My biggest criticism of previous iterations has been the use of Nyambe & Elder at wingback who offered little to no cutting edge going forward.
    If Warne is adamant about keeping 3 at the back, I reckon he should keep with this first XI to build cohesion & partnerships around the field for these last 10 games. I'd love this to be the spell Sibley finally clicks again (leading to a contract extension), there is definitely a player there & it would be sad for him to depart with his peak being his first 10 games in 2020.
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    Adslegend reacted to Comrade 86 in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    A hearty 'yes' to the flag idea and obviously more than happy to chip in. As for the content, I think less is more for these things. My suggestion would be just go with 'B4', or perhaps something that honours him, like the 'BE MORE B4' tag which commemorates both Daniel and his outlook on life.
    That said, anything that would elicit a smile or a chuckle from all who remember him so fondly, would be lovely. I'd like to think B4 would bloody love this idea.
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    Adslegend reacted to Comrade 86 in Sibley too good!   
    He does divide opinion somewhat 😂
    It's an interesting one as back in his academy days, when it was much easier to catch games live, I watched every game I could and that was a good generation amongst whom, he looked the comfortable standout. He literally scored for fun. He's never looked quick, but he was utterly unerring in front of goal. and we all predicted huge things. Fair to say that things haven't since gone according to plan and he's now struggled to convince a good few coaches that he's worth a regular starting berth, but what I really like about his recent endeavours is that he's now putting in really good shifts wherever he's asked to play. I think he has to start the next game and if he can now add consistency to his goal contributions, he can silence his doubters once and for all. FWIW, I still believe in him and I'd re-sign him in a heartbeat. 
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    Adslegend reacted to B4’s Sister in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Yes, I had a birthday announcement for Wednesday. Thank you ❤️
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    Adslegend reacted to EtoileSportiveDeDerby in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Did I hear an announcement at half time for “B4’s sister” or is my hearing is really getting worse as my wife keeps telling me. Daniel’s delivered today, so happy b’day Claire.
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    Adslegend reacted to B4’s Sister in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Thanks Dan. Just what we needed 🎉🐏🐏🐏🎉
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    Adslegend reacted to Ghost of Clough in Sibley too good!   
    Joint 3rd top goal scorer across all competitions now. 
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    Adslegend reacted to Crewton in Sibley too good!   
    Had his best League game of the season for me, kept on for the full 90 minutes too.
    Well done Louie 👏
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    Adslegend reacted to EtoileSportiveDeDerby in Sibley too good!   
    Cracking goal that 3rd one. He showed great Composure, most would have lashed at it on the volley, destination row z. Well done Louie, more of the same please.
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    Adslegend reacted to Steve Buckley’s Dog in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    We need 5 at the back, a sweeper and 3 defensive midfielders for this one. Port Vale are a really good team and have athletes all over the park and good players at this level. 3 months ago they passed the ball through midfield so we’ll need to avoid that area at all costs. Make it into a battle and get it wide and whip it in for the big man up front. Keep this tight and hope to nick one late on then add another defender. It’s a tough game and they’ll have some fans there so we are probably the underdogs and must approach the game with caution. 
     COYR - #Believe
     
     
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    Adslegend reacted to kevinhectoring in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    Having described our bench 6 games ago as the strongest the division has seen in its history 
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    Adslegend reacted to Waghorny in Match Thread: vs Port Vale (H)   
    Would agree with this sentiment if we weren't pushing for promotion, but we are - should be playing our best players regardless of their futures
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    Adslegend reacted to RoyMac5 in Paul Warne   
    Didn't someone else, on this thread? say you can't look at what happened at previous clubs as a basis for what is happening now? Think it might have been talking about Rooney but it'll do for Warne, 3 promotions with another team guarantees nothing at another club. 
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    Adslegend reacted to Birdyabroad in Paul Warne   
    Here’s my problem with Warne, I think I’ve put my finger on it.
    Do you remember the good-ol-days when there used to be the ‘Happy Clappers’ to the left and then you could draw a line to the ‘Wrist Slashers’ on the right?
    All of us, at sometime, have been somewhere on that line, from the most optimistic to the most pessimistic.
    Believe it or not, I have always seen myself more towards the happy clapper camp. I was surprised when Nigel left, I admired his ability to find uncut gems. I loved McClaren, obvs, gave Cocu way too much leeway, based on his playing career. 
    I couldn’t get on the Pearson train, but nobody could. I enjoyed the ‘glamour’ Lampard bought to the club, thought Rooney showed integrity and I really liked Rosenior, I was angry when he got the chop and anyone can fact check that if they can be bothered. I dream of a bit of side-to-side football at the mo, at least they could actually pass a ball!
    Anyway, my problem with Warne is that he has shifted the dial so far to the right, there appear no ‘happy clappers’ left.
    I’m now a bloomin ‘wrist slasher’ and I hate that 😞
    Are there ANY ‘happy clappers’ left in the building, is anyone out there…?
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    Adslegend reacted to Jonnie_07 in Paul Warne   
    In other words anyone of us could have had an go at implementing these tactics … a bit like the under 11s school football team.
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    Adslegend reacted to DCFC_Sloth in Paul Warne   
    I really liked the theory that was laid out in the final couple of years of Mel’s tenure (frightening sentence, I know). The idea that over half the first team would be made up of academy players, with high quality loans to cover shorter term gaps and good signings brought in to cover areas where there were no players coming through. I thought this was quite a good model in the modern day. It would attract youngsters with high ceilings to the club as their was a clear path to the first team, build confidence with other clubs to lend us their best talent, and allow us to spend decent money on players as academy players would be pure profit. It seemed to align academy with first team and present a good vision for a modern sustainable football club. 
     
    I think we were maybe a couple of seasons from seeing it come to fruition too. We were looking at having a team/squad with the potential of having Knight, Bird, Sibley, Thompson, Delap, Gordon, Kellyman, Cashin, Ebosele, Buchanan, Whitaker, Plange, and Williams all drawn from our own academy in it. We all know why it never happened, and the initial idea behind it may have been pushed by outside factors, but looking at the idea on paper it showed a club well aligned in philosophy, both in development and recruitment.
    At the moment I don’t really know what the plan is. Academy players don’t seem to be anywhere near it. That might be due to the club being gutted and them not being to the standard but they never seem to be given a chance. The recruitment seems to be focused on older players, but they don’t appear to fit a system. Cocu spoke about having all teams playing the same way so younger players can step up, which seems really sensible, but currently our first team doesn’t seem to have a consistent way of playing let alone something aligned through the age groups. I think we could do with really setting out a clear goal and a philosophy and working towards it. It would really allow supporters to buy into the vision and direction. Build trust and patience. And, as I think supporters often back their academy graduates the most, really build a unity between team and fans. 
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    Adslegend reacted to Anag Ram in Paul Warne   
    We are, but not so much with three at the back. Most of that was with a Cashin/ Nelson pairing.
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