Rev

10 minutes ago, BaaLocks said:

Nah, not sure about that one bit.

Rooney had his personal interests but it's hard to deny he stood by the club in their darkest hour - sometimes paying out of his own pocket to do so. We all know Rooney had no invested interest in Derby and was here for a share of the club or some business interest - why would he be here for anything else. But my view is that he acted with decency and integrity (inside the boundaries of someone here for business reasons) and could have completely dropped us (and others around him) under the proverbial bus on more than one occasion. Doesn't mean I want Rooney back, or anything like that, but I do appreciate what he did for us at the time he did it.

I know, you don't agree!

Brilliant figurehead, so so manager.

We needed a figurehead more than we needed a manager, so it suited both parties.

I like Paul Warne and his staff, as people. 

From what I can tell, they're a decent, honest and principled bunch. 

I believe that's what attracted David Clowes to them in the first instance, alongside their record of success in League One. 

I'll also add that they saw those principles reflected in David Clowes, hence their decision to come on board.

From the start it was referenced by all parties the entire ethos of the club needed changing, and rebuilding work was needed from top to bottom, which is not the work of a moment, or indeed a few months. 

The backroom staff had been hollowed out to the bare minimum, across multiple departments. 

A review of the remaining staff saw several leave, and a new round of recruitment has taken place, building the club back up to operating strength across the board, from the casual staff,offices and the football support and academy roles, a process that is still ongoing.

That's not a normal issue that an incoming manager has to grapple with, rebuilding the back room to what it should be, while ensuring his requirements are met. We've seen a level of churn across the Academy management in that time, which must have demanded Warnes attention at various stages, in addition to the normal commitments management brings.

We've an owner learning about operating a football club, having taken over in sheer desperation, leaning on the manager he's appointed I presume, there seems to be no other football experts within his team we know of.

None of this is normal for a first team football manager, especially in his first job away from a much smaller club with different expectations, so mistakes and stumbles will inevitably happen. 

We got close enough last season that there were few grumbles about his position, yet after only two games, one in the league, there's a sizable minority calling for change, and a notable shift in how he's perceived. 

I'm not a natural defender of Warne, but will stand up for his work so far.

 I'm a self confessed football snob, and don't see him as the man to lead us back to the promised land of the Premier League, probably based around pre conceptions of his football philosophy rather than any evidence, but he's Clowes choice to launch that journey, and some of the criticism on here recently is well out of kilter with the job he's done so far.

5 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Since Sibley's already done LB, LWB, CM, AM, SS, LW and RW under Warne, we'll probably see him at CB or RWB next.

He'll probably march back into the team as SS.

The evidence that he will score goals wherever he goes is pretty sparse in recent seasons.

26 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

According to our owner " "Paul has been given a budget, I think a good budget for League One that is good enough to get us out of the league."

He didn't mention in which direction.

1 minute ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

Who would want a war chest to spend and have failed spectacularly in their most recent jobs. 

I assume he meant as players, they'd fit the age profile.

18 minutes ago, Boycie said:

They’ll get used to it then HMS PisstheLeague will finally set sale.

Auto correct has done you there, I presume?

Pisstheleague will set sail, but if pisstheleague sets sale we'll be lucky to bring in a tenner.

2 minutes ago, 8Leeds said:

Have we had a change of formation?

Yes. 

It was 60/40 in favour of Warne, second half it's 60/40 against .

2 minutes ago, Diego said:

Far too easy to play against.

3-5-2 is just not working. Shades of Pearson’s tenure. 

Just about to post similar. 

I can't really picture the game from the Radio Derby commentary, but it's certainly got the aroma of Pearsons tenure.

2 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

In all seriousness... now I've read the link kindly offered by the OP... Changing it from the Saturday to the Friday evening is pants enough, but to then change it again to the THURSDAY evening... on the say so of "Local Authorities" is pretty full on loadsabollox.
Who the eff plays on a Thursday night?  Tin pot clubs, that's who!  

 

This get's a BOOO! from me, purely on principle!  

I'm guessing the authorities don't want resources redirected from a busy night of the year, like the last Friday before Xmas, to police a football match.

1 hour ago, Kokosnuss said:

I don't mind us being turned into the Rotherham who got automatic promotion, I do mind us being turned into a a s*** version of Rotherham.

Exactly my fear, we've recruited a promotion specialist who'd spent 20 years near enough at that club, and still got them relegated 3 times.

He's funny in interviews, mind.

21 hours ago, NottsRam77 said:

Oh im not trying to convert anyone lol

each to your own as they say. 

just think its an interesting subject.. the whole space and the macro factors affecting us all 

Wouldn't it be just as easy to invest in the $!

2 minutes ago, angieram said:

Morgan Whittaker with a goal and an assist yesterday. 

I hope we remember that when our next young player breaks through to our first team, and give them some support.

It needed to start with the manager in Morgans case, unfortunately. 

21 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

As I said in the original post I was fairly confident some would see the negatives with the limited info I had, which is partly why I hesitated to share it, but it is what it is. Some will hopefully see a bit of positivity in the clubs intent where lots are worried about the age of the players linked publicly, others such as yourself have your concerns. I’m not gonna dispute those, it’s not how I see it and it is how you see it, we’re each entitled to our opinions after all. 

You should have hesitated longer.

All you've done is set the excitable amongst us a challenge to identify the player, and the skeptics amongst us a stick to further beat PW with.

2 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

What do the number of potential sales tell us I wonder? 😄

People in Nottingham have less self respect, so wear more Crocs?

6 hours ago, Srg said:

I hope we don’t sign him, regardless of who he is as a person and the history. He’s 37 for crying out loud. He’s the opposite of what this team needs. 

Plus, it’ll be painful reading people put an ‘e’ on the end of Sharp all season. 

I'll be taking an extra e all season long if we sign Billy.

I'd take Bannan in a heartbeat. 

Still a superb player. 

28 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said:

Who took the jam out of your donut rev?

I Think you’ve got too much time on your hands pal

You managed to read and understand the post. i’ve got too much going on in my life to be arsed to spellcheck a football forum post

oh to be some 🙄

I'm only pulling your blockchain. 

It's just that I'd find advice on  cutting edge financial technology easier to swallow if it was properly formatted. 

I do enjoy your one man effort on here though, and I have watched some of the content you've posted and found it interesting, if not persuasive.

1 hour ago, NottsRam77 said:

. I want to be able to leave them something when im gone but i can promise u it wont be in the form of pounds in the bank as by the time they can access it, it wouldnt even buy a loaf of bread .

I'd suggest you leave them these.

31 minutes ago, MadAmster said:

. He has said he tells all potential signings they aren't guaranteed a starting place. IMO he's right to tell them that.

I heard him say he tells new recruits he employs them to train, not play matches. 

I like that attitude. 

Tickets secured for Micky Flanagan next month.

6 minutes ago, Will Hughes Hair said:

To be honest @RoyMac5 I haven’t seen the new players in the flesh yet, but I’m pleased on the whole.

The trouble is that although some structural imbalances have been resolved others remain glaringly obvious.

Is it a championship winning back three if Bradley gets an injury? What about midfield if Bird is sold? or Hourihane injured? Or most perplexingly of all what happens to our striking options if Collins gets injured?

Don't question Warne, it's just not worth it.

Just now, RoyMac5 said:

He didn't mention any trialists nor who it was against. Just a few players, particularly someone (mentioned in this thread but whose name I've forgotten 😄 Wash? ) who scored a hat-trick. Thought he was joking but perhaps not.

It was Washington, it was against Derby Ladies, a hard fought draw.

4 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said:

What angry emoji 👀

I know all too well, you've made a change there.

6 minutes ago, David said:

Sounds like some bad blood between you both, I always knew you was trouble

Don't blame me.