Old Spalding Ram

RAMSTV 1Wildsmith 8 2Wilson 6.5 35Nelson 8 6Cashin 8 23Ward 6 20Elder 8 8Bird 8 32Adams 9…knocked off a point for the booking, added 3 points for his fist pump reaction after blocking that goal bound shot! 😁 17Sibley 6 4Hourihane 7 12Smith 6 11Méndez-Laing 7.5 5Bradley 7 9Collins 6 27Blackett-Taylor 5 7Barkhuizen 7

It is by this grizzled “old school” defender! 😁 Nyambe, Nelson, Cashin & Elder are the strongest back four in this League and can get us promoted out of this division. ……………..…just a few words about Elder, really begining to look the part, thought he was excellent last night.👍🐏

Pinched from the Exeter forum. I'm normally annoyed when we lose or get hammered but not today. Derby are a level above. They'll do really well next year in the championship. We just cannot compete. I assume players like Hourihane will be on more £ a week than our entire squad put together. .

Tonights attendance 7754 (1163 from Derby) ……….well done to one and all. 👍🐏

Exeter lined up with three at the back against Wigan. Sweeney, Diabate & Jules in a 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’3” formation! ……………..I do hope we’ve got a bloody good plan B. 👍🐏

Started against Cheltenham, subbed after an hour. Those stalwarts of the player ratings thread gave him a score ranging from 3 to 6 with a mode average of 4. Signed on the 22nd of January, now in his fourth week at the club. We spend time chasing and signing an out and out winger with a good reputation at this level throughout this league when playing in a front three, once signed we move to playing two up front. ……………no wonder the kid looks cheesed off.

Pinched from the BBC live text feed. Agree….…..it did get rather repetitive at times👍🐏 85' Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside. 49' Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside. 45' Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside. 39' Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside. 28’ Offside, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing is caught offside. 27' Offside, Derby County. Conor Hourihane is caught offside. 20' Offside, Derby County. James Collins is caught offside. 13' Offside, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing is caught offside.

As for our poor displays at Pride Park…………I wouldn’t panic just yet! 👍🐏

Got a feeling there’s going to be a few changes today. ……………..Wildsmith back in goal? 👍🐏

From the Beeb. GOAL - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bristol City What a tie! Superb response by Bristol City as they get themselves back on level terms. Skipper Jason Knight prods home after an assist by Haydon Roberts. The Championship club are being backed by a few thousand travelling fans and they're making all the noise. ……………….👍🐏

Dwight Gayle League appearances 2023/24 season 0 goals in 10 games 2022/23 season 3 goals in 35 games 2021/22 season 0 goals in 8 games. 2020/21 season 1 goal in 18 games. 2019/20 season 4 goals in 20 games. Five years, 8 goals, 91 games. Goal every 11.3 games Craig Forsyth League appearances 19/20 season 3 goals in 22 games 20/21 season 0 goals in 21 games 21/22 season 3 goals in 26 games 22/23 season 0 goals in 26 games 23/24 season 3 goals in 24 games Five years, 9 goals, 133 games. Goal every 14.7 games. ………………I’d rather stick Fozzy up front! 👍😁

Pinched this random post from the Charlton forum. Derby's #5 Bradley, that's a proper CB. So aggressive and doesn't give an inch. ………………….seems fair comment on yesterdays performance. 👍😁

See,…………….i told you he read this forum! 👍😂

He’s match fit…………………stick him in!

Couple of changes from the Cheltenham match. Adams and Nyambe in for Wilson & Barkhuizen So a bench of Wildsmith, Bradley, Ward, Wilson, Fornah, Thompson, Barkhuizen. ……….can someone let me know if they can find a better bench of subs in League 1 come Saturday afternoon! 👍😁

Are we still paying 100% of his wages?

……………was it the 18.25 out of St Pancras?

Nyambe left out of the squad v Mali, marked down as injured on the official team sheet. He was back in the squad for the 3-0 defeat against Angola on Saturday. …………………should be in from the start against Charlton.👍🐏

Perhaps not,……….the locals reckon Brum have offered megabucks for 15 goal Mason-Clarke.

Just need a goal for Lincoln, one for Port Vale and an equaliser for Carlisle against Bolton…………………….and we’re top! 👍🐏🕺

Pinched from the Cheltenham forum. Looks like a good time to play Derby. Poor recent form, struggling to score and some major injuries to strikers and defenders. They seem to be flogging the same players week in week out. High press and plenty of energy against them is the order of the day, me thinks. Bloody hell…………….…….looks like we’ve been rumbled! 😁🐏

Taken from the DCFC banter page………..Footy Namibia. Marked as injured.

Wins my post of the day………………….and it’s only 9.30 in the morning! 👍🐏

Jake Young thread on the Bradford forum Words of wisdom from Kevin 1954. Derby are losing a ton of money just by existing. I struggle to see how they will be released from the financial restraints in August if they can’t prove funding is available to run the club on a day to day basis ? Kevin has a friend called Borderlescott. Yeah, agreed. They might want Young, but their circumstances prob count them out of the race as we can easily command an upfront fee from others. For the club its probably safer than loaning to Derby and seeing them reneging on a purchase agreement in August if they are in bother! Kevin and his friend are *********. (please insert own expletives) 👍🐏