Old Spalding Ram

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

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! 😁🐏

 

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! 😁🐏

 

Not sure I can properly articulate how much I love this man. The waiver against the Wendies, signing a blank contract that summer when Morris was playing his games, mingling happily with fans at Wembley 2019 even though he wasnt playing & must have been hurting, leadership on & off the pitch during the dark days of admin....amazing that a man with such a career as him thought so much of us to do all that.
Much derided as a 'kick it, head it' centre half by outsiders, he improved massively technically when under Rooney/Rosenior. Set his fastest bleep test I believe in training whilst with us during the admin season...he wanted to be the best version of himself at all times.
He deserves & will get a rapturous reception tomorrow. I hope he returns back home to us in some capacity very soon 🖤🐏

Once a Ram...
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

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! 😁🐏

 

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! 👍🐏

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

I appreciate Warne get's a lot of stick... and at times like this it's difficult to argue against... But there's a particular trait I like... have always liked... in a player.  And that's passion!
Not for the shirt, per sé.  Not for the badge specifically.  But for their craft.
There's a distinct lack of that right now, and it seemed to be massively magnified last night.
Masses of mistakes last night, and yet I don't recall one single hint of a player reacting in a frustrated "must do better" kind of way.  No kicking hoardings.  No thumping the ground.  No heavenwards screaming out in frustration.  No bollockings from team mates.  No fist pumping encouragement.
Even young Cashin was doing this a few weeks back... and it was truly wonderful to witness... but that seems to have gone now (And no, I'm not singling him out intentionally.  No effing way!)  
All we got last night was meek acknowledgements of apology.  Lots of stooped shoulders! A half-raised hand of patheticism. (*Looks like I just made that word up, but it's staying in!  Fuckem!) 
If I was the cynical sort (I'm not!), I'd be wondering if they actually cared!
 
Now... I hasten to add... My support of DCFC is currently going through a similar phase.  I can laugh it off.  I can shrug my shoulders.  I can slouch back in my NE Corner seat and not bother singing.  (I won't boo, but my silence alone should be deafening to the players!)  I can almost appear to those that don't know me as though I don't care.  That's not the case, but I certainly don't care as much nowadays as I have done in the past.  Of course I've lost SOME of my passion.  But that comes with age.  That comes with having "Been there before... numerous times".  In essence, I've "got an excuse".
These players don't have that excuse.  They are the now.  They are as close to being in their prime as they're likely to be.  They should care.  They ought to care.  They should be taking pride in their craft.  They should feel the passion.

They ain't clocking in at Royces at 07:40 every morning, to stare at the same old computerised CNC milling machine hour after hour.  They ain't driving the same old dirty bus around the same old dirty streets of Derby day in, day out.  They ain't staring at spreadsheets shift after shift.  Those guys and gals are (arguably) entitled to "plod on".
These guys are craftsmen.  They are entertainers.  They are professional athletes. They have either been gifted with a talent, or indeed they have worked bloody hard to hone themselves that talent. 
So where is their pride?  Where is their passion?  Why are they letting their peers down?  Why are they letting the supporters down?  Why are they LETTING THEMSELVES DOWN? WTF does it look like they don't care?
I just can't get my head around that.

The team are not coached to have any control. Another midfielder will not help if Warne continues to employ the tactics he wants us to play football.
I say football. It’s pinball. Players must be being encouraged to move it as forward as quickly as possible, taking no more than 3 touches. Chaotic, gas out type football.
I thought we might go up with our squad automatically, even with him in charge. I am beginning to think not.

Any attempt, really, we went through horrendous times and never once threatened to get a game abandoned.

Most exciting signing we’ve had in yonks and the forum descends into Economics Weekly.
Welcome Corey - you’re a ram now. Enjoy!

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) 👍🐏

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) 👍🐏

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) 👍🐏

Derby boys, we are here, whoa oh…
absolutely tearing up the place…