Shipley Ram

On 21/08/2022 at 23:45, jimbo jones said:

I’ve delved into cricket Twitter over the last month, it's like there's a civil war going between those who love the hundred and want everything franchised and those who hate it and are a massive threat to the game as we know it.

It is very nasty, even to the point of ex-players squabbling and calling each other names. It's a very depressing sight which can't be good for anyone. Right now the legacy of the Hundred appears to me to be causing a massive division in the cricketing community.

The answer for next season is rumoured to be having another tournament. A red ball one in August, regionalised  into 3 team tournaments (Notts and Leicestershire for us) using all the counties. Or having regionalised teams with the “best players” AKA a red ball version of the hundred ?‍♂️

Have you come across the Lancashire Action group? They look like they are taking a stand.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/24/lancashires-awkward-squad-ready-to-battle-for-county-crickets-future

Sky highlights

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12680174/derby-1-0-west-brom-carabao-cup-highlights

2 hours ago, Archie said:

Champions League winners within 3 years!

We should all log on to their forum, hold our noses whilst we pile in with a load of happy clapper, we'll qualify for europe who will love the return of the champions, we need a 80k ground for our support type posts add to the febrile delusion. Then when it goes tits up we can amuse ourselves with Cooper must go and that fat t*** hasn't provided enough transfer funds for us to compete posts.

About 10 years too early for Billy Caskey, and a bit to early for me to have any idea.

Marvin Robinson, scored for us in the premier league.

Anyone go to this?

5 hours ago, PistoldPete said:

John Duncan

He would have been a great player if he could have stayed fit. I'll always remember this goal.

28 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Star Soccer used to have 2 matches, the day after..... 

Mmmm Star Soccer takes me right back

This has put me off the whole thing, her goal is forever tainted for me.

Leeds Rams showing off their new flag today, to some heckling from the Yard.

Try Under the Cosh, I watch them on youtube but they are downloadable as podcasts

Here's a Derby related one

This Forest t*** has some funny stories

I hope you heal quickly and well. Are you plastered, or in a protective boot?

This is interesting from the article, and should be pointed out to those who moan we are spraying cash about on big players after just coming out of admin.

However, players including Conor Hourihane, Tom Barkhuizen and James Chester all rejected more lucrative offers elsewhere to join Derby.

They set up how I expect many teams to set up against us this season, press us and push their defence up to the halfway line to compress play and make it difficult for us to play. This is exactly how Hull did us in the playoffs but we set up in the second leg to exploit the space behinf their defence with Weimann's pace and through balls. We need to at least theaten to do this, even if playing it out is plan A and used most of the time we need to push thier back line back to make some space for us to play.

Frankly they can f*** right off. They arrange the youth system so then can poach the best players for bugger all, can't give them game time to develop so want to change the lower league to develop the players they have stolen. How about you let the players devolop them pay a propper fee for them. I'll be so dissapointed if the EFL don't tell them where to stick it.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jul/26/premier-league-wants-championship-to-house-loan-players-in-new-finance-deal

I couldn't remember who we were playing, i just have a vauge memory of him comming for a cross and the ball ending up in the back of the net. That team is a real mix of great but past it, journeymen, and Bobby.

Jake Findlay, played one game for us on loan and made a right howler.

Another poor waft down caught down the leg side 116/6.

Early wicket, so early I missed it.

Rushworth has been useful today.

5 minutes ago, Magicman said:

Good century by Du Plooy and Dal playing well together .

You've gone and jinxed it now, Dal out for 90.

50 minutes ago, Diego said:

It doesn't really matter until we bin Umbro off and get a decent manufacturer anyway.

I like Umbro, it reminds me of Charlie

The Bardford Arms on Manningham Lane is close to the ground, I've never been but a mate of mine suggests the Corn Dolly as a good pub https://thecorndollypub.co.uk/ .

Copy of the letter

9 minutes ago, Derbados said:

Just signed some bloke from the farmers league, got to say they better hope these signings nobody’s heard of deliver otherwise they are some very expensive mistakes. 

They won't, if they are s**** they'll just be sent to Greece.