plymouthram

2 hours ago, Mick Harford said:

I'd guess at May and Sam Smith, solely my guess mind.

Latest news with Reading, who signed Sam Smith might have to let all their summer signings go, due to their tax problems. They are now under a fresh embargo and rumours are that the 4 players that they recently signed are yet to be registered.

3 hours ago, Inverurie Ram said:

Regarding Derby County 1-3 Sheff Utd. I thought we played well when we moved the ball around in triangle shapes and at times looked bright and positive.

Hourihane has the quality but frustrates a lot when not even looking forward on many occasions to put us on the front foot and create, instead choosing to pass it back where it has come from. I understand keeping possession and keeping the ball moving, but a lot of the time we opt to let the opposition get back into shape, when we could opt for quick attacking through balls, or balls out wide or onto other midfield players to counter attack. Maybe the lack of pace we have in our attackers forces players to turn around so much, and signing Waghorn would only reinforce this. Not sure how quick Washington is but his movement in the box was good when he should of scored.

Nelson and Bradley continued to look good for us, and hopefully Wilson will get more game time, to get up to speed, he currently looks unfit and bulky up top and was slow to do anything with the goals. Ward again put a cross or two into the box and looks to do the right things. Hopefully Elder gets fit soon, so we get to see him and maybe he gets back in defence, where Cashin switched off for the first goal, and we might have not been caught out for the third, when Smith stopped and played for offside.

So taking the first and third Sheff Utd goals out of the game, a 1-1 result could have been achieved against a Premiership side, which shows to me at this stage, we are looking alright, and a midfielder/striker with pace and aggression in both positions with PW stating 2/3 more players are required, and I would think that makes our team very strong and very capable of gaining promotion this season.

We looked alright with the EFL ball, conceding one soft goal but we looked better with the Premiership ball, conceding 2 goals.

So onwards and upwards.

I thought their 3rd goal was offside, even Korey raised his arm.

6 hours ago, Jourdan said:

I think two words define this season: fine margins. Since February, we’ve fallen on the wrong side of them every time. 

The players gave everything today and the performance was a creditable one. The game hinged on one mistake and sometimes in football that’s all it takes.

Some might deem this season a failure and the anti-Warne sentiment will no doubt be in overdrive over the coming days and weeks, but it’s needless.

Personally I don’t think at any point we’ve looked like one of the three best teams in the division, so I don’t think there should be much of a hangover if any at all. The signs have been there that it is simply one season too soon.

We just have to lick our wounds, regroup quickly, have a positive rebuild over the summer and go out and finish in the top two in 23-24.

Not going into the Championship with this group of players and under financial restrictions could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

I said this a few weeks ago and the sentiment remains - this is where Warne’s work really starts.

Good post, I was speaking to my brother after the game today and he made similar comments to what you have stated. Getting promoted whilst under some sort of business plan (Alleged to be reviewed soon) would have seen us struggle in the Championship.

2 hours ago, alram said:

can anyone confirm are we out of the business plan this summer ( i have seen conflicting statements)

I read somewhere that a few weeks back, there had been dialogue between the club and EFL and any review would not take place until the season had finished and also which league Derby would be in. The Rams have made money this season and it was better than the expected business plan that was agreed between the club and the EFL. 

I feel the Business Plan will be reviewed and some restrictions will be altered, but we will have to wait and see. Hopefully the review is done ASAP, so the club can do some early recruitment.

41 minutes ago, jono said:

Silly question but will the game be on Rams TV ? I might need to part with a tenner given the seriousness of the situation 😎

Only if you are abroad, not in UK. Find a pub and watch it on sky sports

1 hour ago, DavesaRam said:

I struggle to share your taste for facing Barnsley - I went to the away match, and we were absolutely no match for them. But we played them off the park a few weeks earlier in a cup match, so who knows? Certainly not me!

Good stats to look at: One with Derby in the play-offs and one with Peterboro. Interesting to see we currently have lost the least, unless we lose at Wednesday, then its all square. Peterboro record is pants  having lost 4, lets hope it stays that way.

3 hours ago, Vimto Enjoyer said:

Reckon he’d fit in these?

Don't they belong to Paul Jewell

Wednesday 3 Rams 3

I know Peterboro have won more games than the Rams, but do they deserve to have a chance in the play-offs having lost a massive 17 matches. It would be a travesty if we fail on Sunday afternoon and the Posh nick it. I'm hoping we win at Wednesday, Peterboro result won't matter and Bristol Rovers beat Bolton. I fancy the Rams against Barnsley over 2 legs especially having the home game first.

So come on Derby, beat Wednesday and lets see where it takes us.

6 hours ago, LeedsCityRam said:

So you're comfortable if we get beat at Hillsborough then? By the way, stating Peterborough's record against the 'top 9' looks highly selective. The highest placed team we have beaten away is Exeter in 14th, Peterborough have beaten higher placed teams Lincoln & Shrewsbury away from home. They've also shown themselves comfortable against top 6 by walloping Plymouth 5-2 & beating Sheff Weds.

The uncertainty you allude to is mostly due to not knowing how many players (if any) Barnsley or Sheff Wed will rest or their motivation for the game. In an ordinary scenario, both Derby & Peterborough would be outsiders given their records to date..which is my point certainly with respect to Derby.

The stats don't come into it when its a one of game for Derby & Peterboro. They both need to win, Barnsley & Wednesday don't. So it's a bit like a cup match for the current 6th and 7th placed team. Once that's decided and sorted its more cup games for 4 teams, you just have to ignore stats and see what happens.

55 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

That’s a good summary. Bolton’s result is relevant too in terms of we could still finish 5th, if we win and they lose their last game, we’d leapfrog them into 5th.

That's possible with an away fixture to Bristol Rovers for Bolton and Sheffield Weds with nothing to play for and possibily wanting to rest key players ready for their play-off fixtures.

21 minutes ago, Sheepdog said:

Thanks for reposting this - we’ll look out for those. Thinking of having tea in one of the whetherspoons and then taking it from there. I was thinking of heading to the Bowling Green as I like real ale and my OH likes craft cider. 

Wetherspoon pub in the city called the Chevaliar is not too bad and very close to the Turks Head (brewpub). Going to the Bowling green will be packed with football fans being close to the ground and it only serves up to 3 real ales. Turks Head has got 9 handpumps plus craft beers on tap. Not sure  if there is any craft ciders though.

7 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

In case you missed this...

Look out for The Turk’s Head (High St), the Ship Inn (Martin’s Lane), the Old Firehouse (New North Road), the White Hart (South St) and the Exonian (Fore St).

If you are on the Quay, the Prospect Inn is a local favourite and if you are near St. David’s, the Mill on the Exe is another.

Another one I forgot to mention is The City Gate by the Iron Bridge.

Turk's Head is my favourite being a brewpub with great selection of ales. They don't do cash so you need to pay by card or phone. The Mill is a bit up market, so not far from St David's station is the Imperial (Wetherspoons), worth a visit just for the fantastic barrel vaulted conservatory(massive). I will arrive in Exeter just before 6pm, so going for a cheap tea in the Imperial, will be my first port of call. Just go straight out of the railway station cross the main road and up through a walkway steps to the next road and cross over into the grounds of the pub (all up hill).

Agree with Jourdan, the old Firehouse is worth a visit, so is the White Hart. Not been in the Ship or the Exonian, so I can't give any comments on them.

On 16/04/2023 at 19:55, Millenniumram said:

Absolutely salute anyone going to this one by the way. All that way on a Tuesday night to watch the inevitable second half collapse. Heroic effort by anyone doing it

I'm going, but I only have to travel from Plymouth. I think Warne needs to play a back 4 and stop trying to make NML & Barks play wingbacks. Put Forsyth back in the starting line up and leave Collins on the bench.

I think now we have drawn against MK Dons we need 3 wins and 1 draw out of the 5 games to give us a chance of the play-offs. It could be less, the next 2 games for the teams involved might alter the total points required.

Does anybody think Wycombe are back in the play-off mix being only 3pts outside 6th spot even though their goal difference is only +13 currently. Their remaining fixtures are; Morecambe (a), Cambridge (a), Lincoln (h), Cheltenham (h) and Portsmouth (a). I personally think, with 5 games left they could'nt snatch 6th by goal diff, and would have to gain 4 points on 2 teams above them.

Peterboro now have two difficult away matches Cambridge & Accrington, both fighting to stay in the division. This is followed by Ipswich (h), Bristol (h) and Barnsley (a).

Bolton have Oxford (a), Burton (a), Shrewsbury (h), Accrington (h), Fleetwood (h) and Bristol (a).

1 minute ago, Tamworthram said:

Thanks for educating me on how the end of season league positions.

We don't know what will have happen over the next five games. What we do know is that Posh are currently above us and therefore "better" than us. Your original statement that "we're a better side than Peterborough" is based on an assumption (that we finish above them) not stating a fact.

You need to read my statement again !!! There was no where I made the "We're a better side than Peterborough" The clue is now going to be in bold for you;  "After 46 games if we finish above the Posh, then that would suggest we are better than them.

"If" is the optimistic word in my statement.

2 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

23 minutes ago, plymouthram said:

After 46 games if we finish above the Posh, then that would suggest we are better than them.

We're currently below them two points adrift. Using your logic we're not currently better than Posh.

It's not logic, it's stating facts. After 46 games every teams position is decided, quoting teams current positions and stating that they are better than us can only be correct if they remain above us at the end of season.

1 hour ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

If this thread is based on today’s performance then surely it should be saying playoffs are a certainty. We maintain that level of performance in our remaining games and through the playoffs we will be promoted!!

Yes it was a fluke result, we had 28 shots to the Dons 3. If we get another 28 shots in the next match, I'm sure we will score more than once.

12 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

17 hours ago, Rammy03 said:

I think we'll do it. We're only 7th on goal difference and we've been inside the playoffs for most of the season. I believe we're a better side than Peterborough and we will show it in the run in. Time to step up and get back on track. 

I hope you’re right but results over the last two months suggest we’re not a better team than Peterborough. 

After 46 games if we finish above the Posh, then that would suggest we are better than them.

Current form would put Peterboro in the driving seat to claim a play-off place, but it does'nt always work out like that. Peterboro have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 matches. Their previous batch of 5 matches saw 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Overall, in their last 15 matches they have lost 5 of them and only drawn 2 (which they don't seem to do often).                                                                                            Bolton, who have the game in hand to play and that is a home match. But they have only won once in the last 5 matches (not including the Papa Johns Final), their previous 10 games though produced 8 wins and just 2 defeats.

Derby have the worse form in the last 5 matches, having lost 3 and their previous 10 games also shows 3 defeats. Having stated that the 6 defeats in the last 15 games have all come against teams in the top 7 barring the Fleetwood game. Bolton have no team left to play in the top 7 places and the highest placed team left to play is Shrewsbury at home in 10th spot. Peterboro have still 2 games to play against sides in the top 7 places, they also have 2 teams to play who are fighting to stay up (both away, Cambridge & Accrington).

It's all down to finding form from Easter Monday and beyond. I believe Bolton will remain in the top 6 due to having that extra game and their remaining fixtures. So it's down to Peterboro and the Rams, are we due a good run of results again, are the Posh due another poor run (lets hope so). The play-offs will favour the team finishing 6th coming up against the losing team in the automatics, whether it be Ipswich, Plymouth or Sheff Weds. And the final at Wembley, you just throw the form book away, as it's been proven on so many occasions.

COME ON DERBY, IT'S NOT OVER YET AND IF WE PULL IT OFF, IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC AFTER THE LAST 12 MONTHS PLUS.

2 hours ago, Brailsford Ram said:

Sheffield Wednesday and Derby share a common problem; they are big clubs suffering financial restrictions who have ageing small squads and now facing burn-out after the physical constraints suffered as a result of sustaining long unbeaten runs. They now have all on to turn around their recent form to make a final push for promotion. They both need a resurgence of energy to progress.

Unlike these two, Barnsley, Ipswich, Bolton and Plymouth were able to significantly strengthen their squads in January and their recent results reflect this. They are the physically best equipped teams going into the run in for promotion. I think the top two now is likely to be from Ipswich, Plymouth and maybe Barnsley.

The team we are competing with is Peterborough for sixth place and we should disregard Wycombe and Portsmouth; if either of them overtake us we've had it in my opinion.

If we can take sixth, or maybe fifth place, I'd hope for the Wendies over two legs. Previous experience tells us that anything can happen at Wembley on the day and if we get that far, bring it on.

The next four games are massive for us. If I was forced to take a bet today, I'd go for us being in this league next season, with the Wendies - Walkley Owl please note - but that could all change this week or next. The consolation is that whatever happens, DCFC is still alive and kicking.

Always look on the bright side of life.

COYR

 

January window= Barnsley: 7 players in 3 out. Bolton: 6 in 4 out. Peterboro: 2 in 4 out. Ipswich: 4 in 3 out. Plymouth: 5 in 1 out. The Rams: 2 in nil out.

On 08/04/2023 at 15:20, Premier ram said:

3 wins , MK, Burton, Bristol

 2 draws Pompey, Sheff Wed

  1 defeat think Exeters our trickiest fixture

I've got a feeling the Exeter game could be easy. Well, they play Plymouth at home on the Saturday 15th and being their local rivals, form and league position goes out the window. Exeter will have a full house for that Devon Derby and will probably give 110% to beat the Pilgrims. Then going into another tough game 3 days later might be too much for them.

On 03/04/2023 at 15:40, B4ev6is said:

Well friday could be our last chance get promation this season the lads must find a way to win and hope the other results go our way we have slipped out of the play offs by one goal. Do we go with 451 formation or 442 these are formations I would consider if I was warn maybe this will throw forest green rovers off. This game wont be easy but we must all stand togather as one to stand any chance of going up. We have 7 games left try and pull this off.

 

Yes B4 it's a must win game, anything else will be no good. I would play 3 centrebacks and flood the midfield to dominate possession and play attacking football.

FG Rovers 0 Rams 2 James Chester scores