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HorsforthRam

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    HorsforthRam got a reaction from New Gold Dream in Nicest ever Derby players?   
    Seth Johnson. Really good laugh
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    HorsforthRam reacted to hales300k in Ben Osborn   
    A Chad lad born and raised Jimbo ?  From a DCFC family , Scores against us in the 92nd minute in a ****** shirt , i know Osborn left our academy at a young age to go over to the dark side , with Lascelles and one other ? surely basic human morals would tell him to sky that shot over the bar ? Still hurts , not welcome back for me 
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    HorsforthRam got a reaction from Premier ram in Nicest ever Derby players?   
    Seth Johnson. Really good laugh
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    HorsforthRam got a reaction from Wignall12 in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    Talking to two of their lot tonight…. Would prefer to develop their current place to 45k but if not then a new 50k one. “We’ll fill it easily…” 🤷🏽‍♂️
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Gee SCREAMER !! in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    Saw you speaking to them earlier.  I could see your bemusement. 

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    HorsforthRam reacted to Reggie Greenwood in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    But what would they fill it with ? 💩? 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Comrade 86 in Transfer rumours   
    First off, this is the rumour thread. That's why unsubstantiated stuff is being posted here, otherwise there'd be dedicated threads.
    Secondly, nobody is under duress to read either the thread or any of the articles linked.
    Thirdly, Burrows is an epic signing, well played Warney! 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to angieram in Roof on PP   
    I think Take That (and others of their ilk) might bring their own speakers! 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to SSD in Live football thread.   
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Crewton in Live football thread.   
    And yet you've apparently studied their current team enough to suggest that theyd "walk the league" last season?
    You're like the kid who revises for the questions that don't get asked.
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Foreveram in Live football thread.   
    When finances were conducted in brown paper bags 😎
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    HorsforthRam reacted to AndyinLiverpool in Live football thread.   
    Just enjoy the moment
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Wolfie20 in Live football thread.   
    Were you born a killjoy or is it something you've developed over time?
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    HorsforthRam reacted to IslandExile in Punching above our weight. What do you think would elevate us above mid table next season?   
    "Punching above our weight"???!!!
    We are Derby County. 
    There are no such limits to what we can achieve 🐏 Believe. COYR.
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    HorsforthRam reacted to TigerTedd in Championship 23/24   
    I get really bitter about the play offs. Even though we’ve got promoted, I don’t like anyone else being happy. I think I’m bitter cos we’ve lost so many play off finals.
    and I can’t really feel truly happy about our promotion, I think it’s just the universe correcting itself to the natural order. I’d still only get really excited if we got promoted to the premier league. So I can’t be happy for others who are achieving that before us. 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to CBRammette in Max Bird - stay or go?   
    Never been tearful about a playing leaving before. Seems as if he shouldnt be going. Perhaps as he's same age as one of my sons. Really interesting interview and some lovely words for Wazza and PW
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Rich84 in Best Chant of All Time   
    This
    Back in the 80's was brilliant away from home, with a special mention for the League Cup 1 all draw away at Leicester in 85 after we best them 2 nil at home in the 1st leg to knock them out. They were top flight, us 3rd division, it was also the night of the riots in Leicester City center as the police were all at Filbert Street.....
    Felt like we kept it up for a whole half of the game, every time it wavered and the Leicester (baby squad were they called?) in the terrace next to us started to sing we built the noise back up to drown them out.
    One of the best nights I can remember from my 1st full season going.
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    HorsforthRam reacted to ariotofmyown in Best Chant of All Time   
    How do we get that back?
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    HorsforthRam got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Playoffs,come on Oxford   
    Er… Southampton at home? 😂
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    HorsforthRam got a reaction from Premier ram in Games That Aren't Talked About Enough   
    Archie’s last match at Shrewsbury. All those missing seats!
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Crewton in How impressive is PW as a coach?   
    It's clear from the Wendies, Brum-bums and Huddersfield's struggles this season that poor recruitment, managerial changes and ownership issues can mean a passable championship squad underperforming. If we get the recruitment bit right, the stability we have from top to bottom in the club now should help.
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Caerphilly Ram in How impressive is PW as a coach?   
    In answer to the OP’s question, and as with everything, it’s not as binary as some on either side of the argument would have us believe. 
    Warne himself is keen to share the credit for any success he has with his colleagues and players. I suspect Barker does a lot of the coaching on the grass along with Hamshaw, but Warne definitely plays a part. Both Bird and Warne commented on the additional coaching which led to Bird’s improved finishing this season so there must be something there.
    We’ve seen a number of players adapt to new/different roles and positions during his tenure. Sibley at lb/lwb, Smith at rb, Wilson who many said couldn’t play as a rb filled in admirably at the end of the season as the examples that stick out in my mind.
    We’ve defended as a team and achieved the best defensive record in the whole EFL this season, that has to be down to some sort of coaching surely rather than the “our players are just better” that certain posters keep trotting out. For a defence that suffered constant changes due to injury and the switching from 3 to 4 at the back to be so consistent smacks of some sort of tactical organisation despite the occasional erratic moment.
    His man management and the team unity has been cited by a number of the squad as being a big factor in their success this season. Does that count as coaching? 
     
    And yet there were games (more last season than this? 🤔) when an opposition manager tweaked something in the game and Warne didn’t react. There’s the much discussed lack of youth integration and development into the first team, does that count against his accolades as a coach? The game management and lack of control in midfield has irked many, is that a failing of his coaching (or is it a tactical choice which he is happy to take for pragmatic reasons?) 
    For me Warne has some strengths, despite what some are desperate to deny, and he has some weaknesses which are also ignored by some of the fan base. He has delivered a measure of success this season and we get to see whether he can carry that into the championship in the coming months…fun times innit 😁 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to 8Leeds in How impressive is PW as a coach?   
    I don’t think there’s many managers that could have built a team with as much togetherness as Paul has. 
    I’ve not always enjoyed our style of play and at times felt it limited some of our players but it’s gotten results and seen us promoted. 
    We’re able to defend from corners, something we’ve struggled with for an age. We’re also a threat from them as well now which is nice to see.
    Most managers seem to be of the mindset of get short term success to hopefully get a move higher up the pyramid, Paul gives me the impression he thinks differently, his mind is  completely on Derby and it’s long term success. 
    Cheers Paul and the team for an exciting end to the season. The scenes from the end of the Carlisle game will live long in the memory. 
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    HorsforthRam reacted to kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong in How impressive is PW as a coach?   
    Get out,it's merely an excuse for the whingers to briefly crawl out of their boxes after being firmly placed in them after promotion.
    I swear some people are genuinely upset that warne achieved it with us.
     
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    HorsforthRam reacted to Dimmu in How impressive is PW as a coach?   
    Bit of a contradiction there Bris. First, you describe a big part of tactics and in the next sentence, you dismiss it. 
    To answer the original question:
    I'm not sure if talking only about Warne is fair as coaching is strongly a team effort.
     I've seen Warneball being called physical, so why did he have a midfield of Hourihane and Bird for about half of the season? Or that Warneball is putting crosses in? What kind of tactics would you choose if you had Collins upfront? Crosses maybe? Or the other way around, did Didzy score countless goals because we put a lot of crosses in? Nope, we played to his strengths. If I'd describe Warneball to an outsider, I'd call it pragmatic, fluid, and mixable while using our strengths and making the most of our opponent's weaknesses. Attention to detail is a strength when we talk about football management.
    Just to highlight how fluid our tactics are: I've seen us defending with 5-3-2, 5-4-1, 4-5-1, 4-4-1-1 all in the same game. Well, we all have because it happened often when Bradley was brought on. 
    I think he has only two aims when setting his tactics. Firstly, how to get the most out of the striker (how much Didzy, Waggy, Collins, and Gayle have scored, I think he's got that right). The second aim is how to help our keeper to keep a clean sheet. (The least goals conceded in EFL is some achievement). If these two are not about tactics, then what is? And tactics need coaching. With confidence and some experience, I claim that is not an easy part of coaching. 
    So, tactics are a massive part of coaching and they have excelled. Another would be increasing the player's ability and that's tougher to measure. I haven't seen as fit team as the current one is in ages and it's part of improving the player's ability. Yes, it may have caused some injuries, but that's football. Also, they managed to teach Sibley to play as LWB. On the first try, he was horrible at it but played okay as fullback when he had a player in front of him. It's a testament to Sibbo and the coaching team, and during the run-in, his performances as LWB turned out to be one of the developmental highlights.
    It'll sure be an interesting summer ahead. Will we build a midfield like Hourihane-Bird or Adams-Smith-Thommo? They don't have much in common, but the question is, will they continue to be the ones who'll be sacrificed when we aim to be at our best in both boxes?
    I think Warne has shown to be an excellent manager, who seems to be able to build a bunch of individuals into a cohesive group and I really appreciate that. At the same time, my personal preference would be much sexier, quick short-passing champagne football. Maybe it'll come when we have the players for it.
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