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3 hours ago, Inverurie Ram said:

 

Psstt. Anyone want to buy a flag?

11 hours ago, Srg said:

People who pay money just for entrainment should try the cinema or theatre, sport isn't for them.

Utter rubbish.

6 hours ago, Curtains said:

As National Front rallies go, there are some piss-poor salute efforts going on there.

40 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said:

Is this some weird kink where you make love to a bread roll? 🍞 🍆

Always happy me to have sexual fun with baps.

Just caught up on the match thread, and highlights. Great three points. Well done Warne and the lads. Up the Ram!!

4 minutes ago, David said:

Now that's a vision I DO NOT want floating in my head, especially just after breakfast.

18 minutes ago, David said:

Just had this vision, @DarkFruitsRam7 walking around with his arm round his mate belting out this classic, I don't know how I feel about it yet. 

 

He’ll be belting out something for sure.

On 16/04/2024 at 18:10, Srg said:

Well, I hate to side with Forest fans on anything but their club is well and truly screwing their fans over. 

They’ve announced their season ticket prices and they’re frankly disgusting. Tickets going up 200% in 2 years, shifting age categories so some tickets going up £700… you name it, they’re doing it. My missus, for my sins, has a season ticket and hers has gone up £200 since the Championship - and this is after giving them money during COVID to keep them going. 

EFL Appeals Committee: 'So let me me get this right Mr Marinakis, you delayed implementing season ticket prices for the first 2 years because of the love of your fans, and because you had also expected Real Madrid to have shown more interest in Harry Arter at the start of the season'.

EFL Appeals Verdict: Add another 2 points to the penalty, and back-date season ticket increase to 2023/24 season.

EFL Appeals Recommendation: EFL to ensure fire insurance cover is suitable on all EFL owned or rented properties. EFL to check on Harry Arter's whereabouts at season end. Try AS Real Bamako.

5 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Where we all going then?

It would be very handy if you might let us know where you will be.

Going undercover with my Cambridge mates Guy, Don, Ant, John and Kim.

Yesterday was a good day. Will watch the highlights shortly and evidence with my own eyes that Sonny Bradley did actually score two goals. We cant f*** this up now can we at Cambridge? COYR!!

5 minutes ago, ilkleyram said:

On the ‘Warne breaks players’ topic Sportscene on Radio Derby was interesting last night listing many clubs across the leagues (including Orient) with high numbers of injuries this season. Perhaps it’s nothing to do with our training methods 

If you look at the way he dealt with TJJ for example - a very careful reintroduction that unfortunately went wrong - or Rooney’s freak injury or Ward’s or Collo’s - then maybe there’s other factors at play. 

Thanks Ilkley. I don’t get Radio Derby down here in the tropics, so didn’t hear the piece.

Of course Rooney was a freak injury, and even Lazarus’s doctor would probably be shaking his head with TJJ, but the number of players unavailable with day-to-day knocks does seem very high to me. A few recently being made known when the team sheet is announced. I may be wrong, I often am, but it would be interesting to analyse his time with Rotherham and Derby to see if players were spending more time on the treatment table under his watch, than other times in their career.

13 hours ago, Comrade 86 said:

In fairness and unlike some, you've been entirely consistent in your observations over the course of the season, but taking Wycombe as an example, what was wrong with the team selection? Was it not another occasion where he actually got it right, which I concede, he hasn't always, but was let down by a forward line who lacked composure?

Difficult for me to say C86. I have not watched many of our performances of late, other than highlights, but notwithstanding I wouldn’t hold Paul Warne to account for any specific game in isolation, whether it Wycombe (A), Northampton (A), or Charlton (H). All 3 of them poor performances recently, with vital points lost, when a win could have created real pressure on teams around us.

I think he had really limited options on Wednesday, but part of that I feel is because he ‘breaks’ players. How many players have we had on the treatment table this season with niggling injuries to soft tissue, hamstrings, calf pulls, etc.  He works players too hard in my opinion, prioritising stamina and athleticism over ball retention and passing finesse. Fortunately we have a good, deep squad funded by Clowes, because we need it to cover for the number of injuries that are being sustained. Didn’t I read that he was saying on Tuesday how the players didn’t look right, and how some were jaded on Wednesday evening. I wonder whether he ever thinks it’s because he wears them out with his demands.

I am not a fan of his ‘tactics’ either - conceding midfield and hitting the ball quickly to the wings to get crosses in is ok, if we had a really decent (old fashioned) centre forward to get his head on most of the crosses, and if it wasn’t our only actual tactic (other than loading up at free kicks and corners). Seems to me that when the tactic isn’t working that we just try to do more of the same, but more quickly, with our players treating the football like it’s a hot potato.

In answer to @G STAR RAMand @YorkshireRam being second, per se, is not the problem, and he may well get us up. If he does it would be churlish for me not to say well done, you did your job. The players too. However, he disappoints me as I think we have the best squad overall in the league, and that the league is at its lowest quality for years. When I say in spite of Warne, I mean that I think a decent coach could have got this squad promoted by now, keeping the players fit through better rotation and the use of a few younger lads near the end of games, and playing a better brand of football suiting better the skill set of a number of our players. Rather than having a nail biting finish, we could and should be well clear of the third place team in my opinion.

And that is all it is, my opinion. Not concerned a jot if someone, or everyone, doesn’t agree with it, or doesn’t understand it. Equally I don’t feel the need to strongly debate it either. As you say I have been pretty consistent with my opinion on him since he joined, and I haven’t seen much over the last 18 months that that changes my viewpoint. 

1 minute ago, G STAR RAM said:

Well if the team is 2nd despite the manager, who else could it be down to?

I think you want to go off on a tangent. I am not being drawn into player performances this season as I don’t have time this morning. I stick by my point. Paul Warne, in my opinion, has many very good human qualities, but I am not convinced he is anywhere close to being a good football tactician. Further, if he and his coaching team could keep all his players fit, I still don’t think he would know what his best team or formation would be. Not that it would matter too much when, notwithstanding, his instructions would still likely be get the ball out wide, and get your crosses in - don’t fanny about passing through midfield.

14 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

So the players take the credit for the good things but the manager takes the blame when things are going wrong?

Odd interpretation. Didn’t even mention the players. My comments were only limited to Paul Warne’s qualities.

8 hours ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

Totally agree with everything you say.  His strength is in building the right culture and environment.  You only have to listen to Adams talk about how everyone has treated him, etc.   Look at Hourihane when he hasn’t been playing, he’s cheering and encouraging from the sidelines.  That’s all down to Warne and the culture and environment he’s built.  That can’t be underestimated.

It is a very admirable quality. I would probably be very happy if Paul operated my Carehome, or the Day Nursery of my Grandchildren. I would probably be very happy too if he was manager of my small underfunded, lower tier football team. Time will tell if his qualities get us up a level, but I remain of the view that we are second in the league in spite of Paul’s tactics and team selection, not because of them.

6 hours ago, angieram said:

1.26 am just got home after numerous road closures and diversions.

It's hard work sometimes. 

Do you work for Balfour Beatty or Amey?

On 08/04/2024 at 16:15, Dean (hick) Saunders said:

My wife’s dad told her “the” Tom Jones was a relative. She was 20 when we got together, the look on her face when I asked her dad about it.. 😀

My parents told me the same. Its not unusual.

Glad I saved my tenner lads. Even talking to the wife couldn’t have been half as tedious as the game you have been describing.

34 minutes ago, Grumpy Git said:

The ballboys want fcuking

Now then, now then.

8 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

I think I've put enough effort into following DCFC this season so I've invested in an electrically rocking armchair for the run-in.....

Just like one of our poorer signings I've bought it from dfs on a 4 year contract and it'll probably break down within a year.....

You’ll probably find you inadvertently over use it, and end up with a 1 year contract extension.

41 minutes ago, YouRams said:

How's everyone feeling can't work out if it's excitement or nerves for me.

I have always worked on the assumption that pee in my pants is excitement and shyte in my pants is nerves. Give us an update.

I am going to take one for the team. Watched us live 9 or 10 times this season and only seen one victory; the scrappy win against Burton iirc. Even though I have nothing to do tonight, I will talk to the wife or watch Masterchef or PSG/Barca and hope we get the 3 points we need. I hope come 9.35 I can log on and learn we have the 3 points, whether through total football, Warneball or total shithousery. 3 points is a must. COYR!!!