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6 minutes ago, DB83 said:

Regardless of what happens this season, there is no doubt in my mind that Rosenior had the potential to take us much further than Warne ever will. It was a colossal mistake to get rid of him, which is why many people will not let it go.

If Warne takes us into European football then I will absolutely return to this thread and admit I was wrong.

If Warne gets us to Championship mid-table I will eat a small slice of Humble Pie too.

49 minutes ago, Ram a lamb a ding dong said:

The point I was making was that under Liam he wanted to play football for the sake of it and at all costs. 

Exeter looked the same last night.

I'm all for pragmatism and last night was the epitome of that. I really enjoyed the fact we defended resolutely and then looked to get in behind their fullbacks.

Away from home we are perfectly set up as the onus is always on the home team to press. 

Home is where the problem is. Maybe win all the away matches and draw all the hone matches???

Jesus, another Liam Rosenior thread. 

5 minutes ago, Simmo’s left foot said:

Hurrah! I think the admins need to take a bit of a grip as the forum is being ruined by a minority.

548 posts in 12 years? You are the minority.

1 minute ago, Blondest Goat said:

Quite obvious which side of the debate has the most irritating posters.  

Anyone who disagrees with me is very irritating. Although not quite as irritating as listening to a Paul Warne pre-match monologue.

1 hour ago, On the Ram Page said:

Just listen to Stephen Pearce on Radio Derby last night to hear what David Clowes and he think about him, his skills and man-management. Doesn’t really matter what the fans think, he isn’t going anywhere soon. 
 

BUT I’m sure people will want their say!

You seem to not understand the concept of a forum.  You might want to consider changing your name to On the Same Page the amount of times you bang on of your appreciation of all things Paul Warne.

Good win. Thought tonight might be tricky, but seems like we scored 3 nice goals. Come on you Rams!!!

Good side. Based on what I have read recently I would have liked Thompson in for energy rather than Hourihane; the latter would be a good sub in the last 25 minutes. Good to see that CBT is getting another opportunity; Warne clearly wanted him, so play him.

Down to the players now. Warne has done his job. Hopefully he doesn’t intend to bypass midfield, and we play some football.

Will check in around 10 for the fun and games. Off to a gig in Brighton tonight. 

3 hours ago, Archied said:

Reckon it’s a tough game tonight and the forum an even tougher read if we get anything less than 3 points ,

coyr 

It will be a tough game Archie. I think sensible posters understand that Exeter are likely to give us a good game at their patch. I think I would begrudgingly settle for a point, but coming after Saturday's poor return a point isn't really enough. We need another Charlton performance. Hopefully Warne will get his team shape right, so that we have a strong first half this time out.

7 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

On the train from Plymouth to Exeter for work.

The weather is pretty wet. Apparently there is a weather warning in place for the whole of the South West, so safe journey to everyone travelling.

Hopefully it won’t affect the game being on.

Enjoy the game Jourdan. I hope to read on here later that we played the Grecians off the park with some liquid football.  Up the Rams!

9 hours ago, Jourdan said:

Don’t worry, my fiancée is a nurse.

Psychiatric?

7 minutes ago, Returning ram said:

apologies accepted 👍

On 29/01/2024 at 19:49,  S8TY said: 

I’ve mentioned this before but I spoke to one of the fa assessors regarding Rosenior and at the time I was very dubious about him as assistant like some on here I wondered if he had any input 

I was told by the assessor himself that …Rosenior was one of the brightest most innovative young coaches he’d seen and said he’d go on to be a great coach and maybe manager …it changed my mind about him and he should’ve been given until the end of the season as minimum ….instead we have archaeic Warne ball percentage basketball end to end no midfield garbage 

Well you support my point. You say we are all shouting for Liam, and you give one example from what, 2 weeks ago. And S8TY wasnt asking for him back. He just said in hindsight he should have been given more time. Not sure why you are looking for an apology either. You seem to be coming over as a bit of a t*****.

3 hours ago, Returning ram said:

Leicester have come down with premiership players, comparison is ridiculous. We are having to recruit players for the third tier of football, you aren't going to get players that are technically gifted to play quality attractive football.

That said, PW does play a brand of football that is effective in this league, hence our league position. For all the outcry of attractive football, it's worth noting the only successful manager we have had recently is Billy D, who played a similar brand.

Of course let's all shout about LR and his great football, who after a hefty budget... sits 15 points behind a team that got promoted from this league last season.

Nice Strawman finish there. We are all shouting for Liam are we? I can’t remember the last time I read a forum member calling for him to come back. Actually might you find it for me? 

41 minutes ago, David said:

I don't want to place blame on the players here as they get told what to do by the script written by Warne, he's 100% at fault, I do wonder though if the players shared this mindset that yesterday was going to be easy, could that have played a minor part in some way as daft as it may sound?

For me, going into any game believing it will be easy is not the right mindset to have, we should approach every game the same, in that it will be difficult. The opposition will not roll over for us and allow us to tickle their bellies. 

Looking at Shrewsbury, Port Vale are just 3 points behind them in the bottom 4 with 2 games in hand, they have a lot to battle for like us and battle they did. Some of those players will have been fighting for their careers at this level, the financial rewards for remaining in this league. 

Looking across the forum, I can only assume you're not alone in thinking it would be easy, thinking Shrewsbury would come here and somehow just accept relegation. 

Anyhow, on we go to the next difficult game. 

You are taking a quote after stripping most of the context away (I was challenging Foreveram who seemed happy with a point because there was no movement in our league position).  You can never guarantee any result in football but there are games which should be easy compared with others. Yesterday was a game I would call easy. 15 away games this season, and the Shrews had won 3, drawn 2, scoring a magnificent 6 goals on their travels. We should have been at them from the start, but no Warne picks a team with 3 central defenders, and only two forwards. And we decide pre-match to telegraph to the other side we are not going to take them on in midfield. Bonkers. I agree that the next match is a difficult game.

1 hour ago, Foreveram said:

We were second in the table before the start of the game, we were second in the table after the game, if we are second in the table at the end of the season we are promoted.

The only bit of that which is good will be if we are second in the table at the end of the season. We had an easy game yesterday. We got a point. Bolton had a tricky away game, and played a lot of it with 10 men. They got a point. It was a better day for Pompey and Bolton than it was us yesterday.

1 hour ago, Rev said:

I've reached the apathy stage. 

When my lad came downstairs this morning, and said he didn't feel well enough to go, I was kind of relieved. 

I just don't find the disruption to the day worth the time and cost invested, sadly. 

It's the same old performance at home, match after match, against teams who always seem to be 16th-19th in the league when we play them!

Sorry to read this Rev.

I have been like it for months. Can’t be arsed to pay a tenner to watch the tripe being served up; the 3 or 4 games I have actually seen since Stevenage on TV have all been underwhelming.

I still enjoy this forum, and find it far more entertaining to follow than actually watching the games. Logged on at 2 to see @Caerphilly Ram put the team news up, posted a few things, and decided with a 3 at the back not to hang around and simply checked the score at half time and full time. 

Flicking through here tonight I read that again we played poorly. It was of course always going to be a difficult game, with Warne letting us know on Thursday that Shrewsbury had such a good midfield that we couldn’t try to go through them, just over and round them. The bloke is an absolute clown, and it continues to be my view that he is holding us back. No surprise that game management was a problem again in the final few minutes.

4 minutes ago, angieram said:

Vickers and Cashin both injured.

Cashin being interviewed in hospitality now. I should have been there for my hubby's 70th birthday, but picked up a sickness bug and am stuck at home. 

Enjoy the match with us half fans Angie.

9 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Another midfielder I'd chase is Herbie Kane on a free (if Barnsley don't go up). Only 25, takes the majority of Barnsley's set pieces but is also their main creative threat from open play. 6 goals and 5 assists so far this season whilst playing as an 8 in their 352. He's arguable the best all round CM in the league.

Would be fitting to give him the no 53 shirt number.

1 hour ago, Turk Thrust said:

Er, what war would that be then?

 As I said to someone else above, the joke only works if you embellish a little. You need to understand that jokes only really work and can be funny if you don’t overly focus on facts or reality.

For instance, you might be asked why the chicken crossed the road. Now there could be any number of amusing answers, but unless you actually know what the chicken is thinking the reality is you have no real idea why the chicken might be choosing to cross the road. Unless of course it is being chased by a fox, but that isn’t amusing either.

The Notts rag reporting : Nuno seeking 'solutions' as Nottingham Forest short of options for FA Cup replay.

https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-injury-latest-wood-9078941

Someone should tell Nuno they have two barges full of players just off the Dorset coast. Harry Arter in particular has asked if he can stretch his legs.

The tourist trade in Turkey must be booming what with the number of Gumps now over there on loan.

2 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Yes, but the actor in the photo plays Keith in Mike Leigh’s Nuts in May, that was Hints point 😊

Ah, I see Jimbo. Good point well made.

3 hours ago, Crewton said:

My only criticism of Max's decision is going to Bristol City, for the sole reason that it might turn out to be no improvement for him at all. We could easily be in the same division next season and it smacks a little of desperation for a change, any change. Perhaps though, whilst not wanting to tie himself to us for another 3-4 years, he wanted to make sure that DCFC received something for him now rather than have to wait for a tribunal ruling. Whatever, running his contract down would have been the most lucrative option for him personally and I can't help feeling he would have found far less beige clubs than BCFC vying for his signature had he waited.

He certainly put a few minds at rest on Saturday and, if he's still up for the fight, with Adams behind him, we could really see the best of him between now and May.

I think the change he wanted was to play football that better suited his skills. It could have been Bristol, Blackpool, Birmingham or Brentford.  One way or another he almost certainly wanted to kick on personally, and sorry everyone but Warne was not making him a better player, in fact he was making him look very average. We have lost our best player in my opinion.

Ripping Yarns was Michael Palin. Not Mike Leigh.

2 minutes ago, VulcanRam said:

Perfectly put, I hadn't considered that. Top man! Or woman. 

There are other gender type’s Grandad. 

Just now, Crewton said:

A good and fair blog, mate.

Derby is steeped in history, from the small Roman settlement of Derventio at what is now Chester Green, through the little known 10th century Battle of Derby, when Queen Æthelflæd of Mercia defeated the Vikings and captured Derby, to the Enlightenment and birth of the industrial revolution, development of the railways and being a centre of engineering excellence.

A brief tour of the Museum of Making at the Old Silk Mill followed by a walk round the Cathedral Quarter to Derby Museum to see the paintings of Joseph Wright will give you a good background picture. Just try to ignore the many planning and development disasters facilitated by generations of abysmal local town planners and City councils which have destroyed what was once a gem of a Georgian market town.

As a sensible solo visiting supporter, no pub should be out of bounds, but if you're into Real Ale in particular, the Flower Pot, Silk Mill, Exeter and Dolphin have both the history and the beer. Nearer the stadium and station are the Brunswick, Alexandra Hotel and Smithfield which are among the best ale pubs in the country.

Nice to see you back Crewton.  It’s calmed down here a bit since Warney signed a combative midfielder. Far too early to get over excited regarding Adams’s capabilities and fitness, but the team and this forum looked better balanced this weekend.