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1 hour ago, littleover ram said:

If Birmingham go down will Bielik want to leave to protect his Poland place?

Unfortunately, they've Rotherham and Huddersfield still  left to play.

1 hour ago, Sweetness34 said:

I’ve signed up pretending to be a Cambridge fan and the rascals are only selling tickets to those who were signed up prior to February 1st

We're going, thanks to my son who lives locally, signing up last year, well in advance.

45 minutes ago, rammieib said:

I don’t think a player such as CBT signs without an assurance of where he fits into the team. I don’t think we should waste 10k a week on a player who doesn’t play.

No player should have assurance that he's in the team, he needs to know that he's just part of the squad that's going places. As I've said, it's awkward to fit him into a 352 formation, but that's only one of several formations that we use and was only used yesterday  because of circumstances regarding injuries and the opposition.

I think that it's safe to say that the EFL, Middlesbrough and Wycombe all took advantage of Derby's delicate position. If we'd had a strong owner in place, they would have all been sent packing.

Palace don't seem to be getting any decisions at Liverpool.

Another table transfermarkt have is the table by minutes. Had there been no injury time this season we also would have been top, although Pompey would have a game in hand.

6 hours ago, admira said:

SW but previous years I’ve been in the south so perhaps that’s why. 

I’m old enough to remember 75, 86, 87, 96 and 07 though and just don’t feel this season has the same intensity somehow. Just my opinion, doesn’t mean I’m not loving it though. 😊

Those seasons all had one thing in common, a lack of widespread social media.

The moaners and the WUMs never had a platform in those years beyond their own small social circle.

I'm sure that I would have been a lot happier this season, if I hadn't constantly reading some of the negative rubbish on here. But I like to read and write about the Rams with a vast majority of the fans on here and so put up with it. My way of combating it, is to have a few days away from the forum after a defeat or particularly poor display.

4 hours ago, rammieib said:

But it does make the signing of CBT pointless if you want to play three centre backs.

Only if you want to stick rigidly to a 352, which Warne hasn't. CBT would fit into a 343, 442 or 424 depending on the opposition. Playing 4 at the back relies on more solid fullbacks, but unfortunately Nyambe, Fozzy and Elder are all out injured. The addition of Thommo in midfield worked well, but if it didn't, Warne could have changed it with the personnel on the bench.

Perhaps he could have brought CBT on as a sub towards the end, but maybe Barks benefitted a bit more, coming back from injury.

I think too many people are reading too much into Warne's personal thoughts on the likes of Bradley and CBT.

I think that their inclusion and exclusion from the team today is down to how he felt that the team would perform best as a whole. I said before the game that we would go back to 3 CBs, because Wilson and Sibley are more comfortable playing with that extra CB to cover them. Then you add the extra legs of Thommo in midfield to make the midfield stronger, you have to lose a wide player.

1 hour ago, CBRammette said:

 

Two to go - can we do it? And more importantly can we stay calm and neutral in the home stand at Cambridge? Any tips?

The question is, how many of us will be in the home stand?

9 minutes ago, TigerTedd said:

I’m so torn!! It’s hilarious watching Leicester let there massive lead slip away. But if they slip out of the top 2, that means Leeds get in. I can’t work out who I want to go up less. 

Maybe Southampton could sneak in, they've Fester and the dirties away, but if they win their remaining 6 games, they should finish in the top 2.

4 minutes ago, europia said:

The main problem finishing 3rd, is the team going into the play offs with a negative mindset. Would Warney be able to lift them, having been so close, but ultimately failing to clinch an auto spot? Perhaps, the teams finishing 4th 5th or even 6th better placed, psychologically. 

Although statistics suggest otherwise, 3rd place wins the play offs more than any other.

3 hours ago, rammieib said:

If we go back to three centre backs, I’m done with Warne. Ok I am already am done but I’ll be gutted.

The thing is, I don't think that our fullbacks are good enough defensively in a back four, when having to go forwards as well, the extra help from the 'spare' cb gives me a bit more confidence.

I'm surprised that we were allowed to spend that much, as part of our business plan.

7 minutes ago, SamUltraRam said:

And don't forget, I believe that every weekend 5 Championship games will be shown live and 5 from the combined Leagues One & Two

That'll be Friday night, Saturday lunch & evening, Sunday afternoon & Monday nights.

Brilliant !?!?!

Dare to say it but if we don't get promoted this season just imagine how many Derby games will be chosen for live weekend coverage next season

Whichever the case is, we'll be changing our KO times on a regular basis. In the Championship 10 teams will be affected every weekend, that's almost half the division, so every other weekend. In Lg 1, it'll be 6 to 8 teams affected every weekend, if we stay down, we'll be affected most weekends.

If Sheff Utd are getting points deducted on their return to the EFL, how come the likes of QPR, Bournemouth, etc didn't get points deductions for when they overspent to get into the Premier?

7 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said:

Why is it always the in-form players? If we didn't have miserable luck in that regard, we have none at all 😔

It seems that way, doesn't it. Ward, Nyambe, Fozzy, Bird, Collins, Barks and Gayle were all on fire when we lost them to injury.😡

14 hours ago, Ambitious said:

They’re going to build a 60,000 seater stadium apparently and spend the most of any championship side in history in the summer - which won’t change even if they’re relegated.

The bloke sounds like an out-of-touch lunatic with a new toy, .obviously these types always have a happy ending so I look forward to the conclusion. 

It’s like when Darlington moved into their 25,000 seater stadium and left 20,000 empty seats. Birmingham have never really been well supported despite the size of the city. 20-25 seems like their level so that’s potentially 35-40,000 empty seats and a huge billion pound project for nothing more than vanity. 

In fairness to the new owners, anyone with that much money and ambition would think along those lines. Most new stadiums seem to attract thousands of new fans. We didn't always sell out the BBG with a modest 18,000 capacity but suddenly we were having 30k week in week out at PP. With their money, their aim must be to take any club, including Birmingham, into a position where they are challenging for Europe on a regular basis.

A combination of a new super stadium and a sucessful team should bring in the crowds at a club with such a potential large fan base. The country needs a large stadium in the centre for various occasions, it's either north or south atm. 

One of the biggest cons, was not building the new national stadium at the site at the NEC, just outside Birmingham. It had everything in place, private finance to build the ground, car parks already there, mainline railway station and international airport next door. Also it's location at the centre of the nation's motorway network, made access easier for the entire nation and not just Londoners. The biggest pitch that the Londoners' had was that they were going to keep the iconic twin towers, which would be incorporated into the new stadium. This proved to be a total lie.

Bizarrely, relegation may help them. FFP rules in lg1 allow for owners to pump money into a club, whereas the Championship FFP rules don't, unless you circumvent them by getting promotion to the Premier.

6 minutes ago, littleover ram said:

They still have to go to Pompy too. I think that’s them done for the Autos.

Between us, Bolton and P’Boro now for 2nd 

Never mind the autos, they'll be looking over their shoulders to stay in the play offs.

On 06/04/2024 at 20:44, Grimbeard said:

Have we agreed what the penalty was for yet?

I think they the ref was properly punishing one of the most cynical fouls ever.

A bit like when they know that a corner has been awarded incorrectly and blow the whistle for a 'foul' by the attacking team, as soon as the corner is taken.

I've got mixed emotions about the final, if Brown plays.

Naturally, I want him to play well, score at Wembley, but Moors are my local team and I play for their walking football teams. Providing we can rearrange a cup game on that day, we'll be taking a coach down.

I'll be interested to see how Charlton's apparent spending spree affects their accounts. 

They still haven't published last year's accounts, but had an operating loss of around £10m for 21/22.

44 minutes ago, GlastoEls said:

The last team to win a league title with white shirts and blue shirts was… 

😍

Blackburn Rovers? 😂😂😂

7 hours ago, MadAmster said:

 

My background? Played till I was 53. Last few years as player/coach, UEFA B qualified. Coached the youth keepers at my local club for about 10 years. Qualified ref as well. Quit that 2 years ago after a broken fibula that needed 2 operations left me not able to keep up with play box to box for 90 minutes. Always said I'd never become the ref that never left the centre circle so, at 68 and true to my word, I stopped.

Is walking football big over your way?

We're always looking out for good referees, preferably ones who understand the game. The refs in walking football are fairly static, taking up a position on one side of the pitch, around the half way line.

I'm that if you offered your services, they would be greatly received.

2 hours ago, ariotofmyown said:

Wycombe going to have issues with the EFL now too. Can't believe they scheduled their cup final just a few days after a cup final.

Joking aside, you've made a great point there. These little teams generally see us as their big games of the season, giving them that little extra effort.

Wednesdays match will arrive 3 days after their biggest game in their history, a chance to win some silverware. They should be emotionally and possibly physically drained come Wednesday.

We'll need to tear into them from the first minute.