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Raich Carter reacted to Gee SCREAMER !! in Young Derby Players who didn't/haven't have the career we thought they may have done
Thought Stallard would have done better. Lad used to crap goals till he hit the first team. Turned out to be a decent League 1 striker for 4 or 5 years. That was it.
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Raich Carter reacted to BathRam72 in Jordan Rhodes - gone to Blackpool
Ask Jack Marriott the proud owner of both on his CV
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Raich Carter got a reaction from nogbad van 50 in Jordan Rhodes - gone to Blackpool
I agree that players obviously need to push for as much money as possible but I don't agree that the signings don't see Derby as a decent move. I'm not delusional and saying we're a huge club but we've got the history, decent ground, decent fans (in that we're not too demanding) and the training facilities are top class.
Obviously I'm biased but I don't think there's a L1 club close to having our combination of infrastructure, fan base and history (Bolton have the history but little else, maybe Portsmouth too). I doubt these lads would have signed for Cheltenham Town even if they paid 20%+ more in wages. Would you want your legacy to have DCFC on it or Fleetwood Town...?
So I do think, given where these lads have come from, they would see playing for us as an honour. Have you see Luton's ground...?! 😉
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Raich Carter got a reaction from RoyMac5 in Jordan Rhodes - gone to Blackpool
I agree that players obviously need to push for as much money as possible but I don't agree that the signings don't see Derby as a decent move. I'm not delusional and saying we're a huge club but we've got the history, decent ground, decent fans (in that we're not too demanding) and the training facilities are top class.
Obviously I'm biased but I don't think there's a L1 club close to having our combination of infrastructure, fan base and history (Bolton have the history but little else, maybe Portsmouth too). I doubt these lads would have signed for Cheltenham Town even if they paid 20%+ more in wages. Would you want your legacy to have DCFC on it or Fleetwood Town...?
So I do think, given where these lads have come from, they would see playing for us as an honour. Have you see Luton's ground...?! 😉
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Raich Carter got a reaction from angieram in Jordan Rhodes - gone to Blackpool
I agree that players obviously need to push for as much money as possible but I don't agree that the signings don't see Derby as a decent move. I'm not delusional and saying we're a huge club but we've got the history, decent ground, decent fans (in that we're not too demanding) and the training facilities are top class.
Obviously I'm biased but I don't think there's a L1 club close to having our combination of infrastructure, fan base and history (Bolton have the history but little else, maybe Portsmouth too). I doubt these lads would have signed for Cheltenham Town even if they paid 20%+ more in wages. Would you want your legacy to have DCFC on it or Fleetwood Town...?
So I do think, given where these lads have come from, they would see playing for us as an honour. Have you see Luton's ground...?! 😉
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Raich Carter reacted to Rev in Is our budget any bigger than last year?
There has never been, and never will be, a team that's made a profit in excess of £6m playing 3rd division football.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from Bald Eagle's Barmy Army in Summer Rumour Mill
Can play wide too. If he's cheap then not a bad squad player. Not a terrible back-up.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from Dean (hick) Saunders in Style over Substance?
Probably an unpopular opinion but I'm not a fan of tika-taka either and agree re: Roseniors' style of play - I understood the philosophy, just found it boring. PW has a proven formula for getting out of L1 so I'm happy to back him regardless of the style of play he employs to get us back to the Championship.
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Raich Carter reacted to Beardmm in Max Bird
I’m convinced that MB is the best “footballer” In our team. Can play with both feet, good positional play and can score the odd screamer. Need to see him play further up the field but that seems to be the plan this year
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Raich Carter reacted to Gee SCREAMER !! in Most despised XI
Danny Mills. Played an hour, got injured, made that Paddy Power with Stubbs. They can both bollox.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from Andicis in Is our budget any bigger than last year?
I think we need to reset our expectations. Player wages are still high (almost all of our signings were playing in the Championship last year - they must be on similar money to what they got at their previous club) and overheads are significant (E.G. Moor Farm) so yes we have big gates but the TV money is dreadful at this level and that's what makes the difference. I strongly suspect incoming transfer fees bolster the bank balance to pay for wages, agents fees, etc but not much else.
We've been living in a dream world with MM - spending huge amounts of money that we just didn't have year after year so every penny counts at this level. Clowes will, rightly, be very risk averse and will want to limit his exposure to financial risk as it's well documented that the quickest way to stop being rich is to own a football club (our very own Lionel Pickering is an example).
My opinion is that we have a tiny budget for transfers and given the number free agents and the standard of player we need at this level, I think there's enough to go at without throwing money around. Obviously that's not what fans want to hear but equally, I don't want us in financial strife yet again.
Yes, we're Derby County. But we're Derby County in League One...
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Raich Carter got a reaction from MarsdenRam in Style over Substance?
Probably an unpopular opinion but I'm not a fan of tika-taka either and agree re: Roseniors' style of play - I understood the philosophy, just found it boring. PW has a proven formula for getting out of L1 so I'm happy to back him regardless of the style of play he employs to get us back to the Championship.
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Raich Carter reacted to ramsbottom in Style over Substance?
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to sit week in, week out watching King Bill-eh's 10 men behind the ball after we'd scored or, Rowett's keep things tight 'til Vydra get's a goal styles, so I think we all want to be entertained. I just really struggle to understand how anyone thinks Warne's desired way of playing is boring. I'd much rather sit through 90 minutes of AC/DC than an hour and a half of Michael Buble'...
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Raich Carter got a reaction from Ram-a-lama fa fa fa in Most despised XI
Ohhh, Andy Todd - good shout! Meant to be a 'proper player' but was anything but.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from MK-Ram in Most despised XI
Ohhh, Andy Todd - good shout! Meant to be a 'proper player' but was anything but.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from BaaLocks in Most despised XI
Ohhh, Andy Todd - good shout! Meant to be a 'proper player' but was anything but.
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Raich Carter reacted to MK-Ram in Most despised XI
I can't see how Lee Camp avoids this list, even if you forget about his time with Forest.
Mo Camara got loads of abuse in the promotion season, which was very unfair when you consider how poor his replacement was.
Claude Davis and Eddie Lewis make the squad (I didn't mind Lewis, at least he tried)
Kenny Miller is a definite as well for me.
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Raich Carter got a reaction from BaaLocks in Most despised XI
3: Stephan Schnoor?!! What did he do wrong?
I'll throw in:
- Beck
- Danny Mills
- Anya (perhaps not his fault)
- Chris Baird for a bit but came good in the end
- Darren Bent for some
- Good old Bjørn Otto Bragstad
- Craig Fagan got quite a bit of hate iirc
- Bob Malcolm
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Raich Carter reacted to ollycutts1982 in Most despised XI
What did Stefan Schnoor do wrong? I thought he was decent in his time with us, unless I'm missing something.
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Raich Carter reacted to Srg in Style over Substance?
That style of football works, just not sure if it does at this level. The players aren't good enough, both on the ball and off it. It turned into static, slow, deliberate passing for the sake of it. Lack of movement off the ball or quickness of thought to utilise the opening when it was there.
That said, as much as I appreciated the old Barcelona teams and Man City, I did find them more boring to watch compared to the likes of a Klopp Liverpool. City better this past year with the introduction of Haaland meaning they've adapted their style a bit.
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Raich Carter reacted to Big Trav in Style over Substance?
Don’t understand this Warne plays hoofball dross I read. Also Warne ball is 10x more exciting to watch than Rosenior. Yes it may not be as pretty or technical. But someone beating a man down the line and whipping a great cross in is more exciting to watch that keeping the ball 90% if the time in your own half
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Raich Carter reacted to On the Ram Page in Summer Transfer Suggestion Thread 2023
David Clowes has stated that he wishes the club to be run with integrity. I totally trust him (as should every other Rams fan after what he has done for this Club). There are no “lies” being told and anyone suggesting that is the case should be ashamed.
We have already signed several excellent players to improve areas where we were deficient last year. Having seen yesterday’s performance where Sonny Bradley was absolutely outstanding and Nelson not far behind, I can’t imagine anyone is disappointed with their signings. One has left a club promoted to the Premier League, the other to the Championship. Although we have not seen much of him yet we have also signed Elder from a Championship side. I would imagine they all had plenty of offers and that their wages will be significant compared to those who have left (probably except Beilik). Also signed other good players where wages are likely to be high and probably had to pay good agents fees, if we are now allowed.
we still have 2 weeks to go! Warne will get his man/men, even if in the Loan market. Stop panicking.
BUT please do not question the integrity of the man who has saved this Club and has clearly outlined his vision for the future.