BucksRam

Maybe - but with a striker like Joao they were always going to improve.  If only we had someone like that.  Since he returned from injury mid Jan, Reading have scored 19 goals, of which 10 were from Joao, plus, I think 2 assists. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Just arrived home after an absolutely fantastic day out. I’m sat on the sofa with a glass of whisky, so forgive me for being overly sentimental.
This season has been an absolute ducking blast. From Jack Stretton belting it in the top corner for our first away goal with fans in the ground for nearly two years, to the lads clapping us off after going down this afternoon, it’s been an absolute joy following the club this season. Every single man wearing that badge has given absolutely everything every time they’ve stepped on that pitch.
Wayne Rooney is an absolute bloody hero. Every week he’s been asked about how good the fans’ support has been. Every week he could have given a crap clichéd answer, but instead he’s managed to say something that’s shows he genuinely loves the club every single week. No manager has made me as proud to be a Ram as Wayne Rooney has.
The fans have been absolutely sensational too. Home and away, we’ve been the best in the league by an absolute country mile. The love the players show us is a testament to how good we’ve been.
On a personal note, it’s been brilliant to get to know the likes of @angieram, @B4ev6is, @Curtains and more a lot better at various games this season. Fans like those are the absolute lifeblood of the football club.
We go on to the last three games, knowing that we can enjoy them no matter what now. And let’s give the class of ‘72 a huge, huge reception on the final day. Their spirit lives on in this fantastic bunch of lads.
We are Derby, in the past, today and forever ducking more.
Up the bloody rams x

I saw that second tweet and also read between the lines in that it may mean he's unlikely to be here next season.  If not, best of luck to him - I don't think anyone would deny the early impact he made, nor his commitment throughout.  He lost form following his injury, unsurprisingly. If he did stay I think he'd make a decent option for us in L1 where it's much more physical.  Not as our No.1 striker - but as a backup option plus as you say, his leadership / mentoring qualities too. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Just felt the need to watch this again.  And emotional all over again. Class. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Apparently we "gloried" in our cheating (thanks to whoever created that "strings meme), but they never did, and fully accepted their punishment - which just goes to show how little research they've done. The worst "zealots" are often fans of clubs who've found a dodge around FFP that the EFL has swallowed, or clubs who have been in financial ruin previously through overspending (or "cheating" as it's now officially known), or clubs that have actually been punished for breaching FFP when the punishments were feeble and the consequences minimal. QPR fans are, unfortunately, amongst the most self-righteous of these hypocrites. One of Morris' biggest  mistakes was in NOT suing QPR and Leicester for robbing us of promotion in 2013/14. The money spent on Bradley Johnson, Jacob Butterfield and Jason Shackell in particular would have been far better spent on pursuing court cases. It would have been interesting to see how much encouragement and support he'd have had from the PL, the EFL and the rest of the football in doing to them what Boro and Wycombe were encouraged to do to us. My guess is "NIL".

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Just felt the need to watch this again.  And emotional all over again. Class. 

Couldn't agree more; been following this club for some 48 years, so been through more than a few downs as well as the ups.
I'm really looking forward to a CK + WR partnership.  I said way back there was something about CK taking over that excited me - it still does. He's young. He's ambitious. He's passionate.  He's in touch with what it means to be a fan.  But he's also no fool.  If he can get the deal done I'm looking forward to another exciting chapter in our history. And I'm really keen to see what WR can do building a team of his own design.
We will "be back" as many state, but am old enough and wise enough to appreciate it may mean more than a year or two in L1 as we completely rebuild.  And it is a complete rebuild. Either way, I'll be along for the ride. 

Just felt the need to watch this again.  And emotional all over again. Class. 

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.

Because they didn't have an owner who:
directly challenged the EFL over a number of things, such as TV money, or who then subsequently embarrassed them with a somewhat out of the box (but not illegal) accounting policy, who further exacerbated poor feeling by his arrogant (I'm right) approach to business, such that the EFL saw it their purpose in life to do all they could to propagate the downfall of this club through
inconsistent application of so called rules, retrospective changes to said rules when found wanting processing dealings in timeframes orchestrated to do as much damage to us as possible, applying maximum penalties and restrictions despite having discretion to be more lenient failing to discourage spurious and malicious claims from fellow members, revealing their lack of impartiality through the use of such phrases as "we are disappointed at the decision...." to name but one leaking (and probably encouraging) negative and detrimental information to press  All of which further fuelled the hate from fans who already bore us ill feeling.
My one concern remains that L1 is still governed (I use that term loosely) by the EFL.  One can hope this really will be a fresh start for all.