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23 minutes ago, Crewton said:

The Ref had the Red Card in his hand well before Bradley starts to walk off as you can see from this still : Bradley is looking at the Lino, so I assume he had his flag raised. The Ref changed his initial decision from just a FK to a red card and a FK that I assume the Lino alerted the Ref over the Comms. How often do you see a Ref pull out a Red Card before even getting near the offender? It must have been a proper Glasgow Kiss.

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Couple of posters on here saw it, ask them.

18 minutes ago, Crewton said:

Yeah, I know you did 😅

I was wrong. So what, I didn't sign him, our manager did and takes every opportunity to shoe-horn him into the team.

1 minute ago, jimtastic56 said:

I was sat in the car listening to radio Derby before attending the Bolton home game and Dominic said that “ Sonny Bradley has been our Rock all season”.  Just shows how opinions can differ. 

Perhaps someone better tell him Sonny Bradley is old and white? 😄

1 hour ago, Ram-Alf said:

I've watched the RamsTV highlights, There's a slight coming together as the ball is cleared...but nowt to see here, Ref pointing for a foul then just a melee of players, With the victim on the ground with both hands on his face, Job done and sent off as the victim takes a good look to see if his 1st stage performance went well 🙄

So was there contact 🤷‍♂️ did the victim play the victim 👍 I'm getting very cynical as the years roll by, It's a win at all cost on the field of play now which sends me further away from the professional game. 

Bradley hasn't shown himself to be the brightest apple in the barrel in the opponents penalty area though has he. All the stupid wrestling he gets involved in. But even so moving your head towards another player is enough to get you sent off nowadays. Edit: just seen rammieib's post - not much point in appealing then!

1 hour ago, Crewton said:

It wasn't only Warne who thought he'd be a great signing

I did too, but unlike Warne I didn't have detailed information on him, and he wouldn't reply to my WhatsApp!

DET says:

"Bradley relying on video to stop him being hit in the pocket

...A terrible day at the office was epitomised by the red card that Sonny Bradley picked up in stoppage time and he really can have no complaints. Warne said afterward that the centre-back had protested his innocence, but he is now staring at a three-match ban at a critical time of the season.

Unless there is strong video evidence that can categorically show he didn't aim a headbutt at Manny Monthe, then he will be missing a key part of the run-in. He won't be able to face Blackpool, Portsmouth or Wycombe, three critical fixtures that are the hardest of the last six games of the campaign.

It was a needless, stupid and reckless altercation which served absolutely no purpose other than to help Northampton secure all three points. And it now has major ramifications for the team given Warne is now likely to have to switch from a three at the back given there are no other fit centre-backs available.

Warne said he will review the incident because he had not seen it again before he came out to do his post-match duties. But if it does turn out that Bradley has no defence, then Warne said a fine will be coming his way. The first thing Bradley should do is apologise to his team-mates. Yes, it's an emotionally charged game, yes there was a lot at stake, but he's let himself down at a time when Derby are virtually down to bare bones as it is."

5 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

So which part of “ they haven’t done enough to convince Warne” don’t you understand.

Warne was standing a few feet away.

Exactly. Which part of 'a tricky question for them to answer' didn't you get?! 😄 

Just now, Terry Hennessy said:

Did anybody actually see the incident that led to his red card ???

The ref?

1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said:

A question at the fans forum was raised, asking Buxton and Hale if they think the U18/21 players ahold have been given more of an opportunity this season. The response being "they haven't done enough to convince Warne". They also stated Thomspon not being a top performer in the U21s, but stepping up seamlessly under Rooney.

None have played more than Robinson, who has only got 90 minutes vs a Wolves U21 side and hasn't played in any other game. The only player to feature in the League (Brown) has only got 13 minutes, I would be extremely surprised to see someone getting a chance this season.

Take that Wolves U21 game away, then you really see how willing Warne is to using them: Brown (30 mins), Radcliffe (11 mins) Weston (6 mins) and Fapetu (2 mins). It's pathetic.

They could have had a meaningful amount of minutes earlier in the season, even against the likes of Crewe or Bradford in Cup competitions, or when 2 goals up against Carlisle, Leyton Orient, and Bristol Rovers. If they were, we'd now have a better idea of whether they could step in for a couple of games. Even if they weren't ready, using them in more games would have helped keep our older players fresher, and potentially injury free.

It's a tricky question for them to answer that don't you think? Say well actually we expected some of them to get more minutes in the Cup games and then look over to where Warne is sat? 😄

10 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said:

Wildsmith is coming in for criticism after  the Cobblers game . His distribution the main cause . But is he under orders from the manager? I hope he doesn’t become a “Scapegoat” because he is leaving . Especially after his match winning performance V Bolton.

👏 His distribution was better than recently. But he's not going to play the ball along the back four with any speed, Bradley isn't able to do much at pace. And just like our 'measured' throw-ins, we take our time. No good in pointing out what the opposition do when we do the same time-wasting.

31 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

I agree, it's ridiculous that football players are being asked to run during a football match, what is Warne thinking?

 

He wasn't.

14 minutes ago, Finch said:

Bradley reincarnation of ClaudeDavies. Possibly worse. 

Yeah but without the actual reincarnation.

11 minutes ago, Seth's left foot said:

He’s gotten better at LWB agreed but he’s not good enough upfront, certainly when CBT has come in for a decent fee and had very good statistics for Charlton earlier this season.

Warne’s problem in my opinion is that he never seems to get the midfield right, how on earth did he think that Thompson could play as a deep lying number 10 when he’s basically just an ankle biter.

How do you know that? He's scored some good goals but never gets a run in the same position that isn't as defender.

5 minutes ago, Raich Carter said:

I said this ages ago and got slated. I just don't see the quality given his pedigree. Don't care what the system is, he's experienced enough where regardless of his role, he should have more impact. 

Why does Warne keep picking him then? 

Just now, Sparkle said:

Nearly agreed with you there, Bradley getting sent off is not helpful because we might have a situation where we need a centre half no matter how we judge him - I really hope Forsyth can be fit 

At this level I'd be okay with a youngster from the U21s, names forgotten. We won't look so turgid across the back line we'll be able to move the ball more quickly too.

1 minute ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Just arrived in Cornwall for our Easter break….just checking in…how did things go 🫣

Someone got crucified.

4 minutes ago, S8TY said:

I would have put Washington on to play up top with Waggy but to be honest Roy Waggy looks rusty and no doubt Wash is too ….but Waggy should’ve scored as should Adams but I’d never take Adams off as he’s a proper grafter …Wilson did ok but I still think he’s an impact sub much the same as Ward one gets 60 one gets 30 imo but not on together that I agree with 

I don't understand why he didn't throw one of the centre-backs up front. But there's lots about Warne's football that seems inexplicable. The only good to come out of today is Bradley getting sent off.

Just now, S8TY said:

He whipped in two terrific crosses …end of …no one got on the end of them …that’s it ..you’re talking nonsense 

You're ignoring the one's he wasted? Oh and the fact he nearly made a great tackle at the edge of our box, again?

There's worse problems than Ward, but why did we need all three of Ward, CBT and Wilson when it's obvious there's no-one in the box. You can go on about someone should have anticipated Ward's cross - who then? 

4 minutes ago, S8TY said:

He played two fantastic crosses that you expect someone to be on the end of it wasn’t like the box was empty 

No there were their defenders who he found, and their keeper! 😄

4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

You shouldn’t need to aim for anyone if you’re putting balls across the six yard box. That’s where our players should be. Where they actually are you’d need laser guided crosses to find. 

Oh come on. He'd taken one striker off and put Washy on for his first minutes since November. Even from the corner he didn't beat the first man with his cross, or he put it into the keepers arms. 

We'd got Wilson and CBT, why not another midfielder?

4 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said:

He made 5 changes?!  With 30 mins plus to play.. what u want 10 at half time?

We played better before his subs. 😄

3 minutes ago, Gabby'sThighs said:

Bradley really is a useless lump.

Ward looked good off the bench, tbf.

How many of his balls into the box reached a Derby player? Who was he aiming for btw?

12 minutes ago, DavesaRam said:

It has coincided with players being available where 3 at the back can work, initially with Cashin, Nelson and Nyambe. The arrival of Adams is having a major impact on this because the midfield 2 we were employing are no longer  being over-run. Add in Warne’s shift in how he gets us playing - it has an increasing tendency to look like football, and that is also a major reason.

Long may it continue - - - - and improve!

How would we play a four though, yet again we have no proper right back?

27 minutes ago, Millenniumram said:

I did tell you all a couple of months back that Wildsmith refused to sign a new contract…

He’d have never played for us again, had it not been for Vickers injury 

So you're saying he wouldn't have been picked?