RoyMac5

Now don't be doing this will you?!

2 hours ago, Kathcairns said:

So do I.

From what I've read, it's going to have anti-vandal paint or some such to protect it?

24 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:

Careful about going back into town post-match everyone.

It's already started, whatever it is. No more than one person chanting 'Come on You Rams'?

"A dispersal order is now in place for Derby city centre, following concerns about anti-social behaviour.

The order will be in place until 11am on Sunday 28 April. The order started at 11am on Friday 26 April, and covers the areas pictured on the map."

"Officers and PCSOs will be using the dispersal powers to disperse anyone found causing anti-social behaviour in Derby city centre for a maximum of 48hrs.

Dispersal orders give officers extra powers to direct groups to leave an area if they are involved in ASB or disorder, if members of the public are being harassed, alarmed or distressed, or if officers think their behaviour may lead to anti-social behaviour.

Anyone who returns to the area after being moved on, will face being arrested."

5 minutes ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

Oh I dunno…..

Mike Ashley: Steve, Big Mike here.  Top job you’re doing at Derby.  How do you fancy joining the Toon Army?  How many of my massive Sports Direct mugs do you think they’ll need as compo?

Steve Mac: Hold your horses Big Mike.  That Candy Crush fella is about to takeover, reckon I’ll be out the door as soon as the last balls kicked.  Sit tight and keep hold of those mugs, I’ll be up as soon as I’ve had my holidays.

MA: That’s my kinda thinking Steve.  We need that up here, tell you what I’ll make you a Director too.

SM: Done, see you in June.

Of course you'd have said 'No I couldn't possibly take the money, employ me now or forget it.' 😄

Not quite a flag.

6 minutes ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

Why laugh?  Simmo even mentioned in an old Rams TV or Radio Derby interview that Mac had been called to a meeting not long after the takeover and told him he thought was going to get the sack.  And I suppose MM sacking him 2nd time around is why he came back again as Technical Advisor or whatever it was.

Laughing at the conjecture and because even if it's true, it's no different to what most on here would have done. But also why risk staying here and not getting the Newcastle job? It seems the personal qualities needed would mean even Mother Teresa wouldn't apply!

9 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said:

I have the highest respect for your opinion . Mine is - I think Paul  Warne is a better human being than Wazza and Mac put together .

I don't care if Paul Warne and Mother Teresa were split at birth. 

Someone had Pauls number. 😄

1 minute ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

An alternative view could be he stayed as he knew the writing was on the wall and once MM’s takeover was confirmed he’d be sacked anyway.  That way, he guarantees himself a payoff rather than leaving for nothing.  Not saying that’s how it was, just a different perspective.

That'd be why he came back again too, no doubt. 

20 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said:

True ,not much loyalty in football. Apart from your beloved “Wazza”, who dumped us to spend more time with Coleen . Right ? 

I imagine he dumped us because he'd had enough of the crap that the Club had left him to deal with. So what.

Just now, jimtastic56 said:

Rush allowed Mac to bring in expensive loans like Bamford and Linguard - to add to a team built by Clough including Martin Russell . Hughes , Hendrick etc. Then as soon as Newcastle looked Mac’s way - he wet his nickers .

The only manager ever to have his head turned by a better job. Who stayed anyway just to be sacked by Mel. Yeah righteo. 😄

10 hours ago, Eddie said:

Longer than he got - a lot longer.

The way he was sacked by Sam Rush was nothing short of disgusting, and still leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Clough had basically kept Derby afloat for about 4 years, balancing the books and operating on a shoestring budget (a string which grew shorter each year) thanks to the almost complete absence of any meaningful investment by GSE, and he left Derby in a far more secure position than when he first took over. The fact that Steve McClaren then took over the reins and took the team forward on the pitch only goes so far in justifying Clough's sacking - and hindsight being 20:20, it's equally arguable that the whole financial mess which culminated in Administration and subsequent relegation would never had happened if Clough had not had his legs sawn from under him following the 1:0 defeat at the City Ground.

I can see how you assess a managers success from that.

I'm glad Rush replaced him and Mac showed what Clough was missing in ability. Your extrapolation from that point is hilarious though.

18 minutes ago, ossieram said:

Do you mean the rose tinted spec brigade that have backed a manager that has the club 1 point away from promotion?

Yep. Pink init.

Any of these! I had the top one.

Just now, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

He's out of contract in the June and hasn't signed a new one.  Could well be another club has shown interest in the premier bottom block or parachute payment rich championship , or maybe they haven't and he's open to offers.  How good are we at convincing.  Never thought we'd get Eranio and the like over a new Milan, Munich, Porto or PSG deal.  Or the Croatian captain to play Tranmere when we were 6th from bottom.  That was a different level.  

Listening to the most recent Cov game the commo suggested he hadn't signed because he was hoping for a Prem deal.

3 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Some of them aren't exactly hiding in the bushes are they?

Nope. But neither are the 'rose-tinted spex' brigade. How long would you have given Clough Jnr?

2 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said:

Christie said on radio Derby a couple of weeks ago “The Warne haters are just hiding in the bushes waiting to come out “. Sad but true . I think he will need 4 wins in the first 10 games just to stop the pitchforks coming out. The PW/DC friendship will be tested when it comes to funds. 

How long will you give him if things aren't going well? 

Summer window:

Curtis Nelson.     9/10
Callum Elder.     5/10
Joe Ward.           6/10
Sonny Bradley.    5.5/10
Josh Vickers.       6/10
Kane Wilson.         7.5/10
Martyn Waghorn.    6/10
Conor Washington.  5/10
Tyrese Fornah.        4/10
Elliot Embleton.        who?
Ryan Nyambe.        7.5/10
Tyreece John-Jules   5/10

Winter:

Ebou Adams.        8/10
Dwight Gayle.        7.5/10
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5.5/10
Max Bird*.              7.5/10

44 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

...PWs style partly drives some mad in league 1 because we're supposed to be dominating a lot of games and winning a lot of them a lot more comfortably than we have been. Making top end championship teams look like top end championship teams as we pinch wins is a lot more forgivable than making middling league 1 teams look like top end championship teams as we pinch a win. But we've got the results needed by doing it.

This is the one of the things that worry some fans. How often will we fail to 'pinch a win' and against what quality of opposition? We'll still have the ethos of a 'middling fish' or at least trying to be a 'middling fish' pinching wins in the Championship pond.

56 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

Tend to  agree but he’s suffered quite a drop in form since first half of 22/23 season when he was literally flawless 

Yes, what do you put that down to and can he refind his 'old form'?

1 minute ago, scout's dad said:

Knowing our luck he’ll get snapped by Liverpool, who’ll then be congratulated by all and sundry as being a fantastic talent from their own academy.

Quick get him in the first team! 😄

6 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said:

Hope I'm wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if our financial situation is actually much more similar to that Rotherham side's than we might want to admit...

I agree with the notion that it's unfair to compare because, at the end of the day, they're totally different squads in very different looking divisions. But if you're looking for an indicator of his quality in the Championship then it's about all you've got to go on isn't it?

When he left Rotherham for us, I'm pretty sure they were in the top 6 or something, so maybe he's going to take us straight up anyway!

I've read all the posts on here about how he had Rotherham climbing the heights of the Championship in 22/23 well here are their results, he left them 22/09/22. I've never looked for the stats before.