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Norman reacted to therealhantsram in Summer transfer suggestion thread
FFS - Admins - Can we please ban Chat GPT replies somehow?
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Norman reacted to sage in Stick or Twist?
As much as Adams transformed us this season, I'm not convinced he's a star player in a top ten Championship team
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Norman reacted to Srg in Summer transfer suggestion thread
OldBen making me miss that Scottish football guy
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Norman got a reaction from Grimbeard in Summer transfer suggestion thread
No, no, no, no, no.
I don't like Warne's football, but I do like how he goes about his transfers. And I'd like to think all those ageing players on expensive wages, and no motivation to play for Derby, aren't on any list we compile. Obviously there is the exceptions in that list, like Burrows etc.
Sign Ebou, extend Sibley and Thompsons deals and then start targetting hungry players on low wages.
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Norman reacted to Reggie Greenwood in South Stand...surely its time for proper stand names!
Good job Colin Bell wasn’t one of our iconic players !
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Norman reacted to Srg in Summer transfer suggestion thread
If i hear Gregory or Smith this summer I swear to god.
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Norman reacted to FKANorwichExile in Summer transfer suggestion thread
I'd be down for "Seth Johnson"'ing the pair of them
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Norman reacted to Ghost of Clough in Retained List
Retain: Vickers, Nelson, Nyambe, Rooney, Bradley, Cashin, Fornah*, Ward, Wilson, Elder*, Mendez-Laing, Blackett-Taylor, Washington*, DBrown
*Try to loan or sell
New contracts: Wildsmith, Forsyth, Sibley, Thompson, DRobinson, Collins
Release or loan ending: Loach, Adams, Bird, Smith, Hourihane, Barkhuizen, Gayle, Waghorn, John-Jules
Assuming we'll play a form of 3412 or 3421, that would mean we need the following: GK, LWB, CMx3, AM/Wx2, CFx2
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Norman reacted to Ambitious in Now we're promoted, what are your thoughts on League One ?
League One is a melting pot of smaller clubs who are relatively well run and then bigger clubs who are down there for a reason. It's an enjoyable league for the match-going fan and with 49 wins in two seasons there has been plenty of happy Saturdays, albeit those wins (a lot of the time) feel more like 'job done' than enjoyable and anything other than a win feels like we're playing well below ourselves.
In two seasons we've probably been the underdog by the bookies in less than 10 of our 92 games which underpins the level of expectation. Expectation ultimately drains the joy out of football.
in hindsight, it's been an enjoyable experience (of sorts) but I'm in no rush to experience it again.
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Norman reacted to Mucker1884 in Admin 12345
I stick to the same 4 digit pin for all bank cards, passwords, house alarm, bike locks, phone unlock etc.
Obviously, I ain't gonna give anything away on here.
Regards
Mucker1884
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Norman reacted to nottingram in Ryan Nyambe
Right sided CB in the 3. Rooney backing him up.
Bradley backing Nelson up in the middle and Forsyth backing up Cashin on the left. Shouldn’t be an area of priority for recruitment I don’t think, unless there’s a daft bid for Cashin or they decide Rooney is best served going out on loan.
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Norman reacted to DarkFruitsRam7 in Paul Warne
It was more than a small number. Thinking a manager’s time is up isn’t always expressed with “get this clown out the club now”. Sometimes it’s “it’s just not working and Clowes should make the call”.
Thank god we were wrong.
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Norman reacted to DarkFruitsRam7 in Match Thread: Carlisle United (h)
Doesn’t mean you know about Wrexham though mate🤣
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Norman reacted to VulcanRam in Summer transfer suggestion thread
I think youth and agility will be the way forward now we can afford it.
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Norman got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Summer transfer suggestion thread
No, no, no, no, no.
I don't like Warne's football, but I do like how he goes about his transfers. And I'd like to think all those ageing players on expensive wages, and no motivation to play for Derby, aren't on any list we compile. Obviously there is the exceptions in that list, like Burrows etc.
Sign Ebou, extend Sibley and Thompsons deals and then start targetting hungry players on low wages.
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Norman got a reaction from jono in Summer transfer suggestion thread
No, no, no, no, no.
I don't like Warne's football, but I do like how he goes about his transfers. And I'd like to think all those ageing players on expensive wages, and no motivation to play for Derby, aren't on any list we compile. Obviously there is the exceptions in that list, like Burrows etc.
Sign Ebou, extend Sibley and Thompsons deals and then start targetting hungry players on low wages.
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Norman reacted to i-Ram in Paul Warne
Nice bloke clearly. Great interview. Excellent achievement gaining promotion. He clearly deserves the opportunity to take us forward next season. But his football approach still leaves me cold. I wasn’t aware but the Sky Comms said today that the players get a day off for scoring at a set piece. Sounds like a nice bit of man management, but it reinforces my belief that he is too focussed on set piece success and having fit scrappers prepared to win their share of second balls, than having a team that might play some decent football. Don’t give them days off - try getting them to pass to each other in tight situations. As I posted on the matchday thread, we looked very ordinary today. I actually said woeful at HT, but fortunately we did raise it a little second half.
Delighted of course to be back in the Champ, and really pleased for Clowes.
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Norman reacted to Owen87ITK in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏
I only found out it was happening about 30 seconds before. Lovely touch from the club.
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Norman reacted to Animal is a Ram in Match Thread: Carlisle United (h)
Careful about going back into town post-match everyone.