Big Bad Bob

Any advances on 8 minutes injury time this half? ?

Really pleased for Thompson to get a goal. You can see its helped his confidence. Really feel for Sibley. He's trying but his confidence looks shot. Hope he gets a goal second half. 

Whoops ?

Anyone know why it's not available on RamsTV if you are overseas? 

Well we can't say it wasn't entertaining! Gone is the sideways sideways back passing. Classic cup game and torquay wanted it more than Derby second half. Hopefully we'll have a good turnout at pride Park and Warne will have them up for the replay. 

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1 hour ago, Boycie said:

He’s got a big Karat apparently. 

I think you are trying to arouse suspicion

44 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

That was a spelling mistake  by accident.

I know. As I said, I didn't mean anything by it. But the accidental spelling was amusing ?

Keep up the positive posting b4 ?

I understand b4's situation and mean no offence with this, but 'macgoldick' ?

Completely agree with b4, just what was needed yesterday was that performance. Keep it up lads ?

Their left back spanks has mendez lang in his pocket. Maybe he should switch sides occasionally with Roberts to mix it up a bit and less predictable? 

Dull first half and starting to worry about the injury list stacking up. I think gee screamer and myself said we were worried that we may suffer more injuries with the increase in intensity in training. 

2 hours ago, maxjam said:

Ah ya miserable beggers ?

Its the best looking kit in a long time and better for having no ugly sponsor on the front.  Gonna go early on Saturday and grab mine ?

It looks like it's been run over by a bin lorry ? (although I do quite like it).

I admit £55 is a bit steep.

Just now, Boycie said:

The filthy devil with the pass for the second.

That pass was silky! 

36 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

A casualty of the new athlete mindset ?  You can work some players to a higher level of fitness the right side of 30.  You only get so much extra from a bloke who's going to be retiring in 18 months.  We have a few of them and no replacements.  

I was thinking similar after warne's comments about athletes, giving it everything. How will the injuries stack up? 

3 hours ago, angieram said:

Well, strangely enough, I do. But I'm on record as saying we will get our first away win of the season there before the managerial change. So we better do, now! ?

Or they will have you and b4 to answer to ?

3 hours ago, angieram said:

I agree, Saffy. 

The interview and all the media around it has made me feel uncomfortable,  it's all overkill at this stage.

It went on too long - very complicated answers, thought Warne was trying too hard. My comment about the coffee was only partly in jest, he really needs to calm down a bit! Maybe the club could do the same. We've hardly signed up Fergie - and if we have he's more Darren than Alex! 

From where I sit, the fans were enjoying the fact we were trying to play football, weren't calling for the manager's head, so there's that bit of unease around the way Liam has been treated. He failed his target - so what was that? We were seventh after the start to the season we had, hardly dismissal material.

As for Warne, I didn't like him before, he's very aggressive on the touchline, a bit of a bully with the officials, I sit above the away dug out so see it every game. Seems to encourage his players in the dark arts, Crooks springs to mind as an example. A good footballer, but playing on the edge of legitimacy all the time - more bullying.

I think some players will respond well to him, but others? I don't know. I know I wouldn't want my boss texting me all hours with snippets - there needs to be boundaries, imo.

So, all that touchy feely stuff left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. 

However, what I did like, was when he started talking tactics. He suddenly grabbed my attention and I liked what I was hearing. My fears about the sort of football we're going to see have subsided somewhat, especially as we've not got those sorts of players available to him (currently).

If he can deliver what he says, and if he can tone it down a bit, I'll be happy. But I'm not in the fanclub yet! 

 

Nicely reasoned post I think. What I would say is that after all the crap we have had to endure over the last 2 / 3 years, I can imagine it would be very easy for people to jump on any glimmer of positivity. 

I remain open minded about ? at the moment, but will obviously get behind him and the team.

Who thinks we will score our first away league goal on Saturday?

I do have an awful lot of sympathy for LR. As he has already said, squad of 5 players coming out of admin, trying to recruit, managed to bring in 14(?). So almost totally new squad, new club, new manager, new tactics, new division. How the hell anyone can expect the team to be firing with all cylinders under those circumstances is beyond me. LR has spoken very well of the club and his time here. I wish him the very best for his future.

I will also now support ?  as he is our new head coach.

something like  :

Just been looking on the BBC web site and it looks like Rotherham were set up as a 3-1-4-2 formation for the last 3 games.

EFL stirring up a rumour to try and unsettle us? 

Agree. It really seemed to click today with 3-5-2

I have to say I was impressed with Chester. 3-5-2 with Knight allowed to play in the middle. Finally some control in the middle. Same again please. 

7 minutes ago, Magicman said:

Get Hourihane Dobbin off Barkhuzien & McGoldrick on 

Agree with subs on. Either bird or hourihane off.

This game is crying out for Mcgoldrick. All too manic from Derby. 

41 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Okay on the ground but when the right winger pings over a cross to the back post and we are relying on Dicky Mint to nod it away, we might be in trouble.

 

I believe he's taller than Nathan Byrne ?

I still think it's worth trying Liam Thompson at right back (I know it's not a square peg in a square hole, but neither is Knight at RB). I think he has the attributes to do that role and it would allow back Knight into midfield.