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On 02/04/2024 at 01:16, Carl Sagan said:
I think momentum is so important in football. Last time we crawled out of the third tier under Arthur, we won the league the next season and went straight into the top flight. Look at Ipswich this season, top of League One and full-on competing for promotion, while Wednesday and Argyle didn't maintain their momentum and may very well come back down.
If we go up, and if the mindset is then just to survive for a year, we will likely be relegated.
I agree, momentum is important, but continuing the momentum is going to require significant squad improvement to compete anywhere near the top six in the championship. That will be determined by the available transfer / wages budget, and shrewd recruitment.
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5 hours ago, Crewton said:
Cheers. I'm sure all Derby fans winced when it happened, because we've seen Wildsmith get sent off in a key promotion battle at Bolton this season for merely chesting the ball outside his area!
Despite the various claims over offsides, hand-balls etc, I think the officials did a decent job on a difficult night and the result was a fair one.
Agree with that, difficult conditions for both players and officials, but all contributed to what was a really watchable game and a fair result.
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On 31/03/2024 at 15:33, Oldben said:
If we earn promotion, we need a budget that signals our intent to compete in the Championship. Otherwise, we're just setting ourselves up for embarrassment. Ambitious managers want to be part of a winning project, and the right budget shows owners are serious about success.
If we gained promotion, which is by no means a certainty, the first season will be about survival on a sustainable budget. Beyond that further progress will probably require further inward investment, with a possible change of ownership at some point.
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6 minutes ago, CapeTownRams said:
Thought Aussies were supposed to be tough 😳😎
Aussie women, perhaps?
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4 hours ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:
We need to avoid defeat tomorrow. Bolton have clawed some of that goal difference back, which could be vital come final game.
Yes, that's the second time in a matter of weeks Bolton have scored 5 goals in a match. We could do with a decent 3 or 4 nil win at some point, in case it came down to goal difference. Just don't see us a as a high scoring team at the moment. So yes, avoiding defeat tomorrow (and remaining games if possible) would make auto promotion more likely.
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Portsmouth 2 - 1 Rams Mendez Laing
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Rams 1 - 1 Blackpool Sibley
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7 hours ago, YorkshireRam said:
Why are people preferring Ward over Wilson at RB? Neither are defensively amazing but Wilson has looked more solid there to my eyes (and gives away less penalties).
Playing Wilson at fullback gives him the space to use his greatest strength- progressive dribbling, whilst Ward as a winger would still be able to utilise his crossing. Given that Wilson sometimes lacks end product, this way round seems more sensible to me?
Yes, Ward has excellent delivery, possibly best in L1. Of course we then need someone to get on the end of the quality balls arriving in the box. Probably wasted on the likes of Waggy.....
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9 hours ago, Leicester Ram said:
I think that the best way to adapt to the injury crisis is to go back to the 4-3-3 so I’m personally not going to miss Bradley.
He’s had a couple good games and won a few headers from set-pieces, unfortunately that’s been about it.
Cashin and Nelson on the other hand are complete rocks. If you stuck Elder at LB and let Kane Wilson bomb on from RB, I don’t think we’d honestly be any less solid than with three at the back. We’ve basically seen that work.
You can also get more players in the final third which seems to be the only way to address the absence of Gayle/Collins.
Could be a blessing in disguise and rescue our automatic hopes but that’s probably the optimist in me.
From experience of following this club for coming up three decades, it’s far more likely that we are absolutely f*****.
With our current injury situation, it brings back thoughts of the season George Burley miraculously had us on the cusp of promotion. I think it was Rasiak and Idiakez who both got injured at that crucial time, and with that our chance of promotion was gone.
I should say, there are no other similarities 😉 George had us playing some delightful football back then....
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6 hours ago, UTFR said:
Despite it being impossible, as they all play each other, I expect our four promotion rivals to take maximum points from their remaining games, while we fail to pick up a single point for the remainder of the season.
We finish 6th and, despite getting our hopes back up by sneaking past Bolton in the semis, we collapse in the against Lincoln in the final at Wembley blow a 2-0 lead to lose 5-2. Sending 40,000 Derby fans home unhappy, as 378 Imps celebrate promotion on Wembley Way.
Meanwhile, Leeds and Leicester claim Automatic promotion to the Premier League, and Nottingham Forest escape relegation by a point on the final day.All three go on to finish top 10 in the following season.
In League 2, Wrexham are promoted and proceed to spend £300m to assemble to strongest third tier side of all time, meaning that recently relegated Birmingham city have to settle for second place, as the Rams miss out again and head to Wembley to eventually lose to Rotherham. (Who are by then managed by Conor Hourihane)
Sadly, not inconceivable....
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1 hour ago, jimtastic56 said:
Agree about Sibley further forward . “Best finisher at the club”. Warne is right . He put one on a plate for Waghorn v Cobblers. Got to get Sibbo on the end of something.
Yep, Sibley needs to be in the mix when we are attacking in and around the oppositions area. If not, other than a set piece, not sure where the goals come from 🙁
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6 hours ago, Tamworthram said:
Once again, travesty is probably the wrong word. It implies we were hard done by which we weren't.
Certainly not hard done by. Just a lame Derby County performance in a game of such importance. The next two games now looking very difficult, based on Saturdays showing.
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Northampton 1-3 Rams frgs Mendez Laing
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On 20/03/2024 at 14:29, Carl Sagan said:
Agree. I'd like to keep Joe, but his rushes of blood leading to two penalties have been odd. I feel his overall confidence and command helps the defence, meaning I'm extremely happy he's regained the shirt. And his game management when we've needed it has been excellent. But if he does want to leave he's not irreplaceable.
We got him for next to nothing, as was the same for Ryan Allsop who I thought a better keeper. It's a position where there is always another one along if you need.
Totally agree with that. If Wildsmith doesn't want to be at DCFC then it's best for all that he leaves. He's a decent shot stopper but his game is far from flawless. Finding a replacement shouldn't be too difficult.
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26 minutes ago, Turk Thrust said:
All these stats leave me cold. If they win and we draw and the third team lose and the second win etc etc. If my aunt had b******* she’d be my uncle etc. If we could predict accurately we would all be millionaires. Just take it a game at a time
Yes, it really is a case of a game at a time. Plenty of twists and turns and it will probably go down to the last couple of games. With Gayle out, our strike force is significantly depleted again. So Warney's immediate challenge is to find a solution for that problem.
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55 minutes ago, SSD said:
Fingers crossed we can have a natural striker fit to get us to the end.
Looks like it might be a case of hoping Waggy can 'roll back the years' 🤞
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On 15/03/2024 at 23:44, Wolfie said:
No business plan next season. Spend. Spend. Spend!
In other words, no plan at all.
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Rams 2 - 2 Bolton frgs Sibley
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2 hours ago, S8TY said:
I’d like to see Gayle stay and play with Browne next season …he will learn a lot off of Gayle
We are certainly going to need something effective that's within a tight budget, if we are in the ch'ship next season.
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10 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:
I'm expecting the game on Saturday to be a very hard fought draw.
The need for both of us to not lose ground to the other is a big factor in that.
Agree with that. Have a feeling if either team does take all 3 points, it might just be a springboard to a good run in and automatic promotion. Fingers crossed....
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11 hours ago, ramsbottom said:
It's this situation, right now, that Clowes brought him in for. Rosinior or AN Other may well have got us into the exact same position with 8 to go, but Warne's experience of multiple run ins should give us an edge. I don't give a crap if his interviews are a little disjointed and waffly for some taste (I for one like 'em), but you know for a fact he knows exactly what to say to the players.
I was thinking that Warney's interviews had become a bit 'David Brent' recently, so I tend to chuckle at them now. Anyhow, as things stand, none of that matters. Just have to hope he's got what it takes to get us promoted.
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On 10/03/2024 at 14:56, Rich3478 said:
Am happy to say Gayle been far better than I expected him to be! Has a lot of good touches. Was always going to be a good finisher. Looks pretty fit and still reasonably quick as well.
Also comes over as very grounded and intelligent in the interviews. It has to be said, shrewd bit of business signing DG.
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Where do you think we'll finish this season?
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I'm sure we will win the home games, and the amazing supporters will play their part. Other than that I don't think we will lose any, but could possible draw one or both away games. I do expect Bolton to drop points, probably against Portsmouth. In short, I expect us to finish 2nd. COYR