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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ghost of Clough in Summer transfer suggestion thread   
    I'm going to assume promotion for this and we'll go with a 3412/3421...
    Loans for: Evans, Rooney, Fornah, Radcliffe, Weston
    Extensions for: Forsyth (backup and in-game coaching for U21s), Sibley, Thompson and DRobinson
    Meaning we retain the following squad:
    GK: Vickers
    RCB: Nelson, Nyambe
    CB: Bradley, Forsyth
    LCB: Cashin
    RWB: Ward, Wilson
    LWB: Sibley, Elder
    DM: -
    CM: LThompson, DRobinson
    RW: -
    LW: Mendez-Laing, Blackett-Taylor
    CF: Washington, DBrown
    In my squad, that would leave gaps at GK(x2), CB, LWB, DM(x2), CM, RW(x2), CF(x2) - 11 signings
    GK, 1st choice - Chris Walton (free, Ipswich)
    GK, 3rd choice - John Ruddy (free, Birmingham) May want to go somewhere he will get game time which would rule us out. He's at the age where he should be stepping back, and he wouldn't have to move too far if he were to join us.
    CB, 1st choice - Sam Stubbs (free, Bradford). A risky option, but he's still only 25, dominant in the air, and a good defender. He is slow so could struggle with stepping up a couple of divisions. Saying that, I thought he played very well in his game against us in the EFL Trophy.

    LWB, rotation - Sam McCallum (free, Norwich)

    DM, 1st choice - Ebou Adams (£?). Makes our team click without doing anything fancy. Difficult to say what Cardiff would want for him.

    DM, 2nd choice - Nohan Kenneh (£?, Hibs). He would often train with the first team at Leeds under Bielsa, so you know the type of player he is. A 21 year old version of Adams.

    CM, 1st choice - Herbie Kane (free, Barnsley). Would take over from Hourihane as the main set-piece taker.

    RW, rotation - Tyrhys Dolan (compensation, Blackburn). Versitile, coming through as a winger at Blackburn before moving more central this season. The type of player you need in a squad to give the flexibility between formations depending on opposition and injuries within the squad.

    RW, rotation - Femi Azeez (compensation, Reading). One of the best wingers in the league, with a high goal contribution output. Will be in high demand, so an unlikely signing.

    CF, 1st choice - Harry Leonard (loan, Blackburn). A good all-round forward who creates as well as scores. We were apparently close to signing him in January, so I can see us going back in for him in the summer.

    CF, 2nd choice - John McAtee (loan, Luton). More of a #10, but is another hard worker and one of the more creative CFs in L1.

     
    A final squad of:
    GK: Walton, Vickers, Ruddy
    RCB: Nelson, Nyambe
    CB: Stubbs, Bradley, Forsyth
    LCB: Cashin
    RWB: Ward, Wilson
    LWB: McCallum, Sibley, Elder
    DM: Adams, Kenneh
    CM: Kane, LThompson, DRobinson
    RW: Dolan, Azeez
    LW: Mendez-Laing, Blackett-Taylor
    CF: Leonard, McAtee, Washington, DBrown
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ghost of Clough in Match Thread: vs Blackpool (h)   
    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.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Prediction for how it will end   
    Uninspiring, deflated and limp with the Mrs rubbing my back and telling me it’s ok as I sob uncontrollably….but enough about my love life, as for the football I haven’t a clue 🤷🏻‍♂️ 
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Big Trav in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    In other news Dajaune Brown has got a hat trick for Gateshead
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to i-Ram in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    Good job you are gay then 😜
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ghost of Clough in Academy thread 23/24   
    This time next year he should be getting some first team involvement with a view to a couple of short term loans the following season
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Carl Sagan in Paul Warne   
    I don't like seeing Sibley at left back, but if Fozzy and Elder are injured and we're playing 4 at the back, then it has to be him. With the bonus of a goalscorer/attacking player in the team when, last night against Charlton we only really had two in NML and Gayle. Wilson was brought as a defender and although he can be very useful on the wing, I don't see him ever scoring many. Nathan Jones just had to nullify two players and hope we didn't score from a set piece. 
    Warne said on Radio Derby after the game something to the effect that he thought about playing Sibley there, but he wanted to get all his best players on the pitch. That's not a quote - I'd have to listen to it back, but the truth is I can't be bothered to put myself through that again. So, Warne moved by far his best central defender out wide, and by only playing two attackers his strategy appeared to be to stay in the game and hope we nicked a goal from a set piece. Against a team without a win in 20+ games. I am desperate for Warne to get us promoted this season - I HATE us being in this league. But I would sack him at the end of the season either way, and bring in a better coach/tactician. 
     
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ramfan1958 in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    100% correct Korey was playing well.
     
    Substitutions he made were pathetic. 
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ram-Alf in v Charlton Athletic (H) Match Day Thread   
    Only a fool would sack PW now, DC is no fool so unless PW walks he's here until the seasons end, Charlton not won for 20+ games, Nathan Jones has had an effect, Not the same effect PW has had on us, It's not a good look losing to Charlton, The manager takes the plaudits when we went on a good run...now he's in the firing line...and rightly so.
    This division is shyte we all know that, I look at Sonny Bradley and see that PW is determined to find a place for him, We're more suited to a back 4, So that would leave Bradley out of the team, PW has to hold his hand up again and say "I got it wrong again" but he wont.
    I don't see automatics now, Chelsea were slated by Gary Neville as "billion pound bottle jobs" you have to have the bottle to lose it, I never thought we had it in the 1st place...excluding Adams.
    Some very angry posters on here tonight...and I understand why 👍 
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Carl Sagan in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    As we near the business end of the season, with 14 games to go, the path to automatics is becoming more distinct:
    win 11 and we're likely promoted; win 10 and it's very much in the balance; win 9 and it's the playoffs for us. Those 14 games are split 8 home and 6 away:
    H Stevenage A Barnsley H Charlton H Port Vale A Bristol Rovers H Reading H Bolton A Northampton H Blackpool A Portsmouth A Wycombe H Orient A Cambridge H Carlisle We used up one life last Saturday by only drawing at home to Shrewsbury. If we want automatic promotion, in this mediocre division draws are effectively defeats unless playing Bolton or Portsmouth.
    For this match we need to step it up in home, as we should be hoping/expecting to win 7 out of the 8 remaining home games, and then 4 out of the 6 remaining away games. It isn't quite "must-win" but it very nearly is. Let's hope the crowd gets behind the lads, and the lads give the crowd strong reason to get behind them. Come on you Rams!
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Carnero in 3-5-2   
    This.
    4-3-3 & 3-5-2 should be the go to formations going forward.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to May Contain Nuts in Charlton Athletic v Derby - Match Day Thread   
    No issue with the lineup myself, and I'd rather Warne was brave enough to start with the 3 tbh, than only switching to it because we've been crap or when we feel we can get away with it.
    Can see it now though tbh, we win match against a team winless in 13 and it's all down the the formation, regardless of whether it made any real difference or not.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Animal is a Ram in Eiran Cashin - new contract to 2027   
    http://thera.ms/cashin2027
     
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Free agents   
    Gayle has scored about four goals in the last four years. Not sure he's the answer we're looking for, especially as he'd probably demand a significant salary.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Scott129 in Ebou Adams - Joined on loan until end of the season   
    Yep he'll do. As @Eoghan1884 posted in the January Reinforcements thread, his defensive stats in the Champ are tremendous.
    Adams, Thommo, and Bird starting.
    Hourihane and Robinson on the bench.
    See ya later, Smith and Fornah.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ian Buxton's Bat in Kirchner   
    DT reporting that Kirchner has been found guilty of fraud and faces up to 30 jail time.
    Puts some misplaced passes at Reading into perspective.
    Sorry if posted elsewhere......couldn't find it
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Ghost of Clough in Academy Players Ready to Step Up   
    There's a difference between 10-20 minutes at the end of games or 1/2 starts over a season versus starting every week.
    The likes of John O'Shea and Wes Brown were good squad players for Man Utd, but were only good enough to be regular starters in a side battling relegation.
    Fabio Carvalho was playing infrequently for Liverpool last season, now he's on loan at Hull to play regularly. Freddie Ladapo from Ipswich to Charlton...Springett from Norwich to Northampton... the list goes on...
    Other Cat 1 teams like Reading are using players in their first team who I wouldn't even put in our U21 side. If I were manager, I absolutely would have used Brown and Robinson a lot more than they have been. Weston would have had a few appearances following on from his good form in the U21s and brief appearance in the first team 9when he grabbed a goal and an assist). I would have given Cox a few outings at the end of games as a LCB in a back 3 - he's much better suited to that role than Cashin who would be better in the middle of a back 3 than on the left. However, I wouldn't expect them to be starting a run of games unless their perfomances when given a shot meritted it.
     
    The U21 squad is deplated due to a couple of bad years in terms of scholar year groups passing through and not making the grade as well as 4 players who would have been good enough being snapped up by PL clubs. The U18s have stepped up early to fill that void. We also had to recruit lower potential players to help boost the numbers - Ridd, Oduroh, Bartley, Jeffcott, Radcliffe, Lindsay, Gibson-Hammond, Nto, Nunn, Weston, Oseni...
    In terms of 1st year scholarship groups following on from Cashin, Sibley, etc in 2018, there is only Delap and Bardell who are at our club or a higher level from 2019, Gordon and Williams from 2020. This 2020 groups would ordinarliy be our senior players in the U21 squad now, however the rest of them have been released. From the 2021 group, Ryan moved to Brighton, Eze to Norwich, Ebiowei to Palace, whilst 4 others were released at the end of their scholarships (after 2nd year at U18 level). This is a big reason behind fewer U21 players being ready to step up than we would have liked.
    In summary, there are a lot of youngsters coming through, but it's a bit soon for most of them. A few of them are ready for infrequent game time in our first team, but Warne doesn't like taking risks. If they aren't getting game time here, then loans out to clubs where they will play regularly is important.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to FlyBritishMidland in Reading v Derby match day thread.   
    My biggest problem last night was not doing the simple things.  Too many passes were astray, overhit or short.  We couldn’t keep hold of the ball, lacked composure and gave it away too easy.  We created our own problems rather than Reading creating them.  I really hope Warne and his team give them a rocket when they show them the video.
    Cashin looked poor, as he did on Saturday.  I seem to remember him being poor at the start of the season.  In fact, but maybe his agent is in his ear 🤷‍♂️.
    Elder comes out with some praise.  He made a few last ditch tackles to bail out his team-mates. He does look to be getting better the more he plays.
    Still a long way to go and on to Saturday 🐏.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa got a reaction from therealhantsram in January Reinforcements   
    chris martin was signed on loan. then signed permanently at the end of the season when his contract ran out
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to simmoram1995 in January Reinforcements   
    From my source it’s estimated across both transfer pots is roughly £1m 
    £300k from loan pot = £200k left 
    £200k loan fee 
    £500k transfer fee 
    It’s expected that derby will either return with an improved loan fee for smith - Wednesday apparently want obligation to buy Derby aren’t interested in this
    as for alternatives Warne Is keen on a couple of prem loans. 
     
    Moxon is still a target as is Arblaster a new name being talked about is Daniel Crowley at Notts apparently recommended by Mcgolderick 
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Van der MoodHoover in January Reinforcements   
    Given some of the crocks we seem to end up with I cannot believe ANYONE fails a DCFC medical.......
     
    ... unless they're clinically dead I suppose.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Carl Sagan in January Reinforcements   
    Was at the Baseball Ground for that, and when we introduced Lubos Kubik and Igor Knoflicek to the crowd. What great signings any of them would have been.
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Big Trav in January Reinforcements   
    Ive just been told we’ve had a bid accepted for CBT 
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Big Trav in January Reinforcements   
    Keep an eye out for later👀
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    Ram-a-lama fa fa fa reacted to Kernow in January Reinforcements   
    Why was it embarrassing? Paul Warne has spoken a lot about how so many little things need to happen to get a transfer over the line, even out of his hands. He could make an account on this forum and tell us who we were going to sign based on his knowledge, and he still wouldn't have a 100% success rate.
    Journalists report deals that will happen all year round, this time of year it's relentless, they don't all happen. However these journalists make a living reporting this, whereas people like Big Trav post things because it hopefully brings a bit of positivity. People like signings, and like talking about them otherwise the transfer threads wouldn't attract so much interest.
    I'm not a fan of people who pretend to be ITK just for a bit of attention like you see a lot on Twitter, but BT has proven he does have some contacts or inside knowledge with what he's told us before. Just because every bit of information he gets doesn't result in a signing, doesn't mean it's embarrassing or deserves constant snipes.
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