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17 hours ago, i-Ram said:

A bit surprised you haven’t put an asterisk by Bradley? You have clearly seen more of him than me, but to me he seems shot. What have you seen that makes him useful in the Champ?

 

As much as it’s been easy to bash Bradley after his calamitous start, he’s been excellent for the past few months in both boxes (bar the silly sending off)

53 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

I only watch the Derby first team hence why I have absolutely zero opinion on who should be in team of the year, or why someone who I've never even heard of shouldn't win an award?

Kinda of begs the question why are you in this thread then?🤷‍♂️

10 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

It is.

I always liked that bit on Match of the day when the referee for the match was named, along with where he was from - Clive Thomas from Treorchy etc. 

The only time I have ever heard the name 'Spennymoor' is in the context of George Courtney. 

I have the same thing but with Graham Poll and Tring

ATG

1Wildsmith - 6 - nothing to do

35Nelson - 7 - relatively untroubled but as reliable as always

5Bradley - 7.5 - 2 goals, solid enough, great return

6Cashin - 7 - see Nelson

2Wilson - 7 - lively, always wanted to get forward, a surprising nuisance at corners

12Smith - 7 - does a nice job in midfield, seems to work well in tandem with Adams

23Fornah - 6

32Adams - 7.5 - was everywhere, what a guy.  if we go up, hopefully we can sign him permanently

10Waghorn - 6

17Sibley - 8 - MOM for me, and his best game in the LWB position for the club

4Hourihane - 6.5 - extra half point for the assist

9Collins - 7 - led the line well, and worked as hard as ever

14Washington - 6

11Méndez-Laing - 7 - much better than in recent weeks, and dangerous from corners

7Barlhuizen - 6

7 hours ago, admira said:

Yes, for Jamaica. And three goals

Well that completely bypassed me 😀 carry on sir!

11 hours ago, GB SPORTS said:

Giles Barnes?

19 full caps though?

1 hour ago, Tamworthram said:

So essentially, the worry is that Collins could be out injured for zero games, the whole season, or somewhere in between?
 

Talk about hedging your bets. 😀

Well yes, as that’s why he’s having a scan.  This isn’t hard really is it?

Yeah Wharton is a real talent, that fee could look like a huge bargain this time next year.

4 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

More chance of Mendez-Laing playing for China than there is of that story being remotely true

FTFY

12 minutes ago, davenportram said:

How can he make last ditch tackles if someone outpaced him? You have to keep up to make a last ditch tackle

Perhaps I should have phrased that better but I think you know what I meant - so where he is ‘in the process’ of being outpaced and has had to make a last ditch challenge.  
 

Again to reiterate I really like Cashin, just don’t see him as a top PL player in the future 

13 minutes ago, Eatonram said:

I agree. The thing is that Cashin has that stocky sort of build that you assume will not be pacey but in fact he is actually quite quick and his positional sense means he is rarely caught out for pace. Is he ready for the prem? Probably not though I suspect he will play at that level in the future. 

I guess we’ll see - I can recall a few occasions where his last ditch tackling has rescued him when he’s been clearly outpaced.  And this is at L1 level.

Don't get me wrong, I love the guy as much as the next Ram, and can see him playing bottom half PL potentially.

27 minutes ago, Millenniumram said:

£4m is a lot of money for a League One CB with 6 months left on his contract. Obviously the option we have for another year plays into our hands, but I still thought we’d struggle to get £2m.

Delighted, but surprised, that it sounds like he’s staying for the season. Still fully expect him to leave in the summer, but hopefully as a Championship player for even more money! He’ll play top end Premier League football imo. He’s that good in all aspects of his play.

Agree with almost all of this, other than I don't think he is quick enough to be a top end Premier League defender.

I thought this thread was going to be about the digital clock - it annoys me no end that for the 2nd half, it starts at 0:00 rather than at 45:00.  

5 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

 

Probably embarrassed about the telling his dad bit and it getting back.  As he was subbed, I'd go with Gregory.

Hmm, knowing Gregory's 'form' for b******* I'll go with Grealish's version.

1Wildsmith - 6.5:  Not much to do, but a fine save from the free kick 1st half

24Nyambe - 6.5:  Solid as usual

5Bradley - 6:  Won his headers, no disasters this week

35Nelson - 7.5:  Dominant at the back

6Cashin - 7.5:  See Nelson

3Forsyth - 7:  Nicely taken goal and a threat at set pieces

4Hourihane - 6:  Pretty passive during the game but helped keep things ticking over when it was needed

7Barkhuizen - 6:  Always a threat but poor day in front of goal

17Sibley - 6:  Hit the bar, not much else

12Smith - 6.5:  Neat and tidy, couple of nice through balls in the 2nd half

8Bird 🦅  - 6.5:  Steady, not quite as effective as in recent games

11Méndez-Laing -  7:  Main threat in the 1st half, shame he went off

2Wilson - 7:  Dancing feet, real threat, feel he's best suited as an impact sub which is a great asset to have

9Collins - 8.5:  Probably best game I've seen him have for us.  The 2 goals aside, his work on and off the ball was  irst class.  

4 hours ago, trappatoni said:

I don't mind Ed Dawes - he's no Graham Richards but who is.   I'd much rather have a Derby fan in that role than not.  That's also why I'd have Ramage back but that's another debate.  

 

It's all subjective but I really like Eric Steele and Darren Robinson for the knowledge of the game they bring.   Not a fan of Dietrich  as an interviewer/ presenter.   Worst ever for me is Colin Gibson. 

 

Edit - eas Dom Dietrich 

I may be wrong but I believe Graham Richards is.

I know he’s the backup guy but this commentator on Rams TV is dreadful

2 minutes ago, Kernow said:

This signing would be on the Button.

I hear he’s a great interceptor 👀

1Wildsmith - 5.5:  At fault for the 2nd, and seemed to struggle to communicate with the back 3.  Half a mark extra for the one on one save

35Nelson - 6:  Steady debut, distribution was inconsistent, great cross in 2nd half that Fozzy should've buried

5Bradley - 5:  Looked surprisingly nervous.  At fault for the 1st, should've scored from the 1st half corner

6Cashin - 5.5:  Looked a bit off the pace, distribution wasn't its usual quality.  

14Washington - 6:  Lively when he came on but would be better centrally than the wide left role he was tasked with

23Ward - 7:  Good debut, clearly better going forward, was a real threat in the 2nd half before he went off

2Wilson - 6.5:  Promising cameo, especially the first 5 mins or so

12Smith - 6:  Did ok but sometimes takes too long on the ball

8Bird - 6:  Some nice touches but largely ineffective

4Hourihane - 6:  Same as Bird

3Forsyth - 7:  Did well in the wingback role, great goal but coud and should have had at least 1 more

Elder - 6:  Did ok but clearly needs games

9Collins - 6.5:  Thought he did quite well in our build ups but not sure he is playing the role PW wants him to 

11Méndez-Laing - 6:  Decison making seems to be an issue in those central positions, great shot in the 1st half though

Thompson - 6:  

4 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said:

If we want Waghorn involved Saturday it’ll be done today, for a player to be involved they must be registered by 12 midday the day before a game. 

So can be done tomorrow then 

4 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

 

Smart move I reckon, similar role to the one Huddlestone plays for Man Utd

34 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Duly noted 

Prefer you to keep on keeping on @Caerphilly Ram  and continuing to hold some of the less informed contributors to account 👍

51 minutes ago, Gerry Daly said:

And Mr Smith

And as much as we like to forget, Mr Davies

8 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

How do you know.

Let’s call it an educated assumption.  And how do you know he chose them over us?

5 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

Well we missed out on a striker that morecambe but gone to burton over us.

No he hasn’t gone there ‘over us’ at all, as we weren’t interested in Stockton