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Rioch was phenomenal for us in his first stint. Just checked his record and he scored 34 goals in 104 games as a midfielder. Most of those goals were worldies. Top player, skillfull, hardworking and as hard as nails. He'd put a crunching tackle in then stroll away with the ball majestically.
Him and Archie in midfield with Zak and Charlie up front........can I sue DCFC for making me believe it would always be like that?
 
I'll forgive them if Collo pokes a 90th minute winner in at Charlton. 
COYR

If they had owt about 'em, they could make a trendy/arty statue out of said nicked hubcaps!
It'd only take a few hours each night, after wor... oh... bugger... 
 

Then the fans could crowd fund a statue by flogging all the hubcaps they've nicked down the years......
 
#outrageousscouseracism

#Awkward

He's only eighteen months younger than Chris Martin.....
 

But we are short of firepower right now. Definitely not the future, unlikely we could pay anything close to what he wants but then again I very much doubt any other club is going to except as a massive gamble.
If he wants to play for us because it’s close to home and he wants to keep fit and he’s getting near the end of his career, I’d happily give him a 6 month deal at normal squad pay with a promo bonus. Pretty sure that’s similar to what Waggy has. 
Warne is much maligned but along with DC I bet we aren’t handing out sweeties, long contracts to older players. They are doing a job for a specific objective. We won’t go anywhere and can’t look anywhere long term while we are in this league and still under the eye of the EFL. So of necessity deals will be pragmatic. 

Anybody remember 8 v 2 win over Spurs back in the 70's?

Andy Garner See he has got into trouble with the EFL this week all because he started off playing for Derby😛

Bobby Duncan 

Fee plus a loan back is a decent deal.  Makes sense if he doesn’t want to sign a new deal.  We aren’t weakened, plus gives us money that may fund another incoming, if there’s time.  Makes sense both football and business wise.

He hasn’t forced a move? He’s told them he won’t sign a new deal and Clowes has accepted a deal he believes to be good value which is probably just under tribunal fee (a discount for it not being a drawn out affair?). 
 
Some derby fans are such babies. 
 
‘turned his back on us’ ‘forced a move’ ‘don’t come back’ 
 

Seeing the Bird abuse online makes me hate the Internet and I want to go live in my log cabin in the woods and socialise with nobody.

This.

Not sure whether to post this here, in the AI thread, or start a new thread called 'Scary S@%$ coming our way in an AI election year'

How about, now I know this comes out of left field, how about instead of slagging the club off we get behind them? Now I know it's a bit of a radical idea for Rams fans, but let's give the management team the benefit of the doubt for once and see how that goes? However, if we aren't 4-0 up by half time on Saturday we can give them dog's abuse. Sound fair?

Are you worried John-Jules may be a bit lonely on the treatment table later in the season?

I really like Fornah. I do think there's a player there. I think he's far too laid back and loses the ball to easily sometimes. But he's young and has potential.
But for what we need now. If Peterborough even considered swapping JCH for Fornah then I'd do it in a heartbeat 😂

"Not trying to pile on and be overly negative,!"

Please mods can we have the roll eyes imogi back,,,,,,,
you just come on to slate warne over anything and everything , real , made up or opinion it matters not ,when you’ve got to that stage your posts have no value , it’s just an unhinged series of semi insults to a bloke trying to manage a football club and not just that , it’s a club the he is right in the promotion race with 🤷🏻‍♂️

Weird analogy, especially when nothing has been decided for this season yet.
If those signings (which I agree some of which could have been avoided) get us promoted won’t they have added value? 
Also, while Warne is part of the blame for recruitment, haven’t we told by Warne and others at the club on more than one occasion that recruitment is currently a committee process involving at least Warne, Thomas and Pearce? They’re all involved in the decision making process around the player and the finances, not just Warne. 

Or, you could say, we are four points off top with a game in hand on the leaders. Depends how you view a half filled cup. 

I don't think the budget will change much, but I think we'll be changing tact from high earners on a free (to fit in with the 'business plan'), to lower earners that cost a transfer fee...

Agreed, there's still areas of Pride Park that could do with a lick of paint and a tidy.

In the summer we had one left back on the books in Forsyth and not a single right back or right wing back?
And you're sat there saying Ward and Elder weren't needed? Of course they were.
Elder has been unfortunate with injuries but I'm convinced there's a player there, just needs a run of games.
It's only in hindsight now we have Nyambe and Wilson in that Ward isn't needed.