TINMANTED

one of my favorite memories as a ram

nobody is mentioning our marquee jan signing,who for one reason or another,failed to force himself into the match day squad,cbt.for me,i think i'd be looking to let go if we could recoup our money

nobody is mentioning our marquee jan signing,who for one reason or another,failed to force himself into the match day squad,cbt.for me,i think i'd be looking to let go if we could recoup our money

nobody is mentioning our marquee jan signing,who for one reason or another,failed to force himself into the match day squad,cbt.for me,i think i'd be looking to let go if we could recoup our money

nobody is mentioning our marquee jan signing,who for one reason or another,failed to force himself into the match day squad,cbt.for me,i think i'd be looking to let go if we could recoup our money

nobody is mentioning our marquee jan signing,who for one reason or another,failed to force himself into the match day squad,cbt.for me,i think i'd be looking to let go if we could recoup our money

Superbly well expressed, Oodleddodle!

even more of a gamble then

adams has been immense since his arrival,he has been the spark that got us auto promotion,in my opinion.my fear is ,we get him,and he cannot reach the heights he has this season in the champ,there is a reason Cardiff let him go,they would not let him go if he was playing for them as he has been for us

It was a one off freak injury I’ve read. Unusual for football , he has been pretty much fit the rest of his career and was so in his spell with us. 
 
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brutal-injury-never-seen-before-27550239.amp

I'm of a different mindset where you typically want younger, typically more cheaper players on the fringes of the team pushing the first team. 
Collins, Smith & Barkhuizen to me were three players that have played their part and ultimately I'd like to see us replace with younger players. All three will be on 'Championship wages' so to speak - if we keep all three of them on then that's fine. They can contribute. I just doubt their impactful at the next level. 
All three could be better suited to the bigger League One clubs being paid well to play every week. 

He'd been an excellent squad player for next season, but it might come down to wether he's happy to settle for the bench or be guaranteed starts elsewhere. I can't imagine us going in to the new season without having made a marquee striker signing.

Going on what Rotherham fans were saying in September 2022, Warne had learned from his 2 relegations with the Millers and had them 8th, albeit after just 9 games with a game in hand on all those above them. Win the GIH and they were 5th. He left they ended up 19th last season and got relegated this season. I think the 2 relegations say more about RUFC than they do about PW. 3rd time round he'd got some players who were capable of top half play and results. My hope is that he does that with us and plays all football has to offer. Decent keeper, solid defence, both steel and skill in MF, wide players who can go both down the outside and put in a decent cross to a #9 who's where you want your #9 to be and also cut inside and shoot. Strikers who can put a good header in, be in the 6 yard box to pick up the pieces, create goals himself, run the channels at the right time, shoot from distance and hit the 20 goal mark through the season.
All of the above must be able to control the ball and have a good first touch. I do realise this particular demand would mean we wouldn't take Haaland on as his 1st touch is awful (atrocious v Real Madrid) but he does have a great eye for a goal...
L1? Thanks but no thanks. Too many dark arts teams. Too many awful referees, their assistants and 4th officials. Too many cloggers who get away with it. If I were to referee a L1 game, I might end up having to abandon the game as at least one side would not have enough players left on the park. Refereeing guidelines call for yellow cards for timewasting. They get given very occasionally. Idem ditto for diving, feigning injury, preventing the quick taking of a freekick, corner or throw. All designed to reduce the chances of an opponent creating chances and possibly scoring. These are all things many fans hate, refs have been told to take action but they seldom do.
When I played, I did commit fouls but I never purposely took down a player who had "done" me. I am a firm believer that, if you get beaten by speed and/or skill you should accept it and stop the player next time, legally, by being better positioned and "doing" him. I'm convinced that a return to "sporting behaviour" and cutting out the so called professional foul would see more attractive games and more goals scored. Isn't the game all about scoring goals and also not conceding them within the Laws of the game?
Football is probably the one profession where deliberately breaking the Laws is seen as a professional act rather than the act of cheating that it actually is.

After watching Hull Vs Ipswich on Friday night...my thoughts about us being in the Championship took a nasty vibe...they are both way ahead of us...but...PW will be aware of this and knows what bar needs to be set.
This squad...imo would struggle in the Championship...even relegation fodder, There's going to be a a big turnaround...10/11 players coming in at least.
There's not a chance of us doing an Ipswich, But a midish finish and we'll know that there's a work in progress.

I'd be happy with something a bit like "never seriously looked in danger of going down" along with some positive signs of building the squad.
I don't expect Warne's style to change very much, but, being a better team doing it at a higher level should raise the standard a bit.

when they gave him the microphone in the stand and collo tried to hush the fans,i was expecting an announcement that he had signed,he certainly was in the mood to party

just because i am not a fan of warne,it does not mean i am not a fan of dcfc,for now i am savouring the fact that we are championship rams,i'l worry about warne later,now is not the time

we are now a championship club once again,back where we belong

we are now a championship club once again,back where we belong

just because i am not a fan of warne,it does not mean i am not a fan of dcfc,for now i am savouring the fact that we are championship rams,i'l worry about warne later,now is not the time

just because i am not a fan of warne,it does not mean i am not a fan of dcfc,for now i am savouring the fact that we are championship rams,i'l worry about warne later,now is not the time

I’m with you mate. 

just because i am not a fan of warne,it does not mean i am not a fan of dcfc,for now i am savouring the fact that we are championship rams,i'l worry about warne later,now is not the time

As someone who has engaged all season in dialogue and disagreement with people holding opposing views to my own I’d also argue “part of growing up” is letting things be and not goading people for the sake of it.
It’s the day after we confirmed promotion to the championship after a rough few years, thousands of fans poured onto the pitch and into the streets of Derby to celebrate it, enjoy it for what it is, let those with entrenched views and constructive concerns enjoy it too, we can get back to bickering when the first athletic former Rotherham player is signed 😉 

He’s done what was expected of a derby manager this season which was a difficult feat (when was the last time a manager lived up to the bookies expectations for us?) but his team expected promotion and a lot of fans expected the same so fair play to him.
 
I’ve found the football to be tough to watch at times but at the same time I’ve loved the season as a whole. The downs made the ups that much sweeter and I’m willing to put the football down to pragmatism in the face of restrictions to how he could shape his squad. I’ve always said I liked him as a guy and now as a manager he’s achieved success with us too. 
 
Im now reserving judgement on what his football can look like until after this unrestricted transfer window where hopefully he will get in the profile of player he wants. I don’t expect even a top half finish next season I just want to see a squad beginning to come together and take shape with a younger profile of player and to not be a chance of relegation in the last match of the season. 
 
Fair play to anyone who never lost faith particularly after the Stevenage away performance. His staff and he managed to turn it around from that point and went in a run that would have achieved 103 points if extrapolated over a 46 match season. That’s incredible dominance. 
 
All derby aren’t we?