Bob Gnarly

Not sure whether this holds any water...

Love the bloke.

1 minute ago, NorwichExile said:

 

For me he's one of two or three that looked undroppable, and I've felt much less confident with Vickers (who hasn't made any mistakes in his defence, I just don't feel as safe).

Think this is just a testament to how good Wildsmith has been. 

He is a great keeper, particularly for this level, perhaps the best signing we have made in a few years.

Personally think it should work like cricket, captain can call for a VAR review if they believe there was an offside or foul in build up etc.

Human error happens, we all know that. The concept of VAR works, just currently the implementation is what is not working.

Could this be a good find from Mark Thomas? I'm sure he has a track record of finding players such as these that end up being sold for a decent profit later down the line? 

21 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Oh I think we can.

I'm going to be blaming Keogh when I'm losing my marbles in a care home. "it's declined a lot since your last visit, all he says now is "typical fkin Keogh..every time".........."

"What if we move him into midfield?"

45 minutes ago, ram59 said:

Which. surely they would do if they think that the player has any value.

On the other hand, if Roberts asks them nicely to not to offer him a new contract, so that he can stay at Derby, then the club may put the player's interests above their own financial gain, does that still happen in modern football?

I don't think many clubs would ever do this to be honest. Have we any examples of where this has happened in the past?

10 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

Yes he's under contract but are they really going to play him again? 

I believe they will eventually. Horrible things have gone off, but no doubt the old "well the charges were dropped" argument will come out.

Or, they'll make some money out of him by selling him to a club desperate for an attacking option. 

Efe Ambrose for RB cover

1 hour ago, Yoxoram said:

Beck has always been the first name on my teamsheet...................for the worst ever Derby County 11.

9 minutes ago, BuckoBeast said:

I swear we’ve been linked with this guy so many times feel like he’s been playing for us for years ?

Classic like with Nugent and Waggy, linked with for years and then sign when either near or in their thirties ?

Oh dear

5 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said:

As others have said, we desperately need to put a run together of wins. Those who go up win 4, 5, 6, games on the spin.

The biggest example that sticks with me is the year that Villa, weren't playing fantastically well all season. Massively underperforming.

Got DS in, won a few games on the bounce and went up the same year. It is about repeating good performances and being consistent. No matter what league, it works in all of them. 

Ikpeazu?

6 minutes ago, Scott129 said:

Huge if true.

It is, but would we sell if it meant getting more players in to fill the squad?

Realistically we cannot moan. Anyone who takes on this basket case of a club at the moment needs our backing.

It has put pressure on the other bidders with all this Kirchner stuff coming out. Naming him as the PB doesn't mean that he will be the one to take us over, it could prove to be a swift move if it gets the other interested parties to actually make a bid that isn't derisory.

I get the idea of playing Curtis up front, despite it not being something I agree with. Sometimes mixing it up can be useful.

Do we then just play Stearman though in the other CB position? As steady as he is, that red card at Huddersfield changed my opinion on him quite a bit. 

1 hour ago, angieram said:

It's the compensation system that's wrong.

Almost like it is just there to serve the elite clubs... 

Sorry if i'm sounding thick here.

I don't understand how selling our 1st team players for next to nothing benefits us whatsoever at the moment? Whether that be the young lads or players on a higher wage.

Surely if we sell for a minimal fee, it doesn't actually get us money to keep us running for much longer regardless. 

Essentially if we are selling and could STILL go out of business, we may as well keep everyone and see how far we can get? 

7 minutes ago, nottingram said:

Is this the same Alan Nixon that said on Friday we had proof of funding through Rich Riley, or a different one?

Problem is with things like this is that he will have sources from the EFL, Derby and anyone else drip feeding information to suit their image. 

Best bet is ignoring all the different rumours and just waiting. It is brutally painful, but you are only going to get more and more fretted about the situation if you keep reading into what these people are saying.

2 hours ago, Anon said:

Justified in my opinion. The club can't be seen to encourage any encroachment on the pitch, even when it's something as innocent as kids asking for shirts. It also seems a little mercenary to me. How many of those shirts do you think go on ebay almost immediately?

I'd be interested to know how they'd handle a 15 year old who had gone to the game without their parents and encroached on the pitch.

"We're banning your mum who doesn't even like football"

That'll show them

16 minutes ago, Retro_RAM said:

Good to see him back, not sure how ready he is but might be good idea to give him 10-15 mins against Cov.

Surely you would want him training properly for at LEAST a week before getting him in the matchday squad? 

4 minutes ago, Curtains said:

Didn’t they say it was 7 figures higher. That’s only a Million which is nothing in football these days. 
 

Nothing in football terms. But everything in terms of Derby County. 

1 hour ago, Rammy03 said:

 

Not overly fussed about this one. Midfield is probably our most stacked position.

On 10/01/2019 at 22:27, HantsRam said:

This is Tigzi the dog and Lola the doggy sharing so.e quiet time. It's taken 3 years for them to reach this level of proximity.......?

I'm not convinced that both of these are dogs..... 

Probably me and my bad eyes though..