Gee SCREAMER !!

38 minutes ago, Papahet said:

And wtf happened to Korey Smith 

Korey Alexander Sheridan Smith

Gone back to acting

16 minutes ago, Athelwulf said:

As an Owls fan, one who used to watch Derby a bit too, I hope this gets settled pronto.

 

Smudge hit 20 for Wednesday last season, and was instrumental in Rotherham's promotion the year before, but he's totally wrong for Roehl's style. The only way he plays is if everyone else is injured.

 

Chansiri isn't only thick, he's also stubborn. Even if Derby increase what they're offering, it isn't going to make any difference to the money needed for the level of recruitment Wednesday need.

 

It's posturing, as was the threat to withhold funds and the threat of an embargo when he tried to tap the fans up.

As a player I'd want to be playing.  As a player who's had a reasonable career and is probably on a decent contract with a sizeable promotion bonus 8 months ago I'd probably take a wage from Derby who have gone as far as they can by the sound of it, and a bit less from Sheff Wednesday for 5 months to get the deal sorted.  Thereby making up the difference in figures.  With footballers it always seems very much all or nothing.  Who knows, he might get another promotion bonus and and a staying up bonus all in one go.  

11 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

Some players decline physically faster than others.

If he was still anywhere close to the same player, he’d be playing in the Championship, not with us.

We do need more athleticism in midfield but not in the complete absence of quality, so it’s difficult. I think shopping in the market we are currently, we might find a player who adds some pace, power and athleticism to the midfield but then could possibly create problems of his own.

It’s a very difficult balancing act.

To my mind some players look like they've declined when asked too play a certain way that they haven't in 13 years and he's the only midfielder we have who'll get 10 goals. Almost got us an undeserved point tonight. I always thought Hughes looked too lightweight and awkward when asked to do more defensive work he wasn't physically suited too. We aren't playing people to their strengths.  Bradley up top, Sibley at full back, Thompson as a 10 still automatically harrying and going out of position.  Wilson neither out wide or defending but dancing between positions.   It's all adding to a more luck than judgement mess in the last third of games and a slow 20 minutes at the start where no-one knows what they're doing.  

6 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

It’s their place of work, they’re wearing club colours more than likely under instruction….a work uniform if you like, your comments about them listening to songs with obscenity are wrapped up in odd sweeping generalisations, do you know for certain the musical tastes of the likes of James Collins, Conor Hourihane, Tyrese Fornah, Eiran Cashin and Korey Smith?

They were poor on the pitch tonight, there’s no need to invent other things to throw at them.

I understand Collins likes Motorhead or Steps and Fornah and Cashin recently got into an argument over who had dibs on Best of Enigma.  Smith always insists on the hardest Dutch Gabba Techno and Hourihane likes Tom Jones on the team coach stereo and a lap dance from Warne when scores as he has a massive collection of mugs already.  You can leave your bobble hat on. 

Just now, Jourdan said:

Hourihane was excellent for Barnsley and everything went through him but this was seven years ago, even further back if you are thinking about his standout years in League 1.

He was in his mid-20s when he left. You are a completely different player physically at that age compared when you are approaching your mid-30s.

At Villa, he was part of a really high quality midfield playing in a three with McGinn who  plays with aggression and covers a lot of ground and Grealish who can draw defenders and create space for a player like Hourihane to operate in.

I just don’t think he can do what he did before with the same frequency in this current set up.

He doesn't have too though, he's playing Fleetwood most weeks. He's only 32 your adding 18 months on him. Get legs around him, play through midfield and keep him predominantly within 25 yards of the opposition goal.  This will inevitably create space out wide as teams sitting in will be we'll aware if he has two shots, he's probably scoring one and will come out.  

4 minutes ago, CapeTownRams said:

I think we miss Nyambe, Fozzy and Joe in that settled back five…

Wildsmith is an odd one.  I wonder if he's one of those with a contract extension trigger after so many games and were thinking it's a large wage to be utilised elsewhere, or if not,  we've offered terms he hasn't accepted and were trying to break in a new goalie for next season.

15 minutes ago, sage said:

Bird is much faster than Hourihane and is faster than Tommo after the first 10 yards 

Particularly sideways and if we're including the 5 yard pass to a teammate in no space.  

26 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

I just don’t think Bird and Hourihane really have the attributes needed to control and impose themselves on enough games at this level.

Reading had the exact profile of players that they don’t like to come up against.

How can we play through midfield if we don’t have the players to keep and recycle possession?

Bird and Hourihane are both too lightweight to hold off challenges or win a physical battle, too slow to cover ground and too much in need of an airfield of space to spread the ball in midfield and maintain possession.

You don’t ‘actively bypass’ something if it can be used to your advantage.

Hourihane did it in spades for Plymouth, then Barnsley and Villa at a higher level so that doesn't really add up. He didn't play as a water carrier for those sides though and I doubt he expected to when he came here.

Just now, RoyMac5 said:

Wad this something to do with Warne not wanting more than two touches in midfield? I didn't hear this but I've seen it quoted.

Said it in his interview and the usual quicker to the wides, need more on set plays etc. 

1 minute ago, CapeTownRams said:

TJJ…: always a big BIG gamble to keep him on with all the injuries….

but here we go again….  He’s a true sick note. Feel for him…. But it’s a fact.

Our strikers costing a lot in wages this season but all of them bar Collins in the long-term sick room…

sigh…

What can be said other than we signed two players who were injured and a fella with no club so would probably have 10 games in him before something went wrong. We also had one of them go off on international duty who hadn't played for about 5 games due to injury.  Not sure how he was released to play. 

21 minutes ago, Topram said:

Sounds like bids in for different strikers 

I'd save yourself the bother and let Popadopolous  scrutinise them for you.  He's in his basement and will release his findings in a week or so. 

7 minutes ago, REDCAR said:

Just now, BPV said:

Yep. My biggest concern about going up.

His Rotherham teams were absolutely shambolic in the championship and had nothing to do with their budget. 
I think he’d had done alright 15/20 years ago, but football has dramatically changed since then. Sadly for us, Paul Warne hasn’t 

They had 5 games in hand to make up 3 points on a team that won 1 in 15 and none in their last 7.  Almost impossible for them to drop.  They did though. 

Don't take too many touches in midfield. Get it wide quickly. Set pieces can win you games.  ad nauseum

Switching off .  Enjoy the rest.  Hopefully they surprise everyone.

Just now, DiggerB said:

No a tennis ball in sight…..!

Invade the pitch on 89

NML has been looking poor for 3 games. Cashin looks like he could do with a game or two out.  Bird needs putting in the bin.  Most over rated player to out on a Derby shirt .  If he wasn't one of our own we be swapping him for Butterfield.

Just now, May Contain Nuts said:

If one of our players made that tackle and got sent off we'd be up in arms.

two footed it's a red

Just now, May Contain Nuts said:

It was a foul but nothing like a red card.

two feet 100 per cent red

3 minutes ago, bimmerman said:

 

He's missing from rovers squad tonight through 'illness'. Reckon it's homesickness and he's coming home?... 🤭

Out of contract in a week. 10 in 18.  Someone wants him.  Portsmouth, Bolton or Oxford would be my bet.

3 minutes ago, Jubbs said:

Saw CBT being number 27 so decided to have a look at former number 27's:

A very mixed bag!

Good God Foletti.  He's still diving for Unsworths free kicks.

6 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

1 hour ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

I'm not 100% sure, it was about 14 years ago incredibly.  Just rang a bell. .

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Close.  I found Couhigs number on a card in a phone box.

32 minutes ago, Ram-a-lama fa fa fa said:

chris martin was signed on loan. then signed permanently at the end of the season when his contract ran out

out of contract end of Jan.  10 goals in 18 games.  Go on then 

With Knights attributes and regular MOTM/POTM awards. It's a shame we didn't hang on to him and take a chance like we have so far with Cashin and Bird.  We weren't given break the bank money and I'd imagine we'd be turning down similar bids for Cashin now with half the contract time and Knight with his championship and International appearances would surely have gone for more at tribunal, or not at all if we went up. His energy level is off the chart and would be just what were missing in midfield to liven things up.  Thompson isn't in the same league I'm afraid although he tries.