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    Gisby reacted to Jourdan in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    You take home the embarrassment, the rest of us are taking home the three points (again).
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    Gisby reacted to Mucker1884 in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    I'm tempted to say I enjoyed that second half... even before the goal.
    OK, we still lacked a little composure.  Guile.  Dare I say skill.  But I can take that, as I'm a fan of a third division team.
    But we did look willing.  They did give their all.  They did appear to believe in themselves... so much so that for the first time this season (at home), the fans sensed it.  We too showed belief.  That was the best home atmosphere of the season.  The club as a whole deserved that winner today.  We deserved those 3 points.  We all deserve to feel that feelgood factor this evening.
    Today is the day that belief finally kicked in.  We're a long way from the finish line of course, and I suspect we still have to endure a few ugly moments before we get there... but we're heading in the right direction, and tonight Matthew, I'm gonna be smug!
    🐏🍻
     
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    Gisby reacted to Comrade 86 in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    Ignore it, or have the craic with them mate. You should know that reasoning with folk on here is often impossible and that many seem to view any change of opinion in the same way as you and I would view being neutered.
    As it is, we're a dozen games from potential glory and I'm going to enjoy it the best way I can. If the naysayers want to spend their time picking faults with the team and manager, so be it, but don't allow them to detract from your experience. 
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    Gisby reacted to Stive Pesley in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    Got to love a fan who still feels the need to have a dig at the manager after a win that cements us in 2nd place
    Proper moronic
     
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    Gisby reacted to Carl Sagan in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    For the Warne thread I suppose, but as I've said before, 90-95% of managers would have us in a better position. With no striker, Warne benches our most dangerous attacking midfielder? He got lucky.
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    Gisby reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    But he changed things and got the win? I understand what went before wasn’t enjoyable to watch but how can Warne not be due some credit for picking a side that kept a clean sheet, that battled with a bullying side, and making the subs to get us the 3 points?! Some people really won’t give him any dues, it’s surely ok to say some of it was bad and he did what he needed to…. Eventually 
     
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    Gisby reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Derby v Stevenage FC - Match Day Thread   
    Scrappy 1-0 win, Nelson, Cashin and Bradley all very solid, we didn’t get bullied in the way we can normally. Adams did well too. Well done to Warne for making the changes to the side that swung momentum in our favour.
    Clean sheet at home for the first time this year, 3 points in the bag, no more injuries (🤞) not been fun and felt pretty lonely on here in terms of optimism but I’m happy with that. 
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    Gisby reacted to Foreveram in When life gives you lemons   
    Well there’s a few on here that think they know everything 🙄
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    Gisby reacted to Archied in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Thank you for posting the picture of b4 , in derby shirt with a big smile , after such a good win at Exeter , I don’t do all the minute dissecting of whether we should or shouldn’t have won games ,that pic says it all for me and it lifted me more when I was already feeling great after the win ,
    you will never not feel the loss but hopefully you will reach the place where feeling blessed to have had somebody so special in your life evens out the pain of the physical loss , truth is you will never lose him , he will always be with you in your heart , keep him with you , smile laugh and cry with him and keep sharing him with us ❤️
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    Gisby reacted to Comrade 86 in Tippy tappy   
    Get your point and share some of your concerns, though I do think we have the personnel now available to be effective at home too. I'd give it a couple more games with the 4-3-3 sort of set up and see what transpires. Stevenage will provide a stern test but I'd not be dismissing our ability to impress at home just yet. I think the change of formation is a bit of a watershed, my only frustration being that we persisted with less effective line ups for too long. Frankly, if we were to find our scoring boots at home, we could probably still win this league and there's plenty of time yet.
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    Gisby reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Paul Warne   
    I don’t find it irritating from a personal perspective, but I appreciate that some of my posts may be (rarely my intent), and also appreciate that there’s a nice cushion on my section of fence less impacted by the travel and financial commitments affecting others.

    I have the stance that Warne is the manager for now, and that’s that. I accept it’s the present situation and will make the most of that until such time as it changes, he’s got some good qualities, and he’s clearly got some faults. I can tolerate it, especially if he delivers a promotion this season.
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    Gisby reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Paul Warne   
    Posters on both sides of the fence can be just as irritating.
    It’s probably a given that if you are Pro Warne you’d get irritated by those most anti-Warne, and if you’re anti-Warne you’d get irritated by those most pro-Warne….and for everyone who’s somewhere in between…. it’s all quite irritating. 
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    Gisby reacted to B4’s Sister in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    This is what Daniel would have thought to the match ♥️

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    Gisby reacted to YorkshireRam in Max Bird - flew the coop to Bristol City, loaned to us to end of season   
    You're going to have to explain that last bit to me as I'm genuinely struggling. Warne makes him look average, yet he's our best player... eh?
    My take is that he's not our best player, but he probably has the highest ceiling due to his technical ability. I'd go so far as to say he's not even in our top 3 players- NML, Cashin, Nelson all rank above this season. My only criticism of Max ties into this actually, and that is that he very rarely EVER looks the best player on the pitch. Northampton (H) this season I would argue was one of the only games I can remember with this being the case.
    However under Warne, he's currently having his most productive season in front of goal to date, whilst also demonstrating he has the capacity to be versatile and play a multitude of central midfield positions- his ability as an #8/10 had been untested prior to this season. He's shown improved dribbling ability and developed a more effective final ball, reflected in his stats. With 4 goals, 6 assists, I'm struggling to see how it could be argued Warne hasn't improved his attacking prowess? 
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    Gisby reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Stephen Pearce on Radio Derby 6pm Tuesday   
    Disclaimer - this is not an attack on you as a poster, it is a reply to the questions posed, though I’m not sure if they’re meant rhetorically.
    I’d guess that Clowes will know what Pearce is doing now, and what he has been doing since Clowes took the club over.
     
    He’ll also have had visibility of the information gathered and provided by the administrators to further inform his decisions on taking the club over. 

    Clowes is in a more informed position than pretty much most other Derby fans to determine whether Pearce should still be in the job, though he may of course be missing some info due to the NDAs as implied by the questions posed.
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    Gisby reacted to Archied in Warne Out Out   
    Like a league1 club battling to get promoted from league 1, players very inconsistent, seen some dross , seen some cracking goals , seen some really good passages of play , seen us not be able to string two passes together, it’s competitive football at league 1 level , it’s not a play or a film , it’s not scripted, I go from head in hand to out my seat cheering and back again 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    Gisby reacted to Carnero in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Ahh bless. Always shows a good soul when someone cares about animals, which B4 obviously did.
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    Gisby reacted to ariotofmyown in Charlton Athletic v Derby - Match Day Thread   
    Met my friend at Greenwich station around 12pm to walk to pub.
    Walking down the backstreets of Greenwich saw 4 blokes in Derby stuff and thought they had gone a bit over the top with the gear.
    Realised they were staff as saw Max Bird walking behind them. Gave him a cmon cheer and got an acknowlegement.
    Then spotted the rest of the Derby squad and got excited. Gave them another cmon and Cash flicked a smile. Legend.
    Got to pub to meet the Charlton supporter partner of my friend. He had saw a coach round the corner and joked about it been the Derby boys making all the noise everywhere they go. We confirmed.
    Had classic footy brekkie of Smoked Salmon, Eggs and Craft Beer. Charlton mate couldn't make match as he had to sort records for a dj set he had later on (true story). There are a few semi-famous music people going so fair play.
    Ran to train, got to ground 1 min before kick off. Sat in Charlton fans, NML got injured and spent 5 mins changing his boots, hobbled on, won us the game, then hobbled off.
    Walked to ale house about 20 mins away, chatting to some Derby boys whilst drinking Plum Porter and Biscoff Stout.
    Went to Gurka place for Curry, legged it back to Marylebone and just made train.
    Massive.
    Everywhere we go.
    2nd!!!!
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    Gisby reacted to Animal is a Ram in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    No words.
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    Gisby reacted to angieram in January Reinforcements   
    This is Collins we're talking about. He doesn't do tired.
    I would only worry about injury, suspensions, sending off - and even then we have players who can cover that central position in an emergency. 
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    Gisby reacted to Comrade 86 in Eiran Cashin   
    We exercised an option for an additional year. The new contract takes him through to 2027.
    Is that what you mean by 'spin'?
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    Gisby reacted to oodledoodle in Max Bird - flew the coop to Bristol City, loaned to us to end of season   
    I also fully expect us to comfortably be above Brizzle in a few years. I can understand the kids leaving to teams like City and Liverpool. But Bristol? Shows a lack of ambition to me.
    We could go up this season and he could spend next season looking up the table at us. I don't get it.
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    Gisby reacted to Mucker1884 in Max Bird - flew the coop to Bristol City, loaned to us to end of season   
    You make that appear harsh... Childish even.
     
    ... and yet here I sit nodding in total agreement with you.
    Yeah, players come and go.  I get that.  A straight forward transfer would have no complaints from me.  It's the loan back that niggles!
    To be wearing The Ram after effectively saying "I don't want to wear The Ram anymore", makes me feel a tad nauseous, if I'm honest. 
    I get he's a pro.  I get he'll "Still try his best whilst he's still here"... A bit like a lotto winner who has to serve a month's notice before heading off into the sunset... no way are they gonna be at the top of their game, for the duration!
    I'll try not to boo him, but remember, he actually ain't one of ours any more, so meh!  
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    Gisby reacted to Steve How Hard? in Max Bird - flew the coop to Bristol City, loaned to us to end of season   
    Not too sure that I see it as being shrewd. I'd rather we make a clean break if the lad doesn't want to commit to us and sign a new deal. Feels a bit like splitting with your missus and still living in the same house. Awkward.  
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    Gisby reacted to Ambitious in Max Bird - flew the coop to Bristol City, loaned to us to end of season   
    Returns on loan, but didn’t want to sign a new deal. I hope the lad plays a blinder for the rest of the season otherwise he’ll be getting dogs abuse from fans. 
    We should’ve just taken whatever more we could’ve got and let him go. 
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