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1 hour ago, Mr. P said:

Thought ref was decent today. Better than the poo we’ve had before. 

I thought the same. I did think we were a little unlucky with yellow cards, when similar offences by Swansea went unpunished, but generally it felt even handed. 

You know how dreadful the ref has been when he gets booed off even when we won. 
I normally am quite fair and believe that things even out but that was beyond inept. 

What a great header by Forsyth, and even better cross by Knight

18 hours ago, G STAR RAM said:

19 hours ago, ck- said:

Except that if I recall correctly, we were criticised, even by the broadly supportive original hearing, for having no records for how we calculated values. No process, no formula, and - crucially - no evidence whatsoever.

Did I misremember?

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There must have been records available for the auditors.

You’d have thought so wouldn’t you? 
But I’m fairly sure I remember the disciplinary committee saying that we could not provide any evidence - no minutes, or formulas, or research. 

6 minutes ago, Red Ram said:

They did exactly that. MM said they looked at 25,000 historical transfers and correlated them to remaining contract length. The defence of our amortisation policy was the strongest part of the interview.

Except that if I recall correctly, we were criticised, even by the broadly supportive original hearing, for having no records for how we calculated values. No process, no formula, and - crucially - no evidence whatsoever.

Did I misremember?

31 minutes ago, Yani P said:

poo..Mel gives support to Rooney..and appears to be saying he has done him a favour by having this tiny squad lol

Thanks. I’m a little hard of hearing, and thought I must have misheard that. 
Well there’s an obvious boost then - get rid of a few more players so we can be even more competitive!

2 minutes ago, I am Ram said:

We scored two goals, first time in ages. That's another positive for me. 

And let’s be honest could and should have been 4. Open goal for Morrisson, a clear chance for Baldock and several crosses fizzing across the face of the goal by Byrne that unfortunately no-one anticipated. 

2 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

Sounds about right. They’ve had most the ball, and play out from the back.

Plenty of passes around the back with Sawyers probably clocking up more than our entire midfield combined.

We’ve primarily just countered. And done it very well so far.

Fair point. I still think from my perspective on the half way line that we’ve had more of the ball than 33% but that’s perhaps the difference between “possession” and “purposeful possession”.

13 minutes ago, Yani P said:

Having 4 up front when we sweep forward makes such a difference and Stoke have no idea what to do with Morrison..

Well they clearly have. Forearm smash, clip his heels, push in the back. They’ve been quite inventive … but totally ineffective

How on Earth has BBC got that as 67% possession to Stoke?

18 hours ago, Tyler Durden said:

Unless it's a rhetorical question?

Which that was ….

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Just now, Ramarena said:

Morrison was lucky there

Exactly. Slipped. Grabbed hold of their player and dragged him over. 
If the referee really was biased, he’d have been off. As it was we got the free kick. 

8 minutes ago, angieram said:

I have said this before, but I bet nobody whose seat would have been dearer this season is writing to the club demanding that they be allowed to pay more to get them in line with people around them!

The club has simplified the pricing structure and there will be winners and losers, but I think this is one thing we shouldn't be beating the club up about.

Rams TV was worth every penny of the difference in my season ticket price imo. They were my lifeline in very strange times last season.

It wouldn’t have been very hard to email people with a message appropriate to their circumstances. There aren’t that many variations. 
Forget politeness, or reasonableness, it’s  just basic good business sense to keep people informed. 

For me that message would have been:

Thanks for your support. Your season ticket is now in a lower price category. While there will always be winners and losers in any pricing change, we believe the “free” Rams TV that you received last year more than compensates.

1 hour ago, DCFC1388 said:

Well after over 2 weeks since my first email, the club have finally got back to me saying they will not reimburse me for the difference in cost of my season ticket. The price I could have renewed at this year is around £75 less than the price I paid when I renewed ahead of last season - great way to reward my loyalty of renewing for 10+ seasons.

£75 may not seem much to some people, but add in the fact ive had to pay double for my sons season ticket with the Rams Squad Membership 'free' season ticket not being a thing this year. Double whammy.

Had exactly the same response. Their argument was that I had Rams TV for free. Well it’s not free if I’ve paid for it is it!!!!!

57 minutes ago, mike93rh said:

We can't moan about the penalities given Forsyth should've been sent off in the 6th minute and set up our goal 4 minutes later.

Ravel was blowing from about 60 minutes onwards and should've been replaced by Watson.

And Roos is an absolute fraud, a complete and utter liability - whenever there's a bit of pressure he just crumbles.

You mean like when he made that outstanding fingertip save when there was just as much pressure?

it was a mistake for sure, but those suggesting Marshall is better (not saying you are one of those by the way) are conveniently forgetting similar blunders from him. 
 

1 hour ago, kevinhectoring said:

Recall reading that also. If he’s still the partner on the file I’m sure he’s being man marked by a couple of others 

Maybe they used zonal marking. That might explain it

17 minutes ago, Brammie Steve said:

Delighted to get nul points on predictions today!

I VERY rarely predict a defeat.

You know your job for the rest of the season!

Great performance. Special call out for Jozwiak and Sibley who has something to prove and did it in style. Sibley’s control of himself was notable. Jozwiak had some lovely skill.

Plus Bird, another who has been criticised, so in control.

Very happy this evening.

1 minute ago, Chris_Martin said:

 

No loan fee and they cover a (large) portion of his wages? It's not like Man City need the money, wouldn't they rather he got game time and helped his development ?

 

Genuine question: do we really think anyone with a player that needs developing would look to the Derby coaching staff as the people to do that?

16 hours ago, Sparkle said:

We extended Marriott contract only for the EFL to stop it hence our £5 million pound forward left for nothing - it’s not our fault 

Yes it is

Nice tap in. 
Seriously. If you hit it hard from there, things happen. 

Well done for having the confidence. 

On 09/08/2021 at 08:04, Mostyn6 said:

That’s the third use of latte. Shame. 

Agree. Enough of the macch(iat)o posturing. There may be an Amercano takeover incoming, but frankly au laitly it’s difficult to know. Let’s just wait this out.

 I’ll get my coat …

As a general thought, I feel it’s not fair that David had to fund the cost of his attendance - train fare, food, taxis, etc. 
I contacted him via DM and offered to make a contribution, but haven’t yet had a response. 
Might I suggest that one or two others make a similar offer. 

4 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

Interstingly, there are about 6 or 7 clips of him beating the defender with skill before cutting to another highlight. Where is the cross or killer pass? It was probably scuffed or failed to beat the first man.

Exactly what I thought. But there was also plenty of good stuff too. 
let’s hope that with a bit of encouragement, and some other forward players with attacking intent that he can link up with, that he’ll come good for us. 

22 minutes ago, GenBr said:

He can't stay even if he played for free. Barcelona's wage to turnover ratio is still way too high even without Messi and they cannot register new players, which includes Messi, until they get the wages down to 70% of their turnover.

He also isn't legally allowed to take more than a 50% pay cut as per Spanish law. Not sure what else you expect him to do.

He wanted to stay at the club he has been at for his entire life, but was not allowed to thanks to circumstances outside of his control. If a man can't cry after leaving a place that has been home for almost 30 years what the hell can he cry at.

 

Thanks for clarifying. Interesting example then of the law doing the exact opposite of its intent.