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9 hours ago, FindernRam said:

Corners are seriously overrated in this country. The conversion rate across the PL is 3%. 

Just a waste of training time as an attacking tactic. You'd be better off knocking it back to your goalkeeper and starting the attack again.

We had 14 corners yesterday. A 3% conversion rate gives a goal every 2-3 games. That’s probably worth practicing. 

As others have said, it does depend on things like:

- thin profile

- number of openers

- any leading

- reflective / coated / specialist gas filled

 etc. 

best go for like for like quotes from 2 or 3. 

Well done Sibley. Completely wrong footed the defence with that. Lovely play 

Just now, StaffsRam said:

Promising first 10. Even after that really. Oxford have had more half-chances. Lack of creation and penetration other than NML is worrying. We look fairly blunt so far.

I’m watching on Rams TV from holiday. Missed the first 25 minutes, so can’t comment on that, but from then we’ve been comfortably in front. 
Our problem is the killer instinct. Maybe it will come. 

20 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

On what is available I’d like to see:

Wildsmith

Odoruh

Davies

Cashin

Roberts

Bird

Knight

Hourihane

NML

Barkhuizen

Collins

 

Heck of a spine to that team, but not a lot of width. Can’t see it working. 

Just for info, I had spoken with @Ram Logan Josh earlier and volunteered to get one - someone else had volunteered too, so we got one each.

This afternoon I went into the shop to get a first team shirt. Because they didn’t have any in the correct size I got a larger one that won’t fit for a couple of years and a training top that should fit straight away.

They were posted today and should be with the boy tomorrow.  

There’s something very satisfying about the thought that Mr Ploppy of the Bristol forum may see them walking around Bristol wearing Derby shirts ?

8 hours ago, ilkleyram said:

Please could someone do me a big favour and post a photo of their ST card (with personal info obscured obviously)?

 I thought that the original decision was that last season’s cards wouldn’t be reused so I consigned mine to the drawer that has my random dcfc memorabilia - tickets and the like. What i now realise is that the ST cards don’t have the relevant seasons written on them so I’m not sure which of them out of the several i have will be the ones for this season coming.
Thank you.

Thank you!!!! I did exactly the same thing. I look after my brother’s and my season tickets, but he was adamant that he had his. 

The ones I have look like the photograph @Rev sent.

The one my brother has looks like this. Does anyone know how old this is? 

1 hour ago, alram said:

think we have to going forward as supporters. we turned a blind eye too long which led to the position we got in.

I’ll be honest, I did think you were overdoing it but that observation stopped me dead. We did overly trust that the previous owner was doing things reasonably and was prepared to cover his gambles himself. We were wrong and so a request to demonstrate a little caution this time around isn’t unreasonable. Once bitten, twice shy as the saying goes. 

1 hour ago, B4ev6is said:

You never went through what I did mate you got no idea what it was like.

Sorry. I didn’t mean to upset or offend you. 

12 hours ago, B4ev6is said:

Well my school days took me years to get over but sadly bits still remain sadly bullies wrecked my life.

B4 - don’t let that be the case. I know it’s easy but me to say, but you’re better than that. 
I don’t always agree with your posts (I love the pink shirts ?) but your enthusiasm for Derby County is an inspiration. 
You have friends on here who will stick up for you. Think about them rather than the bullies. 

1 hour ago, CornwallRam said:

Man claims to have sent money. Money doesn't arrive.

Man claims money has been sent but the delay is anti money laundering check.

Money never does arrive.

Logically there are two options.

A, it was never sent.

B, it failed the anti money laundering check.

Whichever was the case, was that really someone we wanted owning our club?

C, the money laundering checks were ongoing but the buyer looking at the $h!tstorm around this decided he’s better off out of it and so withdrew. 
 

But generally agree with your point. Will be interesting to see if an undisputed clear explanation ever sees the light of day. 

4 minutes ago, PistoldPete said:

Yeah he might want a new account to keep things separate for accounting purposes that all makes sense. Nothing suspicious there surely? Proving "source of wealth" is easier said than done though, if his own bank was happy why are Q's bankers refusing the money? 

It’s a fair question, but presumably it’s because if you’re on the hook for any penalties as the receiving bank, you make damned sure of the provenance rather than trusting some other third party’s checks. 

2 hours ago, Chellaston Ram said:

3 of us are definitely in

Just need one more, and we can justify opening all the stands. And I'm in.

2 hours ago, mrdave85 said:

Used to know a Christopher Philip Bacon ??‍♂️

That’s reminded me that our old dentist was Richard Bacon. So that would be Dick Bacon …. well I suppose it is pork. 

12 minutes ago, Rev said:

There's a Mycocks Concrete local to us, was on the the Scott Mills show a while back.

Close the thread. You’ve won the internet today ?

14 hours ago, The Baron said:

You're assuming that the accounting policy, described as 'at best confusing, at worst seriously misleading' was picked up by the inspection. 

Thanks for coming on here and being so even handed with your debate. I’ve enjoyed reading your thoughts. 
On the above point, I’m not sure it was the accounting policy that was described in that way, but rather the explanation of the accounting policy. Subtle but important difference. 

2 hours ago, kevinhectoring said:

Any clowes as to when it will happen ? 

It’s clowse

43 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

I think we shall still get high end of 20k most weeks and I still get near 30k with certain teams we have massive support base.

I love your enthusiasm, but this made me chuckle. I think it’s a little too optimistic. Low 20k average would be a great achievement I think. 

8 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

No but the Derby at Wembley 2023 ones have.

I still remember the “We’ll be back in 81” shirts!

7 minutes ago, Yani P said:

We need at least 2 goals so gotta shift Thompson and Plange  off 

That aged well

On 12/04/2022 at 17:22, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Charlotte's sporting director Zoran Krneta added: "We're very happy to complete the permanent signing of Kamil to become our next Designated Player. He is a talented, technical winger that can play on both sides of the pitch who has started pivotal matches for one of the top national teams in the world. Kamil fills a position of need and is equally gifted in scoring goals and providing assists to his teammates."

Err ... Yeah ok

1 hour ago, I know nuffin said:

Think the last job the administrators will do will make him redundant

They can’t. He’s not redundant. The role of CFO will be required in a new organisation. You can’t make someone redundant and then appoint someone else into them exact same, or very similar, role. It’s basically constructive dismissal.

Sacking him is unlikely to be straightforward. While we may not be happy with the way things have turned out, it’s not obvious that he was actually incompetent at his job.

 Painful though it may be, if we truly want rid of him, we’d have to offer him an incentive to leave. 

i did vote “Sack him” but on reflection I’m not so sure.

5 hours ago, Wistaston Ram said:

I noticed the crowd grumbled a couple of times when he received the ball and did not play it forwards, instead turning and passing it back to a central defender. To be fair there was no movement by players ahead so at least we retained possession, rather than punt a hopeful ball up front.  I think he is an excellent prospect but maybe currently lacking confidence as others have suggested.

Interesting. I noticed a few times he tried some quite ambitious through balls that didn’t come off. Was good that he was trying some more incisive passing, but maybe after a few got intercepted he lost his confidence. 
Personally I’m of the opinion we should be taking a few more risks to get it forward quickly rather than this continued recycling to the keeper and central defenders that usually just ends up with a punt forward anyway. 
So I’m not going to criticise any player who is trying to be more positive

15 hours ago, duncanjwitham said:

Because we don’t want to spend 2 or 3 months trying to get over the line with a PB only for them to pull out and we’re back to square one. Wigan went through 4 preferred bidders before they got out of admin.  If that happens to us, with so much wasted time, we’re just dead.  We need to make the right decision now.

The same Wigan whose administrators are mouthing off about how great they were?