IslandExile

1 hour ago, Foreveram said:

Oh the irony 😂

1 minute ago, uttoxram75 said:

Need to change this now. Pompy have come and gone, We are one point behind with a game in hand.

B4 has taken Pompy. Just us and Bolton now.

And Peterborough.

Happy ending obviously.

But terrible second half. It was obvious to everyone - except those on the Derby bench - what was happening.

Why didn't Warne change anything?

Sibley on.

Good move. Goal scoring, attacking midfielder.

Put him at left back.🤦‍♂️

As difficult as it is to predict who will go on to a successful career, you'd hope that the Academy staff would have a pretty good idea.

That's why we pay them the big bucks.

Oh wait...

On 10/01/2024 at 12:31, Mucker1884 said:

Of course it'll be a close match.  It's a local derby!
On a par with Leicester v... erm... ah... oh... etc... 

15 hours ago, Foreveram said:

Coventry ?

Loughbrough Under 11s  ?

6 minutes ago, tinman said:

Manager: New

I was just about to say "oh no, not another 'Warne out' thread".

10 minutes ago, Eargasm said:

We walloped them 4-1 they finished with 8 men on the pitch and Mc Dermott was sent from the dugout too, think that's what riled the Newcastle fans so much. 

Ah yes, you're right. Thanks.

I knew I was frustrated about something, it was them scoring when they were down to nine.

2 hours ago, Eargasm said:

You're not on your own, I recall running for my life from the BBG from a bunch of Newcastle fans , think Keegan was their manager at the time, and they finished the game with 8 men !.... I needed a clean pair of underpants that day when I got home ! 

Yeah, I was at that game. 3 players sent off for Newcastle and I think we only won one-nil.

The time that sticks most in my mind was a game against Chelsea when all routes back to the bus station were closed off.

Ran a lot of miles that day. Still, I suppose it helped keep you fit.

7 minutes ago, TheHomunculusLives said:

I always used to find the hooliganism easier to avoid at home games

Not that easy at the BBG. The route for home fans to the bus station was the same as the route for away fans to the railway station.

For a bona fide coward like myself, I expected to have to 'run away' as part of the matchday experience.

Navy Blue - to match next season's shorts 😉

35 minutes ago, davenportram said:

By saying it’s done more you recognise that we tried it at times in the past. Perhaps that’s the real desire of Warne but we weren’t able to due player confidence, ability and fitness to keep playing that way for 90 minutes.  

Or maybe Warne simply realised he had to adapt tactics to the players available.

Either way, I'm glad of the transition.

I think it's changed - the ball is played to feet a lot more, rather than just pumped down the channels in hope.

Consequently, we retain the ball more, stretch the opposition and create more and better chances.

I'm all for it 🐏

2 hours ago, Srg said:

I mean... this just doesn't happen, does it?

Less so now, it appears.

2 hours ago, We'll be back in 81 said:

Don't see Ward as a right back, he looks more comfortable playing wide right putting in those great crosses.

Play where he likes, just so long as he doesn't go into our penalty area.

I do not understand the comparisons with Colin Todd.

Toddy was really fast over the ground.

Cashin, bless him, isn't. Indeed, to me, that's his main weakness rather than his height.

1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said:

Oh come on mate.  You're better than that!

After what we went through, I wouldn't wish this on my own worszzzzzz...

Our problems were far greater than merely breaking FFP and getting a points deduction. I agree, I wouldn't want fans of any club (perhaps even Leeds) to go through the threat of being wound up.

But mere points deductions for breaking the rules, that's fair enough, I can live with that happening.

Though to be honest, I think the whole financing of football needs restructuring, new regulations and new policing.

41 minutes ago, Red_Dawn said:

I honestly don’t know. It seems our defence is that we made more money for Johnson by selling in August, rather than the peanuts Brentford offered us in June. So it made financial sense to sell then. 

I would imagine that if we are found guilty, it won’t be on the same lines as the punishment fished out to a Everton, but we’ll see! Obviously we’ve been treading a fine line so this is pretty unsurprising. 

It's such a worry.

I saw Peterborough play the other night - they looked good.

8 minutes ago, rams_1233 said:

Who would be the other alternatives?

3 hours ago, CBRammette said:

Who knows??? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Six figures???!!!

Are two of them the pence?

FWIW I say keep it.

And follow it with Dambusters.

A few verses of "we all effing hate reds" should rev everyone up.

Stay.

Keep the best players.

Play football.

12 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

The team woth the most crosses in the league?

Ok fair enough but Posh get in crossing positions by playing fast flowing, passing football not just aimlessly pumping it down the channels hoping that a wing back will get to it first.

BTW where's Bolton in that list?