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IslandExile reacted to B4’s Sister in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏
A little bit of Daniel at Pride Park forever ❤️ Give him a wave when you pass the east stand 🐏
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IslandExile reacted to Blackpoolmad in Coming to Derby. Advice please folks.
My second trip this season to your great club, but this time I'm treating my Mrs to a couple of nights in Derby.
We are staying in a hotel 5 minutes walk from the ground, but we will be doing the tourist bit and was wondering if any of you good Derby folks could give us some good places to visit and any welcoming pubs too. We are late 50's, so no skate board parks or teeny bopper boozers please.
Thanks in advance and see you Friday 😄
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IslandExile reacted to Ghost of Clough in Academy thread 23/24
I always said he just needed a run of games to adjust to men's football by gaining that sense of "belonging" in men's football. The minimum he should be playing next season is L1, and depending on his pre-season, could even be with our first team in the Championship. Is it 9 goals and 2 assists in 14 games now (half of the games were 10 mins off the bench)? He would be exactly the type of signing we should be looking at signing if we fail to go up, so has to be in with a serious shout next season.
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IslandExile got a reaction from TINMANTED in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile reacted to Comrade 86 in Match Thread: vs Blackpool (h)
It's pretty hard to keep up with the plethora of injuries and the estimates on how long said players will take to return. Suffice to say it's pretty grim reading in any case and I see some are saying Ebou is now out too. If that's the case, then we're bang in the doodoo I'm afraid, as opposed to our current status which I'd describe as mildly decimated. That said, there's a match to be played, so based on what has been confirmed to date, but is equally subject to daily change, I'd go with the following:
A hopefully more mobile and solid looking 4 at the back, let's start from a solid foundation, at least. I'd have Wilson and Elder either side of the two who pick themselves, Cash and Nelson.
Before the Sibley fan club get irate, he still in my starting 11, I'd just push him right up the field to play off / behind Waghorn and look to make hay with Wilson and Ward paired on the right flank.
CBT remains an unknown to me but he looks the only sensible option we have right now to provide some sort of threat on the left. Lord knows I'd love to see the lad step up, as if ever there was a time to make a name for himself, it's now. He does show promise, but we need something rather more tangible come Friday night.
Elsewhere, Smith comes in for Hourihane. We must front up early and I think we'll be more able to do so without sacrificing too much passing ability, with Korey in a 3 and Conor an option later in the game as legs tire. Waggy completes the line up, but is only marginally favoured over Washington. I might even be tempted to start the latter as I believe he will stretch defences more than a strangely subdued looking Waghorn. Waggy gets the nod by a cat's whisker.
The starters aside, I'll wait to see who we have available and remotely fit, but even just for the psychological lift, it'd be grand to see Collo tamping at the bit in the dugout. Likewise, could young Jake Rooney figure? Robinson and Weston, along with the skipper and Thommo, seem likely candidates for the bench too.
I do think it's all about this game now. Win and with players perhaps returning the following week (or with another week under their belts at least), we could be back on track. Conversely, slide to another defeat and all momentum will be lost. With Pompey sat in wait, that's a fairly grim prospect, least it is for yours truly.
Suffice to say it's a huge weekend for club and fans and on that note, the first time we've actually had something to play for in a few seasons now, something I've overlooked if truth be told, so that's some small silver lining, at least!
COYR
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IslandExile got a reaction from Chris_Martin in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from NOTSA74 in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from Dcfcsr92 in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Notts Forest Playtime
They're appalling, sorry, I mean appealing...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68661196
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IslandExile got a reaction from SSD in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from Seth's left foot in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile got a reaction from DCFC Kicks in Paul Warne
So, I have calmed down after the Northampton defeat. The dust has settled. I can now look calmly over the season as a whole, where we were and how far we have come and so forth, and come to a rational and considered opinion based on all that I know.
I still want Warne gone.
Yes, nice bloke, bobble hats, next to no budget, this, that and the other.
But whatever the outcome from this season: promotion, play-offs, missing out, whatever league we play in next season.....
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IslandExile reacted to Comrade 86 in Match Thread: vs Blackpool (h)
Pride Park: Friday March 29th - 15.00 Kick Off
Friday night we get a chance to eradicate the bad dream that was Northampton away, but I think we've ridden our luck a little longer than just the last game and we simply must deliver a performance, or we risk succumbing to the lottery that is the play-offs. It's a sobering prospect by any measure. As it stands, we remain masters of our own fate, but potentially only by a single point and GD. Suffice to say, we can ill afford any further slip ups, or the chasers will be on us.
On paper, this is a tougher game than the last one, with Blackpool having notched wins against Bolton, Peterborough and Shrewsbury as well as a draw against league leaders Pompey in their last 10 league games. Chief goal threat would be Jordan Rhodes who has notched 15 this season, with Jake Beesley and Karamoko Dembélé chipping in with 8 amd 7 respectively. Dembélé also has a very respectable 11 assists, with CJ Hamilton next best with 7 for the season to date. Keeping those two quiet might be key.
Squad News: Injury report might perhaps be a better heading! With Nate now joining an ever-growing list of crocked players, it's safe to say that having had a pretty healthy squad a mere few weeks back, we're bang in trouble again on that front and we'll need to marshal resources in a clever and effective manner if we are to get anything from this game. We are told that the one good piece of news on this front currently is that Collo may play a part, but whilst the man's a Spartan, he'll surely not be sharp enough to start.
A last thought, until we have more news on who is actually fit enough to play, would be that while I want us to beat Blackpool, I do recall their kindness and solidarity during our troubled recent past. They're a proper club with a proper set of fans and I hope we make them as welcome at our place as they always seem to make us at theirs.
May the best team win, but may that team be Derby, please!
COYR
BEMOREB4
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IslandExile reacted to Steve How Hard? in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)
I bet you're nervously excited. Hope the wedding goes well too. Have a great day.
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IslandExile reacted to Van der MoodHoover in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)
B4 would have switched the wedding venue to Northampton.
Service at 12. Reception over by 2.00, standing in front of seats in stadium by 2.30.
Come on the Jourdans.....no half-fan measures...👍
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IslandExile got a reaction from uttoxram75 in Dedication and support - the painful way
Bad enough but the British Rail guy on the ticket barrier insisted on seeing everyone's ticket while they were being booted and thumped.
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IslandExile reacted to uttoxram75 in Dedication and support - the painful way
Being kicked at New street station and Stoke station was a right of passage back in the day.
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IslandExile got a reaction from Ted McMinn Football Genius in League One Play-Off Dates Confirmed
We'll be on our holidays by then, having secured automatic promotion as champions.
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IslandExile reacted to uttoxram75 in Wildsmith
Whether Joe Wildsmith stays or not he will be remembered fondly. He's done his best for us, made some incredible saves and has been such an important part of our recovery.
If we go up and we offer him a contract it will have to be summatt special to make him go.
If Warne wants him he'll stay. There's no bigger club in the Championship so unless he gets offered silly money he'll want to see how far Derby can go.
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IslandExile got a reaction from Leeds Ram in League One Play-Off Dates Confirmed
We'll be on our holidays by then, having secured automatic promotion as champions.