IslandExile

Shrewsbury a top side at this level with a top manager. Let’s hope we can grab a point and that would be a cracking result

Crashed my car this morning and watched the first half of derby. 
 
Genuinely can’t decide which was less enjoyable. 

I don't like the widespread, incessant criticism of the officials. After all, without them, there couldn't be a game.
However, that referee needs to explain exactly what he saw there, and it had better be good, if he is to ever officiate again.

I think it just may be...

Fozzy laid the ball off and ran through into the area for the return and was clearly tripped right in the corner of the box. The ref rightly decided that it wasn’t a penalty because Forsyth was wearing a Derby County shirt.

Conditions are very difficult for all of us.
 
My bus to Winchester is 4 minutes late....

Any news of Brailsford Ram?
I enjoy his posts with his tremendous recollections of our golden era.

Would be a great shame if Brailsford ceased posting. Hope he is ok. All the best Dave 🐑🍻

Me too.  I was going to tag him in a post about a book a read on holiday but he didn’t appear.

Any news of Brailsford Ram?
I enjoy his posts with his tremendous recollections of our golden era.

Any news of Brailsford Ram?
I enjoy his posts with his tremendous recollections of our golden era.

B4 is  fine he’s going to Shrewsbury. Just seen him 

Fair play.....it's just a pity that Warne doesn't.....oh I won't start again.
We just want to play attractive, attacking football. Oh sorry, I did.

I saw him at Blackpool as well.

Pitch inspection earlier today. Seems to be OK

I saw him and his dad at Cheltenham away. Difficult to know if he was at Notts County - there were so many of us.

It was 3 or 4 weeks back, but I did see B4 outside Nandos in the Derbion shopping centre, he looked well.
 

Hi all, Peter's granddaughter and Scott's cousin here. It looks like @Brailsford Ram has discontinued his account, but I wanted to say thank you so much for the book, what a lovely gesture, which was very much appreciated in our time of grief. ❤️
Interesting to read about the different spin on him being fined and suspended for a week - this fits so much more with his shy and socially anxious nature, he would have jumped at the chance to go home for the week, and his mam & dad would have paid the £10 without a grumble! He spoke very fondly of Clough. He was a home bird and just didn't enjoy being away from his family, which is such a shame as his school friends tell how they would dread Peter and his brother coming on as opposition at local friendlies as they were very speedy and skilled players!! He could have done so well in a football career, but then again, Scott and I wouldn't be here if he did!! 
Thanks again all who have contributed to this thread, much appreciated 👍

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Probably means outside the Premier League though, which to me is now a boring almost-closed shop.

Has anyone heard from @B4ev6is? Is he OK?
I don't remember seeing him post for a while and I would have thought this is a topic he'd have a view on.

+1
Probably means outside the Premier League though, which to me is now a boring almost-closed shop.

+1
Probably means outside the Premier League though, which to me is now a boring almost-closed shop.

Well, I am a Warne in man. Not because he’s a genius, not because I like 3 at the back and flogging aging wide players to play the full length of the pitch. Not because sometimes he seems inflexible.
I am Warne in because we have all been too impatient in recent times. Because he talks as straight as he is able to, without betraying confidences that he has to keep. That despite some bumps, he has engendered a team sprit. He wants to win, never knowingly plays for a draw, likes using width of the pitch. Has probably done as well as anyone attainable for us could have done. The injuries we have had have been very unlucky. …. And biggest of all he deserves a chance over the length of his contract without constantly having to look over his shoulder in case he’s going to get tripped by his own fans.
Question him ? Yes. Put him on the spot Yes ! Undermine him in the considered way that some seem to revel in no.
The football is ok with some ups and downs. Still lots to do, isn’t perfect but I am fed up with manager merry go round. Unless we look threatened by relegation he gets my full support at least to the end of the season and maybe beyond. 

My personal exit poll consists of the fella I go walking with, my brother, cousin, Scott at work, bloke I sit next to at the match, two of the stewards and Sibs.
Hardly the biggest field, but it's an indicator non the less 😆
 

Ah an opportunity to retell my favourite Terry Curran story....
Charlie George, who could do no wrong and who was a magnificent passer of a football, played the ball out to the wing - but this time, it went sailing a few yards over Terry's head.
A voice in the crowd shouted out: "Bloody jump Curran".