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    archram reacted to sage in If Kate Middleton was a DCFC Fan   
    In my late 20s my wife thought I looked like Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice. 
    I would point out that 
    A) this was 25 years ago 
    and
    B) she had bad eyesight 
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    archram reacted to Keepyuppy in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    I tend to see it somewhat differently to the way you do. You say Bolton were the better team - I argue that our defence and goalkeeper were better than your attack and our attack was better than your defence. It matters not how much possession or dominance you had it meant diddly squit. Other than the two shots that were brilliantly saved (I concede that the header seemed harder to miss than score, but it was brilliantly saved) you troubled our goalkeeper very little cans the shots fir both sides were the same. Derby converted one of their 6 goal attempts and Bolton didn’t score any from their 6 attempts 
    Bolton very rarely got in Derby’s Penalty box and as I’ve said before Derby’s defence is pretty damn good and delt with everything well. 
     
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    archram reacted to Mucker1884 in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    I'm of the understanding that the matchday thread starter continues until we lose?  🤷‍♂️
    As @Rampantis currently... erm... running rampant, in terms of actual results and indeed quality of the opening posts, I think it would be very, very silly to put a spanner in that particular fine work.
    Leave well alone I say, and let Rampant take us all the way to the Championship!
    🐏
     
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    archram reacted to FlyBritishMidland in Paul Warne   
    I think it’s pretty clear PW has built a fantastic culture and team spirit at the club.  All of the players and staff are united and fighting to get us promoted. This is testament to his man-management skills.  I seem to remember an interview with Ritchie Barker (?) not long after they joined compliment PW’s leadership and how they’d walk through a brick wall for him.  I think he has that with players.
    In the past I’ve been critical of how he uses the subs but in the last few weeks he’s been spot on with these.  He also seems to be managing the squad well.  Some Rotherham fans talked about the players tiring at the end of the season.  We’re not really seeing that and he seems to be managing the game time of the squad well and not taking unnecessary risks.
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    archram reacted to eccles the ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Wildsmith's worldie first half save and a really good one in the second half cemented our victory yesterday. Can't think of a better save I have seen by any keeper since PP opened. That save could be so pivotal in our run in. Not the best of matches football wise but for tension, atmosphere and downright determination it was right up there. Crowd were magnificent and credit to Bolton fans generating to what was so much noise. Keep it up my beautiful Rams. Please don't get complacent at Northampton now. Seven more. Just seven more matches. It's in our hands. From a very happy and still hoarse Rams fan. 
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    archram reacted to BramcoteRam84 in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Well I really enjoyed yesterday. Haven’t seen pride park like that in years. What an atmosphere!! Even the west stand were noisy 😉. Loved how Warne laid down the gauntlet to the fans post match saying just like the players the fans can’t drop their standards now after that!! 
    The performance wasn’t vintage and we’ve played much better recently, but credit must go to Bolton who look a decent outfit. I don’t think they battered us, think the first half was pretty even although overall they edged it, second half we were second best until we scored although they didn’t create loads, a couple of routine saves for Wildsmith and one excellent save (after his worldie save in the first half). Think a defeat was definitely harsh on Bolton. However the concern I would have as a Bolton fan is when we scored they never looked like they were going to equalise. Yes we had to defend at times but we closed the game out relatively comfortably. I don’t think Bolton react well to things going against them and I question if they have the minerals.
    We can question Warne tactically (think the three subs at halftime were slightly unnecessary and we couldn’t get going, agreed with Thommo coming on for Conor but thought Ward and Barks should’ve stayed on although Kane did get the winner arriving where ward wouldn’t have done) but we won that yesterday primarily because of the band of brothers mentality this team, the heart spirit and togetherness created by the amazing dressing room environment Warne has created, and I think it’s this that will ultimately get us through and over the line 🤞 
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    archram reacted to Crewton in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    It really isn't unusual for footballers to appeal for things that didn't happen, is it? Bolton players appealed for both the penalty and Wildsmith's sending off at their place and we know that neither decision was correct.
    I think they were guessing about contact as much as I am about whether they actually saw contact. As I say, the ball didn't slow down, speed up or deviate as it passed "through" Waggy, so only he knows if ball touched skin and it didn't affect the flight of the ball or Bolton's chances of clearing it.
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    archram reacted to 8Leeds in Fozzy   
    He’s nearly had a longer career than his name sake, Bruce.
    Best money we’ve spent in years.
    Slotted in yesterday like he’d never been away and absolutely bossed it.
    The word legend is thrown around far too often these days but our Craig is without doubt a true Derby legend.

    When he finally hangs up his boots I hope he takes up a coaching or mentor role inside the club. The youth could learn a lot from him, resilience, determination, professionalism.
    🍺here’s to you King Craig
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    archram reacted to hales300k in Fozzy   
    Fozzy put a great shift in yesterday , his experience could be crucial in the run in , I bless the day Tim Ward signed him 
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    archram reacted to Sam_Brown in We are coming for you pompy   
    Decided to read through the thread after hearing the inspiring albeit sad tale of your recently passed young supporter. This post popped out. 
     
    Year after year we’ve had close calls with promotion and have thrown it away.  Even now with the lead we have I won’t believe we are promoted until it’s mathematically safe. 
     
    After hearing the story about B4 I genuinely hope it’s Pompy and Derby who go up in the automatics. What a fitting tribute that would be for someone who was obviously well loved by this forum and had a good heart. 
     
     
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    archram reacted to GlastoEls in We are coming for you pompy   
    I never met the lad but still miss his sudden threads and rallying cries!
    Hope you are well @B4ev6is. 
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    archram reacted to Comrade 86 in We are coming for you pompy   
    It's a thread started by a young, Derby mad fan known to us as @B4ev6is, B4, or Daniel. He passed away recently which broke many a heart among us Rams as he was as sweet a lad as you could wish to meet and the most fervent and loyal supporter of any club, not just Derby, that I've ever met. His spelling however was shocking, but as a result of learning difficulties, hence the jokes about 'scraves and ballions' you'll find all over the forum. We bumped the thread as part of an effort to keep him close to our hearts and the title was left as was out of respect to Dan and his family. In its own way, it kind of sums up who he was and why he such a favourite among us Rams faithful. No disrespect is intended.
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    archram reacted to IlsonDerby in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Right - now you’ve done condescending somebody who was there as he is every match I’ll refer you to xG which showed us having a higher xG.
     
    They had that shocking miss from the header - we had Curtis miss a free header from 8 yards in between the posts. 
    They had that shot Wildsmith saved well. We had our goal. 
     
    Chances were few and far between. Other than their chance in the first half and the last 2 minutes of injury time we were completely comfortable until half time despite losing our focal point. 
     
    They played a better brand of football and on another day they take one of their two big chances and we find it tough. On another day we score the header from Curtis and it puts more pressure on them. 
     
    At the end of the day they had to bring the game to us. A draw wouldn’t have cut the mustard for them whereas a draw would have been fine for us. 
     
    Look back at my previous posts since about November 2022 to find my thoughts on our performances under Warne. Im certainly not a happy clapper. Im vocally critical but we did an absolute number on Bolton yesterday. 
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    archram reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Paul Warne   
    I actually don’t agree. I think without 3 standout teams outplaying the majority of the rest of the league it’s actually proving to be a more competitive league this season, sides are more closely matched at the top end of the table illustrated by the smaller gap between the sides. Last season it was almost always between 3 sides for automatic promotion, this season it’s been less clear with us, Barnsley, Bolton, Posh, Portsmouth and Oxford all competing at various points. 
    I’ve never signed up to this idea that the league is somehow “easier”, it is what it is, 24 teams competing for points across a 46 game season and relative to that we’re currently the second placed side.
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    archram reacted to DE56Ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Well, that’s now all the teams in the top six that we have won one and lost one against this season
    just Pompey to come. . . 
    they won at our place, so surely it’s a win for us at theirs and Champions 🥇 all round?! 😉 
    it really doesn’t matter how we play at this stage, just find a way to win each game and be better than our opponents as we did yesterday
    what a belting atmosphere! Loved every minute! COYR 
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    archram reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    What would bring you joy in football? It appears beating a promotion rival in what was essentially an evenly balanced game isn’t the answer. Here’s how I saw it as someone who likes seeing their team win football Matches, with some of the stats I can find online to support my view…

    - The team we all (supposedly) support showed grit and determination to earn a key result yesterday, big plus for me there.

    - The possession stats are fairly even (44% to us 56% to them) which backs up what I saw during the game, they had spells with the ball and we had spells with the ball.
    - The attempts on goal, well we had 10 shots with 3 on target and they had 6 shots with 3 on target, so they didn’t create massively more than we did in terms of attempts which tallies with what I saw yesterday.

    - 6 corners and 1 yellow card a piece, pretty balanced there.
    - we made a total of 280 passes with 62% accuracy, they made a total of 385 with 67% accuracy so they won there…I did however notice our players intentionally standing off their defence and allowing them to have the ball which seems a tactical decision to allow them the ball, so my simple observation there is we allowed them to pass it more and they didn’t do much with it…
    - the stats I’ve found say we had 1 big chance each and missed 1 big chance each…. Balanced again.
    - we had 3 blocked shots, they had 1. Our keeper made 3 saves, theirs made 2. So while our keeper was busier they blocked some of our efforts which could have resulted in their keeper making more saves…
    - we made 9 interceptions to their 3 and 32 clearances to their 25, backing up the work our defence did to keep them out.
    - we scored 1 goal, they score 0.
    So in summary, as I thought yesterday and still today having looked over the numbers, it was a balanced game between two teams at this level, both had chances, both defended well, each side approached the game slightly different to the other and we scored from a set piece to win…. Hooray! 
  17. COYR
    archram reacted to Wanderlust in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    OK just for you, it was handball.
    But the reality is we created the better chances and didn't take them, and a lot of credit has to go to your goalie. Equally, the responsibility lies with our strikers who are simply not as ruthless as our usual starters, especially Dion Charles.
    As I mentioned during the match when we were battering you but couldn't score in a brothel, it was obvious that you'd get a scabby goal to win it which you did, but that's football folks - you don't always get what you deserve, and we didn't deserve to lose that, not that you care.
    The irony is that it was Kane Wilson who was credited with the goal - a player we'd agreed a fee with Brizzle to sign, but didn't in the end as his personal terms and wage demands were too high for us, so he came to you instead.
    Anyhoo, onwards and sideways.....
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    archram reacted to Steve How Hard? in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    It's spelt bald. He tries to hide it with a hat most times though. 
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    archram reacted to alfaskye in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    My first game of the season. Haven't felt the excitement to come all the way from West Wales for a while due to cost and time, whilst being frustrated with team selection and particularly substitutions (too late and wrong).
    Today, however was back to the feeling of the relegation season.
    What an effort from all the team, you could see the togetherness. And all deserve credit for getting over the line when we didn't look like winning.
    And well done Paul Warne for managing the game and substitutions to great effect 
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    archram reacted to Mucker1884 in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Having missed every bloody second of yesterday's outside world (Due to a hospital based family bereavement session!), priority this morning was to search @hintonsboots, and find this little beauty.  Thank you, good sir.  My loins are fully re-stirred!

    A quick flick through the rest of the thread suggests it wasn't pretty, but we got the job done.  I doubt many of us were brave enough to hope for anything more.
    Looks like scenes after the whistle, and good on all those who stayed behind to applaud and cheer off the day's heroes.  
    Apologies to @B4ev6is for leaving an empty seat in an otherwise sell out game.  #noexcuses.  I get it!  And I'm duly gutted, in every sense of the word. 😢
    Now... Let's just do this promotion thing, and let's hear no more of my lesser fandom....
    🐏
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    archram reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Lucky for us we've got the full Nelson playing at CB!
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    archram reacted to norwichram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Not sure what to comment that hasn’t been said but I want to join in on the buzz.
     
    not l that long ago we were behind Bolton, then ahead but they had games in hand. At one point I think they had two games in hand and we were one point ahead. 
     
    Really hope Gayle, Barks and Wards injuries are not too severe. 
     
    Waggy got more minutes in him today but looked far off the pace (admittedly against the BEST team to come and play at Pride Park 😉😂)
    really hope Gayle will be ok 
    Bird back soon to hopefully replace CH 
    Foz .. what a guy. What a player and what a servant to the club 
    Ebou - so important to us and such a good player. Love that he plays for my team.
    back 3 immense - week in week out 
    wildsmith - hope the issues he was having are or get sorted and he extends his time here. He’s a very good goalkeeper.
    fans did us proud - the numbers and volume were a credit to the club and city. 

    Finally I hope you enjoyed that DC. I hope you heard the fans and atmosphere and saw the effort and honesty about the boys on the pitch and I hope you were proud. 
     
    DTID
     
     
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    archram reacted to S6 boy in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Well I actually enjoyed the the football today.  We were well organised and resolute and generally made good decisions.  I like Hourihane and think he is doing his best for the team, but there's no way I would have started him in what is basically a two man midfield against Bolton. Against lesser teams our wing backs can push back their opposite numbers and wrestle some kind of control, but that was unlikely to work against Bolton.  I was definitely in favour of bringing on Smith for Gayle, even with Waggy on the bench.  One - nil to Bolton would have been a fair half time score, but the whole team deserve credit for keeping them out although Wildsmith, Adams and the back three will obviously take most of the plaudits.  The way we played in the second half was not very Derby like - complete focus at the expense of free flowing football and no slip ups.  We did go for a second goal though which I really liked, as it meant the ball was in and around the Bolton area for a spell of six or seven minutes and therefore nowhere near our goal.
    Bolton are a good squad with a continuity of management and building of the team over several seasons.  To be four points above them at this point of only our second season in this division is a fantastic achievement - especially when you take into account our injury record and our inability to spend money on transfers.  Within 18 months we've gone from nearly no players to the brink of a record points haul.  Yes there are some potential areas of concern, but they can wait till the end of the season.  For now I'm going to bask in our greatest victory since L***s. UTR
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    archram reacted to Comrade 86 in We can't finish lower than...   
    Knowing we can't finish lower than 10th has really made my day 😂
  25. COYR
    archram reacted to MaltRam in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    I can't remember the last time I was that nervous at a game.
    We scrapped and battled and nicked our goal and dug in. Loved it.
    Thanks Paul Warne and the staff, thanks to the players and thanks to everyone who was there cheering on the Rams. A full house in full voice is a marvellous thing.
    Emotional day. 7 huge games left. Win 6 of them and we're up.
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