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    Ilkestonian reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    If they get relegated via a points deduction and landed with an unsustainable wage bill in the second tier I might just laugh until I pass out 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to CBRammette in Corey Blackett-Taylor - Signed on Loan/Permanent in Summer   
    No poster mentioned he worked in Hatton Garden London and the Mitre is a gorgeous tiny old pub off Hatton Garden down a gitty that is actually part of Ely cathedral in cambridgeshire. It wouldnt fit a starbucks
    https://www.yeoldemitreholborn.co.uk/?utm_source=googlemybusiness&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=yext&utm_content=P148&y_source=1_MTIyMzcxNjctNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D
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    Ilkestonian reacted to angieram in We are coming for you pompy   
    This.
    I will be very disappointed if we start groaning on Monday evening at the first misplaced pass. This is such a big opportunity for us and a positive crowd can make a big difference. 
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    Ilkestonian got a reaction from Comrade 86 in Away tickets 23/24   
    Thanks, fingers crossed but more in hope than expectation 🤔
    Please feel free to shout down to me if there's any spaces up in the gods😂
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    Ilkestonian got a reaction from angieram in Away tickets 23/24   
    I agree, you'd think they'd learn from previous problems/mistakes.
    When the ticket office rang me yesterday they said that these tickets had been returned so I'm assuming that rows A and B had already been sold and not held back, I don't know if that's true or not though.
    As for sitting, I'd rather sit than stand but if those in front stand up you have little option but to do the same unless you want to risk getting into an argument.
    My reason for wanting to be further back has nothing to do with the standing or sitting debate though, I just prefer to be higher up in the stand so I have a better view of the game than that provided from the rows near the front. I know others prefer the opposite so I'm hoping that someone might want to swap, if not, then hopefully everyone on the first few rows will behave and be considerate to those behind them who can't stand throughout a game.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Foreveram in Away tickets 23/24   
    And I am hoping for World peace 😂
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    Ilkestonian reacted to angieram in Away tickets 23/24   
    That's exactly what caused all the trouble at Lincoln last season. The Club not selling the front two rows until all other tickets sold out. Then sold them to people who then stood in front of the older fans who'd deliberately selected "front row" seats as they need to sit at games.
    You would think the ticket office/Lincoln would have learned from that experience but no, they just repeat the folly. It makes me really angry.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Alty_Ram in Bradford City at home Match Thread   
    Well that was all rather underwhelming. It'd have been nice to win the competition and while I'm really not really overly bothered at getting knocked out of this tournament and avoiding the extra games in what could be a big season for us, given the reasonably respectable side that we sent out you'd have expected it to give a better account of itself than that. Several fringe players totally failed to make any case for themselves and several first teamers below par.
    Shrug. 'Concentrating on the league' time... again. As long as we are back on track next league game then I suppose that's all that really matters.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to VulcanRam in Bradford City at home Match Thread   
    Supporters were not motivated enough to turn up.
    Players were not motivated enough to turn up. 
    Seems no-one likes playing L2 opposition in front an an East stand-only crowd, whatever competition it's in.
    We can have an inquest and/or a meltdown but I'd just forget about it and move on. Far bigger fish to fry this season and our league form is good. 
     
     
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    Ilkestonian got a reaction from i-Ram in Warne Out Out   
    I'm not sure that's true, I think the ball numbers would've been different if we'd got through.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to MackworthRamIsGod in Fleetwood Away Match Thread   
    Paul Warne?
    Tactically not got a clue. 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to FindernRam in Similar staff situation.   
    Not sure what your point is.  
    When I worked I was visibly a lot busier than my boss, but I was working under his direction. I was good at getting things done once pointed in the right direction. If I'm honest, looking back, I was terrible at strategic thinking but a great fixer!
    Maybe that's a similar split of responsivity between Manager and Coach. 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to angieram in Away tickets 23/24   
    And again, rubbish that next stage of sales starts at 10 am on a Saturday morning when most 10+ members will be halfway to Fleetwood. Doesn't affect me personally,  but it doesn't show much thought from ticket office staff.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Conor Coventry - signed by Charlton   
    He joined Rotherham in January 2023 until the end of the championship season….while Paul Warne was managing, erm….Derby County.
    It’s a rumour but turning our noses up at a player joining from a premier league club just because he played for Rotherham last year seems strange to me 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Returning ram in Warne Out Out   
    As above, some have made up their mind and nothing Derby do under PW will change that.
     
    No coincidence that the post count increases quite considerably for some posters when we lose. Having said that I hated way Rowett played, however still didn't want him sacked, would rather he was successful because that means we are 😊
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Ram-Alf in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    No not a win in the slightest
    An EPL game just off the river Trent should be a full house with the world famous red devils in town and a City with a population approaching 300k...but failed
    Meanwhile a 3rd tier game with 1500 away fans from Peterboro and a population approaching 270k shows that Brian Clough was right,,,Derby is a footballing Town
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    Ilkestonian reacted to B4’s Sister in Derby v Peterborough   
    What an awesome win yesterday against Oxford. I reckon that’s just the warm up for the match against Peterborough. Bring on the New Year bounce 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Inverurie Ram in Pro Warne   
    Warne Out Out Thread…….
    ”Your so quiet you sound like Nottingham”………

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    Ilkestonian reacted to YouRams in Eiran Cashin   
    It's simple for me does £2-3m drastically change anything to our team this season? Or does losing Cash drastically change our team this season? 
    Extend for a year with a guarantee in his contract, we don't make it this season we'll let you go in the summer. 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Eddie in Oxford United v Derby County   
    Highlight of the Christmas period for me - reading this match thread and judging posters in the same way that they do our players and manager.
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Ram-Alf in Kane Wilson - Signed on a 2 year deal   
    Nice Article
    It has gone past 10pm, Derby County have just lost to Crewe in the FA Cup and their head coach Paul Warne is in the background trying to explain to the media what happened.
    Some of the players are starting to leave and nobody could have blamed Kane Wilson for wanting to slip out of the side door with them rather than face the prospect of an interview. But once he finally emerges to talk to DerbyshireLive, any fears that he is in a hurry are quickly extinguished. For the next 15 minutes, he is engaging company - as fun to talk to as it is to watch him play.
    It is perhaps the reason why so many Derby fans have quickly taken to the wing-back whose brilliant cameo against Barnsley led the club's media team to post a video of his 'filthy' dribbling qualities.
    "I saw that," he laughs. "But that's how it's always been for me. I like to entertain the fans, and being here and playing in front of 28 to 30,000 of them every week is a dream. There weren't that many on Tuesday night for the cup game, but you know what I mean don't you? My favourite thing to do is to try to entertain the fans. I love doing that and I kind of see that as my job.
    "Obviously, you want to win games first and foremost, and the manager will always want me to do that as well. But hopefully, the way I play does help us. Playing football is what I love and I hope the fans can see that by how I play whether we win, lose or draw. I think every person in the stands as a kid would want to play for fun and that is what I do.
    "But I am not oblivious to all the love from the fans. My family looks all the time and if I can build a relationship with them and take them where they want to go, then that would be beautiful."
    It is certainly hard to disagree with Wilson's assessment of what he has brought to this Derby team since his move from Bristol City in the summer. Whether he has played as a wing-back, winger or a traditional full-back, the energy and drive to take players on is a natural instinct. That should come as no surprise given he played as a striker at an early age, but when he moved to West Brom they recognised his ball-carrying ability lent itself to playing in a wider role that brought with it defensive responsibilities.
    He made such an impression that he was taken to Austria with the senior squad at just 16. The manager at the time, Tony Pulis, wanted him to learn the position of full-back, and at that stage it seemed that he was on course to being considered a long-term first-team prospect. But while he was on loan at Exeter City to help with his education, Pulis was sacked. Alan Pardew came in and, as is so often the case when there is a change in manager, there were ramifications to deal with.
    "West Brom wanted me to be a centre-back at first because I was kind of big and I was good on the ball," he says. "But equally I was also really good at running with the ball too. They then put me into midfield until I was about 12 or 13 and then my mum and dad got pulled into the academy head office. They were told that they wanted to fast-track me into the first team at 16.
    "At the time West Brom had players like Darren Fletcher, Claudio Yacob and some big midfielders but they didn't have a right back. They were like he's obviously good at dribbling, he can defend, can we put him there? I was fine with that if I could get to the first team, and a year-and-a-half later, I was on the plane to Austria at 16. Pulis told me that he wanted me to learn the position. so I was loaned out to Exeter at 17. While I was there he then got the sack.
    "When I came back, everything had changed. It is pot-luck sometimes. Alan Pardew came in and I don't think he knew my name because I was out on loan. I came back in January and trained for a week but he was never going to call on me because he was fighting for his job in the Premier League. I then went back out on loan again because I don't like coasting. If I hadn't, I would have been in the stands."
    Spells at Walsall and Tranmere followed before Wilson eventually left on a permanent move to Forest Green Rovers. There he would become an integral figure under Rob Edwards, now managing Luton in the Premier League, as they won promotion playing what WIlson describes as "total football".
    He was voted League Two player of the year and made the team of the year too. It was enough to tempt Bristol City to move for him last summer when he signed a three-year deal. But he never made one start in the league at Ashton Gate, not helped by a knee problem that kept him out for several months. Wilson has no problems about his departure from City and instead feels that Derby may be the team to reap the benefits of his exit.
    "Bristol City was a good club," says Wilson. "I had no problems with them. I basically joined with the intention of playing and being a right back in the Championship. But I got unlucky with a cartilage injury, which kept me on the sidelines for like three or four months. When I came back from injury and to be fair to the other lads, they had taken their chance. I fell down the pecking order and didn't even start a league game. I never had a chance and I just think it was just timing really.
    "I was unlucky with the injury and for one reason or another Nigel Pearson just didn't take a fancy but that's football. Managers have to make a decision. They can't have three or four right-backs at one club. My face didn't really fit the picture and then they told me I could leave. When I joined them I was going there to be the number one right-back. I had just won player of the season in League Two and I just thought everything was rosy. In my head, I was looking at taking Bristol City to the Premier League.
    "But I never want to sit around and not play so I really tried to push for Derby where they can hopefully be the beneficiaries. For me it's beautiful. I am back at home and the goal is to be with Derby in the Championship and then the Premier League. I know we are a long way off from that at the moment, but everything for me here is perfect.
    "There is competition. It's a big club, it's a big squad and I really believe we can go up and the idea of being with Derby in the Championship was something I couldn't turn down. When I look around, it would be nice to be a Craig Forsyth kind of thing. He's had an unbelievable career. For me, he is the epitome. He's been here at Derby, a massive club, for 10 years. He's had his testimonial and everything. That's beautiful. He's seen the good times, the bad times. It's been a real journey. But come on, I am miles away from being the new Craig Forsyth but you have to aim for something. If I could have a career like him I would be happy."
    Derby's head coach Paul Warne has lavished Wilson with praise for some of his performances this season, but he is yet to establish himself as a bona fide first-team player. You sense, however, it will not be long before he is one of the first names on the team sheet. He is a popular member of the squad and is part of a car school with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing when their music tastes can range from hip-hop to indie to house music. He accepts, however, that there are elements of his game that he needs to improve.
    "The manager has been good with me," continues Wilson. "When I first joined, he was honest with me and just said you've come in later than everyone else but if you work hard, you'll get your chance. I got my head down and obviously, I'd had a year of not playing, so I wasn't match fit at all. For a few pre-season games I was blowing a little bit. He says that he sometimes falls out of love with me because sometimes I can be a bit sulky if I'm not playing.
    "But he's good and always honest. And you have to bear in mind the competition here is really good. You've got Ryan Nyambe at full-back, you've got Joe Ward. If I'm playing winger, you've got Tom Barkhuizen and you've got Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. There are good players out wide and I'm probably the youngest out of all of them. I've got to kind of work double hard because I've got the experience ahead of me. I keep working hard and hopefully, I can break in there one day and be like a Derby player full-on.
    "I know I need to improve the dirty side of the game, like heading, positioning and winning big tackles. But being here is honestly everything I could have dreamed of."
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Ryan Nyambe - Signed Until Jan 2024, Extended to 2025   
    Extended until the end of 24/25, great news!!!
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    Ilkestonian reacted to sage in Pro Warne   
    Warne would get battered on here if he was a poster.
    He's never happy. Always finding fault.
     
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Red_Dawn in Serial Whingers Notts Forest playtime, which we simply cannot accept.   
    Merry Xmas sheep shaggers. Hope you all have a fabulous time with your families x 🎅🏻 
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    Ilkestonian reacted to Boycie in Stadium clock   
    Oh don’t, you’ll get the Uncle Albert’s posting again.
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