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Walkley Ram

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    Walkley Ram reacted to SamUltraRam in Player holidays   
    In Vegas along with the Portsmouth & Wrexham teams apparently
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    Walkley Ram reacted to S8TY in Gary Neville approached for managers job (pre Valencia)   
    Totally agree I think Neville is very honest and talks a lot of sense and Forest hate him as he’s upset them with his comments which is great….truth hurts !!
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Poynton ram in South Stand...surely its time for proper stand names!   
    Would be great to have Jim Smith recognised in some way. That promotion season at BBG and the first few years at PP were fantastic
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Anon in South Stand...surely its time for proper stand names!   
    South Stand - Nick Blackman Enclosure
    West Stand - Kenneth Burns Memorial Stand
    North Stand - Billy Davies Bothy
    East Stand - Nick Pickering International Lounge
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    Walkley Ram reacted to DerbyPride in South Stand...surely its time for proper stand names!   
    How about the Sammon Stand or Claude Corner?
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from FKANorwichExile in Games That Aren't Talked About Enough   
    1-0 Vs Man United in the cup. Kris Commons.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from Ken Tram in Pre season   
    Rwanda it is.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from SSD in Paul Warne   
    Wasn't that thread from October, when things were looking absolutely dire on the pitch? I appreciate it's a results business, but at the time we were getting neither the results nor a performance. We'd barely troubled the top six the previous season, and looked set to repeat the same again.
    The message was sent loud and clear that it wasn't good enough. Had things carried on in the same manner, he'd have been out of a job. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. It's also important that Warne at this point was freely admitting things were nowhere near good enough. It wasn't just us Warne outers that were critical. He was agreeing with us.
    Credit given to all involved that following that "altercation" with Hourihane and the fans, results did improve. And that was despite key players being out injured. I absolutely think that the toxicity at the time knocked some reality into the players and staff. I think it was their make or break time. I also absolutely think we'd be nowhere near second had we all just clapped them off every game, and quietly accepted whatever garbage was being served up. I truly think it was the moment the penny dropped for the club. And it was needed.
    I think that point in time, when the Warne doubt was at it's highest, that neither camp was wrong. One camp were fed up with things as they were in reality. One camp were optimistic things would improve. I'd also argue both camps were right because despite results improving, arguably the football didn't. So some very valid questions remained.
    However it's results that get you up, so most sane doubters were placated. And we did go up. Because we're Derby and we're brilliant, regardless of who's in charge.
    But I'm always wrong, so feel free to disagree.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from S8TY in Paul Warne   
    I've been called all sorts too. Like you, I'm happy to brush it off, but it was getting pretty toxic in here. Rather than stop posting, I just reeled in my thoughts on things for a while. Tried to focus on the positives. Tried to have a laugh when things were bad, as well as good.
    I think most of what you say is absolutely spot on, for what it's worth.
     
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from S8TY in Paul Warne   
    Wasn't that thread from October, when things were looking absolutely dire on the pitch? I appreciate it's a results business, but at the time we were getting neither the results nor a performance. We'd barely troubled the top six the previous season, and looked set to repeat the same again.
    The message was sent loud and clear that it wasn't good enough. Had things carried on in the same manner, he'd have been out of a job. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. It's also important that Warne at this point was freely admitting things were nowhere near good enough. It wasn't just us Warne outers that were critical. He was agreeing with us.
    Credit given to all involved that following that "altercation" with Hourihane and the fans, results did improve. And that was despite key players being out injured. I absolutely think that the toxicity at the time knocked some reality into the players and staff. I think it was their make or break time. I also absolutely think we'd be nowhere near second had we all just clapped them off every game, and quietly accepted whatever garbage was being served up. I truly think it was the moment the penny dropped for the club. And it was needed.
    I think that point in time, when the Warne doubt was at it's highest, that neither camp was wrong. One camp were fed up with things as they were in reality. One camp were optimistic things would improve. I'd also argue both camps were right because despite results improving, arguably the football didn't. So some very valid questions remained.
    However it's results that get you up, so most sane doubters were placated. And we did go up. Because we're Derby and we're brilliant, regardless of who's in charge.
    But I'm always wrong, so feel free to disagree.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from MarsdenRam in Pre season   
    Rwanda it is.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from Crewton in Pre season   
    Rwanda it is.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from Hustler in Pre season   
    Rwanda it is.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from Grimbeard in Pre season   
    Rwanda it is.
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    Walkley Ram reacted to GuiseleyRam in Pre season   
    Or Guiseley. At, er... Guiseley. 
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    Walkley Ram reacted to inter politics in Lost Youngsters   
    Would Dylan Williams count too?
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Poynton ram in Games That Aren't Talked About Enough   
    3.0 at PP v Arsenal, goals from Wanchope x2 and a deft chip from Sturridge, the Old Trafford win when Christie scored with his left foot, the win at Norwich under Lampard, the win at Everton when Duncan Ferguson was sent off for elbowing Wanchope, any game v Leeds
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Srg in Games That Aren't Talked About Enough   
    The coffee cup game was better than the 5-0 for me. Dont know whether it was jus the expectations at the time or my age, but I’ve always loved that. 
    Southampton play off semi. Pitch invasion in torrential rain. Epic that was. 
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Eddie in Paul Warne   
    Knee-jerk reactions are just that. I was pointing out just how stupid they can be, and how much egg can be left on faces. You would think that people would learn not to jump in with both feet when a more measured response would be more apposite, but it seems to be a common trait amongst some. It's also worth pointing out that the thread in question rumbled on for several more months, with the egg getting more and more smelly with each passing week.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from Ken Tram in Paul Warne   
    Wasn't that thread from October, when things were looking absolutely dire on the pitch? I appreciate it's a results business, but at the time we were getting neither the results nor a performance. We'd barely troubled the top six the previous season, and looked set to repeat the same again.
    The message was sent loud and clear that it wasn't good enough. Had things carried on in the same manner, he'd have been out of a job. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. It's also important that Warne at this point was freely admitting things were nowhere near good enough. It wasn't just us Warne outers that were critical. He was agreeing with us.
    Credit given to all involved that following that "altercation" with Hourihane and the fans, results did improve. And that was despite key players being out injured. I absolutely think that the toxicity at the time knocked some reality into the players and staff. I think it was their make or break time. I also absolutely think we'd be nowhere near second had we all just clapped them off every game, and quietly accepted whatever garbage was being served up. I truly think it was the moment the penny dropped for the club. And it was needed.
    I think that point in time, when the Warne doubt was at it's highest, that neither camp was wrong. One camp were fed up with things as they were in reality. One camp were optimistic things would improve. I'd also argue both camps were right because despite results improving, arguably the football didn't. So some very valid questions remained.
    However it's results that get you up, so most sane doubters were placated. And we did go up. Because we're Derby and we're brilliant, regardless of who's in charge.
    But I'm always wrong, so feel free to disagree.
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from GB SPORTS in Paul Warne   
    I've been called all sorts too. Like you, I'm happy to brush it off, but it was getting pretty toxic in here. Rather than stop posting, I just reeled in my thoughts on things for a while. Tried to focus on the positives. Tried to have a laugh when things were bad, as well as good.
    I think most of what you say is absolutely spot on, for what it's worth.
     
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    Walkley Ram got a reaction from sage in Paul Warne   
    I've been called all sorts too. Like you, I'm happy to brush it off, but it was getting pretty toxic in here. Rather than stop posting, I just reeled in my thoughts on things for a while. Tried to focus on the positives. Tried to have a laugh when things were bad, as well as good.
    I think most of what you say is absolutely spot on, for what it's worth.
     
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    Walkley Ram reacted to Kernow in End of season celebrations.   
    My voice still hasn’t come back, I’m worried I may never speak again.
    My partner is asking if it’s possible for Derby to get promoted every week.
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    Walkley Ram reacted to CBRammette in End of season celebrations.   
    Love that the players are still posting excitedly on social media like the rest of us
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    Walkley Ram reacted to sage in Paul Warne   
    I would largely agree but would add that silly stuff on twitter and Facebook was used against posters on here who were arguing constructively.
    I think after the Stevenage and Shrewsbury away games, there was a noticeable but not revolutionary change in playing style which I think produced less criticism as well as better results.
     
     
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