rammieib

Today more than any other game was our inability to finish. Some of the attempts were pathetic.

This falls on PW as he failed to get a replacement striker in. That was the same front six, with Washington replacing Didzy - so not one single person can argue we strengthened.

Thats on PW as he didn’t have the ability or pull to get anyone in.

Replay in ten days time despite the International Break?

One of the differences with tonight is Northampton were so bad they basically told us we had to play football because we couldn’t hit the channels.

They said “you have the ball because we are not going to tackle you”.

But hey when the players are ‘allowed’ to play football, unsurprisingly we actually have players who can play well. 
 

The real key is allowing the players to play like that when we come up against teams who won’t sit back and just let Hourihane do absolutely anything he wants to do. (I.e Stevenage). At that point you need to trust your players to work the ball out of difficult situations.

Exeter and Northampton did an awful scouting job followed by employing a terrible strategy. The key for PW is when we come up against much better teams that he doesn’t revert to long ball/channel hitting.

15 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

So, just to clarify, the man who saved this 139 year institution at the heart of a city and surrounding areas from extinction with his money, re-hired colleagues who’s livelihoods had been taken away, worked to rebuild the reputation of the club off the pitch by doing things like donating “sponsorship” to a national charity, is looking to run the club as sustainably as possible to secure its long term future, invested in the upkeep of the stadium after years of neglect (after buying that back too), worked collaboratively with the EFL to rebuild relationships long soured, continued to invest in the academy, realigned the football side to include the women’s team, and probably a few more things I can’t recall that others might ….has failed to match your personal opinion and expectations that Warne isn’t the right man for us right now and therefore should be sacked, so you’re disappointed in him? 

This debate is going to get tedious and boring. Will I always be grateful for saving our club - of course I am. However - how long will this be the rhetoric - 1 more year, 2 more years, 5 more years? As soon as someone criticises his decision to remain with the manager - is this always going to be pulled out? Are you going to pick up on this and say the same thing every time someone says that Stephen Pearce should not be in the club anymore because that is what you're saying.

Personally - I can keep the two things sperate, but you appear to struggle with that concept. I can keep the club being saved different to a decision in the present whereby he has decided to remain with our manager who quite clearly, every poll I see has 60-70% of people wanting him gone for some very clear footballing reasons. Am I not allowed to have that viewpoint?

My wife is disappointed with me that I keep going to Derby games. She can split that view against is she disappointed with me overall? No she isn't. (Well at least I hope not!!!). You can have different opinions on different topics.

When we limp to a mid table finish and we lose 2,000 season tickets and a total of 3,000 from the gate next season will people being saying DC has been a good business owner at that point in time?

Good business people make bad decisions but it’s how quickly they make changes which differentiates them.

We are a sinking ship under Warne. We’re good enough for 7-10th and that’ll cloud judgements. That’s not good enough for the fans and a club our size. Call it entitlement, but I personally call it expectation. We are too big for Warne and he’s losing it.

I am really disappointed in our owner right now.

1 hour ago, RamsFan10 said:

                     Vickers 

Nyambe Nelson Bradley Forsyth 

             Fornah Hourihane 

      Barkhuizen Bird NML 

                    Brown 

 

It’s got to be about time for Brown to get a go considering how pants the rest of our strike force has been. Warne won’t do it mind. 
 

I suspect we will win this one - anything less and things will get ugly. The fixture list could actually do Warne some favours with two inconsequential cup games after tonight, followed by a tough test against Barnsley. Reading away on Nov 18 might be the next time pressure is really turned up again. 

I wouldn't be too harsh on Wildsmith but the outfield looks pretty much how I'd go with.

Of course Warne won't though.

3000 Season Tickets is the equivalent of paying him and his staff off. Not a lot really.

Unfortunately we win 1-0

NML

Nyambe now at left wing back.

Hopefully this should see him sacked.

Washington would have been perfect against Exeter. We had time on the ball, passed it around and there chances to slip it on the deck between the lines.

Today he plays Washington and all we do is play high loopy balls to him. The only time we put five passes together we scored. You know it’s almost like we should try that more often.

What’s it going to take for the mass numbers to start chanting for Warnes head? This is awful, truly awful.

8 minutes ago, sage said:

Needs to replace Sibley and Wilson with Fornah and Barkhuizen and switch to 4231. 

That already is the formation!?!?

3 minutes ago, Chester40 said:

Washington is an odd choice so far. Totally anonymous. 

He would have been perfect against Exeter when we could play it in behind on the deck.

Today it’s long ball. It’s just totally rubbish. 

We’ve just resorted to long balls over the top. This is rubbish. Six times I’ve counted a pointless high ball and six times it’s come to nothing.

We passed it on Tuesday. Trust the players Warne.

Lose 1-0

Lose 2-1

FRGS - Sibley

I’m not sure how, if you’re a Warne fan, you can genuinely believe that this type of football will lead to promotion.

Its awful.

1. Wildsmith 7.5 (but poor Pass led to goal)

24.Nyambe 6.5

35.Nelson 6.5

6.Cashin 6

3.Forsyth 6

5. Bradley 5 (too interested in a scrap)

12.Smith 4 (hurts us more than he helps)

14.Washington 7 (bright)

22.Fornah 4 - dog awful. Didn’t look interested 

4.1Hourihane 7

17.Sibley 6

8.Bird 7.5 - really tried to be a creative spark

7.Barkhuizen 5.5

11.Méndez-Laing 6

9.Collins 4 (completely bullied out)

10. Waghorn 4 (not sure what he offers in a deeper role)

4 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Due to the weather and potential state of the pitch, I'm mentally preparing myself for the ball spending a lot of time in the air tomorrow. I couldn't think of many worse conditions to face Shrewsbury away, so it'll be a tough match.

Just like a normal Paul Warne game then?

Win 2-1

FRGS Berkhuisen 

8 hours ago, angieram said:

We are being encouraged to report the worst offenders to the Club, but they often don't stand anywhere near where they have tickets for, and tickets are regularly re-sold on Twitter so aren't necessarily in the hands of the original purchasers.

I have never seen any stewards challenging the behaviours of abusive fans during matches. They just film it all and keep their distance. 

The rest of us have to put up with it.

The club need to put plants into the crowd. Take photo ID's of us and get rid of the bad eggs. I certainly wouldn't complain about that.

1 hour ago, RoyMac5 said:

I saw no reason, after the recruitment done by Rosenior/Rooney, for the 1st team recovery not to be immediate. 

The Academy 2 or more years.

The finances not until Championship achieved at least.

This

I imagine Warne and his staff will be on minimum 500k a year, so you’re looking at £1.5m (probably closer to £2m) to pay him off.

Yep I think I would! 

5 hours ago, YorkshireRam said:

How do you know he isn't?

Lack of a consistent starting XI, thanks to injuries, means this team haven't had chance to build form yet- I reckon that's why we've looked disjointed at times; but also why the play is improving as they start to gel. If, by your own words, we're scoring from passing moves, why would the manager not encourage a style that makes us successful?

Execution is not down to the manager...

7 years of evidence mate.

Win 3-0

FRGS Collins

Whilst we have a manager who prefers not to have the ball than have it, I’m going to struggle to support him.

It’s amazing really - when the team plays football we score goals - all three at Blackpool were super, so why doesn’t he encourage that style of play more often?