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BOB BIGGS

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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Eatonram in January Reinforcements   
    Not difficult to see we’ve lost a game (an irrelevant game at that) and suddenly the fact we’ve won 9 of the last 11 league games ( you know, the important ones) is forgotten and people start picking over the bones 🦴 of the last transfer window. I despair at our so called supporters. 
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Caerphilly Ram in January Reinforcements   
    And the club, and the facilities, and the “project” (prospect of promotion etc), the location, the player’s family situations and so on.
    Once again quite complex situations being reduced down to simple binary terms seemingly loaded against Warne. 
    I watched an episode of “stick to football” earlier in which Gary Neville and co debate the transfer situation at a club and it made for interesting viewing. Included an amusing anecdote in which Keane tried to sign a player for Sunderland (Anelka maybe 🤔) who told Keane after meeting him for a couple of hours he needed to think about the decision, and as he got in his car and drove out the car park Keane got a text saying “I’m joining Bolton cause my wife wants to live in Manchester”.
    Yes Warne and his style of football (or lack of) will play a part, but there’s more to it for the players, their families, and the agents involved.
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Fleetwood Away Match Thread   
    More nonsensical hyperbole used to slate someone who is doing their job for the team. I’ll admit he’s not the imperious defender many of us hoped we’d signed, but he’s played his part in winning more games than we’ve lost, contributed to the cup run which has provided the opportunity to rest others in order to keep them fresh for the league campaign, and put in headers and blocks today.
    This is the definition of the word “disaster”, in my opinion it’s nowhere near applicable to Bradley. I appreciate others won’t agree, but it’s genuinely an excessive choice of language for a player who doesn’t look as good as we’d hoped, nothing more than that;
     

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    BOB BIGGS reacted to MackworthRamIsGod in Fleetwood Away Match Thread   
    Paul Warne has found a way to hand victory to Fleetwood 👏 👏 👏 
    New GK and Bradley in defense.
    He does know we are playing the bottom team right?
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Fleetwood Away Match Thread   
    I’m not gonna offer an “it’s early yet he may come good comment”, but there were defensive headers Bradley did win in that game and ultimately we’ve won so he doesn’t need labelling “disastrous” in my opinion
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Fleetwood Away Match Thread   
    He’s playing box to box, breaks into ours in the hope of giving something and runs back to theirs to make sure we get nothing 
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Gee SCREAMER !! in Max Bird   
    I believe Goddard had an agreement that he would be allowed to move back to London if a certain fee was paid.  A favour he was granted as a thanks for turning down Liverpool and coming to Derby.
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to ilkleyram in Eiran Cashin   
    I think your 10 year old opinion is soundest
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Kernow in Conor Coventry - signed by Charlton   
    Bristol City have more ex-Derby players than Derby have ex-Rotherham players.
    They may as well call themselves Derby B. Must be because Nigel Pearson used to be their manager.
    #NeedSomeScouts
     
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    BOB BIGGS 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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    BOB BIGGS got a reaction from Wolfie20 in Pro Warne   
    Good to see Nigel Clough letting his views be known about a few Mansfield “supporters” who were moaning during yesterday’s draw against Doncaster. He wondered what more they wanted, having gone from second from the bottom to second from the top in 2 years. He wondered why they weren’t supporting the players when they needed it most.
    I suppose all Clubs have followers like this. They love to criticise but seldom put forward alternative constructive ideas for fear of being found to be wrong at a later stage. We’ve a few like that. Happily keeping a low profile at present but probably waiting for a chance - a few polls on the same subject again perhaps😀😀
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to ram59 in Wondering what if...   
    I think that he wanted a megabucks contract as well.
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    BOB BIGGS got a reaction from WystonRam in Wondering what if...   
    I thought Alfie May was only interested in a move further south. At the time, he said he was delighted to be at Charlton. “I’m a local lad so to come back home with my family means a lot”. 
    I was hoping he’d come here too but I suppose it’s not just about money all of the time. I guess we’ll never know for sure. 
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Simmo’s left foot in Derby v Peterborough   
    What utter tosh. Lets just keep the anti Warne thing going, and throw in a bit of anti Owen Bradley too eh?
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Wolfie20 in Derby v Peterborough   
    I'm not in the slightest bit interested in how the management are training the squad - leave that to those who know more about the players strengths and weaknesses.
     
     
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Chester40 in Pro Warne   
    Not really.
    They repeatedly ranted om and on about how ridiculous it was he was being given another chance, that he had no clue, wouldn't win games, shouted down anyone who suggested patience.
    They were wrong. Fortunately we got to see how wrong.
    Doesn't mean we will walk the league or that he won't be at risk at some point. But some of the vitriol and impatience was embarrassing especially given some of our recent history.
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    BOB BIGGS got a reaction from angieram in Pro Warne   
    Good to see Nigel Clough letting his views be known about a few Mansfield “supporters” who were moaning during yesterday’s draw against Doncaster. He wondered what more they wanted, having gone from second from the bottom to second from the top in 2 years. He wondered why they weren’t supporting the players when they needed it most.
    I suppose all Clubs have followers like this. They love to criticise but seldom put forward alternative constructive ideas for fear of being found to be wrong at a later stage. We’ve a few like that. Happily keeping a low profile at present but probably waiting for a chance - a few polls on the same subject again perhaps😀😀
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    BOB BIGGS got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Pro Warne   
    Good to see Nigel Clough letting his views be known about a few Mansfield “supporters” who were moaning during yesterday’s draw against Doncaster. He wondered what more they wanted, having gone from second from the bottom to second from the top in 2 years. He wondered why they weren’t supporting the players when they needed it most.
    I suppose all Clubs have followers like this. They love to criticise but seldom put forward alternative constructive ideas for fear of being found to be wrong at a later stage. We’ve a few like that. Happily keeping a low profile at present but probably waiting for a chance - a few polls on the same subject again perhaps😀😀
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    BOB BIGGS got a reaction from kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong in Pro Warne   
    Good to see Nigel Clough letting his views be known about a few Mansfield “supporters” who were moaning during yesterday’s draw against Doncaster. He wondered what more they wanted, having gone from second from the bottom to second from the top in 2 years. He wondered why they weren’t supporting the players when they needed it most.
    I suppose all Clubs have followers like this. They love to criticise but seldom put forward alternative constructive ideas for fear of being found to be wrong at a later stage. We’ve a few like that. Happily keeping a low profile at present but probably waiting for a chance - a few polls on the same subject again perhaps😀😀
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Chester40 in Pro Warne   
    Depends what you mean...there were a lot of people who 'appeared' quite gleeful to jump on any defeat and massively exaggerate the issues. My particular gripe was that the matchday threads were not representative of the game I was watching such was the desire to hammer him.
    I'd guess from recall there were a only a couple who eg explicitly said they wouldn't mind losing the next game if it meant he'd leave. How many more got some 'pleasure' from being proved right about their negative pre-match assessment is quite hard to count but the amount of times and hyperbole they used to do so was tiring and unnecessary. 
     
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Ewe Ram in Pro Warne   
    My very own mild mannered brother calls him a rude name. But then my brother is not known for his love of touchy feely management styles. 
    personally, I love it when I have a manager who portrays that they like me, they are genuinely interested in me and my life outside work. Managers who don’t acknowledge you have a life outside the day job are never going to get the best out of me. 
    I like Paul Warne, as a person, I think he’s a decent guy. 
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to On the Ram Page in Pro Warne   
    I hope (and am sure he will) stay true to himself. I personally love to hear his views on the team, his honesty and his sense of humour (mainly). He has had all sought of abuse on here, most of it fictitious baloney from so-called fans. People who either want instant success or armchair critics who voice their opinions without any evidence what so ever. People saying he can’t manage in the Championship, should we get there. Not surprised he is wary of some fans, if he is.
     
    People forget he is still a relatively young and inexperienced manager, despite already having had 3 promotions (and I know 2 relegations). He is entitled to grow and learn as a manager as most of us do throughout life. He is an intelligent man and I believe he can adapt his management style to whatever circumstances he will find himself in. I could be wrong but sincerely hope not.
    More than anything else he is a caring, man manager, despite allegations not long ago, that he had “lost” the dressing room (more made up rubbish!). He wants these same qualities from his players - they showed their togetherness in abundance after our last two wins. He deserves for all these made up views to stop and to have support.
     
    This is potentially going to be an extremely difficult transfer window. He will know what he wants to achieve - who he wishes to retain, who he wants to join. Unfortunately, much of it is out of his hands but I hope he has a successful window.
    I have little doubt that if we have a little downturn, that some fickle fans will turn against him again, but hope they will keep quiet for the remainder of the season, so that the majority of the club and supporters can get fully behind the team. Everyone need to pull together. If you don’t like listening to him - don’t - just watch and support the team.
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Eatonram in Pro Warne   
    I won’t lie I hated the way some on here reacted to our slow start. The moaning criticism of our manager from everything to his ability to manage our “bigger club” to the way he talks his interviews his hats his sense of humour was appalling. It became clear and still s from tne underlying resentment about the recent upturn in form that some ( so called ) supporters became so invested in Warne failing that they started to relish a bad result. 
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Crewton in Pro Warne   
    My advice to any fan who feels this way is, unfortunately, rather old-school : grow a thicker skin, it's not like he's calling you out personally infront of the whole fanbase. Brian Clough was forever calling out Derby sections of the fanbase for not loving his team enough. Different times but, honestly, it's not about YOU - unless you want it to be.
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    BOB BIGGS reacted to Ewe Ram in Pro Warne   
    It feel safe to come back and browse again. The members hammering home their point about Warne needing to be out were making the forum horrible. 
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