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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Foreveram in Will the last three games sell out.   
    Tickets available for the last two home games.
    Blackpool 697.
    Leyton Orient 3,030.
    Extra East stand tickets now opened up for Blackpool plus more South stand tickets including block H.
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Tamworthram in Away tickets 23/24   
    Ain't likely to make it to 5+ then I reckon. 😞
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to LoadofCobblers in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)   
    Hi Rams, I commented on the reverse fixture when you battered us earlier in the season so thought I would do the same just to give some context from the other side.
    A very different game to the one at Pride Park earlier in the season. The San Sixfields pitch is much smaller which definitely helps us, particularly against the big boys in the division. We have taken a pasting of pretty much all of the teams at the top of the table away from home this season, whilst at home managed mostly narrow defeats instead.
    No doubt that you should have scored at least one of the two chances in the first half, or at the very least worked the keeper, one of them goes in and you dont lose the game without a shadow of a doubt. The game earlier in the season you were picking holes in between our midfield and defense with ease, also NML pace was a constant threat. However in this game were clearly more compact and outside of those opportunities it didn't feel like you created a huge amount of clear cut chances. It was noticeable that you were much more direct this game for whatever reason, which I am far more confident of us deadling with. I know you have a number of bodies out, but we have 10 out (mostly in defence) so the injury list was similar on both sides.
    I thought the goal was a really well taken finish, definite foul in the build up but the defending after that would be pretty poor. Your full back (Wilson I think) also definitely handled it in the second half with no one around him. 
    I sit in the end where Bradley got his red, he definitely put his head in. Don't get me wrong i dont think Monthe is going to require a trip to the hospital but unfortunately you have to go down to almost bring it to attention. Thought it was poor from a guy who is that experienced and was seemingly always looking for physicality in the game. Yes we tried to slow down the game, no doubt about it. If i was an away fan I would be furious and hope the ref would stop it. But to add some context our season has been petering out to a degree with mid table safety and clearly our manager has given them a rocket pointing out there are still points to play for, there was not a lack of effort on our point despite little to play for seemingly. To be honest we are doing about as well as a club our size could be expected to do, as we were on of the favorites for the drop.
    I hope you go up, clearly a huge club that should not be at this level (plus dont want Peterborough to go up). I am guessing there is a big split in the fanbase over the manager, that was evident by the booing of one of the substitutions which you don't expect from a team that are fighting for the title. As a completely neutral observer Warne to me sits in the Gareth Ainsworth esque category of managers. Likeable character and personable, but with limitations at a higher level and in developing a more free flowing style, it dosnt seem like the best fit. Playing Pompey and Peterborough recently (both away so different challenges I guess) but they seemed much more composed in their style of play and just seemed to have more ways to hurt us.
    Hopefully your injury woes ease up a little and all the best for the rest of the season.
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Premier ram in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)   
    Just arrived in Northampton, parked up and off to the pub , good luck to the lads and a safe trip to all travelling Rams fans COYR
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from cstand in City breaks (or other ideas)   
    I have been to Copenhagen on numerous occasions as my wife is Danish, a beautiful and friendly city, very easy to get around with lots of interesting places to visit. Also easy to pop over the bridge to southern Sweden. Stockholm and Helsinki are also interesting cities to visit.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from DE56Ram in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)   
    We all have to start somewhere, my first away game was a 4.0 defeat at Villa, but this season must be my highest count of away wins
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from NottsRam in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)   
    We all have to start somewhere, my first away game was a 4.0 defeat at Villa, but this season must be my highest count of away wins
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from Tamworthram in City breaks (or other ideas)   
    I have been to Copenhagen on numerous occasions as my wife is Danish, a beautiful and friendly city, very easy to get around with lots of interesting places to visit. Also easy to pop over the bridge to southern Sweden. Stockholm and Helsinki are also interesting cities to visit.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from angieram in Match Thread: vs Northampton Town (a)   
    We all have to start somewhere, my first away game was a 4.0 defeat at Villa, but this season must be my highest count of away wins
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from SKRam in Will the last three games sell out.   
    Agreed, don't mind a 12.30 kick-off if it's a Saturday,  more time to celebrate afterwards.  Feel a bit sorry for Carlisle fans who I am sure will fill most of their end. 
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Tamworthram in Away tickets 23/24   
    Even though I got my ticket for Northampton last week via the waiting list, it was still posted first class and arrived the following day. 
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from Tamworthram in Away tickets 23/24   
    Me too, just got the call from the ticket office. Looking forward to it!
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Foreveram in Away tickets 23/24   
    I’m still waiting for Wycombe and Portsmouth tickets to arrive, ordered last Tuesday 😧
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to dcfc the 1 4me in Away tickets 23/24   
    Just got Northampton tickets through the waiting list, happy days 
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from angieram in Away tickets 23/24   
    That is good news, I hoping I may yet get a ticket.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from Tamworthram in Away tickets 23/24   
    That is good news, I hoping I may yet get a ticket.
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Tamworthram in Away tickets 23/24   
    I’ve just got a ticket for Northampton from the waiting list so there is hope for others still.
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to Rampant in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Derby County vs Reading
    Tuesday 12th March
    Pride Park   KO 1945
     
    Opposition Bio: Reading have made more headlines off the field than on it in recent times as they find themselves in financial strife as a result of incompetency by their owner. Sound familiar? 
    The EFL have seemingly cut them more slack than they did with ourselves but their patience must be wearing thin as deadlines to deposit sufficient funds regularly pass. The latest failure to pony up saw them docked further points and their season deduction now stands at six points in total. 
    There was a further deduction of three points doled out, albeit suspended, after their understandably fed up supporters invaded the pitch and caused the early abandonment of their home match with Port Vale, the latters best result in recent months.
    Where we had Mel Morris, Reading have Dai Yongge. This proves the old adage of being wary of baldies or fake Welshmen baring gifts.
    Any sympathy we have for them should be tempered though by the thought that they are probably still laughing at us paying £3m for Nick Blackman.
    Reading FC are known as the Royals, a distinctly naff nickname acquired after a young Prince Albert played a dozen games for the club before marrying Queen Victoria. Plus they hail from the royal county of Berkshire. They are also known as the Biscuitmen due to the town's association with the biscuit makers Huntley & Palmers. 
    They are managed by Spaniard Ruben Selles and, having been relegated last season, will be looking to secure League 1 survival this season and kick on in 2024/25 under different ownership and without points deductions.
    Reading are the proud holders of two notable records. In the 1985/86 season they recorded 13 straight victories at the start of the season in what is now this division and they also hold the record for the highest points total for their whopping 106 points in their 2005/06 Championship campaign. 
    Opposition Form: Not too shabby in fairness. In the ten matches played since they beat us 1-0 at their place they have won a further four games with three draws and three defeats.
    They arrive at Pride Park on the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Wycombe and in 18th place with a record of W12-D9-L16. It should be noted, however, that without their points deduction they would be in 14th position. 
    Their away record is perhaps misleading as the bare stats of W3-D5-L10 needs to be looked at in the knowledge that they contrived to lose their first eight matches on the road. They all count obviously but their more recent form away since then reads W3-D5-L2. 
    Their away wins have been at Wycombe (2-1), Stevenage (1-0) and Carlisle (3-1). They have also managed decent draws at Oxford and Peterborough.
    In those 18 away games they have only failed to score on four occasions. Promisingly from a Rams perspective, they have only kept the one clean sheet on their travels.
    Opposition Players: Going purely off the stats it would appear their chief dangermen are top marksman Harvey Knibbs (10 goals, 6 assists), Sam Smith (9 goals, 10 assists) and possibly Femi Azeez and Lewis Wing. They also have Robbie's son Charlie Savage, the experienced Harlee Dean and the wonderfully named youngster Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis who I hope gets a runout as I'd love to see if they put his triple-barrelled name on his shirt.
    Rams vs Reading History: This will be the 48th league clash between Derby and Reading and the 54th in all competitions. The clubs' first meeting was a League Cup clash in October 1965 (1-1) but it wasn't until 22nd September 1984 that the Rams and the Royals met in a league fixture for the first time and the long wait proved barely worthwhile as we played out a goalless draw at their previous home, Elm Park. The return fixture would prove to be more memorable, for us at least, as Reading's first ever league visit to Derby in April 1985 saw the Rams win 4-1 with goals from Bobby Davison, Steve Buckley, Trevor Christie and Gary Micklewhite in front of a bumper crowd of 7,945 (really?).
    That was not a taste of things to come in this fixture though as Reading have had by far the better of it. Our record on their turf is especially poor with just four wins in 24 visits. On Derby soil, though better as you'd expect, it is still deeply unimpressive. Our last victory at home to them was a 1-0 success in September 2021 but our overall home league record against Reading is W10-D3-L10. 
    Expected Team: Same again one might think. Possibly a change in the middle to give more legs with Smith or Thompson in for Hourihane. 
    Other Fixtures of Note: Something similar to Saturday would be nice. A Derby win and at least one of our rivals for automatic dropping points please. Their games midweek are:
    Portsmouth vs Burton
    Bolton vs Oxford
    Carlisle vs Barnsley
    Peterborough vs Stevenage (Weds)
    COYR
     
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from jono in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    What a contrast in emotions compared to 11 days ago, two big wins later and for the first time this season we are truly in an automatic promotion slot.  Cannot wait until Tuesday and hopefully the crowd will play their part in ending the Reading hoodoo, before the big match on Saturday.  COYR.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from Derby4Me in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    What a contrast in emotions compared to 11 days ago, two big wins later and for the first time this season we are truly in an automatic promotion slot.  Cannot wait until Tuesday and hopefully the crowd will play their part in ending the Reading hoodoo, before the big match on Saturday.  COYR.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from SKRam in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    What a contrast in emotions compared to 11 days ago, two big wins later and for the first time this season we are truly in an automatic promotion slot.  Cannot wait until Tuesday and hopefully the crowd will play their part in ending the Reading hoodoo, before the big match on Saturday.  COYR.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from therealhantsram in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    What a contrast in emotions compared to 11 days ago, two big wins later and for the first time this season we are truly in an automatic promotion slot.  Cannot wait until Tuesday and hopefully the crowd will play their part in ending the Reading hoodoo, before the big match on Saturday.  COYR.
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    Wistaston Ram got a reaction from AbuDerbyDave in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    What a contrast in emotions compared to 11 days ago, two big wins later and for the first time this season we are truly in an automatic promotion slot.  Cannot wait until Tuesday and hopefully the crowd will play their part in ending the Reading hoodoo, before the big match on Saturday.  COYR.
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    Wistaston Ram reacted to RoyMac5 in Match Thread: vs Bristol Rovers (a)   
    Hit them on the break.
     
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