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If all our older players did the extra training Collins does, we’d likely have gone up last year.
 

Biggest difference between this season and last imo is that he’s started timing his headers much better. Oh and he’s not had Didzy stealing the limelight 

6 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

Plenty of  drivel in this interview. And when he does talk about the football, why can’t he just say he loves NmL’s pace without saying how much faster he is than Collins. It’s just so unnecessary 

6 hours ago, Ian Buxton's Bat said:

Warne's pre-match interview on club website seems to say NML more likely to play than CBT who is injured and hasn't been training 'on the grass' despite footage of him training ....on grass. 

Are you sure he said cbt hadn’t been training on grass ?

On 05/02/2024 at 12:08, plymouthram said:

Don't understand why Warne would keep sticking our young striker Brown on the bench regularly then send him out on loan to a non-league side. Some on here would say, "to improve his development" but the way I see it is different. Playing on loan with Gateshead, who don't have the same facilities as Moor Farm, nor have the same standard of coaches with their club compared with ours. And lastly playing against lower standard teams and with his Gateshead team mates also not being as good could halt his "development".

Yes. Playing on crap pitches, and against thuggish defenders who are often slow but who know precisely what rubbish refs will let them get away with. 

10 hours ago, On the Ram Page said:

How about errors.

The stats posted on here are pretty compelling in W’s favour 

10 hours ago, G STAR RAM said:

Other than the one that I have already given you mean.

Not sure that said poster is well renowned for ITK info to be fair.

I assume you’re referring to your comment that: ‘he had a couple of poor performances and was dropped’. Fact is, he made one horrendous error resulting in a pen. Not a reason to drop your better keeper. W is a PL level keeper. V is decent and solid for this div. But there is not a single aspect of V’s game that reaches W’s standard. If you don’t agree, maybe seek out GoC’s stats on the topic.  If Warne doesn’t see it, I’m worried. But I’d guess he does see it and that there is a reason for this that’s unrelated to performance in matches. Sorry to go on but watching V deciding whether or not to ‘come’ stresses me out. 

 

31 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

No, my implication is that this is a squad game and a member of said squad has come in and has not done anything to lose his place. 

Wilson was on the bench today, is he being punished?

According to another poster,  Wildsmith has indicated he wants to leave. That seems pretty plausible because imo there is no footballing reason to prefer V    

1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said:

Personally, I prefer Wildsmith but am certainly not viewing it as him being punished.

If your implication is that Warne thinks Vickers is better … I think Warne deserves more credit 

2 hours ago, MickD said:

For being the second-best keeper?

Er, no. Anyone else want a go ?

12 minutes ago, S8TY said:

Thought that was Joe Wards best game for us 

his throw ins alone are better than most of our corners. 
 

It’s lucky for us his punishment is over. Anyone know what Wildsmith is being punished for ?

Uplifting - especially after our recent performances and surely a big tonic for those who thought the transfer window was disastrous. Adams could transform us. Maybe this is Bradley’s turning point. 3 at the back can be strong so long as the rest are doing the right things at the right time. (It’s not all about formation.) Ward (where has he been?) was good and so good to see Sibley look like a footballer after a disappointing spell. Well done Warne for taking NML off. Still not convinced we’ve got the right starting 11 or that we change things when we should ; but this is a squad that should win promotion and after today I think they’ll believe it

But it’s a poignant moment: with Bird’s news it seems like the end of an era. His ball into NML said it all. Can only hope that Bristol suffer a massive financial crisis leading to insolvency before the season’s end 

7 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Surprised to see Barkhuizen come off

He should start 

7 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Think Smith for Hourihane at this point makes sense 

Rammie for Hourihane would work 

Ward has reminded us how he’s been underplayed 

Hourihane needs bringing off. ( When anyone says that he usually scores )

This game has changed and not for the better 

2 minutes ago, angieram said:

All ready for the second half.

(And, no, that isn't my hairy knee!)

 

A pet chimp ?

Love the look of Adams. A different team to what we’ve seen last 2 games. But Bird making his fans sad with a few touches of class 

1 minute ago, DavesaRam said:

Great play by Bird, Collo took too long. 

I wish Collo would stop trying to kick the ball thru defenders 

Like Sibley in this position. It’s much easier for him to know where to put himself. He’s not good at that when he plays higher. 

NMl’s first touch then was superb

On 30/01/2024 at 21:47, uttoxram75 said:

Looks like a three way scrap now between Everton, Luton and the gumps for the final relegation spot.

Imo Everton will be fine 

22 minutes ago, IslandExile said:

And living down here and knowing a few Pompey fans, if we were to lose to them in the playoffs, it would send me into hiding.

Have a family member who recently interviewed with Pompey for a job. Said they were a really impressive operation. Bit wobbly recently on the pitch but I think they’ll do better than we do this season 

18 hours ago, i-Ram said:

Warne really didn’t bring Washington in ‘in desperation’. He bought him previously for Rovrum and he bought him again because he obviously rates him. He was his striker pick. Frankly he was, and always will be, a very poor choice.

But he’s a very fine character 

On 16/01/2024 at 16:35, Ghost of Clough said:

Wildsmith
Saves: 52
Goals Conceded: 22
Goals Prevented: 0.6
Save Rate: 75%
Clean Sheets: 10

Vickers
Saves: 2
Goals Conceded: 4
Goals Prevented: -1.8
Save Rate: 33%
Clean Sheets: 0

There's one clear winner

Surprised there’s enough data on Vickers to provide a sensible comparison but certainly agree with the conclusion. 

Wildsmith would also lead the stats on these criteria

% of punches a seal would be proud of (W 0%, V 40%)
 

Mille-seconds taken to decide whether to attack a cross outside the 6yard box (W250, V850)

The list goes on … 

My concern is that there is some weird personal thing going on inside Warne’s bobble hat that leads to this nonsense. We see worse keepers than W in the PL every Saturday night.