Ramrob

I ❤️ Curtis and I ❤️ this club

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3 in a row! ? 

When did we last do that? 

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Don't forget your big plate @Tyler Durden.

Hi EastAnglianRam,

I'm Ipswich-based so could be interested. Would depend on the date though.

If not that then an away game around here (next season might be better!) or meet up for a beer or two over a tv game. 

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Thought Kaz took the goal really well. Could easily have missed.

Loved the determination not to concede ?

Merry Kazmas! 

Derby 0 - 0 Grimsby 

Boxing Day 1991

My first game at the BBG

It was a Christmas cracker ? 

We have a decent record against the Baggies, so going for a win to cheer us all up! 

Rams 2 – 1 Baggies

FRGS Lawrence

1 hour ago, TheresOnlyWanChope said:

No, I meant Des who was with us for a few years although he’s not at the club anymore. But Justin Walker should of course be mentioned too. 

Well, I never knew that WanChope. Learn something new everyday. ?

Thought you’d made a Freudian slip and were a closet Forest fan! ?

11 minutes ago, TheresOnlyWanChope said:

Credit also to people like Des Walker who really helped develop the teenage talent. 
Wassall has done a great job and it’s amazing to see so many youngsters given their chance, even though some of it has been enforced with embargo etc. 

Assuming you mean Justin Walker and not the Notts Forest legend?!

11 hours ago, CocuBarmyArmy said:

Of course, it's just especially stark now the damage has been quantified!

Should that be ‘now the damage has been Quantuma-ed’?

2 – 2

FRGS Davies

Morrison with last minute equaliser

17 hours ago, The Key Club King said:

Body language and price tags are so important in peoples' perception of players but it can often lead to false impressions. The best way to judge a player's ability is on appearances, whether multiple managers play them, who is interested in them when they might leave, and what other players say about them. Tom is generally first choice under God knows how many managers he has played under and there is a lot of clubs sniffing around him now. Making him captain seemingly makes little sense, yet the spirit of the team has been the best I've seen it for several years. Now this may be a coincidence, but if Davies/Shinnie/Jagielka were captain we would be lauding their leadership skills.

Steve McManaman had terrible body language and was widely disliked when playing for England yet he is one of few British players that were very successful abroad in the past 30 years. Probably our second best export in that time behind Gareth Bale.  

Ahead of Jesus? Must be some player.

I went to the Ipswich game where Martin scored the winner. Thought promotion was pretty much nailed on after that. Turned out to be Eustace’s last game (I think?), and the wheels duly fell off one by one. 
 

I know a lot of our problems have been of our own making but does feel we’re due some luck. 

Brings a tear to my eye watching this and I wasn't even around. What a time to be a Ram!

Hard to believe we'll get back to that sort of level again, but football's 'a funny old game'. If Leicester can do it…

2-2

FRGS Knight

90 min equaliser from Jags

19 hours ago, sage said:

If so, shall we move onto the next game?

We are all disappointed in the last couple of games, but having read about sacking Rooney, players not caring, players giving up, our recruitment is awful, we are definitely down  even down without a points reduction in the last 24 hours, it's time to regroup and be realistic.

Rooney wasn't the best manager in the Championship 4 games ago and he isn't the worst now. What we do have is a thin squad mainly made up of veterans and youngsters. We started yesterday's game with half of our outfield players aged 34 to 39. With the new manager bounce they played a high tempo and we got overrun. We look tired and are ready for the international break. 

Are we going down? We are certainly up against it. There are so many variables, admin points appeals, ffp appeals and takeovers and that's before we get to what happens on the pitch. I think the players are giving their all and until the Blackburn game, so were the fans. These are trying times and we need to stick together and stay optimistic. We need to still be in the fight when the New Year comes. By then we should know more about points deductions, new owners and transfer capabilities. 

If we get deducted 21 points, there is little hope, but we can't give up yet. Every point is vital and every fans support is too. I hope that our fans recent negativity doesn't transmit to the games. so let's all dust ourselves down and keep supporting our great club as best we can. 

I don't know if we can manage this great escape but if we do, it will take the collective will of all of us.  

Sage advice, er Sage

Tykes 1 - 2 Rams

FRGS – CKR (in off the post)

Thanks for sharing @sawley_ramI’ve got the programme for this match up in the loft. 

Could you imagine your ex-manager and current manager of your fiercest rivals, saying what Cloughie did, in this day and age?!

On 08/10/2021 at 06:43, Van der MoodHoover said:

Oh I remember the kasey kellar diving backheel into ciccios path. 

 

State of Leicester in those days.... ?

Remember watching this on Sky round a friends house. Happy days.

That Wanchope 'shot' and Keller rooster-up ?

How big were those shirts too?!

Right, here we go, first prediction… 

Rams 2 - 1 Swans 

FRGS Lawrence (6 min)

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9 hours ago, 86 Hair Islands said:

Presume you're a fellow Athletico Mince fan @86 Hair Islands? 

11 hours ago, Boycie said:

Ah, he’s gone all shy again ?

 

Ah, nice to know you're missing me already Boycie!

Thursday night is 5-a-side footy night, followed by a beer or two – hence the silence. 

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9 hours ago, ariotofmyown said:

Disappointingly nice and normal first post. Prefer the mental rant ones! 

I'm sure they'll be a few mental rant ones before long ?

Cheers for the warm welcome everyone ?

8 hours ago, Andicis said:

Just wondering, where do you stand on Chris Martin? Must find out which camp you reside in...

I don't think you should stand on him, whatever your feelings towards him!

FWIW I was always a fan but times change and he left at the right time, for him and us. 

Just thought I'd say hi. 

Been a long time visitor to this forum and enjoyed reading your comments (most of them anyway!). Decided to finally become a member so I can share my own thoughts, after what has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for the Rams (not to mention the couple of years leading up to it). Whether you enjoy my comments remains to be seen...

A bit about me – I was born in Burton but have spent the most of my adult life living and working in the East (Anglia that is). One of my earliest memories of the Rams was watching the Tin Man warming up at the BBG by nonchalantly curling the ball into the net from the corner flag, which to my 10 year old eyes was very impressive. The only thing I remember about the game itself was that it was 0-0, so McMinn's corners were probably  the most exciting thing about it.

Currently living near Ipswich so would be good to meet any fellow Suffolk Rams over a pint (ale not lager please). Not seen many Derby shirts down this way but know from this forum that there are a few.

Regardless of the situation we're in, loving the fight we're showing this season (and better football). Hope things get resolved soon so we can look to the future, whatever division that may be. 

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