MrsRam Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'd love to ask the players what exactly it is, that has happened since McClaren came in. What is the X factor? It was almost overnight wasn't it. Positive tactics, positive approach to everything I s'pose. Perhaps we shouldn't think about it too much - just enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'd love to ask the players what exactly it is, that has happened since McClaren came in. What is the X factor? It was almost overnight wasn't it. Positive tactics, positive approach to everything I s'pose. Perhaps we shouldn't think about it too much - just enjoy it. It's a shitty talent show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 It all changed in the blink of a lizard's eye - well, half time against Ipswich. Everything changed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thought McClaren was unlucky to lose the England job. If memory serves me right, a few games prior to the final Croatia one, had served up some good results. A goal keeping error cost him his job. Rams were also doing well when he was with Jim Smith. When he left, they slipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curb Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Manure won every trophy they played for while MacC was coach. Some doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Has he his own fan club yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 We've played and beaten teams that are on poor runs of form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 We've played and beaten teams that are on poor runs of form? We used to lose to such teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 We used to lose to such teams. Not knocking the results, and its great to be THE form team in the division but there is still a hell of a long way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Not knocking the results, and its great to be THE form team in the division but there is still a hell of a long way to go Not saying there isn't but you can only beat who is in-front of you and seeing people be unhappy about a performance where we scored three goals and won by 2 is very pleasing. Got the winning mentality back that we have lacked since the late 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwram1973 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Not knocking the results, and its great to be THE form team in the division but there is still a hell of a long way to go boooooooo davenport oot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Only a few points more and we are safe from the relegation. And it's only a Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 We've played and beaten teams that are on poor runs of form? Old cliche but you can only beat what's in front of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix1 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Something strange happened today that hasn't happened to me in a long time. A year ago under Clough I think any fan would have taken 3-1 despite us maybe not playing to our best, it's a testament to our team and the coaching staff that they have put this winning run together. I left feeling disappointed today. It's strange I feel disappointed because we're only 3 points off top now, we have the best away record in the division, 12 more goals than any other team. Most goal scorers, best shot to conversion rate. I've realised that we've been playing like nothing I've see. Since the early Smith years. Every time we to forward we look dangerous. Our strikers score goals, our midfielders score goals, we can't seem to stop scoring. Our once terrible touch on the ball under Clough has begun to improve drastically. Our midfield is truly something to behold, Bryson is surely the best in form midfielder in the league, Hughes's impact on the game is brilliant because it's so unnoticeable. He is such as graceful, light midfielder and can pass the ball with such an impressive movement. Bryson, Hughes and Eustace are the envy of this division. So no I'm not happy we won 3-1. We should have won 5-1, maybe even 6-1. I know when I'm not happy after a game like this. When we aren't playing to our best against a side that gave us a tough game, you know we have the ability to demolish pretty much any team below the top . I think Something great might happen this season. JANUARY 10th - LEICESTER- MCCLARENS Judgement day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Is he as brilliant as milk? I think he might be, he's carried on from where he left us when he went to Manu. All hail the king! He's better than the cream anyway...They're just the clots that rise to the top! (Brilliant group though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Something strange happened today that hasn't happened to me in a long time. A year ago under Clough I think any fan would have taken 3-1 despite us maybe not playing to our best, it's a testament to our team and the coaching staff that they have put this winning run together. I left feeling disappointed today. It's strange I feel disappointed because we're only 3 points off top now, we have the best away record in the division, 12 more goals than any other team. Most goal scorers, best shot to conversion rate. I've realised that we've been playing like nothing I've see. Since the early Smith years. Every time we to forward we look dangerous. Our strikers score goals, our midfielders score goals, we can't seem to stop scoring. Our once terrible touch on the ball under Clough has begun to improve drastically. Our midfield is truly something to behold, Bryson is surely the best in form midfielder in the league, Hughes's impact on the game is brilliant because it's so unnoticeable. He is such as graceful, light midfielder and can pass the ball with such an impressive movement. Bryson, Hughes and Eustace are the envy of this division. So no I'm not happy we won 3-1. We should have won 5-1, maybe even 6-1. I know when I'm not happy after a game like this. When we aren't playing to our best against a side that gave us a tough game, you know we have the ability to demolish pretty much any team below the top . I think Something great might happen this season. JANUARY 10th - LEICESTER- MCCLARENS Judgement day. The best thing about this is we are playing so well that there are very few teams "better than us" who we come up against as we are among the VERY best in this division. We've seen (and been!) teams that raise their game against the top teams and then "Slip up against a banana skin team through over confidence or the belief that winning is some sort of divine right. Decent teams have found themselves relegated with that attitude! For us the only way is up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Not knocking the results, and its great to be THE form team in the division but there is still a hell of a long way to go I agree with that we were strangely off it at times today. But if you win and play poorly that's a great habit to have. We played really well one minute and really poorly the next it was a strange game. PS Mac is doing a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 When we're playing well we look a class above, our players seem almost untouchable - the opposition might as well just be dummies on rails as we pass and move around them. We've got players who seem able to carry the ball forward through congested areas, surging past people like they're not even there (Bryson especially). We probably played like that for about 30 of the 90 minutes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Soon people will be unhappy with the three points if we ain't playing like Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Soon people will be unhappy with the three points if we ain't playing like Barcelona. who the fook are barcelona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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