eddie Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Too early yet. A full season minimum, but who knows how twitchy Mel might get if we fail to win within the next 3 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 57 minutes ago, toddy said: Spot on with those comments. Isn't the answer to your question, the best of what Mac brought us in attack and the best in what Paul has brought us in defence? Definitely. I'm happy to give Clement time to grow into the role and strike the right balance. Not call for his head 30 matches into his first management job where he's lost 6 matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 55 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: I am not sure what I am saying, just that if you do spend 30 million then promotion should be a given. That's my point though, if the top 6 are all spending that amount they can't all get promoted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 If we don't finish in the top six, we have to consider our options. I don't think that's too much of an ask. God forbid, we don't improve on last season's points total then it should be a formality. I said after the game last night that I doubt Clement will be in charge for the Preston game at the end of the season. I stand by that. I believe it takes a lot of 'know-how' and experience to turn a situation like ours around. If he does it, I believe he will go very far in this game. It's a tough, tough ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I don't understand the middle paragraph, how are we playing Preston at the end of the season when Tuesday will be our second fixture of the season against them ? Unless of course you have them down for the play offs I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Blip 2 - the return to Blipsville Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 1 minute ago, EastHertsRam said: I don't understand the middle paragraph, how are we playing Preston at the end of the season when Tuesday will be our second fixture of the season against them ? Unless of course you have them down for the play offs I suppose. Ipswich, even. Preston has just been on the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ambitious said: Ipswich, even. Preston has just been on the mind. You are Billy Davies and I claim my £5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyBilly Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I am hoping this blip is equivalent to our early season blip and we go on another one of those runs which saw us top. He has done it before so he and the players have shown they are up to it. The good run would need to start now though. I am trying hard to detach my thinking from the money spent, years of hearing "Barker type fees" in the Clough era from Glick conditions the mind after a while. And now blowing £25-30M like it has gone out of fashion has just completely changed the landscape beyond what was fathomable for me. We are massive spenders now (and almost feel guilty for it when we preached how we were doing it the proper way for years) - the pressure is rightly there when you spend so much. I guess I would be disappointed not to see us promoted having thrown so much money at it, feel we really should be doing it after coming quite close in recent years and now adding £30M to the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Chill your beans people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: You are Billy Davies and I claim my £5 Now that made me chuckle...thank you sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 The collapse is already starting. I said the same last season and people accused me of trolling when I could see and so could many others that the team was falling apart before our eyes. People kept saying that we would be fine when thorne and buxton came back but they didn't even come back. The reality is we are a top 6 championship club at best despite all of the money spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 16 minutes ago, SillyBilly said: I am hoping this blip is equivalent to our early season blip and we go on another one of those runs which saw us top. He has done it before so he and the players have shown they are up to it. The good run would need to start now though. I am trying hard to detach my thinking from the money spent, years of hearing "Barker type fees" in the Clough era from Glick conditions the mind after a while. And now blowing £25-30M like it has gone out of fashion has just completely changed the landscape beyond what was fathomable for me. We are massive spenders now (and almost feel guilty for it when we preached how we were doing it the proper way for years) - the pressure is rightly there when you spend so much. I guess I would be disappointed not to see us promoted having thrown so much money at it, feel we really should be doing it after coming quite close in recent years and now adding £30M to the mix. I said after the first spending spree that I kind of felt cheated knowing that we had spent 5 years building a team up on low fees, and really challenging in the process, to having someone just come along and start writing cheques willy nilly. There is no way getting promoted this season would feel half as sweet as if we had got promoted in the play offs that year. All the spending has done is bloated the size of the squad and put extra pressure in the team to get promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yani P Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I agree I feel to purge my sins and cleanse my soul Mel needs to buy McCormack or Rhodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 How soon is now to paraphrase a Smiths song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 We have quantity not quality for sure but what I cannot understand for the life of me is why we have so many players [who we know can play] out of form at the same time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think that he still has a lot to learn about the championship and championship players..... That doesn't mean he isn't learning though but it will take time. I would personally love to see us playing like we did under shteve but with the added steel of a solid defence...we would be unbeatable. To me,running down the wings and lofting it into the box just doesn't suit our strikers, especially Martin who likes it played to his feet. Clement must know this however so I can only assume that he is managing his tactics,as he is, for good reason....after all,he wants the right results and goals even more than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Hypothetically speaking, If we sold all of the players that we have bought for £30m how much do you think we'd get back today in return? I'm going to suggest £18m. Not good value for money at all. No wonder Mel was raging recently; as a businessman, this will hurt. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archied Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 We were top of the table briefly , no way we're we or have we been what is described as flying,, mates have asked how Derby were doing(Chelsea/ Man U premier watchers and my honest answer to them has been , we are up there but I don't know how as we are awfull just lucky reall we have some players capable of individual match winning moments but as a team we are awfull , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 20 hours ago, Inglorius said: How soon is now to paraphrase a Smiths song which one, Morrissey is a miserable bugger at the best of times ? " heaven knows i'm miserable now" or "panic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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