Rampage Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 7 hours ago, Rampage said: August 2016 1. Derby v Brighton Sat 6 Aug 15:00 2. Barnsley v Derby Sat 13 Aug 15:00 3. Preston v Derby Tue 16 Aug 19:45 4. Derby v Aston Villa Sat 20 Aug 15:00 5. Burton v Derby Sat 27 Aug 15:00 September 2016 6. Derby v Newcastle Sat 10 Sep 15:00 7. Derby v Ipswich Tue 13 Sep 19:45 8. Bristol City v Derby Sat 17 Sep 15:00 9. Derby v Blackburn Sat 24 Sep 15:00 10. Cardiff v Derby Tue 27 Sep 19:45 TWENTY POINTS IS THE TARGET But we must not lose against Brighton, Aston Villa,or Newcastle Rampage's Forecast - After SIX games - 11 points After TEN games - 21 Points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 8 hours ago, rynny said: It is too early to write any team off. There are probably 20 teams that feel that they should be aiming for a top 6 finish. Praise the Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelTheRam Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 6 hours ago, TelTheRam said: All very well talking about home games but I can't see any grass on the pitch yet ! It looks like the BBG in February. I should have known that would happen - comment on the missing grass and suddenly it appears ! Sod's law. (unintended grass pun there ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsonram12 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Away for the villa and Burton games no easy games really as normal, Barnsley will be buzzing after there run last season and Brighton will want a good start, tough August for me that and can see a slow start under the new regime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Great set of fixtures for the first 6 games for me. Big home games, players and crowd should be up for those. Three winnable away fixtures to keep the momentum going. I expect the opposite of a slow start with everyone knowing they've got to play flat out to keep their place in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 5 hours ago, Bris Vegas said: Predictions are fun. Maybe all the teams mentioned will be in the bottom ten rather than the top ten. They could well be. A year ago many people would have thought Brighton first up would be a straightforward three points following their 19th place finish the season before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoRam Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Anyone noticed we seem to have lots of back to back home fixtures in the 1St half and, more worryingly, a lot of back to back away fixtures in the 2ND half? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 It's not to bad, I think home games v relegated teams early is good as they might have not found their feet yet. I think we'll start fairly strong, Pearson isn't likely to be having us playing daft stuff and he's got a competitive squad who've had at least one season and mostly a lot longer together. I expect us to remain invincible at the start of the season, yes, even the league cup. (i'll qualify that as being unbeaten after 2 games) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, RadioactiveWaste said: It's not to bad, I think home games v relegated teams early is good as they might have not found their feet yet. I think we'll start fairly strong, Pearson isn't likely to be having us playing daft stuff and he's got a competitive squad who've had at least one season and mostly a lot longer together. I expect us to remain invincible at the start of the season, yes, even the league cup. (i'll qualify that as being unbeaten after 2 games) 2 games unbeaten? Beware of over-confidence! (We'll lose the league cup as usual ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, Dimmu said: 2 games unbeaten? Beware of over-confidence! (We'll lose the league cup as usual ) Where have the halcyon days of league cup semi finals gone? bring back Jewell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 An analogous blue print from England Rugby Union Management for Pearson to get Derby County promoted and to play well from the first game can be gleaned from this excellent article. The principles are the same. What do you think? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36572825 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 8 hours ago, Rampage said: An analogous blue print from England Rugby Union Management for Pearson to get Derby County promoted and to play well from the first game can be gleaned from this excellent article. The principles are the same. What do you think? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36572825 I liked the comment about bringing clarity to the gameplan so that confusion over tactics doesn't creep in. I also liked the being absolutely ruthless bit. Do Derby have a Dylan Hartley character? Do we need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 13 hours ago, HantsRam said: Do Derby have a Dylan Hartley character? Do we need one? Q1 No Q2 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 On 22 June 2016 at 13:03, TelTheRam said: All very well talking about home games but I can't see any grass on the pitch yet ! It looks like the BBG in February. There's grass there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 53 minutes ago, Rampage said: Q1 No Q2 Yes Then that should be a priority signing. A proper nasty bugger. Didn't we think Bradley was it at one point? now Bartons gone to Rangers who have we got left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 14 minutes ago, HantsRam said: Then that should be a priority signing. A proper nasty bugger. Didn't we think Bradley was it at one point? now Bartons gone to Rangers who have we got left? Bradley was it and will surely start as it this year as Derby's key enforcer. An ageing warrior from Leicester on mega wages or a free transfer from who knows where is the alternative.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 On 22.6.2016 at 12:07, CornwallRam said: Blackburn have a new manager who has previously achieved a promotion from this league, are out of embargo and Venky's, for all their faults, have never been shy of spending money. Blackburn's squad is pretty good overall, and the one advantage of being in embargo was that they have been able to reduce the amortisation liability, which means that overall, they'll probably have quite a bit more money than us to spend, without the need to sell first. Believe me, Blackburn will be shooting for top six. They may well fail, but it's way too early to write them off. Can we write them off now? Signings so far: Stokes, Graham, Feeney and Hendrie. Decent at best... If they still had Gestede-Rhodes upfront, they could do a suprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 On 23/06/2016 at 22:30, HantsRam said: I liked the comment about bringing clarity to the gameplan so that confusion over tactics doesn't creep in. I also liked the being absolutely ruthless bit. Do Derby have a Dylan Hartley character? Do we need one? Can we have a JR Hartley character? I like fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 45 minutes ago, Dimmu said: Can we write them off now? Signings so far: Stokes, Graham, Feeney and Hendrie. Decent at best... If they still had Gestede-Rhodes upfront, they could do a suprise. I find that it's generally best to judge signings once the season actually starts - better still to wait until after Santa has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: I find that it's generally best to judge signings once the season actually starts - better still to wait until after Santa has been. Mr. Patience.. I prefer booing before seeing them play. Just like proper fans do. I'm actually I'm bit bored as we haven't signed anyone yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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