ramsbottom Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Don't want to tempt fate at all but so far, bar the (for some cataclysmic) defeat to Benfica, pre-season has been a relatively easy going affair, especially on the forum and sausageter. Touch wood, there's been no massed panic about transfers, no season limiting injuries, and no real worry about how we're going to play. So I was wondering if this is down to having a very experienced manager in place this season, a collective confidence that Sam & Mel have learnt from their scatter-gun approach from this time last year, or a little apathy due to how last season ended and little expectation going forward??? Thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 My thoughts... 1 - It was Benfica not Porto 2 - You must be choosing which threads to read very wisely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW37 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Using experience gained from the last few season, a good manager and coaching staff who all know each other and the players, staying calm and not rushing into transfer business again, assessing the squad properly and learning from mistakes (probably) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: My thoughts... 1 - It was Benfica not Porto 2 - You must be choosing which threads to read very wisely! 1 - Edited 2 - I read through 90% of the Portugal thread and despite some OTT reactions most people appeared reflective on the result. Other than that I haven't really come across a lot of vitriol or mass panic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 minutes ago, ramsbottom said: 1 - Edited 2 - I read through 90% of the Portugal thread and despite some OTT reactions most people appeared reflective on the result. Other than that I haven't really come across a lot of vitriol or mass panic... Have a wander into the Transfer Talk part of the forum to see who we need to sell and who we have missed out on in signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: Have a wander into the Transfer Talk part of the forum to see who we need to sell and who we have missed out on in signing! Still didn't get me as riled up as previous seasons, mainly because a lot of the suggestions were laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Pearson is cool, calm and collected, he has been here many times before and knows the ropes, I'm really excited for this season which I didn't achieve last year (you ask the missus ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantona Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Last season - favourites with Middlesbro for automatic promotion. This season - bookies fancy two of the 3 relegated clubs to finish top 2. Means less pressure on Pearson than was put on Clement and the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I like this rather dull seeming preseason. Cold shower against Benfica .. Wake em up. Then a proper run out against some plucky also rans so we can assess ability without too much stress. So far so good as far as I can see. We have a good squad .. Where we have finished in the last 3 seasons tells us that. Now it's tweaking, polishing gelling, assessing. Yes we'd all love some jaw dropping signings because it's exciting and lifts expectations and gives us some ooo aaaahhh things to talk about but I'd much rather have us playing together consistently with what we have and then adding a little star dust when the manager knows what he needs to finish the puzzle. I don't want us buying 2 or 3 over priced average players just for the sake of it. But.... I really can't wait for my first walk up the river bank for the season opener. ! COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 At present Pearson hasn't done anything, but does have a good reputation as a manager. At this point there's nothing to criticise him for and it's sensible to assume that he knows what he's doing with transfers - and not many would argue with selling Shotton and Albentosa anyway. The calm will soon be shattered when either we sign a player that's not called Messi, we sell a player who people rate or we lose a match early on. I wonder how people would react if we turned down £15m for Hendrick, but then sold Hughes for £10m? It's getting those sort of calls right that's the difference between a good and bad manager. Pearson will do something that looks odd to us fans before too long, but if doing the obvious thing was always right, any of us could be a successful football manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 1 hour ago, CornwallRam said: I wonder how people would react if we turned down £15m for Hendrick, but then sold Hughes for £10m? It's getting those sort of calls right that's the difference between a good and bad manager. Imagine the threads ? though I don't think the manager has a say on how much the players are sold for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 hours ago, LesterRam said: Pearson is cool, calm and collected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 It's kind of a meh pre season so far. No new players to assimilate. A few things like combinations being tried out but no jaw-dropping moments yet. Yet to see a compelling case for the starting xi. All to play for. probably just as it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 22 minutes ago, Tombo said: No mate, he found god and he is now a reformed character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 It's been sedate because there's been nothing so far to get excited about, which is no bad thing. Nothing in, nothing out. No talking points or controversy. 100 plus pages on here on a player who hasn't left and shows no sign of doing so tells its own story. The Euros have meant that the drawn out summer, which by now would have everyone in a frenzy, hasn't happened, and there's probably an element of wariness and weariness among the Derby support after three years of going close but falling short. Brighton at home is an excellent first fixture, fully expect things to explode into life then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, VulcanRam said: Brighton at home is an excellent first fixture, fully expect this forum to explode then. Fixed. Hopefully for the right reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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