RiddingsRam Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 *JUST TO STATE THIS IS A BIT OF FUN I AM IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM CALLING FOR MAC 3* Just had a thought this morning and what do you think our team would look like now if Mac (the dirty swine) had never fluttered his eye lashes at Mike Ashley ? And Mac had upwards of £30 million to spend ? Just a bit of fun so cast your mind back and having think what our team may have looked like now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Willow Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 No, thanks. Steve McLaren is nowadays just another journeyman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BramcoteRam84 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Genuinely think we might have been in the premier league. A 10 game spell was all that was wrong in nearly 2 seasons of football. Crippled by injuries and at that time we were operating a far lower budget than where we're at today. He had to go at the time due to the Newcastle thing but the decisions made since that point have been poor and are why we are where we are today, a mid table side that might (if everything comes together and we have a bit of luck) might flirt with the top 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Ask the same question re nigel clough lol the irony is after however many managers weve been through and god knows how much cash we're trying to get back to having a tight kit hardworking squad ....'hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, lioncoeur said: No, thanks. Steve McLaren is nowadays just another journeyman. Like i said bit if fun , down off your high horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Ram Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Probably would have levelled out at midtable He went on a freakish run with a midtable side to get to a playoff final. We slightly improved with loans and signings but we got sussed out so we'd probably be hovering around 15th with Mac still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Could look abit like this Grant Wisdom Keogh Shotton Forsyth Thorne Hughes Lansbury Ibe Ince Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Still don't get why people think Newcastle's interest was why he got sacked. He publically commited to Derby at the end of the season. The reason we didn't get promoted was a truly horrendous run of injuries to key players. Got sacked as Mel assumed more control and think Mel had his sights on Clement. Shouldn't have got sacked either time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Willow Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Just now, RiddingsRam said: Like i said bit if fun , down off your high horse. Older generation of managers like Steve McLaren, Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson are just around the game to pick their last paycheck before going to retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 26 minutes ago, RiddingsRam said: *JUST TO STATE THIS IS A BIT OF FUN I AM IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM CALLING FOR MAC 3* Just had a thought this morning and what do you think our team would look like now if Mac (the dirty swine) had never fluttered his eye lashes at Mike Ashley? Or even Mac2 hadn't giggled like a schoolboy, oh the shame! We'd at least be playing exciting football and probably had our pick of young Premiership loanees. For myself I think he'd have taken us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The writing was on the wall when Morris came In, he wanted his man and got him in Clement, I mean Pearson, wait wasn't it Wassall, no it was MacLaren after all? Now we have his man in Gary Rowett. Go Mel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 We would have gone up.....I'm.sure. Probably would have gone up with Clement too but it wouldn't of been as much fun. Mac fitted us like a glove,should have been here for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sheriff Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 If mac was still here we would have been worse off imo. One trick pony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, Simsy said: If mac was still here we would have been worse off imo. One trick pony. That trick of winning more than you lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 First time round if he hadn't shown interest in the Newcastle job we wouldn't have fallen apart, he wouldn't have been sacked and with match winners like ince we'd have gone up imo. Don't think he'd have been able to keep us up tho, probably would have been sacked around Christmas and replaced by clement anyway, who proceeds to keep us up and establish us in the prem. Crystal ball of millennium ram says so anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Millenniumram said: First time round if he hadn't shown interest in the Newcastle job we wouldn't have fallen apart, he wouldn't have been sacked and with match winners like ince we'd have gone up imo. Don't think he'd have been able to keep us up tho, probably would have been sacked around Christmas and replaced by clement anyway, who proceeds to keep us up and establish us in the prem. Crystal ball of millennium ram says so anyway I don't think you can blame it solely on the Newcastle flirting but it certainly didn't help. The injuries had an impact too. Thorne and Martin were massive losses and were paramount to Mac's system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 1 minute ago, RiddingsRam said: I don't think you can blame it solely on the Newcastle flirting but it certainly didn't help. The injuries had an impact too. Thorne and Martin were massive losses and were paramount to Mac's system. And probably still are.... Agree on the injuries,they knackered the latter part of the season and with ince and bent coming in,upset the balance of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, RiddingsRam said: I don't think you can blame it solely on the Newcastle flirting but it certainly didn't help. The injuries had an impact too. Thorne and Martin were massive losses and were paramount to Mac's system. Oh yeah that certainly didn't help either, but that level of capitulation was something never seen before. We played like a relegation team at the back end of that season, it was clear something else was wrong too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t'oldu Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 14 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Oh yeah that certainly didn't help either, but that level of capitulation was something never seen before. We played like a relegation team at the back end of that season, it was clear something else was wrong too. Gets seen regularly now !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Sheriff Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 4 hours ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said: That trick of winning more than you lose f****** hell kash. You are stuck in the play off final season. Steve mclaren Chris Martin. face it none of them are premiership or even top championship level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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