Philmycock Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, SecretDave said: I think he might give Luke Thomas a go today. Got a feeling he will do something special... I thought this, especially as he mentioned a shoulder injury to Weimann in his pre match interview yesterday, doubt he will though he’s Mr Play It Safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, philmycock said: I thought this, especially as he mentioned a shoulder injury to Weimann in his pre match interview yesterday, doubt he will though he’s Mr Play It Safe Afraid to fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just now, rynny said: Afraid to fly? That’s ironic, not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I want to get behind the lads today, but if I see us line up 4231 again I'll be deflated before we start. I need to see some evidence that we're learning from our mistakes. I think we'll get turned over relatively comfortably though, I'm sorry to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, SecretDave said: I think he might give Luke Thomas a go today. Got a feeling he will do something special... Can you get me some of your secret potion? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser_23 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 He’s been brave alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rample Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Fraser_23 said: He’s been brave alright Always a fine line between bravery and foolishness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonRam Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 OK, we're not out of it yet. With so many teams on similar points maybe we can grab 6th place with 72 (4 points from 3 remaining games). Also we have a game in hand and the best goal difference. However, to be sure we now need 2 wins & a draw for 75 points. Therefore, it all now pretty much hangs on the Cardiff game... COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Cardiff and Villa will both spank us. We will take either 1 point or 3 against Barnsley. We are out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The fans gave them the support they’d be asking for today. Rowett gave us the same negative tactics that have seen he support dwindle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 He wasn't brave, he was the spineless defensive minded manager that has frustrated me so much over the weeks. We should have sacked him mid week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram8 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 And the clearest indictment of his pathetic safety first policy was the fact that Tony Pulis (yes, TONY PULIS) was made to look like Pep Guardiola in his tactical approach to the game ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 The guy changed tactics. Can't really whine at him in that respect. If Bradley Johnson (?) got himself out to their lad quicker prior to the first goal it might have been different. He's learnt the right to finish the season and he will. What happens next is debatable, but next year is going be a struggle I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBee Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Credit to Rowett for changing things yesterday but that only raised the question as to why he had not tried this much much earlier ( what were those phantom 4 changes in formation he said he tried at wolves???). It was typical that after the match he said he only tried it cos we had nothing to lose ... words of a cautious, spineless loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europia Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Not necessarily wise to be brave when you've no ammunition, having realised the bullets you bought are duds..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonRam Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Well everyone was brave last night! Fantastic display, one of the best this season. 4 more points would give us the 75 to secure 6th, even 74 might actually do it. Better goal difference than Millwall and still 2 points ahead of them. Let Boro have 5th, as long as we're in it we can win it. COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthram Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I liked the 3 at the back giving us wing backs and allowing the other midfielders options to go inside, which filled our midfield up with attacking options as well as the defensive midfielders. Same again please against Villa. If we play like that i would be happy with taking a point off them. Then on to hopefully 3 points against Barnsley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyhill60 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The Cardiff game was the best for months at Pride Park. The fans excelled themselves. The last 30 minutes provided everything we could want from a game - energy, skill, strength, commitment and 3 points. Quite a few questions arise from it all though. Why has such a spectacle been absent so far this year? How much has the manager learned from the night? Will he revert to type next game, with the inevitable failure to reach the play-offs if he does so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonRam Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 hi all There's really no choice actually, he HAS to go for it against Villa. We can't assume 3 points against Barnsley, look where that kind of thinking has got us recently! Therefore, to be in with a chance of 75 points we need a minimum of a point against Villa even if we do then beat Barnsley. The best way to get a point against Villa is to hit them early, grab a goal or two and maybe then revert to type. We won't get even a point if we sit back from the start and hope for a goal on the break, we don't have either the pace up top or the defensive solidity to play like that really. Also, if we sit back and then concede and then fail to score the end result would exactly the same as if we gave it damn good go and ended up losing 3-2. The latter is also better because if the goal difference ends up being tight between us and Boro and Millwall then the next factor to consider if points and goal difference are equal is goals scored. It may well come down to that in the end. Also I still think that with a playoff spot assured SB might be tempted to rest a few of his stars or put them on the bench. In other news, how about targeting John Terry and letting Palmer & Vydra loose against him? Eventually he will get tired and make a slip... All these points argue in favour of keeping the same side that started against Cardiff and having the same attitude as if it was the 1st leg of a playoff. Better to hammer them from the start and see what happens rather than sit back and end up conceding after say 80 mins, by which time it's too late to salvage anything really. COYR!!! LR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonRam Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 And he did, we were unlucky not go snatch all 3 points. So here it is...as long as we don't lose on Sun we are in the playoffs with Boro, Villa and either Cardiff or Fulham. Barnsley will be scrapping to avoid the drop but so what, surely we're a different proposition now than we were against Burton? I don't care who we get in the playoffs, on our day we can take any of 'em! COYR!!! LR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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