Curtains Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 As long as we keep the majority of our senior players I think we can look forward to a good season . Introduce a few new players by all means but no need for drastic changes as some would like. Top 6 finish can be improved on if Frank and Jody get the balance right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, curtains said: As long as we keep the majority of our senior players I think we can look forward to a good season . Introduce a few new players by all means but no need for drastic changes as some would like. Top 6 finish can be improved on if Frank and Jody get the balance right. I’m optimistic on a lot of fronts,the main one being enjoying it regardless of where we finish. Aim for top 6 again whilst bringing in some younger players but we’re not bothered particularly about league positions in this house. I bet there are a lot of fans from a lot of clubs eyeing us with a bit of envy(like Stoke). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresOnlyWanChope Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Don’t want to be too negative but not too optimistic. Reports of financial constraints and selling top scorer don’t fill me with optimism. The squad needs to be strengthened not weakened. Need to keep Carson and ideally Keogh Davies and Vydra also in my opinion. Having said that I hope we can challenge close to top 6 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Too early to say. The new management team is an unknown quantity & we have no idea at this moment what our squad is likely to look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm quite excited as to what the season will bring, especially since we will be high-profile. I noticed that the BBC now refers to us as 'Frank Lampard's Derby' or 'Lampard's Derby'. e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44468336 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Yes and no yes I’m excited for what we can do under Lampard and Morris the no is atm because i want to see what business we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofmidnight Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm optimistic and am looking forward to seeing much more entertaining football and as long as I can see we are building something promising I'm not too bothered about a top six place although it would be great if we did. If we bring in 2/3 talented youngsters with fire in their bellies and keep our key players I think we're in for a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Optimistic every year, but that's just me, glass half full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm always optimistic at this time of the year. If you can't be optimistic ahead of a season before a ball's been kicked, when can you be? And whatever your view on the relative merits of the squad there's always the possibility they can overachieve and surprise you! This time last year, how many Cardiff City fans thought they'd go up automatically. It's football, you just never know. Realistically at this stage there are a lot of unknowns and unanswered questions but all will become clearer in the next couple of months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab a dab doo Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Being a Derby fan your born optimistic no matter how many times you are disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRam Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Dappled Ram said: I'm optimistic and am looking forward to seeing much more entertaining football and as long as I can see we are building something promising I'm not too bothered about a top six place although it would be great if we did. If we bring in 2/3 talented youngsters with fire in their bellies and keep our key players I think we're in for a good time. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamLad1884 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 It might be an unpopular opinion but I'll be much more worried if we start next season with Vydra still here. If we manage to shift some of the older deadwood on plus gain a decent fee for vyds then I'd hope we've gone a long way towards being a sustainable profitable club again. Bonus of the unknown of loans and youngsters getting a chance, otherwise I fear another year of the football going stale after Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I’m optimistic because I feel the players will buy into Frank’s plans and be looking forward to the new season more than if the devious previous manager was still here. That written, there’s no insistence from me to finish in the top 6, West Brom, Leeds, Swansea, Boro, Villa, maybe even the gumps could all be very strong next season and vying for that second place behind Stoke ? COYR ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I don't think anybody isn't, the whole prospect of change has breathed fresh air into the club. The media attention also brings in more eyes to the club. It's going to be a hell of a ride this season, and I simply cannot wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I know that it's a deeply unpopular opinion and one not shared by the overwhelming majority of Rams fans. I fully acknowledge that I could easily be wrong - indeed I hope that I am totally mistaken. Yet I still believe that the Lampard appointment is a horrific decision by Mel. Having said that I'm a little buoyed by Jody Morris coming in. Overall though, I'm expecting a season of real struggle. I can easily see a situation where we're in the bottom three in late November and Mel pulls the trigger. My hope for that scenario is Cardiff deciding they want a more glamorous manager and Colin being available to lead our charge up the table. I'm also a little torn as to what I want to happen in the transfer market. I've always believed that the chairman/owner has four jobs - appoint the correct manager - back that manager with the maximum resources that fiscal probity will allow - fade into the background - sack the manager when it's clear that it's not working out (after giving it a reasonable amount of time). So now Lampard is manager Mel really needs to give him the maximum budget available. The problem for me then, is that he could re-shape the squad into an unaffordable and uncompetitive mess on long contracts. That could really tie the hands of a new manager and make it impossible to pull out of a nose dive. If our finances are a bit problematical in the Championship, what will they be like in League 1? So if I happen to be correct about Lampard's likely management prowess, the best case is that he get's very little cash to play with. However, if he doesn't get any budget he's likely to fail anyway - so it's a kind of circular argument. So come on Frank, please prove me wrong. Make me an object of ridicule next spring. I want to see a 'CornwallRam was wrong like we all said' thread next May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustylee Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 There are so many unknown variables right now that I would class my self as hopeful rather than expectant or optimistic for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I’m absolutely intrigued and fascinated as to what Frank and Jody will try to shape us into. It’s a complete unknown at present so the patent Hants “Excite-o-meter” is tilted towards the upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 At the moment we are equal top. There’s a reason to be optimistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Ram Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You never know it could be another Clough and Taylor in the making probably not as good but nobody knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North East Ram Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Supporting Derby recently has been compared to living in a Travel Tavern. They’re certainly competitive but lack the quality to be seriously considered. The arrival of Frank is a breath of fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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