Derby blood Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Good win for the Rams, thought our back 3 and Marshall looked solid, Knight gave us much needed energy in the middle, thought Bryne looked good down the right, works very hard, and gives us a great outlet going forward, and what a goal from Rooney to win us that game, Wags back or a new man up front, and Ibe playing on the right, we will start to climb this very average division. A happy Ram today. Once A Ram Always A Ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Two unusual things happened today. My sister forgot to dress my niece in the Derby shirt I bought for her. @Mucker1884 watched the game. Which is the lucky charm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Two unusual things happened today. My sister forgot to dress my niece in the Derby shirt I bought for her. @Mucker1884 watched the game. Which is the lucky charm? I'd say the first one... I couldn't handle the pressure, if it was down to me! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, roboto said: I’m looking forward to how quiet the forum will be when we get 3 points and Davies takes Pukki out of his pocket! ? Seriously though. It’s far from our strongest line up, we all know that, but these are the players available at the moment. Either through fitness or form. No one has shone at CB so far, so Curtis deserves a go to see if his experience can make a positive impact. Everyone was complaining about midfield last weekend, so it’s all change there. We need to test out all options. Shin is will add energy and Holmes is a good ball carrier in the middle of the park. I hope Rooney shows up today. I think I’d rather try out JHI up top, but let’s see what happens. After this we have an international break and the end of the main transfer window to regroup and get everything in place. COYR If anyone would like the lottery numbers for this evening they will be 5, 11, 12, 36, 40 and 43. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I wonder how pivotal that match will be? It was reasonable performance with a great result. Byrne and Curtis were very good and Marshall superb. Rooney's free kick was brilliant. Yet I think that the most significant thing was that Cocu displayed some flexibility. I thought that team would struggle, but after the first fifteen minutes they were more competitive than any game this season. Cocu got it right. He went for a different formation, ditched the slow build up and the keeper actually mixed the distribution up. Is this the first sign of Cocu understanding that pretty Dutch total football is not very effective in the Championship? I really hope so. I'd love Cocu to succeed. If he can adapt his style then there's a decent chance he will - and I really didn't believe that was possible until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazaDunn Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, IlsonDerby said: I’d let David Marshall sleep with my Mrs Again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Great result ... dogged performance still horribly short going forward but we know that already delighted for Curtis thought he was outstanding ... as was Clarke (still don’t know why he was dropped) and Byrne shiinie and knight were likes dogs of war.... and the big thing I hope cocu takes from this is that knight is so much more a central midfielder than he is wide man thought the lad with shinnie were outstanding more quality ahead of them and we can look forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Derby win 1-0. Derby Women win 6-0. Forest lose thanks to Martin and Weimann. Hello of a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyram Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 The balance of the team was better today, much more energy than in previous games this season and I don’t think that was just down to attitude - a successful team needs the right mix of player. With players returning from injury and hopefully one or two additions we just need to hang in there and kick on. Might also need Cocu to be more flexible with the approach and I suspect that may have been part of the discussion and feedback on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Short match report as in 1 column inch in the Sunday paper Rugged, committed, Derby defence, a slice of luck and a moment of magic from an old maestro thwart fleet footed Canaries. Jono’s the fans match report Gritty much needed performance. Players worked hard and rode a 15 minute heavy duty storm at the start of the first half. Rooney got in to good positions but his aging legs betrayed him more than once. Despite this, he confirmed the old adage that class is permanent by scoring from a perfectly taken free kick to delight Rams fans huddled over their iPhones and Sky TV Standout performances from a number of players. Byrne (signed for the cost of Anya’s 2019 holiday pay) looks adventurous in attack and displayed great timing, positioning and tackling in defence. Former Skipper Curtis Davies marshalled the defence in commanding style that the Duke of wellington would have been proud of. Gk Marshall pulled off 2 game wining saves, all while inspiring confidence with his hands and positioning. Jason of Knight Knight Knight fame ran himself legless for 90 minutes including a 50 yard box to box burst at 80 odd minutes to win an FK that resulted in the winner. George Evans .. who’d make an excellent spy as he is so visually anonymous, sprayed passes down the channels all afternoon providing attackers something to feed on. Holmes will get fitter, Joz got hammered a few times and withdrawn to fight another day. Clarke added physical presence and the composure To help Curtiss. Shinnie, not great with the ball but a menace to the opposition without it. We beat a well armed side, away from home without a star striker, without a gut busting waggy dog, without a welsh wizard mardy boy and a Polish battle tank. damned good day at the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 We put more pace and energy in CM. That is 90% of the better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Dhabi Ram Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I thought Lee Buchanan was excellent today, dominated aerially against whoever and always provided an outlet down the left. He made one mistake, but the look of relief on his face when Marshall saved it said it all. Very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 so pleased for the manager , the togetherness of the team was so pleasing to see , Curtis was excellent , but bloody hell what a performance from Jason Knight , think he covered every blade of grass on Carrow Road at least twice , magnificent display boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard246 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Would it be possible to play new striker Jozwiak on left Ibe on right and Rooney as no 10 that leaves 2 in midfield and straight back four midfield 2 then has to be Shinnie and Knight But flat back four then Buchanan struggles so we still have selection problems. But if you look on the positive side how good would we going forward Rooney would just look up and see 3 runners could be really good best form of defending is attack but is Cocu that Brave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Richard246 said: Would it be possible to play new striker Jozwiak on left Ibe on right and Rooney as no 10 that leaves 2 in midfield and straight back four midfield 2 then has to be Shinnie and Knight But flat back four then Buchanan struggles so we still have selection problems. But if you look on the positive side how good would we going forward Rooney would just look up and see 3 runners could be really good best form of defending is attack but is Cocu that Brave. Bielik plus one other in midfield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Richard246 said: Would it be possible to play new striker Jozwiak on left Ibe on right and Rooney as no 10 that leaves 2 in midfield and straight back four midfield 2 then has to be Shinnie and Knight But flat back four then Buchanan struggles so we still have selection problems. But if you look on the positive side how good would we going forward Rooney would just look up and see 3 runners could be really good best form of defending is attack but is Cocu that Brave. Your really saying 442 which personally I like, but I think formations these days need to be fluid. The key for me in your proposal is that the focal point of attack gets close support and I agree .. .. either via wide players like Joz and Ibe or with an effective no10. Or the whole caboodle which might not always be practical depending on the oppositions quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Evening all.....just back from Mrs VdMs birthday outing to pick up on @Srg et al caterwauling over another many to nil drubbing. After all, we had no chance when the voices of optimism were me and @Curtains....... ....has he gone yet? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, sage said: We have to thank Atwell for making their wall stand 12 or 13 yards from the free kick. Watch it again for a chuckle. I thought Stuart Atwell had a really good game, he let the game flow which helped it as a spectacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wignall12 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Evening all.....just back from Mrs VdMs birthday outing to pick up on @Srg et al caterwauling over another many to nil drubbing. After all, we had no chance when the voices of optimism were me and @Curtains....... ....has he gone yet? ? Drawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, bcnram said: I thought Stuart Atwell had a really good game, he let the game flow which helped it as a spectacle. he did do better. only made 3 mistakes and one of them helped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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