IslandExile Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: And playing in blue shorts. That would guarantee success. Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, IslandExile said: That would guarantee success. Roy Mac looked nearly the same when they showed a shot of him in the stand with Mel as the game ended yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Roy Mac looked nearly the same when they showed a shot of him in the stand with Mel as the game ended yesterday! Should have stuck him on for the last 10 with Curtis ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Roy Mac looked nearly the same when they showed a shot of him in the stand with Mel as the game ended yesterday! Not quite. He now has my hairstyle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) I don’t know if this sounds weird but less ambition. I’m fed up of the eternal chase for the Premier League and all of the short termism, risky moves and selling our soul to the devil that come with it. Aim should be a top half finish. We should be looking at signing lower league players again, go quality over quantity with loan signings. If we were going to make one big signing, it should be someone (likely a CB) who is brought in to be club captain. We never replaced Keogh. Focus on bringing in players with the right mentality, build foundations for future success and build a competitive, hungry culture like the squad Clough left us with. Clear out of some players. Don’t get sentimental about this last game, don’t offer new contracts to Waggy and Curtis. But if Curtis is interested in coaching, keep him at the club at all costs, without doubt he could be a great manager. I’m avoiding the question of manager because I have sympathy with Rooney, just like I did with Cocu or any other manager that we could of hired to manage the circus. Derby County isn’t a club that’s setting up managers to have success, it’s been a poisoned chalice the past two years. Results have been appalling though, he got us into a last day of the season mess when Rotherham were trying their absolute best to bail us out. And someone get on the phone to Paul Simpson to find out which young English players we should be signing, whether that be on loan or perm. Edited May 9, 2021 by Leicester Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dethorn Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 11 hours ago, CBRammette said: Just one season of no- drama will do fine! At one point yesterday (briefly) I did think at least we have something to play for on the last day, then I slapped myself, but honestly it did cross my mind. Then I went through that!!! And I thought never again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, chewbacca said: To learn how to defend balls into our box I can only really think of Billy's promotion side and Rowett's side as the times Derby really relied on a solid defence in the last 20 years, it just seems to not be the "Derby way"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Anag Ram said: Or two! And a proper old-fashioned no nonsense centre half who barks at his defence. Matt Clarke is great but he's no leader. And finally, please, please, please can we have a recognised striker who knows where the net is? ?⚽ Matt Clarke always plays better next to an experienced head or a leader. I remember at the start of Cocu's first season he looked excellent next to Keogh Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1. Sort ownership. Stop treating the club like a distressed asset, so if selling takes time, let Rooney get on with it. 2. We urgently need two goal scoring forwards, one of which could be Gregory and ideally a young L1/L2 talent with something to prove. Also need minimum two CBs, possibly a third on loan. 3. Remaining recruitment should focus on not burning out young talent. Give them cover, protection. 4. Bielik needs a season to prove his fitness, so we should try and make the most of it and then probably sell him for a profit. But consider recruiting a viable backup now in case he is another Thorne. 5. Make a better start to the season. Even if heading for 14th a few decent results would go a long way to calming nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Ram Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 For next year....... players with real character who will stand up and be counted every game. Variety of striker options and the one massive miss we have from our team and that is PACE!! Pace with quality. One of our biggest challenges as a team this year was our complete inability to turn teams and have the defenders having to worry about more than just a lump up to CKZ. When you are so one dimensional you become easy to play against. Coupled with our complete lack of ability to defend even averagely, that is also a massive area we need to focus on. CBRammette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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