angieram Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 31 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Perhaps someone can say more about this? I was only half-listening to Radio Derby post-match, but my impression was that there's been some sort of meeting (presumably with the EFL) midweek where we sought permission to add Plange to the first team squad and that had been agreed. Don't know what the implications are for the overall squad size and for January. Just found this, Carl. From Steve Nicolson before the match: "Plange had been ineligible to play for the first team previously but productive discussions between the club and the EFL have resulted in an agreement that he can now be involved." California Ram., Crewton, Carl Sagan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 5 hours ago, Sparkle said: He is played out of position to fit others in because that’s all we have which is a shame. If he will be with us next season then it’s a different conversation on where he needs to play and for me central midfield is his starting position. It's a bit of a stretch playing Knight RW, but asking him to do LW didn't work at all. Why not just play Ebosele left and Knight right? Or even just play our only natural left winger at the club Jozwiak, instead of keeping him on the bench. Carl Sagan and DCFC Kicks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I think festy tried hard just struggled today and could need Richard's on from the start to help him. I think plange look little neveouse in way understandably so his first game in a first team that struggling like mad and lads looking short on confordance. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich84 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Chris_Martin said: It's a bit of a stretch playing Knight RW, but asking him to do LW didn't work at all. Why not just play Ebosele left and Knight right? Or even just play our only natural left winger at the club Jozwiak, instead of keeping him on the bench. Thought Jozwiak was right sided..... sure that's where he plays for Poland. Lawrence is the one that we've played more on the left but again I thought his best season (at Ipswich) came from playing on the right or central.... could be wrong on that though as i wasn't paying much attention of him then DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 5 hours ago, bcnram said: Watching a reasonable amount of League 1, I have to say that you are wide of the mark. Festy will not have so much space and will have to think about his game a little more, and Plange will flourish whether he is in the Championship or League 1. 1, why would Festy have less space just because it's league 1? 2, Festy needs to think about his game more anyway but why would he have to more in league 1 than Championship? If anything, league 1 is less technical so he would be able to just rely on his pace and power more than he does now. 3, How can you possibly say Plange will flourish in Championship or League 1 after watching 45 mins of his career against a poor Bristol City side? DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 minute ago, B4ev6is said: I think festy tried hard just struggled today and could need Richard's on from the start to help him. Kazim was poor when he came on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rich84 said: Thought Jozwiak was right sided..... sure that's where he plays for Poland. Lawrence is the one that we've played more on the left but again I thought his best season (at Ipswich) came from playing on the right or central.... could be wrong on that though as i wasn't paying much attention of him then Jozwiak said he prefers and plays best on the left, that's where he played for Lech Poznan most of the time. He plays as RWB for Poland though. Lawrence is not a natural winger though, seems best suited to a no.10. Best season at Ipswich he played in a front 2. DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 10 hours ago, angieram said: Just found this, Carl. From Steve Nicolson before the match: "Plange had been ineligible to play for the first team previously but productive discussions between the club and the EFL have resulted in an agreement that he can now be involved." Was Liam Thompson in the same situation until recently? I remember Rooney saying he wanted to play him sooner but couldn’t. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Was Liam Thompson in the same situation until recently? I remember Rooney saying he wanted to play him sooner but couldn’t. I think Thompson was okay once we agreed the squad of 25 as he was already our player. But Luke was a new signing at the beginning of this season with a clause written into his contract that he could only play for under 23s because of the nature of the embargo at the time. It may have been clumsy wording, or it could just have been how we interpreted it. Either way, sounds like we are sorted for now. Carnero, Carl Sagan and DarkFruitsRam7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 12 hours ago, angieram said: I wondered about this. Something must have changed for him to play, surely? Was down in Bristol so didn't hear the radio. Yes. The result of negotiations with EFL. We were able for once to make EFL see sense. WR advised that EFL were unfairly blocking a young player’s progress. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Inverurie Ram and Reggie Greenwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 A proper striker. Inverurie Ram, Elgin_Ram, EtoileSportiveDeDerby and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Luke Plange - Living On The Ceiling Luke Plange.....He keeps on running round and round Well, that's alright with me Up and down, I'm up the wall I'm up the bloody tree That's alright with me Yeah, that's alright with me Well, it feels alright to me Yeah, it looks alright to me And he's so tall, he's so tall You raise me and then you let me fall And I'm so small, I'm so small Wrap me 'round your finger, see me fall Here we go.........Luke Plange.......Luke Plange......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 I was impressed with his all round play today, looks to have a bit of pace and also good physicality for a young lad, he wasn’t phased playing against their more experienced centre backs. Would like to see us persist with him and Stretton along with CKR, maybe time to say “thank you for your efforts” and let Baldock go. Save the wages or use them to bring in another freebie to bolster the squad. RoyMac5, Steve How Hard? and RamontheMoor 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Did everyone see the attention Curtis Davies paid him when he was subbed? Arm around the shoulder, words in the ear and then Curtis clapped him all the way off the pitch. Luke should feel 10 ft tall tonight, great start and he's in good hands with teammates like that. Ted McMinn Football Genius, Crewton, RamontheMoor and 10 others 9 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Rev said: Did everyone see the attention Curtis Davies paid him when he was subbed? Arm around the shoulder, words in the ear and then Curtis clapped him all the way off the pitch. Luke should feel 10 ft tall tonight, great start and he's in good hands with teammates like that. Yep. Curtis has always been brilliant with the younger players. Without wanting to knock Wazza who is doing his level best in impossible circumstances, I'm still mystified by the decision to make Lawrence the skipper but I suppose the likes of Curtis, Jags, Shinniesta and Knight all lead by example anyway. Back on Curtis, he looks nailed on to make a very good coach somewhere down the line, hopefully with us. He's the very definition of a model professional and a credit to himself and the club. LeedsCityRam, IslandExile, Ramrob and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: Yep. Curtis has always been brilliant with the younger players. Without wanting to knock Wazza who is doing his level best in impossible circumstances, I'm still mystified by the decision to make Lawrence the skipper but I suppose the likes of Curtis, Jags, Shinniesta and Knight all lead by example anyway. Back on Curtis, he looks nailed on to make a very good coach somewhere down the line, hopefully with us. He's the very definition of a model professional and a credit to himself and the club. I was mystified and annoyed by Lawrence being made captain, but this is the most committed and team orientated since he arrived at the club. I no longer refer to him as 'Poundland Ronaldo'. He has been elevated to 'Wilkos Ronaldo' Edited December 12, 2021 by sage Comrade 86 and DarkFruitsRam7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, sage said: I was mystified and annoyed by Lawrence being made captain, but this is the most committed and team orientated since he arrived at the club. I no longer refer to him as 'Poundland Ronaldo'. He has been elevated to 'Wilkos Ronaldo' Ouch! It is though and I'm not knocking Tom and never really have. I think the lad has bags of talent but lacks application and I do wonder whether it's the captaincy or the end of his contract that has seen him more focussed recently. I really hope it's the former. That said, today, by recent standards, he was largely ineffective, yet his one meaningful contribution directly lead to the winner from young Plange. One poster recently suggested we'll be 'better off without him' but other than from a financial perspective, that stance seems off the mark to me. Jram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BramcoteRam84 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 First time I’ve seen the goal (missed the game due to having Covid). It’s a thing of beauty, excellent move Foz, Lawrence, Birdy should all take credit, Jozwiak did everything right and was unfortunately denied by a great save and Plange gambled making Keogh look stupid. Brilliant goal. Inverurie Ram and angieram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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