Kernow Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Tuesday 15th August 2023, 19:45, Pride Park. A better performance albeit against a poor side, but we definitely have something to build on now. Two home games within a week coming up, 6 points would be lovely, no more silly mistakes at home please. SKRam, Hector was the best, Nishfan and 13 others 5 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Wildsmith Ward Nelson Cashin Forsyth Thompson Hourihane Mendez-Laing Bird Waghorn Collins Subs: Vickers, Bradley, Rooney, Wilson, Elder, Smith, Washington RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicman Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Why change the team from Albion. Smith did his job as much as anyone. Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, Magicman said: Why change the team from Albion. Smith did his job as much as anyone. I think because we’re unlikely to find a defence as porous as Burton’s. Certainly not against a well organised team like Oxford. We’ll need a third attacker. Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondest Goat Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I think he will stick with the same starting 11. Waghorn and Washington look like decent options off the bench now. angieram, DCFC1388, JPRamFan and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollyerDCFC Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I'd like to see Waghorn in for NML, fitness allowing. I can't see a good fit for NML in our current formation, but Warne loves him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Ticket sales are a bit slow for this one at the moment, which can be expected for a Tuesday night match with another home game on Saturday. Currently around 4,500 home tickets left, plus the other 1,000+ which would go on sale if we were getting close to selling out. Oxford have an initial allocation of 1,000, which at the moment doesn’t look to have sold out. I would think the attendance will be 25k to 26k. Derby4Me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 47 minutes ago, Magicman said: Why change the team from Albion. Smith did his job as much as anyone. Despite the result, the balance still isn't quite right. Smith touched the ball once in the second half, which is why he deserves to be dropped. He would have had more touches if he lay down in the centre circle for 45 minutes. Bald Eagle's Barmy Army, Hector was the best and GB SPORTS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Ticket sales are a bit slow for this one at the moment, which can be expected for a Tuesday night match with another home game on Saturday. Currently around 4,500 home tickets left, plus the other 1,000+ which would go on sale if we were getting close to selling out. Oxford have an initial allocation of 1,000, which at the moment doesn’t look to have sold out. I would think the attendance will be 25k to 26k. Come on you lot. If I can get there from Bristol on a Tuesday night, you can get there! AlvoRam!, HorsforthRam and Derby4Me 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: Despite the result, the balance still isn't quite right. Smith touched the ball once in the second half, which is why he deserves to be dropped. He would have had more touches if he lay down in the centre circle for 45 minutes. He can't touch the ball if defenders are sailing it over his head! inter politics, jono, DavesaRam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Anag Ram said: Come on you lot. If I can get there from Bristol on a Tuesday night, you can get there! No direct flights from Cape Verde to pride park Tuesday night but I’ll be watching on ramstv despite my other half’s protests and I’ll be back for Saturday’s game! norwichram, Anag Ram and Eddie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlsonDerby Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 53 minutes ago, angieram said: He can't touch the ball if defenders are sailing it over his head! This! The result papered over a few cracks performance wise however none of us will care about performances if we go on a 20 game unbeaten run. I would say that we need to be trying to play through the middle with our talented midfielders. Draw the opposition narrow and then pow - ball pinged out to the wings for wingbacks to get on to. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoxoram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Barring any fitness issues, it will be an unchanged team and formation. No arguments from me for this. Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 2 hours ago, CollyerDCFC said: I'd like to see Waghorn in for NML, fitness allowing. I can't see a good fit for NML in our current formation, but Warne loves him. He’s literally the only player we have with pace. He needs to play. The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ram1988, angieram and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_ram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Srg said: He’s literally the only player we have with pace. He needs to play. Agree, one of the only ones that allows us to break at pace, but we saw both sides vs Burton; when he breaks away and shoots he generally doesn’t score but when he breaks away and passes we make opportunities like bird’s open goal miss. Keep it as it. Waghorn looked surprisingly spritely when coming on and went past a few players too though. NML’s pace will be the biggest asset away at better teams in this league though, where they’re not camped in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Just now, Red_ram said: Agree, one of the only ones that allows us to break at pace, but we saw both sides vs Burton; when he breaks away and shoots he generally doesn’t score but when he breaks away and passes we make opportunities like bird’s open goal miss. Keep it as it. Waghorn looked surprisingly spritely when coming on and went past a few players too though. NML’s pace will be the biggest asset away at better teams in this league though, where they’re not camped in. Only change that must be tempting is Elder for Forsyth for energy and age reasons. Unless we were to shift the balance slightly and bring in Washington for maybe Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 3 hours ago, CollyerDCFC said: I'd like to see Waghorn in for NML, fitness allowing. I can't see a good fit for NML in our current formation, but Warne loves him. I can only judge from the highlights, but NML could have easily been involved in 4 goals on Saturday, he brought out 2 good saves from their keeper from shots on his 'wrong' foot, he slashed wildly on his 'best' foot and he set up Bird for the miss of the season. When he's in the groove, his pace running at defenders, scares the life out of them. angieram, OohMartWright, Magicman and 3 others 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 40 minutes ago, Srg said: Only change that must be tempting is Elder for Forsyth for energy and age reasons. Unless we were to shift the balance slightly and bring in Washington for maybe Smith. I haven't seen any evidence of Forsyth's age affecting his energy. Premier ram, GB SPORTS, HorsforthRam and 10 others 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 5 hours ago, CollyerDCFC said: I'd like to see Waghorn in for NML, fitness allowing. I can't see a good fit for NML in our current formation, but Warne loves him. He’s our best attacker and one who provides much needed pace, in fairness. End product was left wanting against Burton but he created a ton of opportunities and should’ve had 2-3 goals himself. He played Bird in 2 yards out with an open goal. He deserved an assist for that. If he continues to play in this role it will be come more comfortable for him and the more comfortable he is, the better he is and the better for us. Premier ram and DavesaRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollyerDCFC Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Srg said: He’s literally the only player we have with pace. He needs to play. I agree he needs to play. But he's clearly much better suited to RW, which it seems Warne doesn't want to use. RWB seemed to leave him caught at both ends last year. Edited August 13, 2023 by CollyerDCFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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