FlyBritishMidland Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Having not watched Fleetwood, I wouldn’t be surprised if that was one of their best performances of the season. And, to be fair, you could probably have predicted it. New manager, at home against one of the top sides and needing the points. Once we settled after the first 15 mins or so we were in control in the first half. Even in the 2nd half, for all the criticism of the back 3, how many saves did Vickers have to make? I thought it was good movement from the striker for their goal. NML, deservedly MOM. I thought he caused them lots of problems every time he got on the ball. Bradley is by no means a disaster. He made some interceptions and clearances at corners. I thought it was a decent performance for his first start in a while. Comrade 86, cstand, Caerphilly Ram and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 44 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Had a little nose at this earlier, our away form is really good so far this season, most impressive; Two of the next three are away to follow on from three of the past four. Somewhere further on in the season we will have a run of 4 in 6 or 5 in 7 being at Pride Park and that’s when we can really make a mark. I know Posh looked decent and Bolton are picking up the points. But it will be a huge failure if we don’t go up this season. The league in general is dire. Pompey, Barnsley, Posh and Bolton fans are probably saying the same thing. At least two of us will miss out. Caerphilly Ram and Sparkle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappatoni Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Thought we played better last week and lost. Still it's 3 points and you can only beat what's in front of you. I don't like the back 3 - or at least I don't think Cashin, Nelson or Bradley like a back 3. Maybe if we commit the wing backs a bit less - go for solidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Oh dear Pompey. What sort of daft club loses away to Cheltenham? Comrade 86, Caerphilly Ram, Patrick Rams and 3 others 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6 boy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Curtis Davies - legend! inter politics, Comrade 86, Patrick Rams and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkley Ram Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 17 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: Oh dear Pompey. What sort of daft club loses away to Cheltenham? I'm having a good read through their forum while drinking a beer. Their "nowhere near good enough" and "5 points from last 5 games" threads are very interesting. JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Mixed bag performance for me. Poor first 15 then took control till about 60 mins, then brucking it for the next 20. I didn't realise Marriott was playing till he went off and they suddenly were galvanised. We made subs 10 mins too late. Lovely 3 points though. Walkley Ram, MaltRam, Ellafella and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 minute ago, sage said: Mixed bag performance for me. Poor first 15 then took control till about 60 mins, then brucking it for the next 20. I didn't realise Marriott was playing till he went off and they suddenly were galvanised. We made subs 10 mins too late. Lovely 3 points though. Absolutely needed Thompson’s energy sooner. Kathcairns, MaltRam, sage and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 34 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said: Two of the next three are away to follow on from three of the past four. Somewhere further on in the season we will have a run of 4 in 6 or 5 in 7 being at Pride Park and that’s when we can really make a mark. I know Posh looked decent and Bolton are picking up the points. But it will be a huge failure if we don’t go up this season. The league in general is dire. Pompey, Barnsley, Posh and Bolton fans are probably saying the same thing. At least two of us will miss out. I'm not sure I'd say it would be a "huge" failure. As you say, there are three other decent teams who's supporters will have high hopes. It doesn't really matter if the league in general is dire, you only need 2 better teams (to grab the automatic places) and another to be better or luckier on the day (in the play offs) to miss out. The other 20 could be pants. A disappointment and a failure but not a huge failure IMO. Caerphilly Ram, Comrade 86 and May Contain Nuts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Won fair and square, but their goal was coming. We were getting penned in horribly. All in all another "meh" performance against a very limited side. Ho hum. We need another winning run now, and that's a start. Walkley Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 3 at the back ,,,,, every formation gives and takes away in different areas of the pitch , so we don’t look as solid at the back ( according to many ) we scored 3 away from home and had two penalties denied , very few teams go out and dominate every game let alone for 90 mins in those games , seems to me some fans will not / cannot be happy until we are doing that , we have to go out and win games and we are doing just that with one blip in how many ? im a very contented derby fan this evening ,, would I wish for even better ? Hell yes but I’m a long term derby fan and football watcher not a dreamer Edited January 6 by Archied angieram, FlyBritishMidland, Returning ram and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Meanwhile, are we struggling because we're playing into the low winter sun? Fleetwood have come much more into the game. Vickers oddly without a cap. Think Southgate should give him a call-ups? Must be pushing Pickford.....😁 Walkley Ram and Steve How Hard? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Oh forgot to say ,,, Collins ,, what an unsung hero , works his ass off , defends well and scores goals ,, this season so far he is the one who has got the most unjustified slagging on here Kathcairns, FlyBritishMidland, angieram and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Wow it looks like the ex chairman's defence was as bad as Fleetwood's https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66099646 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said: I did sit here thinking “come on Paul, this is sky now, not the local press or club media team” as he nicknamed all of the players and made his daft comments, but that’s clearly just who he is 🤷🏻♂️ I still enjoy his interviews and the fact he's not formulaic like so many others which just dull to listen to. But then,I like his personality unlike some. Caerphilly Ram, archram, Carnero and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: Because we're chasing so this is from the position we were in, to ending up in the autos. As I said, from here that guarantees us 97 points. Not enough for automatic last season, but would probably be enough this season. Actually 80% of points available from here takes us to at least 99 points. On current ppg levels, 94 would be top two. My pedantry aside, I absolutely take your general point that we can not afford to ease off the gas when it comes to wracking up wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkley Ram Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said: Wow it looks like the ex chairman's defence was as bad as Fleetwood's https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66099646 From the 4th of July. Wasn't his independence day. Edited January 6 by oodledoodle Ram-Alf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo’s left foot Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 6 hours ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: Paul Warne has found a way to hand victory to Fleetwood 👏 👏 👏 New GK and Bradley in defense. He does know we are playing the bottom team right? Hilarious. Why can’t these people just support the team and cease the sniping? 😛 Archied, ariotofmyown, Kathcairns and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby'sThighs Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Wolfie20 said: Bringing in another keeper would be a waste of a signing when we have more urgent needs in the midfield and striking positions. Wildsmith is more than adequate for a team challenging for automatic promotion in this league but in the last few matches has become much too complacent. He needs to be put under pressure to prove he can regain his form and In the meantime, Vickers is good enough to fill the keeping role in the short term. Exactly. Wildsmith has been off it in his last 2 games but has been consistently good since early last season. All goalies make errors or give away a penalty at some point. Worth reminding some folk that we currently have the joint-second tightest defence in the league - how anyone can think we particularly need to improve on Joe is beyond me! kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong, Walkley Ram, Caerphilly Ram and 6 others 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Very pleased to see the Rams come away with the points especially as Pompey then slipped up. Was important not to look as though last Monday's result would puncture confidence and trigger one of "those" runs. Walkley Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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