BOB BIGGS Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 14 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said: I was at Brighton away a few weeks before Nigel got sacked . We won 2-1 and played some scintillating football. It was clear to us that the manager had brought in some very good players . Later , other managers benefited from his hard work . They were given extra funds that made the difference. McLaren and Clough won the same amount of promotions too😎. I’d a lot of time for both but in terms of success, we didn’t achieve anything by sacking Clough. Just better to watch at times under SM but as you say, Clough’s teams had their moments too. And as for Rush, well…..why did we bother with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Nigel had a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. We'd get in a promising position and he'd do something that ended any chance of threatening the playoffs. We owe him a debt of gratitude for steering us through the post-Jewell years, but his reluctance to play Eustace to anchor the midfield, or to listen to other opinions, undermined his record. He may have been harshly sacked in some eyes, but he had an amazing degree of leniency from GSE compared to what he'd have got from other club owners. David Graham Brown, angieram, RoyMac5 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB BIGGS Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 11 minutes ago, Crewton said: Nigel had a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. We'd get in a promising position and he'd do something that ended any chance of threatening the playoffs. We owe him a debt of gratitude for steering us through the post-Jewell years, but his reluctance to play Eustace to anchor the midfield, or to listen to other opinions, undermined his record. He may have been harshly sacked in some eyes, but he had an amazing degree of leniency from GSE compared to what he'd have got from other club owners. I agree with that to some extent. It’s just a pity we didn’t achieve promotion as a result of his departure. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 8 hours ago, Wolfie said: Oh I'm sure there's a few around these parts that will expect top 4, however unrealistic that is. Based on a rough estimate for next season's budget, a top half finish should be the aim, with anything below 18th being an underachievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 7 hours ago, RoyMac5 said: I imagine he dumped us because he'd had enough of the crap that the Club had left him to deal with. So what. I suspect he was told what the first team budget was and how much of that was taken up by his own wages. It was in the beat interests of all parties to part ways imo. Edited April 26 by Ghost of Clough Foxy Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappatoni Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 7 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: I'm not madly in love with the idea myself, but I have a notion that's exactly the kind of striker Paul warne will be trying to find. Not sure that's his ideal. He's on record as saying he likes pace up top - but he likes pressing players too. I reckon his ideal would be a Jamie Vardy type - a threat in behind but with an engine too. I don't deny that a Collins type is more likely what he'll settle for though. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 minutes ago, trappatoni said: Not sure that's his ideal. He's on record as saying he likes pace up top - but he likes pressing players too. I reckon his ideal would be a Jamie Vardy type - a threat in behind but with an engine too. I don't deny that a Collins type is more likely what he'll settle for though. Nugent it is then David Graham Brown, Wolfie20, RadioactiveWaste and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram59 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: Based on a rough estimate for next season's budget, a top half finish should be the aim, with anything below 18th being an underachievement. Warne may have a top half budget if we go up, other teams with similar budgets will having a better starting point with ready made and experienced championship teams. Top half will be a target, but not a failure if we didn't finish there. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 3 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: I suspect he was told what the first team budget was and how much of that was taken up by his own wages. It was in the beat interests of all parties to part ways imo. He went as soon as he realised his mates weren’t going to be able to buy the club Best of luck to him in his managerial career but I’d take Paul Warne over him and his crew any day. NellyRam, Caerphilly Ram, FlyBritishMidland and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 9 hours ago, ram59 said: Warne may have a top half budget if we go up, other teams with similar budgets will having a better starting point with ready made and experienced championship teams. Top half will be a target, but not a failure if we didn't finish there. The Championship is a very strong atm. I’d take bottom half without a relegation battle. Tamworthram, LazloW, Kathcairns and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8TY Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 watching the QPR game last night magnified the job we have to be able to compete in the Championship QPR did play well on the night and of our current squad i believe only 2 would get in there starting 11 Cash and Adams and possibly Nelson and QPR are bottom 6 side Massive job to get the right players and although PW has done a good job getting us promoted the nest step is still a big worry IMO Warne is a L1 specialist and brought in to get us out of L1 , he isn't though a championship specialist so will be a real challenge I will get right behind the team as always but I still think we have a lot to improve on and that's not going to be easy Billy Davies was no more than a Championship manager really and that showed in the prem, I hope Paul Warne can change our style a bit and surprise a few but time will tell but for now lets just enjoy the promotion party today as Warne said himself enjoy the good moments in football when they do arrive have a great day today all Rams fans 👏 COYR Patrick Rams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Respect to Paul Warne I'll leave that there Carnero, i-Ram, Eddie and 4 others 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 We not sacking him this week then ? 😂👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 I love the man. 🐏🖤🤍 Archied, Rammy03, Ewe Ram and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 3 hours ago, S8TY said: watching the QPR game last night magnified the job we have to be able to compete in the Championship QPR did play well on the night and of our current squad i believe only 2 would get in there starting 11 Cash and Adams and possibly Nelson and QPR are bottom 6 side Massive job to get the right players and although PW has done a good job getting us promoted the nest step is still a big worry IMO Warne is a L1 specialist and brought in to get us out of L1 , he isn't though a championship specialist so will be a real challenge I will get right behind the team as always but I still think we have a lot to improve on and that's not going to be easy Billy Davies was no more than a Championship manager really and that showed in the prem, I hope Paul Warne can change our style a bit and surprise a few but time will tell but for now lets just enjoy the promotion party today as Warne said himself enjoy the good moments in football when they do arrive have a great day today all Rams fans 👏 COYR Enjoy the moment and have some faith the guys just got us promoted with a record points total having still not had a window thats not been hampered by an embargo or strict business plan Hopefully a few on here might have learnt a lesson in being patient and not having a meltdown at the first sign of trouble come on u mother f****** rams !!!! Derby4Me, DB83, Mucker1884 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB83 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said: Enjoy the moment and have some faith the guys just got us promoted with a record points total having still not had a window thats not been hampered by an embargo or strict business plan Hopefully a few on here might have learnt a lesson in being patient and not having a meltdown at the first sign of trouble come on u mother f****** rams !!!! They will be calling for him to be sacked if we lose our first two games of next season. NottsRam77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Rams Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 8 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said: Enjoy the moment and have some faith the guys just got us promoted with a record points total having still not had a window thats not been hampered by an embargo or strict business plan Hopefully a few on here might have learnt a lesson in being patient and not having a meltdown at the first sign of trouble come on u mother f****** rams !!!! Agree 100%! I'm old enough to remember 1986 and scraping out of the third division v Rotherham.. I would never in my wildest dreams believe that we were going to smash the league above and get a second successive promotion. And so next season I fully expect us to be in with a chance of something similar. Am I bonkers thinking that? Probably! Comrade 86, Reggie Greenwood, ck- and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 7 minutes ago, DB83 said: They will be calling for him to be sacked if we lose our first two games of next season. Just enjoy your day, they don’t come around often jimtastic56, DarkFruitsRam7, David Graham Brown and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Well done, Warney! where before we crumbled post-xmas, we've finished stronger than ever and honestly, this is nothing less than your hard work warranted. Huge close season now, with a major overhaul to come, but those are some lovely problems to have. Hopefully, DC can attract a bit of additional cash to fund the war chest. I'm sure he'll be doing his level best. A massive 'thank you' to you and all the coaching staff from yours truly! COYR r_wilcockson, Ramarena, Kathcairns and 8 others 4 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 23 minutes ago, Patrick Rams said: Agree 100%! I'm old enough to remember 1986 and scraping out of the third division v Rotherham.. I would never in my wildest dreams believe that we were going to smash the league above and get a second successive promotion. And so next season I fully expect us to be in with a chance of something similar. Am I bonkers thinking that? Probably! We can dream right ? Thats the beauty of football. id take survival and consolidation after everything over the last few years but hey … who knows Patrick Rams, Comrade 86 and Kathcairns 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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