estinnes Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Isn't Robert Madley from or in close proximity to Barnsley? Strange appointment for a game of this magnitude by PGMOL jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 53 minutes ago, Foreveram said: 17,200 sold now. I wonder if that includes Derby fans? If not, then it certainly is looking like a near capacity which is a bit of surprise considering they only managed 18,000 last year v Sheffield Wednesday and haven’t even got over 20,000 for over a decade. If it does include the Derby sales then I’m not convinced it will be quite a sell out. Either way, it doesn’t matter. Our stand is full (or as full as it can be) and we should be making plenty of noise. COYR. I’ve only just realised that it’s only one day out from being exactly a year ago since we last played them at their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC_Trouty Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The Madley brothers were both aspiring footballers as teenagers, with Bobby playing in the academies at Leeds and Barnsley while Andy was in Huddersfield Town’s school of excellence. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/how-arch-critic-andy-madley-became-one-of-premier-league-top-referees-2854188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 20 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: Weirdly confident again. I just think we can outplay these guys, though we've still to see whether we have nailed the work-around for Collo's absence. I'd like to think we have, with Gayle coming in and we have Waggy returning and Dajaune as back-ups. I'd like to see Dwight deployed for the last 25 against tiring legs and minds. Deployed??? Sounds like you are unleashing an Exocet. (Fingers crossed). jimtastic56, jono, RadioactiveWaste and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 54 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: I wonder if that includes Derby fans? If not, then it certainly is looking like a near capacity which is a bit of surprise considering they only managed 18,000 last year v Sheffield Wednesday and haven’t even got over 20,000 for over a decade. If it does include the Derby sales then I’m not convinced it will be quite a sell out. Either way, it doesn’t matter. Our stand is full (or as full as it can be) and we should be making plenty of noise. COYR. I’ve only just realised that it’s only one day out from being exactly a year ago since we last played them at their place. That will be the total attendance including Derby fans. Their highest attendance this season was an opening day crowd of 13,000+ Tamworthram and angieram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Buxton's Bat Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, DCFC_Trouty said: The Madley brothers were both aspiring footballers as teenagers, with Bobby playing in the academies at Leeds and Barnsley while Andy was in Huddersfield Town’s school of excellence. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/how-arch-critic-andy-madley-became-one-of-premier-league-top-referees-2854188 Interesting.......and odd. There's some info here from a couple of years ago on Premier league refs, who they support and how PGMOL manage match allocation. https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/which-football-teams-do-premier-league-referees-support/bltc5a6db7933177b98 Keith Hacket says who refs support, where they are based and playing history is taken into account. Both Madleys are Huddersfield fans, apparently, but it wouldn't look great if "former academy player Bobby Madely awarded Barnsley a last minute penalty for a dive" etc angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 19 minutes ago, Ian Buxton's Bat said: Interesting.......and odd. There's some info here from a couple of years ago on Premier league refs, who they support and how PGMOL manage match allocation. https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/which-football-teams-do-premier-league-referees-support/bltc5a6db7933177b98 Keith Hacket says who refs support, where they are based and playing history is taken into account. Both Madleys are Huddersfield fans, apparently, but it wouldn't look great if "former academy player Bobby Madely awarded Barnsley a last minute penalty for a dive" etc That's shocking and ought not to be allowed. Carl Sagan, 8Leeds, SKRam and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesaRam Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 We as a club ought to be all over this in the media citing Madley’s incompetence and clear bias against us. We won’t, of course, but we are very likely to pay a heavy price for this appointment. It is perhaps a good job I didn’t get a ticket for this match. Almost certainly, as with Burnley, we are likely to see Barnsley get into the automatic promotion places at our expense as a direct result of Madley’s decisions. Carl Sagan and JPRamFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, BathRam72 said: Deployed??? Sounds like you are unleashing an Exocet. (Fingers crossed). Let's hope he doesn't do a trident launch https://news.sky.com/story/trident-missile-malfunction-sends-wrong-kind-of-message-and-is-more-than-just-an-embarrassing-blow-for-uks-nuclear-deterrent-13076954 SKRam and BathRam72 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 51 minutes ago, Foreveram said: That will be the total attendance including Derby fans. Their highest attendance this season was an opening day crowd of 13,000+ Cheers, I thought it would. I can’t really see it being a sell out then if the capacity is still around 23,000. It certainly isn’t a sell out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 minute ago, Tamworthram said: Cheers, I thought it would. I can’t really see it being a sell out then if the capacity is still around 23,000. It certainly isn’t a sell out yet. Almost certain that’s the case but you can’t access their ticket site without previous buying history, something about random strangers filling their ground for them😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, estinnes said: Isn't Robert Madley from or in close proximity to Barnsley? Strange appointment for a game of this magnitude by PGMOL After doing Man U v Liverpool , he will think this game is a P of P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 33 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Almost certain that’s the case but you can’t access their ticket site without previous buying history, something about random strangers filling their ground for them😂 Yes I know. I tried to take a look myself. 😊 Foreveram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 5 hours ago, DCFC_Trouty said: The Madley brothers were both aspiring footballers as teenagers, with Bobby playing in the academies at Leeds and Barnsley while Andy was in Huddersfield Town’s school of excellence. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/how-arch-critic-andy-madley-became-one-of-premier-league-top-referees-2854188 4 hours ago, angieram said: That's shocking and ought not to be allowed. 4 hours ago, DavesaRam said: We as a club ought to be all over this in the media citing Madley’s incompetence and clear bias against us. We won’t, of course, but we are very likely to pay a heavy price for this appointment. It is perhaps a good job I didn’t get a ticket for this match. Almost certainly, as with Burnley, we are likely to see Barnsley get into the automatic promotion places at our expense as a direct result of Madley’s decisions. I do think it's astonishing an ex Barnsley player, and with previous form against us, is reffing the game. Given the club is far too nice to ever mention this, I've put Nixon on the case on Twitter, who's posted it out. So, hopefully, it will be "out there". Meaning Madley is forewarned and may think twice about reaching for a red card or pointing to the penalty spot. Ellafella, I know nothing, DCFC_Trouty and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 We normally drive for this one, have a bit of lunch out of town and head straight for the ground. None of that this time, on the train and into the pub; therefore, what's the allocated or best away fans pub where I'm likely to find some of you reprobates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 hours ago, DavesaRam said: We as a club ought to be all over this in the media citing Madley’s incompetence and clear bias against us. We won’t, of course, but we are very likely to pay a heavy price for this appointment. It is perhaps a good job I didn’t get a ticket for this match. Almost certainly, as with Burnley, we are likely to see Barnsley get into the automatic promotion places at our expense as a direct result of Madley’s decisions. That's what I love about you Dave, ever the optimist. DavesaRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Tuesday nights ref vs Charlton is from Lancashire probably a Bolton fan DB83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadybreeze Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 30 minutes ago, VulcanRam said: We normally drive for this one, have a bit of lunch out of town and head straight for the ground. None of that this time, on the train and into the pub; therefore, what's the allocated or best away fans pub where I'm likely to find some of you reprobates? Enjoy being held at the station for over an hour afterwards while police video you getting radgy, car for us this year 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WharfedaleRam Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 41 minutes ago, VulcanRam said: We normally drive for this one, have a bit of lunch out of town and head straight for the ground. None of that this time, on the train and into the pub; therefore, what's the allocated or best away fans pub where I'm likely to find some of you reprobates? Dove Inn on Doncaster Road. Both sets of supporters in there. Good atmosphere, good beer and just 15 mins walk to the ground. SKRam, Ellafella, Reggie Greenwood and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 5 hours ago, DavesaRam said: We as a club ought to be all over this in the media citing Madley’s incompetence and clear bias against us. We won’t, of course, but we are very likely to pay a heavy price for this appointment. It is perhaps a good job I didn’t get a ticket for this match. Almost certainly, as with Burnley, we are likely to see Barnsley get into the automatic promotion places at our expense as a direct result of Madley’s decisions. 43 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: I do think it's astonishing an ex Barnsley player, and with previous form against us, is reffing the game. Given the club is far too nice to ever mention this, I've put Nixon on the case on Twitter, who's posted it out. So, hopefully, it will be "out there". Meaning Madley is forewarned and may think twice about reaching for a red card or pointing to the penalty spot. It seems indisputable that he once played for Barnsley. Fair do's. Worth a shrug and a moan of it's own accord, even in an official (club) capacity. I'm not sure however, that there is any actual record of him being biased against us... or that he "has form"... other than the equally biased views of Rams fans? I take it DCFC have never made an official complaint against him? I'd dare to suggest that a professional outfit such as Derby County (The Rams) Ltd would do well NOT to be "all over this". That would just reek of amateurism, sour grapes, and come across as being very "Un-Mr Clowes"! As a club, we're better than that! Hey! I'm all for us fans slagging him off on here. That's part of our remit! I'm happy to add my own name to the catcalls, and claims of Bamfordistic tendencies. I stand with you, brothers and sisters. But I wouldn't like to see my football club getting involved. If there's room for official complaint post game, then that's a whole different ball game. The club could then go for the throat, as far as I'm concerned. 🐏 ariotofmyown, Grimbeard and archram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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