MACKWORTHRAM Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 11 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Do you genuinely think that? I would have to disagree with you there. Can't see us getting anything out of the game if we're starting Vickers, Bradley, Elder, Collins... Appreciate that is quite pessimistic but I think this team really struggles as it stands and our pre-season so far supports that (hopefully that changes tonight, though). Why couldn't we beat Blackburn with Vickers in goal? I don't get the hate he gets. I have never seen him make a mistake. Is it because we know we are close to the Swede keeper and now all of a sudden because he won't be in goal then Vickers is not good enough and we will likely get beat cos he is in goal? Same with Elder. Injury disrupted season last season, we havent seen anywhere near enough of him. Seems to have come back fit and in good shape. We're playing Blackburn. Not Barca. Rev, Dordogne-Ram, Premier ram and 9 others 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OoooMarkWright Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) 22 minutes ago, MACKWORTHRAM said: A month left of the transfer window and some people are panicking. Crazy. If it was 31st August today, I would share your concerns. Warne has said himself we do not have enough goals in the team, he wants an attacking midfielder/number 10 and a striker. He has also said these will be likely be loans an when you want decent loans, you have to wait and you have to be patient (evidently people are not) He said he was hopeful of having players in for Blackburn, but if we don't, we don't. Plenty of time and a big long season. Our team now is good enough to go to Blackburn and win. If the manager came out and said he was happy with the team and nobody else would be coming in, I would be worried. But he has said the opposite. There will be at least 5-6 more in. Generally speaking, I agree. However, Derby still pretty much need the spine of a team . GK, centre half and centre forward. If we leave it into August it’ll take maybe a month to get all these new players together. You’re talking potentially 8-10 games. We need to start well. Blackburn is a big game as I think they’ll struggle. Ideally we need to have that spine together now and then build around that. In what could be a tight league, I’d hate for us to start slow. When signing 12 or so players it will be more difficult to get them all to be a cohesive unit. I’d agree with your points if we only needed 4-5 players in total, but 12 is a big squad overhaul. Edited July 31 by OoooMarkWright Colour-blind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 minute ago, MACKWORTHRAM said: Why couldn't we beat Blackburn with Vickers in goal? I don't get the hate he gets. I have never seen him make a mistake. Is it because we know we are close to the Swede keeper and now all of a sudden because he won't be in goal then Vickers is not good enough and we will likely get beat cos he is in goal? Same with Elder. Injury disrupted season last season, we havent seen anywhere near enough of him. Seems to have come back fit and in good shape. We're playing Blackburn. Not Barca. I agree that we shouldn’t get too negative about our chances but TBF to Nuwtfly if you compare the four he mentioned to the other championship teams, we look a little weak. Elder and Collins are journeyman players whose best years are behind them. They could just about hack it in League One. Bradley played quite well at the end of the season and it’s to be hoped that he remains a good squad player but we already have better central defenders. Vickers is okay, but not as good as Wildsmith who is going to be a number two at a championship club. Nuwtfly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 3 hours ago, islandram said: Has this stopped being a football supporter site as every post are taken over by puns which go on forever or people who insist on telling us they talk every language under the sun. Most threads are like rivers tbh. Full of shi*te!! LazloW, i-Ram, Rev and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 37 minutes ago, MACKWORTHRAM said: Why couldn't we beat Blackburn with Vickers in goal? I don't get the hate he gets. I have never seen him make a mistake. Is it because we know we are close to the Swede keeper and now all of a sudden because he won't be in goal then Vickers is not good enough and we will likely get beat cos he is in goal? Same with Elder. Injury disrupted season last season, we havent seen anywhere near enough of him. Seems to have come back fit and in good shape. We're playing Blackburn. Not Barca. Hmm. I think you’re being very generous there. If he was so good why would we be in the market for a keeper? Why would he have favoured Wildsmith last season? I can’t think of the specific game last season but I can remember enough errors to justify Warne’s selection of Wildsmith. Perhaps I will be a proved wrong by the end of the game but I’m not sure what you’ve seen from us so far that makes you think we can beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 31 minutes ago, Boycie said: Most threads are like rivers tbh. Full of shi*te!! And the sea 😊💩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 There's no reason as a one-off event we couldn't beat Blackburn, or even that it's particularly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 15 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Hmm. I think you’re being very generous there. If he was so good why would we be in the market for a keeper? Why would he have favoured Wildsmith last season? I can’t think of the specific game last season but I can remember enough errors to justify Warne’s selection of Wildsmith. Perhaps I will be a proved wrong by the end of the game but I’m not sure what you’ve seen from us so far that makes you think we can beat them. Wildsmith was first choice, he had a honking week then Vickers got his chance and then suffered injury. Wildsmith went back in goal and from memory, I'm not sure Vickers made another squad (or if he did it was late on in the season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 If we weren't to sign any players between now and Blackburn, our team would probably be: Vickers; Nelson, Bradley, Cashin; Wilson, Adams, Osborn, Elder; Jackson, Mendez-Laing; Collins When comparing with our end of season team, we've essentially replaced first choice options in Wildsmith and Sibley with their backups in Vickers and Elder. We've also replaced Smith for Osborn (an improvement) but lost Bird for Jackson. Overall, our starting 11 is currently weaker than last season. It's still obvious we're 5 starters short of where we want to be. We just need to hope we get most of those sooner rather than later Colour-blind, Nuwtfly and Wsm-ram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, MACKWORTHRAM said: Why couldn't we beat Blackburn with Vickers in goal? I don't get the hate he gets. I have never seen him make a mistake. Is it because we know we are close to the Swede keeper and now all of a sudden because he won't be in goal then Vickers is not good enough and we will likely get beat cos he is in goal? Same with Elder. Injury disrupted season last season, we havent seen anywhere near enough of him. Seems to have come back fit and in good shape. We're playing Blackburn. Not Barca. Also Blackburn probably won’t have Smodics or Gallagher , they were poor last season mostly with them. MACKWORTHRAM and DE56Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKWORTHRAM Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 23 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Hmm. I think you’re being very generous there. If he was so good why would we be in the market for a keeper? Why would he have favoured Wildsmith last season? I can’t think of the specific game last season but I can remember enough errors to justify Warne’s selection of Wildsmith. Perhaps I will be a proved wrong by the end of the game but I’m not sure what you’ve seen from us so far that makes you think we can beat them. We are in the marker for a keeper because we only have one! Vickers did come in last season, as Wildsmith made errors and was completely off it, nowhere near the level he was the season before. Vickers came in. Didn't let anyone down, then got injured. Which let Wildsmith back in. I am not saying Vickers is number one material. But he isn't that bad. DiggerB, BaianoPOTY98, LazloW and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKWORTHRAM Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 8 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: If we weren't to sign any players between now and Blackburn, our team would probably be: Vickers; Nelson, Bradley, Cashin; Wilson, Adams, Osborn, Elder; Jackson, Mendez-Laing; Collins When comparing with our end of season team, we've essentially replaced first choice options in Wildsmith and Sibley with their backups in Vickers and Elder. We've also replaced Smith for Osborn (an improvement) but lost Bird for Jackson. Overall, our starting 11 is currently weaker than last season. It's still obvious we're 5 starters short of where we want to be. We just need to hope we get most of those sooner rather than later I would be amazed if Kenzo & Ozoh didnt start to be honest. DE56Ram, MaltRam, Colour-blind and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicman Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) Vickers Wilson/Nyambe Nelson Cashin Fozzy Wilson/Kenzo Adams Ozho Osborn NML Collins Edited July 31 by Magicman DE56Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valakari Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 So take Collins out! And play Kenzo as a false 9 ( till we get one) Play 433 GK Nyambe Nelson Cashin Forsyth Ozoh Adams Osborn NML Kenzo Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorcestershireRam Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Blackburn away…. Hit them on the break. Pace up front, solid at the back with Adams and Ozoh holding in midfield. Yates is suspended so stick with a 3-5-2. Then when he comes back and we are home look at 3-4-3 with NML and Jackson/CBT either side. Vickers Nyambe Nelson Cashin Wilson Adams Ozoh Oz/Elder Kenzo NML. Jackson DCFC1388 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valakari Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 minutes ago, WorcestershireRam said: Blackburn away…. Hit them on the break. Pace up front, solid at the back with Adams and Ozoh holding in midfield. Yates is suspended so stick with a 3-5-2. Then when he comes back and we are home look at 3-4-3 with NML and Jackson/CBT either side. Vickers Nyambe Nelson Cashin Wilson Adams Ozoh Oz/Elder Kenzo NML. Jackson Similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram a lamb a ding dong Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 47 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: If we weren't to sign any players between now and Blackburn, our team would probably be: Vickers; Nelson, Bradley, Cashin; Wilson, Adams, Osborn, Elder; Jackson, Mendez-Laing; Collins When comparing with our end of season team, we've essentially replaced first choice options in Wildsmith and Sibley with their backups in Vickers and Elder. We've also replaced Smith for Osborn (an improvement) but lost Bird for Jackson. Overall, our starting 11 is currently weaker than last season. It's still obvious we're 5 starters short of where we want to be. We just need to hope we get most of those sooner rather than later Nyambe centre half not Bradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 I keep looking for rumours and get team sheets 😊 Colour-blind, jono, Andrew3000 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SECornerRAM Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 29/07/2024 at 19:45, McMuffin said: @SECornerRAM @Big Trav any updates lads? I'll only really post when I hear something significant There's 4 I know of but until there's movement I'll keep quiet We aren't done in this window by any means (obviously) BuckoBeast, McMuffin, emjem and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramdale Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 11 minutes ago, SECornerRAM said: I'll only really post when I hear something significant There's 4 I know of but until there's movement I'll keep quiet We aren't done in this window by any means (obviously) Appreciate the update. Exciting targets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account.
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now