ColonelBlimp

Can I just say congratulations? You were the better team on the day, apart from the last 20 minutes or so. I kind of understand Frank's game plan, non of our strikers could manage the full 90 so start with the young 3rd choice to tire out your back 4 then blitz you in the last 1/3rd or 1/4 of the game. Might have worked if we hadn't gifted you 2 soft goals! Ah well. I met up with my boy before the game, (Villa obsessed) and it was really nice, didn't see any trouble, everyone was mingling (shout out to the Punjabi Rams/Villans) Nothing better than knowing your kid has experienced one of the best days of his life, so happy for him and all you guys. Same old 46 game slog for us next season but we're feeling positive for the future. For you? I think the last 3 seasons have been good, almost cathartic, and you'll do well next season I think somewhere between 12th and 8th. Good luck and keep having fun eh?

Even I wouldn't wish Allardyce on you. What are you after? Someone who can get you promoted this season so FFP is a non issue? Or someone to give you a style but might take 2 or 3 years to get there, maybe utilising more of the youth in your ranks to keep costs down? I don't think the manager who ticks both boxes is out there.

Has Henry got his badges? If he picks the right team to help him I reckon it could work, he's an intelligent guy. Steve Bould is well respected isn't he? Plus you'd have the 'Lampard effect' whereby he would be able to attract the players he wants and have the pick of the loanees from Arsenal amongst others.

You think Henry and Wenger's wages would keep you within FFP or don't they count towards it?

OK chaps and chapesses. Help me out here. What's the difference between you appointing Henry and us appointing Lampard? Both have no managerial experience and yet Lampard is welcomed with open arms and we're all (mostly) excited about what he could do with the squad and younger players. Seems to be split down the middle with Henry. Is it because we had Rowett and we're fed up with turgid football? Does Bruce get a free pass because you got to Wembley? What is it?

Nope, by the time we get there they'll have retired! Anyway, just a reminder, I don't come on here to troll or anything, i have skin in the Villa game as it were. My eldest son (25) is a Villa fan and I have accompanied him a few times in the Holte End of your crumbling but magnificent stadium.

Pretty sure i didn't get worked up about that, only the erm 'Formatting' issue. I'm pretty sure i expected us to tank in February/March as usual. oh and hello

getting £40 million for Grealish? Cloud cuckoo land. If you get £20m plus add-ons consider yourselves fortunate. Might be worth inserting a buy back clause though if you get back to the Premier League in the next 5 years.

Well, my son has successfully got his play-off ticket so i hope he enjoys the big day out. I wish you well, i'm sure it will be a cracking game of football. i think the bookies have you as slight favourites don't they? I don't think it means very much anyway. In 2007, West Brom were favourites and yet despite being outplayed the whole match, we beat them. In 2014 Derby were favourites and dominated the game, yet we lost. The point? Don't stress about it, enjoy the day. It's a Cup Final at Wembley after all

Evening all! Been a while since I accurately predicted Derby's fall down the table, quite a few pages back. Nice to see Tuesday v Cardiff has given you an outside chance of 2nd and bolstered our confidence as well, all good. Those stats giving you a 1/100 chance? Stats don't lie but this is when players get nervous and anything is possible, I'm sure if you go back a few years you'll see plenty of teams failing at the last when the pressure is on so you have to keep putting it on. Tomorrow is not the game to rest players, not while there's a glimmer. Last game maybe. I think you'll beat us tomorrow and I don't think Cardiff will beat Hull, work out what you need from there, last day of the season could be a belter! The boy will be in the Holte tomorrow with his mate so I hope it goes well. If we beat Barnsley we should just squeak in 6th, after that, playoffs are a lottery. I think Fulham will do it and I hope they do, them and Wolves are too classy. So, hopefully, Cardiff v Derby and Boro v Villa, which may bring the final nobody in our house wants, Rams v Villa. Even then, anything can happen, just look how one sided the 06/07 final was, and yet.... Good luck!

You do know that you cannot convert a football fan right? Good/Bad, Success/Failure, Joy and Sadness, these trials and tribulations are what it's all about. Doesn't mean you can't like other clubs though, and i quite like Villa. I despise Leicester though, more so than Forest who are more deserving of sympathy given the state of them. Oh, and Demitri, each to their own eh? I quite like browsing other teams forums, particularly after a game against them, to see how they view it. Can get a bit insular otherwise, unbalanced. LTLF, the Forest forum is always funny though, for me.

Well, last night was not entirely unexpected to be fair. We've not played well for a while now but have scraped draws and the odd win. It was starting to look like it was more important to not lose to keep the undefeated run going than to win games, so this loss might actually be a good thing for us. I don't expect a bottling job either, i think we'll improve a little bit from here on in. not enough to catch you lot but more than enough for top six. There is no meltdown on the https://dcfcfans.uk/forum/4-rams-talk/ forum either, i suggest you read threads like Expectation v Reality, Monkey off our Backs, Kick Up The... for majority views. There's always going to be the odd idiot who goes into clearing in the woods mode though, you have them on here as well I see We have Leeds at home next week, I shall make the long trip up from Sussex with the missus for that one. Oh, just for clarity, I don't come on here to troll or be provocative, i like to try and put my opinion over as a fan of another club, and my eldest son (25) is a massive Villa fan and we've been to Villa Park and Pride Park many times together. And yes, I do wear his spare Villa scarf in the Upper Holte and cheer them on as loud as the next man, unless you're playing us like last year when i had to hide my frustration and disappointment. It's a long old drive when you've lost Ideal scenario in our house is both teams go up.

Did I say Steve Bruce? I meant Paul Lambert, damn autocorrect.

Bugger. Noob error. Like a Keogh slip at Wembley.

utter tripe, particularly this season,as i tried to explain. You think Curtis Davies, Tom Huddlestone, Joe Ledley are bottlers? Which particular season did we bottle it? How does that team compare to the current one? Researched it or just made a pointless comment to garner some likes? Or just prodding me for a response? I can take it.