Matchday Thread: Rams v Coventry.

[Geoff Parkstone]

What is this Rat even a subject for debate. Ignore and carry on with life

[macstheman]

What is this Rat even a subject for debate. Ignore and carry on with life

Bang on, simples!

[macstheman]

The guy from Barnsley used to post regular. Can't remember his name, seemed to vanish all of a sudden.

GUNTERYY36, I think he only posts on here when we are in the same league?

[SithHappens]

GUNTERYY36, I think he only posts on here when we are in the same league?

That's it.

[SithHappens]

It's interesting, what is the formula to having a busy forum? Obviously dcfcfans is the biggest and most popular. OT subjects are restricted there, is that what makes it work? Does the animosity created over politics etc ultimately put people off?

I assume those that have left here have gone there mostly.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I looked dcfc fans and IMHO it's living proof that big is not beautiful. It lacks democracy and is ruled by a clique who block anything they don't like a few years back I posted something vaguely critical of them CEO Morris which was almost instantly deleted. I thought I'd screwed up the post so rewrote and reposted it. It was again deleted and I was threatened with suspension / ban. Not bothered posting since. Look sometimes but seems full of circle jerks and an unhealthy worship of an individual called B4.

No thanks, sooner a bitchy infight here than that place.

[SithHappens]

I looked dcfc fans and IMHO it's living proof that big is not beautiful. It lacks democracy and is ruled by a clique who block anything they don't like a few years back I posted something vaguely critical of them CEO Morris which was almost instantly deleted. I thought I'd screwed up the post so rewrote and reposted it. It was again deleted and I was threatened with suspension / ban. Not bothered posting since. Look sometimes but seems full of circle jerks and an unhealthy worship of an individual called B4.

No thanks, sooner a bitchy infight here than that place.

They were very careful what they allowed about Mel. Mel was a lurker on there and would have a direct line if someone posted something that he considered was on dodgy ground.

I have no issue with B4 , he was a very passionate individual who lived for Derby County, he had a lot of health issues and is no longer with us. He was popular and rightly so.

I'm actually banned over there, in my opinion unfairly so but that's a long story.

[Ramondo]

So, a few days late but I thought I'd share something about Saturdays result. I got a mixed reaction off X, which is understandable but I was, in part, responding to the usual overreaction that comes after every defeat.

The point I made was that I'd predicted a defeat, by two goals, probably 2-0. I also predicted a poor performance from Derby, based on the previous two games etc.

So I was far happier with the performance, and (more controversially) happier with a 3-5 defeat that my expected 0-2. Same goal difference but 3 goals scored. But some online felt I was missing some brain cells for thinking that.

[SithHappens]

It's a sound theory as losing 3-5 suggests we gave them a game more than 0-2 and of course for periods we did.

Plus if positions come down to GS better to lose 3-5

I do go on Twitter but only to lurk. It's a cesspool.

[ramAnag]

So, a few days late but I thought I'd share something about Saturdays result. I got a mixed reaction off X, which is understandable but I was, in part, responding to the usual overreaction that comes after every defeat.

The point I made was that I'd predicted a defeat, by two goals, probably 2-0. I also predicted a poor performance from Derby, based on the previous two games etc.

So I was far happier with the performance, and (more controversially) happier with a 3-5 defeat that my expected 0-2. Same goal difference but 3 goals scored. But some online felt I was missing some brain cells for thinking that.

I don’t know if that really is Ramondo and I’m not playing that game other than to say, hope it is, hope you stick around and I agree with that very sensible post.

[macstheman]

I don’t know if that really is Ramondo and I’m not playing that game other than to say, hope it is, hope you stick around and I agree with that very sensible post.

I'm quite happy to take anyone on here at face value!
His post on the other thread together with this one are both sensible and informative and I have no reason to doubt their genuineness.
More of the same please, Ramondo, it's great hear from you.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I don’t know if that really is Ramondo and I’m not playing that game other than to say, hope it is, hope you stick around and I agree with that very sensible post.

...and may I kiss your arse? 😃😃😃

[ramAnag]

...and may I kiss your arse? ������

Hmmm, did you take exception to some mention of you being occasionally ‘juvenile’ earlier in the week?

[macstheman]

They were very careful what they allowed about Mel. Mel was a lurker on there and would have a direct line if someone posted something that he considered was on dodgy ground.

I have no issue with B4 , he was a very passionate individual who lived for Derby County, he had a lot of health issues and is no longer with us. He was popular and rightly so.

I'm actually banned over there, in my opinion unfairly so but that's a long story.

Looking back I think it was B4 (Bevis) who made DCFC Fans of any interest to me. His enthusiasm for the Rams was infectious and he conveyed this in his posts in his own special way.

I agree with GP there is a inner clique that control the forum, I think it's success lies solely in its name which gives it an air of being the 'in place' for Rams fans.

If you like it fair do's, I don't!

[Ramondo]

I don’t know if that really is Ramondo and I’m not playing that game other than to say, hope it is, hope you stick around and I agree with that very sensible post.

I'm not sure where the suspicion comes from about posters identities. I was a moderator on here for a couple of years and I never had any way of accessing other users account details, and neither did the site admin, Bloomer. I think, if memory serves correctly, that the closest we could get to was being able to look at someone's IP address, which was helpful when trying to find banned posters using another alias. Cactus was often trying that one. But I think it's highly unlikely anyone at site level (or even higher) would be able to effectively take over someone's user account, it would through up some serious ethical issues!
So if the Rattea account has posted then it is someone logging in externally with his user details and password. Also, I know Rattea, haven't seen him for a few years in person but we are both in the same Rams WhatsApp group and I'm pretty sure he's said he still posts occasionally 👍