MadAmster

Odurah is supposed to be a right back...

We set up a certain way. The way they set up saw them press our box which led to our main tactic being lump it up to Collo who was being marked by two 6'4" centre halves thereby playing into Bradford's hands. There should have been a change of shape inside the first 15 minutes and if that meant a change of personnel, so be it.

Doesn't really matter how serious we are, if a player is going to cost more than we have budgeted for in the business plan the EFL agreed to OR they are not available OR their club won't let them leave/come to us OR the player doesn't want to join Derby then we aren't going to get them. No point in getting numbers in for numbers sake, especially when we have young uns like Robinson, Fapetu, Weston, Brown and others who would gladly step up to the first team if given the chance. Any player we sign, IMO, has to be one who will improve the squad/team.

We need a Seth/GT type with good legs to bolster MF, IMO.

You don't "enter" it as such. If you're in L1 or L2 then you are in it, whether you want to be or not. One of the rules of the Trophy states EFL members SHALL compete... it's compulsory.

Outside chance that that was why they played deep. Lull BA into a false sense of security... or Bradley just isn't that quick anymore.

TV Vickers 5.5 Got away with several mistakes 1st half. Better 2nd Nelson 6.5 The odd mistake but mainly solid Wilson 5.5 Invisible opening 20. Nowhere near his usual standards John-Jules 5 Pretty ineffective. Needs to learn to stay on his feet rather than go down at the slightest touch Bradley 5.5 Few errors opening minutes and OK after that Barkhuizen 6 nothing bad but nothing above average either Collins 6 based on his 2nd half. Invisible 1st half except for his falling wardrobe imitations. Gives too many fouls away as well Thompson 5 Twice poor first touch in the box saw scoring chances lost and his general play wasn't up to standard Mendez-Laing 7 best of a bad bunch by a mile Sibley 5 not at the races Bird 7 improved the MF, all to no avail Elder 6 Not good, not bad. I'm still not sure which question he's the answer to. Much better going forward than in defence and he's a defender Cashin 6 huffed and puffed but, like his teammates, couldn't make a difference Fornah 5 not the player he was in his first 3 appearances this season Hourihane 7 improved the MF, all to no avail Ward 6 Not good, not bad. I'm still not sure which question he's the answer to. Much better going forward than in defence and he's a defender. The team 5 too many misplaced passes. Too many times the first touch was poor. Too many times we were nowhere near the 2nd ball. Too many times their man in possession had 2 or more teammates open and unmarked to receive a pass. Too many times their players could romp through midfield unchallenged. Too many poor tackles. It seems that, at the moment, both Sibley and Thommo are better 30 minute subs than they are starters.

IIRC, when some of the first out tried to get back in, the stewards tried to shut the gates. KO told them, in no uncertain terms, what would happen to them if they didn't stop shutting the gates. Stewards left the gates alone...

Indeed, as I said in the post you quoted "what would have been DLF lads had the term been coined back then"

Mainly feet and hands. Coins tended to be inside the ground and at one time Kung Fu stars weren't unknown...

... Cashin' in, Cashin' in 😉

... and the previous God knows how many windows. All the usual clickbait sites have us interested in a plethora of players. Whether it's a position we need new players for seems irrelevant. Whether we have an embargo on transfer fees is of no import despite the palyer's club wanting 7 figures... Their latest wheeze is suggesting players we MIGHT be interested in or listing players we won't be able to keep hold of. Even worse, some numpties then go and post the link to the non-story on all the various pages/forums etc on "social" media. The same people posting the same link to the same non-story in 27 different places online. I have a theory that they are part and parcel of whatever clickbait site it is they keep posting up. Even suggested a couple of time in comments... nobody has yet denied it.

Yore well come. 😉

Early 70s, L**ds away. Me, my mate and our GFs. The only 4 Derby fans in the end opposite the Gelderd. 10 minutes or so before the end we heard a shout from behind us away to our left. 30 to 40 "laddos" screaming let's get the barstewards or words to that effect. We start to head to the bottom right and the exit. I was shouting "coming through" or words to that effect. 2 blokes wouldn't move and the adrenaline saw me remove them from our path. Outside, we began the run back to the station with the brave Yorkshire ****s a good 50 yards back. We let the girls get ahead of us so, if we were going to get caught, we could have a couple before the eventual good kicking, giving the girls more time to make the station in safety. They never caught us. Slowed to a walk as the 4 of us approached the station. Loads of L**ds looking for "fun". We sent the girls on ahead and they got through. We had to endure a short skirmish to get past the "laddos". Took less than we gave and avoided any painful blows. The Roger Davies Cup replay at Spurs. Managed to avoid the running fights getting back to Seven Sisters for the tube to the train. Got on the Ramaway. Some of Spurs finest then jumped the barriers and got on the train. A fight ensued but the Cheeky Cockney Chappies didn't stay on the train long as they weren't winning the scuffle. ICF at Wembley, 1975. First few Derby out of the stadium were women and kids mainly and they took a hit. Then a contingent of South Derbyshire mineworkers were next out together with a fair few of what would have been DLF lads had the term been coined back then. The fight lasted a few seconds and the 'ammers decided the odds weren't right and did a runner. Had the odd fight at football but never started one.

I think we will. I bolded his corrected name, nothing personal, it's about the 6th time I've seen his name wrongly spelt on this forum. Just hoping more will get it right now.

A full East Stand, yes.

January an opportunity to be in the race for the automatics? I'd argue we are already in that race. 4th place, level on points and GD with Posh, 2 points behind Bolton who have a game in hand so that could be 5, 4 behind Pompey but we have a game in hand so that could be down to 1 point.

Amsterdam.... so I should know 😉

No me owd, you're just a glutton for punishment 🙂

Bratfud are 14th in L2. I expect us to start with some from Saturday's bench plus the likes of JJ (who started Satdeh), Fapetu and Brown. Robinson, Weston plus 1 or 2 more youngsters in the squad or starting.

I always thought all clubs were invited to take part. Just had a look at the rules and one of them says "All EFL Clubs (as defined in these Rules) shall take part in the Competition". I was wrong.

Hmm, I hadn't read that ambiguity into it but it's there...

Taken from the Rules of the competition... ‘Full Available Strength’ means the EFL Club must include at least four Qualifying Players in the ten outfield Players named in the starting eleven on the Team Sheet. Qualifying Player means any Player who: had started the immediately preceding First Team Fixture (as defined below); subsequently starts the immediately following First Team Fixture; is in the list of ten Players at the Club with the highest number of starting appearances in First Team Fixtures in the same Season; has made forty or more starting appearances in First Team Fixtures or international equivalents (and not limited to the same Club or Season); or is on standard loan from a Premier League Club or any EFL Club operating a Category One Academy. First Team Fixture means the League Competition, Premier League, EFL Cup or FA Challenge Cup (but shall, in the context of Rules 7.4.3 and 7.4.4 only, also include this Competition). Any EFL Club failing to meet the requirement to play Full Available Strength will be required to pay a fine of up to £5,000. For the Invited Clubs, a registered player is one who would be registered and eligible to participate in a Premier League and/or, subject to Rules 7.9 and 7.10, Premier League 2 match commencing at the same time and on the same date as the Match in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Premier League rules. Each Invited Club must ensure that in each Match: at least six of the starting eleven players named on the Team Sheet are players who were aged under 21 as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned commenced; and no more than two players who: are aged 21 or over; and have made 40 or more appearances in a First Team Fixture (either in the starting elven or as a playing substitute) in each case as at the 30th June in the year in which the Season concerned, shall be named on the Team Sheet. Ergo... you CAN'T to play the strongest team as you have to include a whole host of U21s in the squad and we WILL have some youngsters starting How many of the starting XI were U21 at Fleetwood. Nowhere near the 6 required. In the starting XI we will likely see JJ, Brown and Fapetu. Robinson will start or be on the bench. Weston and at least 1 more young un will make the "18".

TV 31Vickers: 6 A more than reliable keeper who doesn't have me worried at all. JW rested with a knock. Sensible. I keep reading he had a shocker against Posh. Some even claim PW said so in his post game interview. Saw the game and the interview on RamsTV. JW not at fault for any of the goals and PW didn't slate him 35Nelson: 7 Solid as ever 5Bradley: 6 Couple of early doors slips but fine after that 6Cashin: 7 Few poor passes and some defensive errors he doesn't usually make nut some good tackles/interceptions as well 2Wilson: 6.5 Good at beating players with his twinkle toes control but the crosses were less than average 8Bird 🦅 8.5 Tackles, passes, interceptions. Great assist for the first NML goal. Another, equally good 2 minutes later which NML put just wide. What a run prior to the assist for the 3rd. 4Hourihane: 7 Less than average against Posh. Much better this game 22Fornah; 6 No mistakes but nothing outstanding either 3Forsyth: 6.5 good enough half but was on a yellow... 20Elder: 6 Almost but not quite, yet. 19John-Jules: 5.5 Has skill and control but he goes down easier than a whore's knickers. Stay on yer feet lad. 7Barkhuizen: 7 One of his better games 11Méndez-Laing: 8 Was everything he hadn't been against the Posh. No idea why but I'll be happy to see this NML for the rest of the season 9Collins: 7.5 Cracking header for the 2nd, a pain all day for their defence. More than useful when back defending 16Thompson: 6.5 Put himself about as Thommo does

We went back 3 at the weekend as we didn't have a fit "back 4" RB available with Nyambe away at AFCON. Neither Ward nor Wilson is a proper right back, IMO. That meant we had to go back 3. If Smith was fit he'd have been at RB at the weekend. He's still not training with the squad so he's nowhere near ready to play. I think we will see a back 3 for the rest of this month until Nyambe is back. He will be straight back in as we look far more solid with a back 4 than a 3.