Penistoneram

Oh great, Collins is coming on... bet they're sh*tting themselves!

Waghorn!!!!
Where are all you haters now? Yesss Waggy!!

Fortunately, I'm old enough to know that the early season games are usually not an indication of how the season  develops. Today doesn't mean very much at all.
The worry is though, there were some really troubling signs there.
The back three are painfully slow. It won't have gone unnoticed that Wigan just kicked the ball past them and got through with ease.
The midfield three were too static and offered very little. They were neither aggressive nor creative. I can't see those three being the right blend. 
The bright side was both of our right sided wing backs created a lot of chances. Unfortunately, we didn’t have strikers in the right place to convert them, or midfielders bursting into the box to pick up the 2nd balls
Wildsmith was also quite poor. Back to the nervy keeper he looked when he first signed, rather than the confident, consistent player who finished the season.
I'm glad it was the first game of the season. They are often anomalous to what follows, so not too worried. If that was the 10th game, I'd be seriously concerned though.
Not completely comfortable with the captain. It makes him difficult to drop, and I'm not convinced that he's better than Smith and Bird, and we can't play all three together 
On that showing, we need 2 strikers and creative midfielder if we're going to compete.

Only 288 home tickets left when i went on DCFC ticket page, good turn out from Derby Faithfull, now lets get behind the boys and roar them on to victory, fancy us tomorrow. 

100% this.  In a match day thread a couple of weeks ago I said we need a Robbie Savage type player.  Someone who is a physical presence and can get stuck in when it’s needed.  We’re too lightweight in midfield and get bullied and out-muscled.

Full time! Not the best performance and a nervy finish but definitely some positives to take from today, starting with those 3 sweet sweet points! 

A win is a win..we were generally poor but 3 points on the road..

Lovely cross from Rooney that. Wonderful!

Derby fans are doing us proud - as always. Brilliant support. We can hear you constantly on TV guys - doing us proud. Safe journey home!! 

Last September I was playing football with my grandson,and hurt my knee. I didn’t bother the doctors because the knee gradually returned to near normal, but still quite painful at times. It was such a time I winced, and my wife “advised “ me to see the doctor,which I duly attended, knee examination, all OK, I asked for a PSA (having seen the information at Pride Park) check which he duly gave me the paperwork. The test came back 7.1, I’m over 70 so 6.5 is regarded as normal. I was dispatched to the Derby Royal, had the anal examination, ( for the first time) small lump found. In five weeks I’ve had a MRI scan,my prostrate biopsy done, and a QT scan,and I’m now on a hormone treatment plan. It appears they’ve caught the tumour early, and the prognosis is good, they say it will be eliminated. You do lose your dignity at times, but not going through that door and having the exam you could lose a lot more.
A shout out to the doctors and nurses at the Derby Royal, they have been absolutely terrific, informative, and very understanding, and caring.
 

The moment of truth is now.
10 points behind Plymouth but a win tonight and Saturday could see us only 4 behind come Saturday at which point everything’s rosey in the garden again. Obviously we need to win twice and Barnsley needs to get something against them on Saturday but it’s not completely unrealistic to suggest such an outcome. 

A dogged draw would show that we are up for the fight but would ultimately kill off any top 2 dreams. 
 
With a defeat tonight putting great pressure on us Saturday to stay in the play offs. 
 
Can’t help but feel at some point we’ve got to put in a dreamland performance away from home when the pressure is on. But will it be tonight? 

Wildsmith
Smith   Forsyth   Cashin   Roberts
Knight   White
Mendez-Laing   Sibley   Dobbin
McGoldrick
 
Subs: McGee, Davies, Tommo, Hourihane, Barkhuizen, Springett, Collins

2 points thrown away...we were dire 2nd half although had plenty of chances to go 3-1 up. 

I just wanted to share my thoughts on our current situation. Personally, I don't see our team as being worthy of promotion at the moment. It's frustrating to watch, but I think our hands are tied due to the transfer restrictions imposed on us.
In my opinion, the 2-year ban on transfers from the EFL was too harsh. It's clear that they wanted to make an example out of our club, without any consideration for the impact it would have on us fans. We're now facing the possibility of losing some of our best players like Cashin and Knight in the summer, which is really going to harm our chances.
It's not fair that the EFL is happy to give demoted Premier League teams an unfair advantage with parachute payments, but they're so quick to punish us for a mistake our former owner made. It just feels immoral to punish Derby in this way.
To add to our troubles, some of our older players seem tired and worn out from playing too many physical games. It's a tough time to be a Rams fan, but I'm still holding out hope for brighter days ahead.
Are we expecting too much of the younger less experienced players we have.

Guys, relax. There's 20 mins left. We've got plenty of time left to concede again.

I’m sure Rebecca will be better than 80% of the awful male refs we’ve seen this year.

Back to winning ways starts here.
Lets be having you!
 
(no standing in this thread)

My reply as a female: I suppose you just have to know how to hit the right notes ?
Thanks for letting me know about the tickets ?️ 

My reply as a female: I suppose you just have to know how to hit the right notes ?
Thanks for letting me know about the tickets ?️ 

My reply as a female: I suppose you just have to know how to hit the right notes ?
Thanks for letting me know about the tickets ?️ 

My reply as a female: I suppose you just have to know how to hit the right notes ?
Thanks for letting me know about the tickets ?️ 

My reply as a female: I suppose you just have to know how to hit the right notes ?
Thanks for letting me know about the tickets ?️