NottsRam77

I can see a suspended 3 point penalty being the outcome, with stay in a straight line ( amortisation wise) from now on. Should be an interesting week ahead, ending with 3 points against the dogs.

Bang on roy
People forget its a long relentless season , weve already picked up injuries in lawrence,knight and ckr.. and from what iv heard baldock went off with a slight strain.
we need depth.. it shouldnt be at thr expense of the kids but at the same time its totally unfair to try and rely on them
 

When you consider the depth of our squad - much as we'd like to think otherwise, many of the youngsters are not yet 90 minute players and certainly not whole season signings. It does them no good struggling to play, they should play because they are good enough.
I don't think Rooney wants to settle for mid-table as an aim this season. If he gets more players in to allow depth and experience then we'll be going for top 6 - IMHO.

Hmm, Tuesday-Sunday=48hours. 

Fair to say Rooney’s recruitment under different circumstances would have been a lot different, with hands tied he’s done the best we could have hoped for.
Jagielka is the pick of the bunch for me, looks to be a great signing, his class, experience and reading of the game is there for all to see.
At his age we can’t expect to see him play week in week out, but even his presence will have a positive effect with his knowledge of the game.
Can’t help but question Sheff United’s decision to release him.

Early days but - given the circumstances under which he's been operating, the limit on numbers, the massive wage restrictions - he's shown great creativity and a real eye for a player who can not only improve the squad but bring the best out in other players. 
No one would have chosen the embargo but it's quite possible we look back on this window as far more successful than some of those in which we wasted millions upon millions 

I enjoyed that 
nice to have some real centre half’s - it makes such a difference 

Definitely feels like a bit of a siege mentality developing at the club right now and not just the coaches and players either. Might be a few less this season, but what our support may lack in numbers, they're certainly making up for with noise.
I'm still getting palpitations every time one of our players goes down, as the squad still lacks any depth, but I do feel that our starting 11 can at very least compete. I savaged Rooney end of season but will begrudgingly admit that he's got us playing a lot better now.
Soooooo..... Well done Wazza, well done the lads and well done the DCFC faithful. On we march.
COYR

The most encouraging thing for me was how physical we were. We went toe to toe with a big tough team and matched them. (And in the first half played some very good football.)

I am very happy .. a win would have been better of course, but you can see the younger players getting better, stronger and more resilient as each game is played. Watson and Stretton .. let’s face it they are boys .. looked effective and hungry off the bench. Watson is a terrier of considerable finesse. Jack got hugged every time he was near the ball but their temperament was excellent. Either could start and I wouldn’t worry about them being over run.
On to the game ! It was always going to be a tough one. Derby a bit short of front teeth playing a typical Warnock side full of gamesmanship ( AKA cheating ) and a ref who was so dim he couldn’t see it. … So, regardless of this, on the balance of play and chances, probably a fair result. ( That said I am wishing their No 7 an embarrassing stomach upset or something similar .. nasty little cheat who loved being being the east stands bad boy after he cheated his way to a throw in and a free kick ) 
Shinnie .. cover so much ground and fought so hard, Morrison is one of those players like Sherringham .. space just appears around him magically. He is going to be so influential. Curtiss and Jags together remove the set piece jitters. Bird continues to prosper as he now knows he doesn’t always have to be covering the back 4 and can look forward. Everyone else did a sterling  job full of effort. Sibbo and Joz are nearly there .. they just need a goal each, then watch them go ! 
South stand and fans in general … huge shift post Covid .. so much more noise and continuous support despite reduced numbers .. Great job, I am certain the players can feel it. 
Right then, who’s got an axe for some tree felling duties next week ? 

Bloody love this team ?

No wow factor.  No scintillating football.  No bombarding of either goal line... and yet, I came away feeling entertained, pleased with the performance, accepting of the result, and most importantly proud of the lads out on the pitch, and the fans in the stands.
Pleased the south stand didn't make Steve Gibson the centre of attention, and came home to check the other scores, and the league table.  All in all, a good day all round!
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I'm now in my mid 60s, Got a couple of Red Dog mates, They told me that they won the European Cup twice in the late 70s and early 80s...is this true or are they just making it up?

We didn’t look like scoring loads of goals today did we? But we didn’t really look likely to concede.  Middlesbrough are a poohouse team and last season they would’ve poohoused a goal.  They didn’t.  We were the only team today that played some actual football so I’m not as concerned as I was at the end of last season.  Rooney has brought some life saving players in and to be fair, that’s what we needed this season.
I had us down for a loss today, but we looked ok, not promotion but ok. We might just survive the sh1tst0rm !
COYR!!!!!!!!!

Just got in and I'd have to admit that that was as uninspiring a game of football as I ever want to see.
Great to get another point though and defensively we stood strong although Boro posed as much of a goal threat as we did (other than Sibley's effort).
You have games like this tho,games you will quickly forget but if you can grab that point and get a clean sheet then its progress from conceding in the last minute.

Gibson hasn’t seen them yet 

If that's the condensed version would hate to see the unabridged one

Absolutely buzzing from last night … my god jagielkas still some player 
coulsnt comment much last night as was watching the game via having a nightmare trying to undo the reinstall onmy phone thats wiped everything 
but absolutely buzzing from that win

Not sure what exactly constitutes a "crisis club". They have, apparently, the best right back in the division, two ex-England international centre backs, a current Polish international and a quality playmaker in Morrison. On tonight's showing I know which team I'd say was in a crisis.
Pinched from the Hull forum..........??

Gibson hasn’t seen them yet 

Gibson hasn’t seen them yet 

Shilton and Wright still were Derby.

He,s another small player with no physical strength we need someone with height and strength , the team is full of small players. 
 
Crosses into our box gives us nightmares!!!

Steve Gibson is on holiday for another 6 days.