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Had you got lost and ended up in Pride Park?

0-0. Think we'll look leggy but the defence will stand firm.

Similar. Results without performances was never going to be sustainable. Warney seems to be learning and the players improving. This season looks like it might shape up nicely 👍

Been on the port and lemon again Angie? 😉

Steady on! The only thing we like to keep stiff in the South are our upper lips. With all this lurve being expressed I'm beginning to wonder about our northern brethren.....😉

I can't recall anyone complaining about the run of results or declaring themselves "unhappy" that we are 4th. There have been some points raised about aspects of the performances and how the team might be managed to avoid implosions as we have previously seen. Some folk want to engage in discussion, some just want to shut down any such discourse, often using incredulity to do so. Not difficult to see where you stand, but why not just let others debate things that you regard as unnecessary? Live and let live etc....

Wigan were hopeless and only came forward with any purpose once they brought mcmanaman on and we fell back into our final third. We weren't under any sustained pressure that required a huge defensive effort. That's the point being made.

You mean this baby mate? https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/confirmed-hanleys-old-quality-hotel-7865539

Lukes like it.....

The last is the most importaent. We started falling off after about 60mins, but we only got one sub after 75 and another couple much later still. Warne needs to have a better feel for when things are fading and act more decisively and then he will be addressing a lot of the criticisms he gets.

Oh dearie me. @David, tell him!

Yep. I'm not making any judgement about the extent to which this team could fare in the championship. I'm just expressing a comparative view Personally, I'd love to see us genuinely storm a league a la Reading, but getting up through 1-0s is ok as long as we recognize and work on our limitations.

Howe will be toast if he can't turn the toons form round sharpish.

Well quite, but let's call a spade a spade. Our last promotion was similar in truth.

Our results are stupendous. Our form has been patchy, but was good today (for about 75mins).

Most of their late pressure came down our left where Fozzy was repeatedly isolated 2v1. After barkhuizen went off, who was supposed to be covering that wing? Sibley? NML? Subs too late...we carried a number of players who were struggling and ineffective from middle part of the 2nd half. Wilson, Hourihane, NML. Good win tho....

A very worthwhile trade of my HMV gift card, which I suspected in any case was a re-wrap from a few Christmases ago.... We're playing pretty well 👍😁

1-0 down to the Toon from a penalty. Assume that was another dreadful disrespectful decision?

Bristol to Derby via London with a 3 hour wait. What kind of madness is that? What happened to the Cheltenham Coach terminus of my youth?

There'll be a Megabus. There's always a Megabus.......

According to the urban dictionary favoured by @i-Ram it's a situation where you are the meat in a sandwich of this pair......

Season's Bleatings fellow Rams and may Santa's swinging sack bulge with goodies for each and every one of you.... 😁

Do you think? I'm worried we might get another 9 points deducted...

If I was as confident in the disbursement of funds as you appear to be, I'd agree. However, experience so far suggests we'd get one half-decent, one half-fit and one total has-been........

After reading the definition I really couldn't be sure she's a lady......😉