Anag Ram

Awful performance. No sense of responsibility from many members of the team. Simple short passes, not sprinting, lazy offsides, tame tackling. In short, a team devoid of ambition. Warne needs to have a serious chat with them. Mendez-Laing papered over the cracks for a while but his dip in form has left us without drive or inspiration. Collins is back chasing shadows. Bird, Hourihane, Thompson and Sibley all tried in midfield and none of them deserved a 6/10. No need for panic, but we need to get back to neat passing.

Does this team look like it wants to be top of the league?

Always a bit of a mad period for a player joining a new club. Would also upset the player left out. Probably best introduced later and fresh for Saturday

They aren’t going to save their club by bringing it into disrepute.

Don’t put yourself down

Tight boogers in Yaaarkshire. Just throw in some money off vouchers at Iceland and they’ll cave. Smiffy is a ram.

Yes, he’s finished his couch to 5k.

See earlier posts- think he can

Most exciting signing we’ve had in yonks and the forum descends into Economics Weekly. Welcome Corey - you’re a ram now. Enjoy!

Have we worked out how, as a forum, we divide the value of his house and car?

Hi Apologies If I’ve missed an announcement but has B4’s sister taken a break from the forum? Can quite understand if so but hope all is ok.

Blackett-Taylor has put riders in place and wants a pink unicorn in the dressing room before every game, gold pegs and a pet marmoset in Derby kit. Proving a little hard to source, hence the delay.

Do you think Charlton have taken our Head of PR in part exchange?

I think the walking frame should have given it away

What happens, when someone takes a medical and has a minor injury? Surely before spaffing out hundreds of thousands, the buyer will want assurances that the injury isn’t serious? That might be the cause of the delay.

TBF the way Derby’s position is often described in the press it’s easy to see how these opinions are formed. I will be surprised if we can meet our objectives in the window without letting some players go.

True but I also can’t fathom our tactics at corners. How can it be a good idea to all take the same space? They stand together like cattle. They are in each other’s way. Let’s at least try one running to the near post and one at the back post. There’s also the opportunity to play the ball to the edge of the box where at least we might get a shot in. All looks too predictable and defendable.

We have put our faith in getting it wide and whipping in crosses which makes Smith a sensible option, but I’m not sure how we utilise TJJ’s strengths. He looks to me like a player who likes the ball played on the ground in intricate moves (as per Arsenal). He’s not going to get that with our 1.5 man midfield. That’s why we need Arblaster, a busy youngster with a neat pass. That might be the final piece we need.

Charlie Austin I think

At last, some pace

TV slob 31Vickers 7 2Wilson 7 35Nelson 7.5 6Cashin 5 20Elder 6 7Barkhuizen 6 16Thompson 5 8Bird 7 4Hourihane 6 11Méndez-Laing 5.5 17Sibley 5.5 19John-Jules 5.5 9Collins 5

Disappointing performance really. No lack of effort but too many off their game. Just need to dust themselves down and go again on Tuesday. Definitely need at least one midfielder in the window. If Hourihane had gone any deeper he’d have got the bends.

Some tidy interplay but generally crossing has been poor, not helped by the positioning of Derby’s forwards. Still not convinced Elder is a starter. Too many slack passes. Think the FB injury problems are affecting the central defenders. TJJ for Elder with Sibley switching to LB.

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