The Scarlet Pimpernel

Thought we stood up to them physically to start with. They tried to dominate early on but we just kept playing better and better. We are no longer a weak team and first half yesterday was brilliant. If we can carry on in the same frame of mind we are in for a very interesting second half of the season.

Sorry to quote myself but this also links in with the atmosphere at pride park thread.

It seems to me, we, the crowd, are kind of judging each game as we don't yet trust them to blow teams away. As a result the atmosphere is tense rather than arrogant. I'm not blaming us fans I'm just saying the players as yet haven't got the unquestioning belief of the fans. If that happens the whole mood will change, players will relax and the better times will role.

Barkhuizen and Ward combined to give that goal away. Absolutely unintelligent players. So frustrating.

I agree with most of this although I'm afraid I think hes at his level. Bit part player at league 1. Love to be wrong.

If Sibley were to be sold it would likely be to a league 2 team or a lower league 1 team. He's not the future for a progressive league 1/Championship side.

No, don't agree with that Dave. I saw players in the last 10mins choosing to hoof out under pressure when with more quality a pass was available. Im sticking to my incompetence view not bashing the manager on this occasion.

I've not read the thread at all but I did watch the match. That result was nothing to do with shape or tactics. It was sheer incompetence from the players. Virtually all were guilty of under hit or over hit passes the whole game and as for game management what a laugh..... Why the hoof up field for the ball to come straight back when white shirts were available? Incompetence by the players, total incompetence.

Nearly all clubs, including successful ones have massive losses. Administration is down to a decision of an owner as to whether they can continue or want to continue to fund them. The contributing factors are supposition.

The point is they would go into administration if the owner stopped funding the club. Recruitment wouldn't be the issue. Derby went into administration due to the owner choosing to no longer finance the club.

But if their owner wanted to sell but couldn't and he then withdraws financial support they would go into administration. Would that be poor recruitment?

The club went into administration because the owner stopped funding the club. Nothing to do with Stephen Pearce.