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Didn't realise we had to pay Chelsea that much, to get them to take Lampard off our hands.

I'm at the stage where I don't care who the first signing is. I just want to be informed on the morning of the first day of the transfer window, that we have signed a player. Quickly followed by the announcement of at the least 5 or 6 more signings.
I don't want to see weeks of speculation on who's coming or more worryingly going. I want us to have our squad sorted with the exceptions of a few loan players before they report for preseason training.

I'm at the stage where I don't care who the first signing is. I just want to be informed on the morning of the first day of the transfer window, that we have signed a player. Quickly followed by the announcement of at the least 5 or 6 more signings.
I don't want to see weeks of speculation on who's coming or more worryingly going. I want us to have our squad sorted with the exceptions of a few loan players before they report for preseason training.

While I always enjoy touring around Derbyshire. I wouldn't mind having one of Nigel's pre-seasons again. The away games against Yeovil, Torquay and Exeter, resulted in a pleasant week touring Devon.

While I always enjoy touring around Derbyshire. I wouldn't mind having one of Nigel's pre-seasons again. The away games against Yeovil, Torquay and Exeter, resulted in a pleasant week touring Devon.

Wildsmith:-7
Knight:-6.5
Forsyth:-6
Davies:-6.5
Cashin:-6.5
Roberts:-6.5
Bird:-6.5
Hourihane:-6
Sibley:-6
Mendez-Laing:-5.5
McGoldrick:-6.5
Collins:-6.5
Dobbin:-6
Barkhuizen:-6
Smith:-6
White:-6

Wildsmith:-6.5
Forsyth:-6.5
Davies:-6
Cashin:-6.5
Knight:-6.5
Bird:-6.5
Hourihane:-6
Roberts:-7.5
Mendez-Laing:-6
Sibley:-7
McGoldrick:-7
Barkhuisen:-6
Smith:-6
White:-6
Collins:-6

So is there anything by a bloke on You Tube? Or are we just reliant on the Royal College of Physicians for information on the dangers of air pollution?

So is there anything by a bloke on You Tube? Or are we just reliant on the Royal College of Physicians for information on the dangers of air pollution?

So is there anything by a bloke on You Tube? Or are we just reliant on the Royal College of Physicians for information on the dangers of air pollution?

So is there anything by a bloke on You Tube? Or are we just reliant on the Royal College of Physicians for information on the dangers of air pollution?

Wildsmith:-6
Rooney:-6
Cashin:-6
Roberts:-6.5
Smith:-6
Knight:-6
Hourihane:-5.5
Barkhuizen:-6
Collins:-6
McGoldrick:-6
Mendez-Laing:-5
Dobbin:-6
White:-6
Bird:-6
Sibley:-6

I think you'll find England didn't use all the 22 players in the half dozen games they needed to win the world cup.
The teams they were competing against also only had 22 players available to them. Unlike the teams we are competing against this season.

For the last game, no. For the next game, the next season alot can be changed.

We can point at the ref if it makes people feel better but we were poor today, our shooting was appalling, crosses either hit the first man or sailed harmlessly over everyone's head and our passing at times was sloppy. For a portion of the game either side of half-time we were mundane, lacking in any buzz, happy to see the game pass by.
So who should we apportion the blame to for the dropping of  two points today? The players, the management, a bit of both?  while I like every other Derby fan wants to see us return to the Championship has quickly as possible. Do we need to be realistic and accept that while on paper we have a number of good players, we are what we are, an average league one team that has over achieved.
Hopefully the man that has been chosen to get us back up to the Championship and higher, is given the opportunity and time to build a team that can achieve this. 

We can point at the ref if it makes people feel better but we were poor today, our shooting was appalling, crosses either hit the first man or sailed harmlessly over everyone's head and our passing at times was sloppy. For a portion of the game either side of half-time we were mundane, lacking in any buzz, happy to see the game pass by.
So who should we apportion the blame to for the dropping of  two points today? The players, the management, a bit of both?  while I like every other Derby fan wants to see us return to the Championship has quickly as possible. Do we need to be realistic and accept that while on paper we have a number of good players, we are what we are, an average league one team that has over achieved.
Hopefully the man that has been chosen to get us back up to the Championship and higher, is given the opportunity and time to build a team that can achieve this. 

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Could our results have been any better or any worse under another manager, playing different formations and tactics than those we have played under Warne?
Unless someone possesses a reliable crystal ball, the answer to that question is pure conjecture.
Maybe the question we should be asking ourselves is the club in a better or worse position than we thought, hoped it would be when the team lined at the start of the season. The answer to that question is probably a better indication to how we believe Warne is performing as our manager.
I can't find it but at the beginning of the season, I'm sure there was a poll asking where we thought we would finish the season.
So comparing that poll to where we actually finish, may give a better indication to how well the manager has done. Than a poll taken when we are going through a poor run of games.
Wonder what the results of poll taken in mid January would have looked like?
So thankyou for the invite but I'll gracefully decine to participate in a meaningless poll.

Yes Ipswich were dynamic in their approach to the game, they were physically stronger and quicker than us for much of the game. 
The thing the wrist slashers and manager out sections amongst us, seem to be ignoring is the fact we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. How the game would have unfolded at 1-1, no one can say. 
 If we had finished with a one all result, against what some believe to be the best team in the division, how many unused sharp objects would still be safely packed away in the bathroom cabinet
Lets also remember this was against a team that was strengthened in the January transfer window, is on a good run of form and is being predicted by some pundits to be top of the division come the end of the season.
Will the aforementioned sections please sit back and take a moment to reflect on where we as a football club are right now. We could easily not have a club to moan about.
Yes I, like every Derby fan wants to see us play sparkling football, to return to the Championship and higher as quickly as possible. But we are where we are, having to cope with the severe transfer restrictions imposed on upon the club.
For a team that was cobbled together of nothing at the start of the season, has it over or under achieved? 
I'm happy we are even in the mix for the chance of getting promotion. At the start of the season I just hoped we wouldn't be dragged into a relegation dog fight and been content for us to see the season out in mid-table mediocrity. Giving the club time to reorganize after a traumatic few years.

Yes Ipswich were dynamic in their approach to the game, they were physically stronger and quicker than us for much of the game. 
The thing the wrist slashers and manager out sections amongst us, seem to be ignoring is the fact we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. How the game would have unfolded at 1-1, no one can say. 
 If we had finished with a one all result, against what some believe to be the best team in the division, how many unused sharp objects would still be safely packed away in the bathroom cabinet
Lets also remember this was against a team that was strengthened in the January transfer window, is on a good run of form and is being predicted by some pundits to be top of the division come the end of the season.
Will the aforementioned sections please sit back and take a moment to reflect on where we as a football club are right now. We could easily not have a club to moan about.
Yes I, like every Derby fan wants to see us play sparkling football, to return to the Championship and higher as quickly as possible. But we are where we are, having to cope with the severe transfer restrictions imposed on upon the club.
For a team that was cobbled together of nothing at the start of the season, has it over or under achieved? 
I'm happy we are even in the mix for the chance of getting promotion. At the start of the season I just hoped we wouldn't be dragged into a relegation dog fight and been content for us to see the season out in mid-table mediocrity. Giving the club time to reorganize after a traumatic few years.

Yes Ipswich were dynamic in their approach to the game, they were physically stronger and quicker than us for much of the game. 
The thing the wrist slashers and manager out sections amongst us, seem to be ignoring is the fact we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. How the game would have unfolded at 1-1, no one can say. 
 If we had finished with a one all result, against what some believe to be the best team in the division, how many unused sharp objects would still be safely packed away in the bathroom cabinet
Lets also remember this was against a team that was strengthened in the January transfer window, is on a good run of form and is being predicted by some pundits to be top of the division come the end of the season.
Will the aforementioned sections please sit back and take a moment to reflect on where we as a football club are right now. We could easily not have a club to moan about.
Yes I, like every Derby fan wants to see us play sparkling football, to return to the Championship and higher as quickly as possible. But we are where we are, having to cope with the severe transfer restrictions imposed on upon the club.
For a team that was cobbled together of nothing at the start of the season, has it over or under achieved? 
I'm happy we are even in the mix for the chance of getting promotion. At the start of the season I just hoped we wouldn't be dragged into a relegation dog fight and been content for us to see the season out in mid-table mediocrity. Giving the club time to reorganize after a traumatic few years.