HeyHudson

I remember someone behind me in the East stand berating Jamie Ward's corner delivery once, bellowing "OI, WARDY! IF I WANT TO SEE FLOATING BALLS, I'LL GO AND SIT IN THE BATH!"

Slight tangent, but does anyone know what Hourihane was saying to someone in the East stand at FT? He didn't look super happy, but I couldn't work out what was going on. In the same area of the pitch during the pre-match warm up, I saw him put his arm round CBT's shoulder and was giving him a long talking to, before Matt Hamshaw did the same. Was someone giving CBT grief and Hourihane had a word with then at FT? Maybe I'm making all that up, but there was definitely an odd interaction between Hourihane and a fan/some fans at FT

Ah right, so there are some pretty significant differences then. Good to know. Cheers for clarifying that 👍

@therams69 Forgive the ignorance, but what's the difference between the rail seats and what the club have installed? I know that there are some functional differences (am I right in thinking rail seats can be locked upright?), but the end result is still a space for 1 person in which they can either sit or stand. What do proper rail seats offer that we don't get from the barriers which have been provided?

I remember Clough Jr used to leave two pacy players (the likes of Ward, Jacobs et al) right up on the halfway line, as wide as possible when defending a corner. They would both be stood where the touchline met the halfway line, on opposing sides of the pitch. Gave the other team something to think about, and meant they had to leave a couple of players back as well. Not sure it ever bore any fruit, but it was an interesting tactic.

The change? Presumably to push Wilson and Ward further up as wing backs. The tidy up? To make sure the 3 CBs were in their preferred positions. I don't agree with the change personally (I think we look all over the place when we play 3 at the back), but it seems pretty obvious what Warne was thinking.

My take on the Bradley sub... Just prior to it, we'd switched to 3 at the back, with (L-R) Forsyth, Nelson and Cashin. That put Cashin on the wrong side, and I'm not sure Nelson is comfortable in the middle of the three. In order to get round pegs/round holes in the defence, he swaps Forsyth for Bradley (who is more happy in the middle of a 3), which also allowed Cashin and Nelson to swap to their preferred sides. It struck me as a defensive tidy up after a formation change.

Likewise. He got a decent reception from the East Stand when he was warming up at HT. Couple of isolated boos, but most folks were showing him a bit of love. In response he applauded the fans and patted his hand to his heart. Seemed genuinely touched by it.

More of an orange hue from where I was sitting. Anyone else see Keogh in the aftermath of the penalty? Was simultaneously trying to... 1. Celebrate with his teammates 2. Not celebrate with his teammates too much 3. Move his celebrating teammates away from the Derby fans 4. Apologise to the Derby fans for his teammates celebrating in front of them by applauding the crowd and giving the "calm down" gesture Poor fella didn't know what to do with himself 😄