Comrade 86

Brilliant. Made up with that. Playing with discernible swagger that second half, we were far too good for Barnsley. Things you love to see. COYR

Barnsley look pretty bereft of ideas. We've defended really well today. That early save from Joe has set the tone in a 'we shall not be breached' type of performance. Oof, when you're happy to see Cash head over!

Nasty landing for Fozzy but he's up ok if looking a little shaken. Been as good as any performance from him in the last couple of years today. Like a fine wine, he is.

He's been brilliant today aagain and I'm starting to think that he's maybe turned the corner. Fingers and everything else crossed eh!

Come on Sibbo lad. Grab us another!

I do too but he's been miles off it today and in a strong team performance too. I was just having a chuckle at him missing the goal by 30 yards really.

Barks looking like he's won a play for the rams for a day comp right there. Awful! 😂

Oh do **** off 😂

Love the way Joe used their attackers face to clear that ball out of play

Absolute scoring machine that Collo 🤣

Looks like it's just some tightness in his right hamstring. Get him in the cryochamber for a week he'll be fine 😂

Must concentrate now. We can go on from here but we must remain switched on and give these feckers nothing to feed on.

Oh my days! Absolutely loving this so far. Get in Fozzy! COYR!!!!!!!

Hold the friggin fort, did we just A) get awarded a pen and B) score from it?

What's up with Barks and Owen? They look like a pair of mafia hitmen 😂

Yep, the jury's still out for me. In fairness, he only steadied the ship with Leicester fir4s t season there, before they stormed to the Prem title in his second season, playing some lovely stuff in the process. If he repeats that trick (stage one complete as you say) I'll be well chuffed! Arundell off to France so the stupid RFU won't allow the lad to play!

Sadly, me too. The rugby pages on SM were deluged in stuff and it's not a good look, but I think many of those would have been the knobs who turn up on tournaments then vanish when they're over. I don't think real fans would indulge in too much of that as their rugby mates would give them a slap round the head!

The Teams Derby County: Wildsmith (GK), Forsyth, Hourihane (C), Cashin, Barkhuizen, Bird, Collins, Mendez-Laing, Smith, Nyambe, Nelson. Substitutes: Vickers (GK), Wilson, Bradley, Sibley, Fornah, Robinson, Weston. Barnsley: Killip (GK), Williams (C), Russell, De Gevigney, Cadden, Styles, O'Keeffe, McCart, Phillips, Watters, Cole. Substitute: Flavell (GK), Benson, Jalo, Cotter, Dodgson, Sheperd, McAtee.

A kid who got slagged off on here every day by some random spoon.

Amazing how resilient kids really are. It hurt a lot watching their travails the last couple of seasons but they've got reinforcements in, heads have lifted and we're seeing some good stuff, not least those given a run out the other night in the senior team. I'm really excited by the U18s in particular, who look a really good crop. Fingers crossed we can secure them at the club for a while yet, as I don't doubt some of them will be drawing admiring glances already.

Nah mate. Loony left plants, pretending to be thick bootboys. Don't be duped! 🙈

It's decent and a true story IIRC. Ritchie plays this one with a straight bat and I quite liked it.

FWIW https://news.sky.com/video/armistice-day-fighting-reported-as-people-shouting-you-let-your-country-down-try-to-reach-cenotaph-13005276

So you'd rather we concern ourselves with the potential for a punch up at a protest than the slaughter of innocent Palestinian men, women and children?