Abu Derby

I take it all back ! Wildsmith is a Jeffin liability, Farkin idiot , Bring in Josh Vickers , bring in bloody John Vicars if you like , or even the Vicar of Effin Dibley !!! Just axe him NOW

Well isn't that the job of a goalkeeper. 
He was in poor form and was rightly dropped.
I think if Vickers was fit he'd be back in the team again on Saturday, correctly in my opinion because Wildsmith has been poor last 2 games again.

Pompey and Barnsley in auto's, with Derby and Bolton making football history by both losing in the same game at Wembley.
Wake me up quick.

Just don’t get going 1-0 up against a team without a win for so long and then not going for the kill, s**** 

If we end up in the playoffs I have absolutely no faith in our ability to get through them.
Mentality, weak. Tactical nouse, weak. 

As mentioned before can see next season L1 being  a much tougher division to get out of L1 specialists Rotherham and teams like Charlton under Jones will be up there 
let’s get this right no matter what your opinion of Warne is …this division is really poor this season I don’t even think Pompey are that good so this season is a big missed oppurtunity if we don’t go up ….we are no better than any of the sides in the top 6!!!!! And I think with a bit more emphasis on control in games we should be 
Wildsmith was very rash tonight and substitutions were poor and couldn’t understand moving Cashin to LB ….bizarre 

That was utter garbage yet again. It’s totally unwatchable at the moment and it stems from the ludicrous tactics, presuming we have any.
The price of mine and the lad’s season tickets has gone up by 40% and with nights like this, following many more like them, you do begin to wonder if it’s worthwhile.
If Mendez-Laing doesn’t create anything then that’s pretty much that isn’t it. I thought Cashin and Nyambe came out with credit tonight but the rest were ‘meh’ at best and a few were pretty disgraceful. The amount of 50/50 challenges bottled was quite noticeable. 
This team is neither good enough for the top two, nor does it have the bottle for the fight of the play offs. I hope I’m wrong, I really do. The manager has come out and said we haven’t played well all season. I agree with him so who is to blame for that then?
What a disappointing week and with Port Vale, who we will no doubt be told are an excellent team with great players for this league, to come it could get even worse if we approach the game with this ridiculous negative and defensive mindset from the start. 
 
COYR
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Chances are both Everton and Forest will get at least further -4 this season for the next accounting period breaches.
Although Forest's breach is WAAAAAY above the Everton -£20m, so it could be even more for them, although probably just my Derby bias.
And the team to take advantage we hope? Mick Harford's Luton Town

This from Martin Ziegler of the Times on Forest
“ Nottingham Forest’s disciplinary hearing for breach of the Premier League financial rules will be on March 7 and 8 - outcome by April 8.
Points deduction looks certain”.

I really hope that we go up automatically. Over the last few years we simply don’t turn up or know how to win the big games. I’d fear for us in the playoffs. 
Bolton at home and Pompey away are huge games. Lose those and I think autos are finished. 

How are we unlucky with injuries. We signed players who were already injured or hadn't played for a while.
You don't have to be Nostradamus to predict that would end badly.
 

I have no complaints with Warne playing 3 at the back today. Bradley was decent last week and it would have been harsh to drop him. He defended well again today. Maybe Sibley could’ve played LWB as Elder is too defensive for that position, but after last week it was understandable for him to play higher. I thought Sibley was like the old Sibley for the first half hour too, harrying everything until he hurt his foot.
We are just so toothless up top for obvious reasons. 2 sloppy mistakes cost us, but there was very little in the game and they barely troubled us either. My main issue was the start of the second half, we were terrible. The passing was appalling, from everyone. Wildsmith included. Also, Wilson gets into some great positions but he has to deliver more once there. A frustrating one. 

Bit disappointed there isn't a bigger discount for 40+ years 😄

So brilliant to hear Ed's voice again on the airways, he's presenting Sportscene at six tonight.
 

Very hostile atmosphere, Vulcan St Popside was absolutely packed solid, dangerously so tbh. Norman Whiteside scored a great goal but we deserved a draw on the day. 
Even Mick Brolly did well at times!
Shenanigans of the highest order took place after the game with gentlemen from Lancashire and Derbyshire exchanging pleasantries on the mile stroll to the station.

Oh I don’t know……..reckon it’s got a bit of a way to go yet! 👍😁
 
 

Is it possible for the mods to add B4's avatar to the title line on this topic, please?
I really miss seeing it on the forum.

Chuffed to bits with this. All just feels like things are dropping into place nicely at long last. Derby County, League One Champions... Has a nice ring to it, I reckon.
Thank you Mr Clowes. I'm doffing my cap as I write, you're an absolute star!
COYR

Being serious now I thought Sonny played very well yesterday and has been getting better and better by the week at Derby.
Back to the form he showed at Luton. 
Deserved MOM yesterday 

I'm confused. I thought we were free to operate without restrictions?
Also, if we can't sign Gayle how ok earth would we have been able to sign Michael Smith?

Worked extremely well today as we didn't concede.
Bradley a very well deserved MOTM, didn't put a foot wrong all game and won every single header. 

Never have I been so pleased to see a set of cheating players, haranguing management team and arrogant fans go home with absolutely nothing!

Huge shout out to the fans today. Sounded amazing on the radio. And Warne commented it was the best he'd heard Pride Park.

I thought the whole of the crowd were. Proper support. And it felt like the player’s responded and we got our reward.