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One of my first Derby County heroes. Great to see he still has Derby in his heart.
 

Forgot to update but this is what happened on the day.
I did phone Mipermit as suggested by some but whatever the nice lady did, didn't work with linking it to my account, but it didn't matter because I just got waved into the car park on the day.

Ward signed as a free agent. I believe it’s Fornah, Washington and Wilson who were signed on permanent deals with no upfront costs but some sort of promotion clauses….which look ever more likely! 

One of my first Derby County heroes. Great to see he still has Derby in his heart.
 

THE MODERATORS HAVE ISSUED A STATEMENT.
Going forward, ap04 is something we simply cannot accept
 

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Summer:
Curtis Nelson: 10 Mr Consistent.
Callum Elder: 6 Fair few injuries, hot and cold when he plays.

Joe Ward  6.5 couple of really dodgy tackles and lots of injuries, but been a real asset in a few games.

Sonny Bradley 6 terrible start, loses his composure, but srill a decent option at times.

Josh Vickers: 6 decent back up

Kane Wilson: 8 gets you on your feet, crucial goals and versatile.
Martyn Waghorn : 4 great start, then been a passenger 

Conor Washington : 3 injury prone and less effective when playing than I'd hoped

Tyrese Fornah : 4 couple of good games, then disappeared,  bit odd.

Elliot Embleton : 0.

Ryan Nyambe : 7 looked great defensively, and part of our good run..but we've coped without him.

Tyreece John-Jules : 3  bit part at best.
Winter:
Ebou Adams : 10/10 without him,  no promotion. 

Dwight Gayle  : 6 haven't been as massively impressed as other's seem to have been, but he was definitely needed.

Corey Blackett-Taylor : 2 hopes abound for next season,  but for this season I'm really underwhelmed.
Max Bird :  5 - couple of great games on his return, then faded/injured.
 

Curtis Nelson - 10 Immaculate since September
Callum Elder - 5 Started poorly, picked up but do often injured.
Joe Ward - 6 Can't play FB. Crossing from the gods.
Sonny Bradley - 6 redeemed himself to a degree.
Josh Vickers - 8 done well when called upon
Kane Wilson - 7 Can't play FB. Dribbling from the gods.
Martyn Waghorn - 6 looked class early doors, willing, but so often injured.
Conor Washington - 6 looked a pacy threat when fit, but so often injured.
Tyrese Fornah - 5 Where did the Blackpool away form go? Disappointing 
Elliot Embleton N/a...too little evidence
Ryan Nyambe 9 Strength, calm. Proper player...shame about the injury. 
Tyreece John-Jules 6 clearly a player. Always injured.
Winter:
Ebou Adams 11. Best loan since Leon Osman.
Dwight Gayle 7bit of class, but....injured
Corey Blackett-Taylor Can I plead the 5th? No? O.K. 3 - one or two flashes aside he's been awful.
Max Bird* 7 dependable on the ball. Injured.
*I've included Max, as I feel it was crucial we had him to the end of the season.
Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 10. Carries so much threat.
Eiran Cashin 10. Nuff said.
Jake Rooney 8. looked a player until Bkackpool

Ward lower due to defensive blunders. Elder hasn't made them. If both were fully fit I'd think Ward might edge it IF he's played in a more forward role

Curtis Nelson.     10/10 - Consistent colossus
Callum Elder.     6/10 - Unlucky with injuries, as he was starting to show he's a good player
Joe Ward.           7/10 - If we'd had him fit & firing he'd have been a real asset
Sonny Bradley.    5/10 - Won us points, but has cost us a fair few as well
Josh Vickers.       6/10 - Steady enough in the games he's played, but certainly hasn't been the neck & neck competition for Wildsmith
Kane Wilson.         8/10 - Love to see him going at players, maybe with a full season at wing back he'll be even more of an asset 
Martyn Waghorn.    6/10 - Kept us going in the first few weeks of the season with vital goals
Conor Washington.  5/10 - bar a couple of games, just didn't get going.  Too injury prone
Tyrese Fornah.        5/10 - Not the player we thought we were getting
Elliot Embleton.        NA
Ryan Nyambe.        8/10 - Defensively, the best right back in League 1
Tyreece John-Jules   6/10 - Feel for the kid as there's a player in there somewhere.  Injury free I'd try for him on a free
Winter:
Ebou Adams.        10/10 - Absolute game changer.  Plus a really likeable lad
Dwight Gayle.        8/10 - Reckon if he hadn't have gotten injured we'd be up already.  Brought a completely different dimension to the attack
Corey Blackett-Taylor 6/10 - Everyone will remember the miss against Northampton, but I still rate him
Max Bird*.              7/10 - Class player but I think we all know he doesn't 'quite' suit a Paul Warne midfield.  I've preferred the balance since he's been injured.
 

Summer:
 
Curtis Nelson. 8.5/10
Callum Elder. 5.5/10
Joe Ward. 6/10
Sonny Bradley. 5.5/10
Josh Vickers. 6/10
Kane Wilson. 7.5/10
Martyn Waghorn. 6/10
Conor Washington. 5.5/10
Tyrese Fornah. 5/10
Elliot Embleton. 0/10
Ryan Nyambe. 7.5/10
Tyreece John-Jules 5/10
 
Winter:
 
Ebou Adams. 8.5/10
Dwight Gayle. 7.5/10
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5/10

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson.     9/10
Callum Elder.     5/10
Joe Ward.           6/10
Sonny Bradley.    5.5/10
Josh Vickers.       6/10
Kane Wilson.         7.5/10
Martyn Waghorn.    6/10
Conor Washington.  5/10
Tyrese Fornah.        4/10
Elliot Embleton.        who?
Ryan Nyambe.        7.5/10
Tyreece John-Jules   5/10
Winter:
Ebou Adams.        8/10
Dwight Gayle.        7.5/10
Corey Blackett-Taylor 5.5/10
Max Bird*.              7.5/10

Summer window:
Curtis Nelson - 10 - absolute rock, so consistent.
Callum Elder - 6 - flashes of good once he had a run in the team, but a stop-start season
Joe Ward - 7 - so dangerous and important in that recent run of games, but again, a stop-start season
Sonny Bradley - 7 - sticky start but has put some excellent performances in 
Josh Vickers - 6.5  - solid enough in the games played, especially after a tough personal loss
Kane Wilson - 7.5 - love watching him on the ball, a bit prone to trying to do too much
Martyn Waghorn - 6 -  a useful stop gap, excellent hat-trick
Conor Washington - 5 - too much time out with injuries, but still scored some important goals
Tyrese Fornah - 5 - not terribly effective, but has time on his side
Elliot Embleton - 1 - waste of a loan space after a season-ending injury, no contributions
Ryan Nyambe - 7.5 - looked unbeatable defensively at times, but can't help the feeling he throttled us going forward
Tyreece John-Jules - 5.5 - too much time out, a real shame, but a critical goal at Port Vale
Winter:
Ebou Adams - 10 - the missing piece, completed the midfield
Dwight Gayle - 7 - another useful stop-gap, typical that he picked up an injury when in form
Corey Blackett-Taylor - 6 - took a while to get going, hope to see more from him next season
Max Bird - 8 - keeping him to the end of the season was essential, for me
Extensions:
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing - 8 - our main threat going forward for most of the season
Eiran Cashin - 10 - telepathic understanding with Nelson, future money security
Jake Rooney - 7 - looked good early in the season, hope he comes back stronger after his injury

Interesting on the first bit, have you marked Ward lower than Elder by virtue of his lack of availability? I thought the same, but Ward's had the more obvious contributions IMO, plus he's a little younger.
Couldn't agree more with the second part. Suspect it's a lot to do with still having to rummage in the clearance bin, but still place a little bit of blame on Warne's head for the selections. That said, he deserves a lot of credit for still getting us to 2nd with all that disruption to key players.

Repeat joke alert 😜

Not sure which ones to take…

This weeks dragging, it's like Christmas Eve Eve now. Waiting to see what gifts we get Saturday lunchtime.

I do find myself agreeing with this, and sometimes it feels as if there's more prestige to going up through the playoffs than there is coming second (matron!)
That said, for me, I'd change the format: 
3rd goes straight to the final, 4th place becomes the semi vs. the winner of 5th vs. 6th.
Single games, at neutral venues, final at Wembley.
Will never happen, mind.

How about @Day-o?
or
@Daylight come and me wan' go home?
 

How about @Day-o?
or
@Daylight come and me wan' go home?
 

What was the xC (expected conviction) on Marinakis though? Maybe he's been lucky so far, and if he keeps getting himself into the wrong positions, eventually his luck will change.

If Gayle has been training at all I’d be shocked if he wasn’t on the bench on Saturday.
If we’re 1-0 down with 10 minutes left and Bolton are 2 or 3 up, you chuck Gayle on and wait for him to get on the end of it.