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The trick is to ban everyone from putting him as FRGS in the prediction thread and he'll be bound to bag one.

Rams 2 - 0 Hoops FRGS Yates One day that FRGS prediction will be right

Plenty of references to jaxi in her novel Enema...

Sunderland 3 - 1 Rams FRGS Yates

We used to dream of a cardboard box...

Derby 0 - 2 Norwich #sadface

Have you included this just to demonstrate your fluency in Polish? Because I thought that Kamil Jan Jóźwiak was a better signing personally...

I think we all want us to win every game. I'm always disappointed when we don't but try to be realistic enough to know that it's going to happen. We are going to get beaten a fair bit this season. Sometimes we will play well and lose. Sometimes we will play badly and lose. Win, lose or draw there will be good and bad in every game, it's the nature of the beast. I think Warne has the right perspective on this and it's a useful grounding for everyone. Don't get too disheartened when we lose, don't get too ahead of ourselves when we win. Maybe that's a boring way to live but this season at least I think it'll serve us well emotionally if nothing else!

Go on Daj, make a name for yourself.

Has the potential to significantly disrupt the way we play. Hopefully we can find a replacement in the ranks or adjust our formation to cover what he was bringing to us. Shame for the lad as he was just getting into his stride but hopefully it's something that'll mend fully.

0-0 No goals, none. Not even in the warm up.

He's been excellent so far. Technically very strong, physical and mobile and has an eye for a goal. He has elements of a number of our better players from the last 10-15 years ago let's hope he can kick on from a really good start. I'd back him to overcome teams doubling up on him, or at the very least he'll let them know there in a game, don't think he shies away from a tackle. Great signing so far. Really excited to see how this attacking unit progresses from here.

Agreed with this. His style of play is a little like Martin, not as strong maybe and possibly fewer goals but using him as a pivot and link player with 2 wingers and Kenzo in that 8/10 hybrid role, he's looking excellent. For him to excel I think he needs freedom to take up intelligent positions and pull defenders out so there's space around and beyond him. Another striker alongside or in front of him would get in his way I feel.

Fortress

Does anyone know what the stats look like for us coming out of an international break under Warne? My addled memory has us struggling and failing to capitalise from the break and extra time on the training ground but could be wrong. Let's hope the lads are up for it and kick on from the Brizzle performance.