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1 minute ago, G STAR RAM said:

Hourihane and Bird together is ok if we are going to be controlling games.

 

Would hope knight ahead of them can drop in if needed. Certainly away.

against poorer sides at home maybe have the two forwards.

6 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

This is the only thing I will get at Warne for. It's square pegs in round holes again.

This squad suits a 433 or 442 formation where players play in their natural positions. 352 just does not work, we do not have the personnel.

Playing barkheuizen and Mendez Laing as wing backs is just wrong because it's not their game. It does not get the best out of them at all. Frustrates me every time I see it.

Mendez Laing was walking at times yesterday and we were dead lucky not to concede in the first half. He got beat for the mk Dons equaliser as well. Would those situations have arose if Mendez Laing was playing further forward in his natural position and not chasing back towards his own goal?

If Warne can't see this and still continues to play this system then he must be clueless.

This is a big issue for me as well. He initially tried 3 at the back, didn’t work. Reverted to a four. Worked really well. Towards the end of our run changed the four slightly. And then now fully back at a 3.

Going back to a defence of smith, fozzy, cashin, sibley seems so obvious as our best way forward.

then hourihane and bird in midfield, with knight ahead, nml and barkhuizen wide and mcgoldrick up top.

that team just makes a lot more sense than any picked lately. Can sometimes have Collins in and move mocgoldrick back too. Dobbin a wide option.

2 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Were you happy with the 16 game unbeaten run, 5 or 6 clean sheets in a row 🤔 With the small squad we have we have done pretty well to stay in the play off mix. Under the circumstances even a mid table finish would have been acceptable following the position we were in.

Yeah I loved it! We play a totally different formation now, and totally different defence to then. 
 

switching back to that eleven or formation seems an absolute no brainer. But warne doesn’t seem to agree

3 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said:

Why would you expect a team made up of youngsters and players approaching retirement to be getting stronger towards the end of the season?

Do you just have no expectations at all?

Happy with anything? I don’t get how can be where we were in late jan and be happy with where we are now. Team changes every game, formation doesn’t suit us at all, defensive football but letting in more goals whilst playing it.

Is going so far backwards. Are you genuinely happy with the last 12 games?

Just now, PistoldPete said:

And how many of those 50/50 calls have we had? All we ask is consistency. And the only consistent thing is these are always given to the opposition al it’s never to us. 

Agree it seems we’re on the poor end of it often!

Just now, JMC said:

Just seen the penalty decision. Wouldn't say it was definitely a pen but can see why it was given. Should have been aware of the player that was going for the ball. 

Thought similar, don’t feel robbed after seeing it.

Just seen the penalty, is harsh but I’d want that at the other end for us if someone running to head the ball. 

and am pretty sure all the efl conspiracy theorists would as well, and scream about it once not given as more evidence of a conspiracy.

36 minutes ago, Ambitious said:

Really not sure about Bielik being sold, considering his wages and how much we still owe Arsenal.

The loan to Birmingham hasn’t really gone to plan: he went to the World Cup to essentially be called one of the worst performers at the tournament and then joined a side in another championship relegation battle. Take into account his injury history too. I feel his agent is going to have to pull a blinder to get him a move without a massive paycut, which makes me think we may have to pay him out to move.

Yeah I can see another loan, someone pays x amount of his wages and we pick up the rest as have no choice in it basically.

fitness less of a concern this summer as has almost 18 months playing time behind him now. But playing reputation has definitely suffered slightly. 

1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said:

As other posters have pointed out, Plange has done nothing at Lincoln and Stretton can't even get in the Stockport team.

It seems your advocating having someone additional on the payroll just to say that we have another striker.

Would happily give plange a chance based on what I saw last season. Am not too bothered about what he has or hasn’t done for Lincoln this season.

yes, am very much advocating having someone additional on the payroll. The two examples given were entirely to make that point. You’ve taken it very literally though and turned into a debate on plange and Stretton ability rather than warne and his lack of signing a striker.

anyway, have a game today! Let’s hope for a win

1 hour ago, G STAR RAM said:

Please don't take this comment personally but, when we are under financial restrictions and trying to show the EFL we deserve a bit more leeway, I cant think of a more ridiculous idea than signing someone because its better than having no-one. 

But they’re not absolute idiots are they?

Plange played regularly in the division above for us. And went for £1m fee.

But I agree, was more making the point that we needed someone and was options available.

Stretton was our player at the time too.

1 minute ago, Jimbo Ram said:

So play a player who is no where near good enough 🤔 Make more sense to try NML, The Dobster or Barks in the second striker role….

My whole point is we should’ve signed a striker!!! 
 

after that, was just thinking that anyone is better than than the no one we got. Be it plange or Stretton. Just two obvious strikers that most of us have seen play.

personally think mcgoldrick as 9, sibley as a 10 is the way to go. But dobbin has pace to offer, Collins actually played a bit better last week too.

warne seems very rigid though in is pretty much solely Collins or mcgoldrick as his two options. We struggle to change things much due to lack of options. Hence why I was saying more options would’ve been beneficial

6 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

Stratton isn’t first choice for Stockport 🤔

I know, but genuinely would think anyone is better than the no option other than mcgoldrick or Collins we have. Didn’t rate Stretton as good enough for derby. 

stockport possibly in the same league as us next season also.

1 hour ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

13 appearances, no goals for Lincoln.  He had a purple patch with us of 8 or 9 games and then lost interest leading up to and after his move.  Not the physical attributes for for this league and no real pace to bother the cloggers.  I agree we needed to add some pace and someone must have been available.   A chance missed

Was a very quick idea, but plange seemed ok last season. Did well in a struggling side. Would definitely have rather had him here than the no one we’ve had since January. No matter his record for Lincoln.

59 minutes ago, Barney1991 said:

We were limited in January as I think the derby telegraph stayed at the time we were near the top of budget and kept it calm to be under the threshold so in the summer we had some negotiating in our favour to relax the embargo. As for getting players what did you expect us to do for pity sake. If a players agent said they wanted a fee we couldn’t sign them we also couldn’t pay any transfer fees or couldn’t pay a loan fee to a club. If teams want a loan fee why should they bend over and just let us have there player if another team was willing to pay a fee and January is bad enough as it is. Unfortunately osula got called back and we had no way to replace him and I don’t think if not under the embargo we would have signed Springett or the other lad. Until we are out of the restrictions apart from the summer when frees come up at end of contract we are swimming against the tide for players 

How did we have no way to replace him?

we had three weeks to find any striker.

wasn’t a fan of Jack Stretton but would’ve advocated keeping him if we were left with two like we have been.

I just worry any criticism of warne for the 18 months is going to be met by being told how we have restrictions. We all know about them. I’m not anti warne either, just think january was a misstep

49 minutes ago, Barney1991 said:

We were limited in January as I think the derby telegraph stayed at the time we were near the top of budget and kept it calm to be under the threshold so in the summer we had some negotiating in our favour to relax the embargo. As for getting players what did you expect us to do for pity sake. If a players agent said they wanted a fee we couldn’t sign them we also couldn’t pay any transfer fees or couldn’t pay a loan fee to a club. If teams want a loan fee why should they bend over and just let us have their player if another team was willing to pay a fee and January is bad enough as it is. Unfortunately osula got called back and we had no way to replace him and I don’t think if not under the embargo we would have signed Springett or the other lad. Until we are out of the restrictions apart from the summer when frees come up at end of contract we are swimming against the tide for players 

If we’d replaced osula I would’ve been happy. Plange off the top of my head could have done that?

seems we were let down on a promise, but can’t have literally one option. That’s poor planning.

I agree is not loads about for no money or fee, but would expect better than springett.

white has been ok I guess.

totally get all the restrictions, we’re all aware of them. But so were warne and the club. Would’ve hoped for better planning as a result.

6 hours ago, LN747 said:

I strangely thing that a season in Ligue One will help them to develop- and now push on and appreciate that they never want to sink to this level again!!! - Sadly i feel at least 2 of our yuongsters will move in. Cashin and Knight and probably Birdy - think they need to as they'd all be top 6 championship players easily...

I just don’t see it, we have mcgoldrick, Mendez Laing and hourihane who have all been called cheat codes in league one at some point this season.

then have our wonder kids who are all top six championship easily. Why are we struggling in league one?

knight definitely needs to pick a position, if is going to be wide player or attacking kid then needs a lot more goals and assists. If going to be a genuine centre mid then needs more discipline. Goes chasing the ball currently because it’s his strength. But don’t think it helps the team.

Bird I find the most underwhelming, doesn’t have many strengths apart from passing. But doesn’t control games often at all with his passing. Needs to be more positive and invisible with his passing. Should look to someone like Barry bannan.

Sibley the most talented, but finding a position a problem. Is probably as a 10. I’d love to see him given ten starts there with mcgoldrick as a 9. Did well at left back, left win doesn’t suit him at all. Or possibly as a genuine cm in a three.

38 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

I think there are points to talk about. That (I think it was in the DET twitter feed or RD, can't remember) there was a suggestion that some players were turned down as they were seen as not 'good enough' (my words). That we were chasing a striker who went elsewhere for more money. The loans we did bring in. Etc...

Agree it wasn’t a total bust, but just think the whole idea we don’t even count it as a window for warne is a bit much.

No striker a poor decision. Regardless of let down

springett has added very little

Bird got injured and white signed next day I think so shows was a bit of room. 
white been ok but not improved us. But is playing in a struggling team lately.

19 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

Noooo that's another fallacy of Warne, look at the Rotherham fans forum, look at the comments more well informed posters have made on here - when he was at Rotherham he wasn't working on a shoestring budget, he was working on one of the larger ones in League 1.

So no he's not versed in working at the lower end of the market as you put it.

Which is why he needs his own transfer window in the summer (which he hasn't had yet) plus some actual cash to spend (which may be unlikely next season)

So until he's had both can the judgements please be reserved.

Do we just ignore the january transfer window because it wasn’t very good?

21 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

Before I start, I’m not advocating for a new stadium or anything silly like that.

But when PP was built, it was deemed one of the top stadiums in the country. At least in the top 12 or so.

Since then, Leicester, Southampton, Brighton, Swansea, Cardiff, Reading and Coventry have all built stadiums of similar ilk.

I remember when Derby was looked at as a potential option for a WC stadium had we won I believe in 2006.

Was it considered in 2018? Now, there is no chance.

Man City, West Ham, Arsenal, Spurs have all got far better stadiums. Everton’s is underway. I saw the list for the Euro bid and noticed stadiums like Old Trafford and Anfield weren’t there.

I think it’s just a further realization that we have become a second tier club (third momentarily).

I always thought Derby ‘belonged’ in the top flight. The more I think about it, especially looking at the modern game, I don’t think that is the case anymore.

Think the fact we’ve been in the top division for something like six years of the last thirty two is probably a bigger sign of that. 

21 minutes ago, B4ev6is said:

The point is not even considered cashin or David macgoldic if they had no issue why not put them forward.

They must’ve been considered. Sounds like cashin be a better pick than humphries. 
 

but really don’t care about player of the year awards! All about the team 

2 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

You need to do some vetting, obviously the forum is being infiltrated with EFL activists.

# Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean you aren’t being followed. 👀

I’ve been rumbled 😂😂

58 minutes ago, Crewton said:

The Ipswich player who has been nominated has only played 1/4 of the minutes that Cashin has. That hardly seems fair to Cashin, who's had the odd bad game since Xmas, but at least 30 good ones all season.

Maybe not, I didn’t even look at the list to be honest. Just the pointlessness of someone thinking was another conspiracy compelled me to comment.

but it’s an individual award, i’m not really bothered who gets nominated. 
 

would say I think cashin has had the odd good game since Christmas rather than the other way around.

I don’t think I’d bother going to watch the games if I genuinely thought the efl and refs were plotting against us! What would be the point?

The efl conspiracy thing is getting boring. It’s really not a thing.

cashin has been pretty average since Christmas I think. Was excellent early on though.

4 hours ago, Curtains said:

Warne said post match if we fall short it’s because we don’t score goals. 
Well you left Sibley out and didn’t replace Osula !

It sounded an odd thing to say I thought, almost a bit like resigned to seventh. 
 

think an issue yesterday was not needing a back five and wing backs, especially later on. Having wingers starting higher up the pitch pins the other side back. Teams generally going to be happy with fozzy, cash, roberts, Rooney etc carrying the ball and looking for a pass.

we certainly seem to lose a lot of shape when subs come on.