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I agree. Whatever is decided by Angie, David or the forum as a whole, I'm sure we'll all get behind it. That's what Daniel was all about after all.

Top fan. Great fella. Inspirational without trying to be. Responsible for countless divorces but we'll gloss over that. I won't be there for the Bristol Rovers match but will applaud on my own whilst watching Rams TV. Edit: what was "mentile shutters" at Fulham supposed to be?

Well that's desperately sad news. Love to the family. I hope they know how much Daniel's enthusiasm for the Rams made this forum smile.

Apparently there's some doubt over who gets officially credited with the third goal. Forsyth is adamant it's his, claiming it on the basis that it was over the line before Collins got there. I can see this being a boner contention.

I've always thought he was Irish tbh.

Good news. We're getting there with the Academy.

I know you weren't being serious BV but did you know Collins has 13 senior international caps already?

Is Bardell fit? I wonder if we'll see any of Jeffcott, Robinson, Radcliffe or Brown starting. Any other likely young uns to play?

Any updates on a possible return for Liam?

Based on one 90 minute appearance which I saw at first hand, plus the fact he seems to score regularly, I'm going to suggest the lad at Morecambe (Mellon) as an ideal signing. He's on loan to them from Burnley.

Dajaune Brown must surely start on Wednesday.

1Wildsmith 6.5 24Nyambe 6 17Sibley 6 35Nelson 7 5Bradley 6 6Cashin 6 3Forsyth 5.5 2Wilson 6.5 4Hourihane 6.5 12Smith 6 7Barkhuizen 5 20Ward 6.5 8Bird 7 11Méndez-Laing 7.5 14Washington 6.5 9Collins 6

Pretty much all of them, which is my point.

I'm going to go against the grain here and suggest it's our final cross which has been our downfall here. The overall football hasn't been too bad imo. Also, the ref has been excellent and has let the game flow as well as any ref I've seen all season.

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It's on Sky isn't it?

Thanks for making an effort with the thread @S8TY. A poor performance and/or result and the atmosphere could become unpleasant. Fingers crossed we put in a much improved display involving passing the ball on the ground and overall control. My preferred 18: (no chance of it I know) Wildsmith Nyambe Nelson Bradley Forsyth Fornah Bird Hourihane NML Barkhuizen Brown (Vickers, Jeffcott, Sibley, Smith, Ward, Wilson, Collins) I know it's been discussed elsewhere about the gap between U21 level and L1 but I fail to see the harm in at least trying Dajaune Brown up top. He is guaranteed to offer more pace and mobility than the other options and basically can't be much worse than Collins or Washington. The potential upside though, both in terms of actual overall team performance and a boost to the fans' enthusiasm levels, is significant enough to justify giving the young lad a crack.

Derby 2 Cobblers 1 (Nelson)

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I guess so. I'm pinning my hopes on him being the 'new' Studger.

I hear what you're saying @ExiledinDerby about Brown not quite being ready but, in the absence of John-Jules, our striker options are Collins, Waghorn and Washington. Surely Brown is worth a place on the bench at the very least?

Totally agree.

If all were available I think I'd go with: Vickers Nyambe Nelson Cashin Forsyth Thompson Fornah Bird NML John-Jules Barkhuizen My thinking being..... * either Vickers or Wildsmith is fine * John-Jules simply cannot be a poorer option then Collins, Washington or Waghorn * Thompson is a quality player who was starting to show his abilities before his injury * Ward or Wilson could replace NML with Sibbers doing the same with Barkz * Brown to be the first option up front off the bench * the other three subs to make up the 18 would be Smith, Hourihane and Waghorn * I might have missed an obvious one out but there's no place in my hypothetical matchday 18 for Elder, Bradley, Washington or Collins

Bruce's football is uninspiring. Ask any supporter of most of his former clubs managed and they'd tell you he's not the man.

I'd be gutted if we went anywhere near either of them tbh.