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Trevor Christie, cool as custard...
 
Mods...chuck all these in a GR appreciation thread. The most wonderful radio presence.

It's going to be hard to get rid of the current matchday set up at the moment with Gibbo back on as the presenter and Dom as the main commentator. Dom for me really does do a better job of describing the play in more detail and is far less dramatic and more factual when there's a contentious decision/moment in the game. Sometimes with Ed it felt too much that you were listening to a fan who's mic'd up than someone who was commentating. I'm just happy that the recent wave of BBC radio cuts this past year didn't result in the football service stopping or in some cases with other BBC local radio sport services sharing the commentary with the opposition.

Why did you have to say that? 
all really positive then a pointless dig 

Musk and Trump both appeal to pathetic and weak men. Because they are so obviously pathetic and weak themselves.
They think - if these fellow pathetic insecure people can become rich and powerful, then maybe one day I can too
Except - becoming rich and powerful doesn't make anyone happy. It hasn't worked for them and it won't work for you either
 

This is really desperate stuff. The right's version of Carol Vorderman could be, say Teresa May? Penny Mourdant? I'm struggling to think of many other reasonablish centre right women to be honest.
Maybe we could even say Liz Truss, who probably beleives in opposite things to Vorderman in terms of taxation and economics?
The left's version of KT Hopkins? I don't really think there is one. Perhaps there is some vile human who celebrates when a trans woman attacks another woman. Or who tries to incite illegal immigrants to murder the existing population?
I love the plea against polarisation later though that I don't even think is ironic. 

Just only need draws min at Pompey and Barnsley (we have great records at those grounds, not) and beat Bolton at home.
Only. 😃
With so many of the top teams playing each other there will be many ups and downs… as others have said , we just need to treat every game as a must-win…

Run-in analysis for top 7.

We have the easiest remaining opponents if the measurement is based on the opponent's points per game, Pompey's rest of the season is the toughest.
 

Gayle was (still is ?) the better footballer. But to be honest if I had known that Collins was going to be out it would have been Smith. A better version of Collo that would have enabled us to keep playing the same way i.e. little disruption and better continuity imho. 
To get the best from Gayle (playing as a sole striker as opposed to the normal two) will mean that we will have to change how we play a bit. Yes, in theory (and hopefully) NML, Barks etc can feed in to him, but it will take a little time to gel.
In all honesty i can see PW setting us up at Barnsley like he did on satdee and to me that would make a lot of sense. We certainly want to blunt them early on and then maybe look to change at 60 mins again (depending how the game is going) and bring Gayle on for the last 25 mins.
To my mind this is one game where we just don’t want to lose.

Really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Potentially a great signing and brings bags of experience. I think it’s a great substitute for Collo. he should be a great addition to our squad, bringing Premier League level talent into league one.
Welcome to Derby Dwight Gale.
Roll on Saturday!

This will be a huge signing in my opinion, I just feel it in my bones. 
 
had a bad stint at Stoke but is miles above this league in my opinion, cashing in the kids premium bonds as I speak to bet on him scoring Saturday 🐏 

If we had been offered Smith, Gregory or Gayle, how many would have voted for the first two?

I would imagine that part of the mutual consent would include Stoke paying a decent percentage of the balance of his contract, possibly 50%. This would allow him to play at Derby for much less, without losing out too much, financially. A good return over the remainder of the season could see him earn a decent contract either here or elsewhere next season, otherwise his career at a decent level, could be at an end.

I would imagine that it’s no surprise but I am feeling very positive about this.
There are going to be a lot of tight, tense games over the next 3 months and someone like Gayle with his movement and instinct in the box could be the difference between 1 point and 3 points in many games.
Let’s hope we get him fully fit and firing and he can lead us to promotion one way or another.

Lee Gregory left out too. Thanks for nothing Wednesday. 

That's an interesting video. Rough count 6 right foot goals, 4 left foot, 5 headers. No net busters. Mostly calm, place the ball in the net shots from 18 yds or less.
Seems like he's an intelligent goal poacher. 
You'd think that with NML & Barks feeding him, he should get 5-6 goals between now and the end of the season. 

Interestingly, I just watched his YouTube highlights reel from 4 years ago and not a single goal was from pure speed, instead all about quickness of thought. I’m not sure what’s happened to him to reflect the recent dreadful goal scoring stats but it isn’t down to loss of pace. Hopefully the he why wall can sort it out pretty quickly. 

I remember how well Johnny Stead done for us when he joined us and scored some vital goals and not much was expected of him to be fair ….the difference is and no disrespect to any of our other strikers but Gayle is the best striker we have ….played and scored at a high level and a player I have always think will pop up with a goal when you least expect it because he’s a poacher 
very happy with this and some teams in L1 will now have to watch him closely when they play us which might free up space for others 

I see this as similar to the McGoldrick signing. He hasn’t been prolific in recent times but was getting Premier League minutes just 3 years ago. He will have lost the pace but should still have the footballing intelligence to out think league one defenders. 

I think the EFL will consider this carefully and think about whether a similar size club, such as Morecambe, could reasonably afford his wages and base their decision on that. 

I've had a look at Boltons remaining fixtures and it makes very pleasant reading. Seven of the next 10 games are away and they play all the top 7 before the end of the season. Throw in Exeter and Wigan away, and that is a grim set of fixtures.
Second place really is there for the taking 

While Warne is here, good technical footballers will be offsky..eg, Knight & Bird.
Hourihane has already said he is off, and i wouldn't be surprised if Sibley and Thompson don't leave too.
Warne likes speedsters, athletes & hard men...technical players just get by passed on the whole.
Shame, but this is why we play awful football and worry more about the opposition.
That said, if he gets us up, fair play, but i won't watch his style of football in the championship...because it won't work!

Maybe we can do a Bielsa and start to follow the Peterborough striker scout around the country? 🥸

running would be a start

If the EFL do turn down our attempt to sign Gayle, you would assume the player would be entitled to seek the support of the PFA in a restriction of trade situation. Whether he would is unlikely but I would guess offers from other clubs should be considered irrelevant.