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Fair enough Roy, it is all about opinions. I’d say he was chopping and changing players to find the right blend. We’d probably be saying why doesn’t he try X, or he’s fixated on Y if he had just stuck with one basic set up.
As to the openness, what else could he do that he hasn’t done ? . He rarely has a big ref moan, yeah the odd grumble, but he’s not a blame the players/ref excuse maker; he talks freely about the responsibilities of the coaching team, doesn’t lambast players publicly or slate the opposition unduly. He’s the most interesting Derby manager I have listened to for a long time. That  doesn’t equate to genius of course, but you do get an insight in to the man, far more than many of those in recent times. 

Depends on your definition of "further forward" and how, if at all, the restrictions within our business plan are relaxed. If we don't make it this year then obviously we all want automatics next season or, at the very least, firmly in the play offs. However disappointing it might be, I'm not sure calling for his head if we're 7th and only one point outside of the play offs is the answer given the continuing restrictions we will face. As depressing as it may seem, summer 2024 could well be the first transfer window when we're actually allowed to pay a transfer fee.

Do you remember when we used to have a far greater share of the possession under Cocu and Rooney, then you looked at the stats and the quality possession was oft shuffling the ball across the back line crab like then back again and so on.
But not actually generating any progression or hurting the opposition.
Which then sometimes resulted in a suicidal backpass to our goalie leading to a goal for the opposition. Or our goalie piddling around with possession on his 6 yard or across his penalty area leading to the same outcome. 
So stats can be very misleading used in isolation.

I reckon he has done reasonably well
He arrived having been given a small group of players that he didn’t choose and no means to bring any in.
He adapted our play from suicidal “play from the back” - we didn’t have the quality or pace to execute that style with any degree of aplomb. Instead, he made us more flexible and able to switch styles and not be too fixed in a particular system.
He rode the big day out syndrome, got us fitter and some more miles out of aging maestros, made us competitive and went on a good mid season winning run.
He persists in reverting to wing backs because he likes the concept, but doesn’t seem to accept  that this is flawed when your wide players and support players are not the young guns they once were and our CB’s are either inexperienced or alternatively at the end of their careers. He hasn’t really acknowledged that we get bullied. This is a tough man’s league; I have noticed time and again that we seem to be physically lightweight compared to our opponents, both in height and muscle. The only way round this, to my mind, is to keep the ball on the ground which he doesn’t do or encourage enough. 
 
There is a lot here that is beyond his control so in the balance of aspects I think he’s done a good job but  far from faultless. I also like his honesty clichee free openness. 

Grecians 1 Rams 2
FRGS McGoldrick 
We keep up the pressure on PBoro 🐏

1Wildsmith 5
34Rooney 5
6Cashin 5
15Roberts 6.5 
11Mendez-Laing 4
18 Dobbin 6
12Smith 5
4Hourihane 5
8 Bird 🦅 6.5 
38Knight-mare 4
7Barkhuizen 5
3Forsyth 5
10McGoldrick 7
9Collins 4
White 5
At the game

White gets a shove , loses his balance and clips the forward as he falls over . Even Joey Barton agreed it was a foul on White .🐏

And how many times have we come away with jack after dominating games this season. The refs incompetence cost us 3 points . I’m not saying we deserved it but at this time of the season, I don’t care.
We got robbed again by a bad decision 🐏

As bad as we played we would have taken three points with a fair referee.

We could do with Barnsley beating Ipswich when they meet, so that Barnsley still have a chance of autos on the final day v Peterborough.

Beat or match Peterborough's result on Tuesday
Beat Peterborough's result next weekend
Match Peterborough's result in game 45
Match Peterborough's result in game 46
Easy 

There have been spells (first half against Peterborough, Plymouth and MKD for example) when we have looked decent to good but failed to capitalise. I'd say we need a good summer (signings and pre-season). A "big summer to stand a chance next season" is probably a tad over the top IMO.

I’d be surprised if anything seems like decades ago to you, as you come across as someone who is about 8 years old

I think we can all appreciate why a war zone is preferable to the living hell that is Nottingham.

Apparently he told the police he was a professional footballer. Boom boom. 
 

At this rate he'll be the first manager appointed until the end of the season not to make it until the end of the season.

I see the pretty boy at Chelsea has returned to type...blaming the players 😁

Reading a lot of this , in which way did Warne get it horribly wrong ? we were seconds from an admittedly smash and grab away victory

Reading a lot of this , in which way did Warne get it horribly wrong ? we were seconds from an admittedly smash and grab away victory

In your opinion mate who does suit the club??

sorry Roy but why does it come across as you delight in The Rams having a tough time , while i respect your opinions the constant juvenile comments you post in the middle of some reasonable arguments become very tedious

Reading a lot of this , in which way did Warne get it horribly wrong ? we were seconds from an admittedly smash and grab away victory

In your opinion mate who does suit the club??