Premier ram

Wildsmith 
      Rooney       Cashin      Forsyth
Knight         Smith    Bird (C)           Roberts 
                  Sibley         Dobbin    
                        Mcgoldrick 
Subs- McGee, Chester, Hourihane, White, NML, Barkhuizen, Collins 
- Actually think the 3 at the back worked quite well as a system against Ipswich once we’d settled into the game, just felt the personnel was wrong. Get Knight as a wing at wing back to provide energy, NML’s clearly knackered and Knight’s best form this season was arguably playing right back, think Roberts did a good job on the left against Ipswich, he’s been our best player recently.
- Use Sibley and Dobbin as 2 10’s playing off Mcgoldrick, a number of teams play multiple number 10’s now, Sibley and Dobbin provide energy and are willing to take players on and try things, even if it doesn’t always come off. Let the wing backs provide the width and allow the 10’s to create problems in the middle.
- We need to score early, if we get to half time at 0-0 I’d worry, teams know they can beat us second half if they change tactically at half time, we don’t adapt well.
                        

Welcome back.  Dear sweet Jesus, welcome back.  🐏

I tend to agree with your observations. Promotion this season was always going to be a tall order, so being in and around the play offs at this stage is a fair achievement. Next season, Warne will probably be able to 'beg, steal or borrow' players with the physicality and energy to suit his style of play. We can then hopefully move up a few gears and push for a top 3 or 4 position in this league. 

They've said that if we're in the Championship then they will be the same price as our 2021/22 Championship prices.

That's a cracking bit of comms.
Tells us all what we need to know, and I like what they tell me.
 
#topjob.
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Excellent communication and clarity on all the major questions we have raised with the Club.
I think the pricing is pretty outstanding when you think how costs are rising generally. 

So by Wycombe's logic, Peterborough have a cast iron case for compensation - Reading knowingly overspent, which triggered a suspended 6 point penalty, and which would have kept Peterborough up if it had been fully applied at the time.  And we only finished 7 points behind them, so we arguably have a case too - our last game or 2 were dead rubbers, with us already down, but wouldn't have been if Reading had had -6 points.

I really don’t see it. Initial disappointment (until it sinks in what LR and PW faced) yes but no sour taste or sharpening of knives except for the minority of idiots hiding behind social media. I would/will be disappointed but anyone feeling bitter or calling for the managers head if we either fail in the play offs or fall short by finishing 7th or 8th really need to have a word with themselves.

FTFY

I still think we play some good football at times and the first half at peterborough was a good example, it was so one sided but in those periods we need to score and we are'nt and this is the problem.
We are toothless, once Didzy's form dropped off, and it was always going to where are the goals coming from ?
If you put two mobile pacey strong forwards in our side who can score the whole picture changes for me
We should've been at least 2-0 up in first half against Peterborough and then I believe the second half would've looked a lot different
Didzy had to score that easy header from NML cross in first half against Ipswich and Cashin's header should've stood and would've put us 2-1 up ..the differences are marginal not massive and 2 Centre Forwards would change a lot as I still don't see Didzy as a CF and Collins is very short on confidence
I'd be very tempted to play NML or Barks up front with what we have at the moment to give us something different.....pace !

Tiredness is mental as well as physical.  They’re struggling physically but I think that would happen in the latter third of season given that the squad was put together with 3 weeks of pre-season left.  They’re also struggling mentally.  It’s clear they struggle for confidence when we go behind at the moment and that’s a mental battle they need to overcome.  When your mentally tired, it seems to drain you more physically too.
Warne will definitely benefit from a full pre-season and a summer transfer window.  When we’re looking at freebies January was always going to a struggle as they’re just not available.  And if a free transfer is available in January, there’s generally a reason why they haven’t been snapped up already.  Last summer the window had been open 5 - 6 weeks before the takeover was completed.  We couldn’t really make any promises or come to agreements in May due to the uncertainty.  This summer we’ll be picking from a much larger pool due to being able to do deals earlier.  And we’ll be a big draw no matter what division we’re in.  In some ways it’s good that quite a few players are out of contract this year as it means Warne has more scope to bring in players to suit his system and style.

It’s noticeable that some are saying that our dip in form and dropping out of the top is the fault of warne having a style of play that is built on high tempo and work rate , perhaps we may not have had the unbeaten run and ever got into the top 6 and stayed there so long without forcing that tempo and work rate 🤷‍♂️, short time I know but we were never in the top 6 with roseniors style , didn’t in my view look like getting in there and many stated that teams sussed us and raised they’re tempo while getting right in our faces  , we had a fair few really weak poor performances under Liam which in my view were worse than under warne and we still had the look of an old team with not more than 45 minutes in us 

Yeah except for few away games you didn’t go a few seasons back as your dad was working during the week.
Where was the effort then mate?  Don’t judge others on your own circumstances pal.

B4 it is not a case of people not making an effort and not everyone can go. Also dont you go with your dad anyway? There are many more reasons not to be able to go to a match than illness or injury.  

I think if we could sign Roberts on a free, him and Cashin as the left side of defence alongside a new more mobile right sided cb and a proper right back would be a solid enough defence. Also Cashin in a back 3 with wing backs could well work if Warne looks to play a similar way to how he did at Rotherham.
It’s only his second season as a senior pro, there are plenty of centre backs who have had excellent careers despite a lack of pace and/or height, seems odd to write off his career before it’s really got going.

Yes Ipswich were dynamic in their approach to the game, they were physically stronger and quicker than us for much of the game. 
The thing the wrist slashers and manager out sections amongst us, seem to be ignoring is the fact we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. How the game would have unfolded at 1-1, no one can say. 
 If we had finished with a one all result, against what some believe to be the best team in the division, how many unused sharp objects would still be safely packed away in the bathroom cabinet
Lets also remember this was against a team that was strengthened in the January transfer window, is on a good run of form and is being predicted by some pundits to be top of the division come the end of the season.
Will the aforementioned sections please sit back and take a moment to reflect on where we as a football club are right now. We could easily not have a club to moan about.
Yes I, like every Derby fan wants to see us play sparkling football, to return to the Championship and higher as quickly as possible. But we are where we are, having to cope with the severe transfer restrictions imposed on upon the club.
For a team that was cobbled together of nothing at the start of the season, has it over or under achieved? 
I'm happy we are even in the mix for the chance of getting promotion. At the start of the season I just hoped we wouldn't be dragged into a relegation dog fight and been content for us to see the season out in mid-table mediocrity. Giving the club time to reorganize after a traumatic few years.

Hirst (24), Chaplin (26), Burns (28) and Broadhead (24). You're just not going to get the same out of Didzy (34), Collins (32) and NML (30). Knight is the only one who presses well and it's not really surprising is it? He's 22. You're comparing apples to pears.
The last statement is just mental really isn't it. Warne won't be able to do anymore with our press until he's able to bring in some players who can do it for 90 mins. 

Can we please stop scrutinising Warne! Look at it this way. David Clowes has put faith in Warne to get us up and given him a big contract. He’s had his hands tied this year and will in the summer. Let’s get behind the team and Warne, instead of finding fault at every available opportunity.