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Because he wants to win the game, it’s 10 days since they last played so getting/keeping match fit might be more of a requirement and because he’d get slated if he played a weakened side?

Maybe they’re a better team than they were last season? Maybe they’ll be more up for it than us especially with the majority of the crowd behind them ? (They shouldn’t be but perhaps they will be) Maybe they’ll field a team more closely resembling their first team? Maybe the’re confidence is higher than ours given their good home form and our poor away record? (mentality and state of mind can make a big difference) I think there are several reasons why we might not win. I’m just hoping none of them materialise.

Today is NOT a pivotal day (or match) for Warne. Lose and the pressure may intensify a little but it won't see him sacked. A win will not really relieve much pressure. A defeat tonight will be quickly forgotten if we can pick up 4 or 6 points from our next two games. A win tonight will quickly be overshadowed if we fail to pick up more than 1 point from the two games.

100% wrong in my opinion. A win on Saturday would be significantly more important than a win tonight. I also don’t really see the toxicity levels of the fans being especially affected by tonight’s result (unless maybe if we lose heavily by 4 or 5 goals). It’s not as if we’re playing at home against aa struggling team considerably below us in the football pyramid.

I find it hard to agree with very much you’ve said there. Orient are at home and doing well in the division just one below ours. Consequently, if we lose, it will barely register on the list of cup upsets. If we do indeed lose then I think many will be disappointed, many will be upset and some will be fuming but I don’t see it as being “crucial” to Warne’s future. With regard to Orient. I’m sure many of the players and supporters see themselves as slight favourites but I doubt they’ll see it as foregone conclusion or easy victory.

Correction. It’s on Prime not Netflix.

Just coming to end of “Sticky” on Netflix. Very loosely based on a true story in Canada. I think anyone that liked Fargo (which I did) will enjoy this.

Do you think their starting 11 in the FA Cup will be considered their first team? 😀

Can’t wait to get my half’n’half scalf. 😀

I'm not sure "very, very, very unlikely to win" is a very good example of being optimistic. If you'd said you thought we could win the cup then I'd have described you as delusional. 😀 For me, it's definitely the wrong time to be playing Forest. I don't relish the prospect of a large contingent of Forest fans descending on Pride Park and celebrating a win at our place which, we both agree, would be the most likely outcome. I also don't want to see the Derby players resorting to kicking lumps out of the opposition even if they are Forest players (although, I suspect, this was said half in jest).

Says the person who said we are “very, very, very, unlikely to win”. 😀

Nothing to lose except for a great deal of pride if they gave us a good thumping. A big no from me thank you.

I see it as 3 less recovery days before our next league game. ☹️

only slightly related to this subject: We had to get an energy report on my late fathers bungalow before selling it. The report includes suggestions on how you could make the property more energy efficient and save money. One suggestion (there were only 4) was solar water heating at an estimated cost of £4,000 - £6,000. The report reckons this would save about £46 per year. Meaning, it would take 86 years to recover the cost (based on current energy tariffs obviously). 🤣

Listening to the radio Derby pundits sometimes (not always) may tempt some listeners to lop off both ears.