Rammed79

My suggestion was Simpson and Chris Powell.  Think that would be a good combo and they've worked together before.  Powells heading up the Spurs U21's at the minute so a big help at that academy end as well you'd hope.

Still Simmo for me

Wildsmith
Nyambe   Nelson   Cashin   Forsyth
Fornah
Bird   Sibley
Mendez-Laing   Waghorn   Barkhuizen
 
Subs: Vickers, Bradley, Wilson, Smith, Hourihane, Washington, Collins

While I agree with some of the sentiments of the OP, why do we need to do this dance every time we lose? Not on this forum particularly but definitely on Twitter one week it’s HMS piss the league next week relegation fodder the next. It’s becoming tiresome.
I didn’t follow the game yesterday stats wise it looked like we parked the bus first half, but who is to say without the red card we’d have taken over the game in the second half and won it? Playing nearly a whole half with 10 men when at 1-1 is a significant enough mitigating factor to just ignore this game and move on to the next one. Not to mention sounds like a very fortunate goal won it and a horrific injury for Jake which is a body blow to the lad and to us.
Weve had a pretty tough start with the fixtures and we’re in the mix in what is going to be a wide open league this season.

Excellent signing if true very fast and chips in with goals .

Excellent signing if true very fast and chips in with goals .

Paul Simpson 

Vickers
Wilson Forsyth Cashin Elder
                 Rooney
   Thompson       Hournihane
NML                                 Waghorn
              Washington
 
Back to basics. Ask Rooney to turn the ball over and offload it to the full backs or wingers. Ask Wilson and Elder to overlap NML and Waggy.

I may as well have a shot at starting a match thread as at this rate we'll all be having multiple attempts.
Date: Saturday 19th August 1500h
Venue: Pride Park
Visitors: Fleetwood Town
Visitors Form: Not great but they'll hardly be overawed given our own. So far the Shrimpers have one point from their three league fixtures courtesy of a 1-1 opening day draw at Carlisle. Defeats at home to Cambridge (0-2) and away at Bolton (1-3) leaves them two points behind us Rams. As with ourselves, they also didn't fancy a League Cup run as they exited with a 2-3 defeat at Port Vale.
Last Season: Derby failed to score against Fleetwood in either game in 2022/23. A goalless draw in a game ruined by the wind in Lancashire was still miles better than the horror show in the return fixture at Pride Park where Derby produced about their worst performance of the season in losing 0-2. 
Notable Staff: Their owner is in jail, their manager is former Celtic man Scott Brown and they of course have ex-Ram Jack Marriott up front.
Hopes: For a return to a back four and, fitness permitting, the following starting line up. A bit of decent football on the deck would be welcome too.
                           Wildsmith
Wilson       Nelson        Cashin       Forsyth
                  Thompson      Bird
   NML               Hourihane         Washington
                           Waghorn
Will you be attending OP?: Yes, accompanied by one son and two Everton-supporting nephews. 
 
 
 

Now we have agreed Warne is rubbish can we get Paul Simpson now ?

Charlie Wyke 

Dane scarlett on loan would be good 

Liam Moore is a free agent I wouldn't mind signing 

Cauley Woodrow on loan from Luton. 28. Didn't have the best of seasons last season, but solid scoring stats at his previous club and a good work rate. Someone to potentially lead the line?

Good luck to him was great last season but we are hardly going to build our future around him 

Wildsmith.
Rooney*   Foz   Cash   Roberts
                     Smith
        Bird                 Hourihane
Barks.          Didzy.          Dobbs.

Subs
McGee, Chester, Sibbo, White, Springett, Thomson, Davies
 
*PW won’t though!
Not sure NML is fully fit, so I’d rest him. Could sit Smith and Bird side-by-side with Max having licence to push up and Hourihane at the bottom of a diamond with the front 3.

Wildsmith
Rooney      Davies      Cashin     Roberts
                             Smith
                 Knight              Hourihane
NML                                                     Springett
                            McGoldrick
 
Smith is wasted at RB because he offers nothing there. No physical strength, poor crossing, limited passing, just moans a lot. Put him where he is strongest. 
Springett - If the lad isn't going to get a chance, no point in being here.
Davies - We're shipping goals too frequently now, time for an old head to go in at the back for me now.
     

Back to basics 
                          Wildsmith
Rooney.    Davies.    Cashin   Forsyth    
 
                    Smith Knight 
                           Sibley 
mendiz.          McGoldrick.       Dobbin 
defenders who can defend midfielders who know their job wide players who cause problems for the opposition and a random wildcard in Sibley who shoots at the goal around the penalty area 

Wildsmith 
Rooney   Davies  Cashin   Roberts
                         Smith
             Knight     Hourihane
    Nml           mcgoldrick       barks

Wildsmith 
Rooney   Davies  Cashin   Roberts
                         Smith
             Knight     Hourihane
    Nml           mcgoldrick       barks

Wildsmith 
  Rooney.   Forsyth.  Cashin.   Roberts 
    Knight               Smith            Hourihane
                     McGoldrick
                Collins      Dobbin
What? Collins? I hear you say.
 I think in an away game of this magnitude we will need our grafters and we’ll need McGoldrick collecting deep from the midfield. Stick Collins up top to battle with their centre backs and let McGoldrick pick up the pieces. Collins will battle back to help a midfield that’s not aggressive.
Also, Dobbin put over some cracking crosses yesterday and we only really had Didzy in the box. I’m not saying Collins will score them but he’s got a better chance than most.

One of my favourite players of that era was Ron Willems,  absolute class and so cool on the ball. Who was the last quality Dutch player on our books?

Wildsmith
Rooney    Davies  Cashin  Roberts 
                       Smith
            Knight           Sibley 
     Nml          Collins      Springett
 

Might be time for Jake Rooney in a DM role away from home. 

Wildsmith
Smith Cashin Forsyth Roberts
Hourihane White Knight
NML McGoldrick Dobbin