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I'd rather bring on Shinnie than Tommo at this stage of their careers.

So Warne said in his press conference he spoke to a player this week and he was buzzing to have a promotion on his CV from last year even though he didnt play much which is what Warne is wanting to build here, whether you're a regular starter or a sub all contributions count.....anyway, could this player be Shinnie? Promoted with Wigan but didnt play that much, he was at the game today too so clearly loves the club as only a handful of players are here still from when he was here

Derby 3 Forest Green 0
Frgs Collins

Thought we may have ended Anang's loan by now, fully expect this to be done to free up a loan squad space with maybe a free agent GK coming in

Add a right back to the list and I think you're spot on

Add a right back to the list and I think you're spot on

Has he actually said that he doesn't want to be at Derby? Does he feel like a prisoner? I'm sure I read that he said that he's very happy at Derby and that he only went out on loan because the Poland manager insisted that he be playing at a higher level.

Nice & simple one...
He's Derbys number 1
& he's got a massive quiff
His name is super Joe
Super Joe Wildsmith
 
Or...
He saves to his left
He saves to his right
That boy Joe Wildsmith
Makes your strikers look s****

Stearman could be playing right back?
Looks like a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 of some sort. Midfield of Thompson, Bird and Sibley with Dobbin, Osula and McGoldrick up top

Let's face it, anyone who signs for us at the moment is damaged goods (old, crocked, young, forgotten) due to the restrictions placed on us.  There is no fighting for places, we have good players for what is available, but the team is made of what we can get not what we'd buy. 
We are a sort of Ready Steady Cook side this year: number of ingredients, now find something tasty that works.

Best signing:
Wildsmith. A position we had zero players for and yet have managed to arrive at someone who looks brilliant at this level. 
 
Most exciting signing: 
NML. When did we last have a winger that could take on and beat a man with such ease? If he had consistent end product he’d be premier league still. 
 
Most enjoyable signing to watch: 
McGoldrick. Guys playing 3D chess whilst every one else is playing noughts and crosses at times with some of his touches. 

 

Dave Assuncao. Pacey left footed winger. 

To think some wanted another goalie to be our number 1 after we’d signed Joe?
He’s been magnificent and deserves a lot of praise.

Home shirt would have looked better with it in black, but that is nitpicking. A worthy cause and a shirt that looks better with a sponsor than without it. The one Bird is wearing looks very nice.
Good work all round.

Going to be interesting to see what type of deals we do in Jan as we can only do frees or loans.
With space for only 5 loans in the matchday squad, I cant see Anang being one of them so expect him to go back to West Ham and us bring in a GK in on a free.
Maybe 2 or 3 loans then meaning a couple will miss out on matchday squads. 
I think we will be hoping for Collins type deals so we can bring players in on a free who are under contract. 
If we are interested in any free agents surely we need them in now getting upto speed.

Can you please find and identify this "proper right back" and let us know that it's a free transfer, or loan without a fee. We are very much at the whim of our agreed business plan and if there's room to bring Bielik back then I think he's the only realistic player we can bring in that will really improve us until the end of the season.

Our players are closing down more quickly and with more aggression, and moving the ball so much faster when we have it. Completely different attitude to the other night. 

He needs to be loved.
Probaby why he was convinced to go to Cardiff to Warnock rather than the other championship side he’d nearly signed for. He went to Boro to re-unite with Colin too.
Hopefully he’s found his home for a couple of seasons.

I like most on here have watched years of football and seen thousands of players but sometimes you don't appreciate how good a player is until he plays for your team.
Nathaniel Mendez Laing falls into that category for me. I've always considered him a bit of a flighty player who is largely anonymous, a bit lazy but who might get you an occasional goal. Having now watched him for a dozen or so games I think that he is a quality player, with bags of skill, a team ethic and who isn't afraid to work his socks off. I'm surprised how many of our goals he seems to be at the heart of.
In my opinion he is probably our signing of the summer and if we are going to be successful it will be due, in a large part to him.

Have to be winning this today, these are the sort of games we need to win if we want top 6. Should have been aiming for min 7pts from Exeter, Bristol R & Morecambe

Option C : the best of both.
Press. Get the ball forward quickly. Play to feet.

Have to be winning this today, these are the sort of games we need to win if we want top 6. Should have been aiming for min 7pts from Exeter, Bristol R & Morecambe

For those suggesting Stearman... he will not play RCB in a back 3 for Derby. He'll either be the RCB in a back 4 or the CB in a back 3. If it's a back 4 he won't be starting, but may in a back 3 with Cashin RCB.
I can't see it being anything other than Smith, Cashin, Forsyth, Roberts today.

28 so fits the bracket of players we will be targetting, in the last year of his deal too. Only played 12 times at Boro since he joined Jan 2021 but missed last season due to injury. Can also play LWB.