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I have been a vocal critic of both three at the back and the inclusion of Sonny Bradley.
Today, I was wrong. We negated the threat of Messers Martin and Sinclair. We played excellent pressing football and we broke with intent.
It was as comfortable an away game as you could wish for. Even at half time, we looked in charge.
Well done everybody, including the crowd. I loved it. Brilliant day out.

Top performance from the boys today under big pressure. Business end of the season, lots riding on every game. We followed up two back to back defeats with back to back 3-0 wins including dismantling a side in really good form and to be honest a place I thought we’d slip up at. Barnsley were certainties for autos according to some on here after beating us (you get promoted by beating your rivals after all!!), well not if you throw in a 5-1 home defeat to midtable Lincoln. Can you imagine what the meltdown would be on here if we did that. FWIW Barnsley are still well in it if they can bounce back. 
 
Think Warne has stumbled across the winning formula with this line up. Ward and Sibley have been outstanding so dangerous from Wing back, and the front three are a real threat. Then we actually look like we have a decent bench now.
Feel this could be a real defining moment today, this week can definitely be defining. Not if we don’t have a great week, we’ll still be in the mix if that happens but if we have a great week and win both matches, I’d be extremely confident in us getting over the line. 
But this is Derby, we’ll find a way to make things difficult and there will be plenty of twists and turns. But if we’ve found this level of performance at this stage of the season, and we can sustain it, then it’s extremely encouraging. 

Goes both ways there mood tho,you can't be whining all week after a less than optimal game and then fail to celebrate a good one without getting some stick.
(That's not aimed at you at all btw)

Agree
but theres a small minority that seem to take more pleasure from here when we lose than win.. so thats for them
they know who they are

Cos i know those from the other side would be all over this place like flies round s*** had we not won today quite simply. 

Those really vociferous moaners who go quiet when we are decent are annoying. No harm in saying we played well today and comment on what they saw etc.
 

Quiet on here tonight .. must the moaners have been put firmly back in their boxes …. Til tuesday at least 🙄🥱
well done to paul and the lads
coyr!!!!!

Some people talk as though Brown is 20/21 years old. He's only just turned 18 ffs, we need to let him develop before we chuck him into the Pride Park bearpit.

What I enjoyed today and have done over the last  few weeks is Sonny Bradley proving all the haters wrong. Another strong performance from him today and getting better with the more minutes he’s playing. 

I’ll say this, Gayle’s head/tap in was flipping brave. No shying away do from putting his head in dangerous places. Proper CF play 🐏

What makes CBT a 4 compared to the other subs? He came on in the 92nd minute same as Thompson, what marks CBT down in those few mins that didn’t affect Thompson? Is he your new scapegoat? 

Dajaune has strength and power. I always felt he was a little reluctant to use it.
If this loan allows him to feel more comfortable doing so, he's going to be some player.

Everything you'd expect from a Warne master class today..
3 solid as a rock defenders. Athletic wing backs.  Adams winning all the loose balls. Everyone harrying them to win the ball back.  Using width and hitting them with pace.
When we are bad we are really bad. But credit is due when we play like that.
 

Cocu was the right Manager at the wrong time. Everything was stacked against him from day one. Very decent guy too.

That aged well 

P.G Wodehouse from the Directors box.
Ah, what a splendid affair it was. If ever Pimms were to host a League 1 day, it would assuredly resemble the festivities witnessed amidst the resplendent performance of the Rams. Oh, the gallant display put forth by the chaps, supported by a throng of bouncing enthusiasts whose fervour knew no bounds!
Picture it, if you will: The Wardrobe, that bastion of attacking fortitude, held steadfastly in its flat-packed splendour, masterfully overseen by the indomitable trio of Cashin, Nelson, and the towering arm waving Sonny Bradley.
And oh, the ecstasy that swept through the air as Gayle, Barkhuizen, and Waghorn graced the pitch with their sublime prowess, each goal a symphony of skill and finesse.
Yet, one cannot help but chuckle at the missed opportunity of young Waghorn, whose errant shot surely would have found the net had it been left to my Charleston partner, deftly balancing a cocktail in her hand.
Ah, but such is the whimsy of fate! Nevertheless, the Rams ascend once more to the lofty heights of second place, a sight to behold indeed! And let us not forget the jolly good fellow, Warne, bedecked in his bobble hat, whose indomitable spirit endured despite a trying week of illness and the untimely tribulation of Bird and his muscular woes. Verily, it was a day to be remembered, a tonic for the soul amidst the tumult of life’s endeavors.

Interesting hearing Barkhuizen saying he’s been given a bit of a freer role than he’s normally had in his career, is that…dare I say it…evidence that the coaching staff might be getting something out of him as a player? 

Frankly anyone who can’t enjoy this football, who can’t see how effective it is, can’t admire the fast passing, can’t be impressed by the commitment, can’t see our quality, and insists on calling it “get it out to the wing and cross it” …. well where do you get your joy in life?
Yes we were under the cosh a bit at 2:0 up, but for every missed chance they had, we had one too.
Fantastic result. 

Something something hoofball, something something crosses, something something back 3, something something tiny xG….
Come on folks the Rams are flocking winning! 

(please note the above stuff is meant in jest 😉) 

He could be playing one of the positions NML and Barkhuizen are playing, the wingbacks aren’t stopping us having 3 forward players are they? 

We won well last week using this formation, our first choice and second choice left back are injured, our first choice right back is injured, we haven’t got much depth at CF due to injury….. There’s more to consider than just a dig at Bradley (who’s done well enough recently) or Warne. Maybe it is just to get Bradley in the side, but it’s worth considering other factors could also be relevant.
In my opinion this system gives us a defensive platform and some attacking options so it’s not the end of the world, provided it brings results of course.

Robinson is better, but also covers RB and CB.

Poor formation for an away day breakfast plate imho; sausage should be between the defensive beans and rotated to prevent the midfield scrambled egg being encumbered with defensive duties. Egg should be deployed further forward and ahead of the hash-browns, with the mushrooms out wide but given license to cut in and play as a number 10. Really don’t believe the combination of fried & scrambled eggs ever works; they’re just too similar. At least one of the slices of toast should’ve been given a starting position to give added structure to the team, supporting the bacon which appears somewhat isolated and awkwardly placed in the way of the hashbrowns. Bizarrely part of the beans seem to currently be deployed as a wing-back…I can’t see that working at all. I’m liking the look of the fresh orange on the bench but not sure it’s got enough in the tank to last the whole 90 minutes. Just don’t think that line-up is going to cut the mustard today. Really need the lad Brown on there too, just to spice it up a bit. 

Here we go again. Accounts just come out showing our losses but we want media training for our players! 
Louie will have had exactly the same training as Bird and Cashin, both of whom are articulate and calm when interviewed.
Louie is obviously not comfortable in front of the camera and just says obviously instead of er.... it's hardly a biggie, is it? 
P.S. Has anybody noticed how many times Richie Barker used the same word in his interview? Co-incidence?
Obviously!