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You could money on what would happen next.😄

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but the tactical awareness by PE to bring a sub on at end to keep us at 11 players was a superb bit of game management.

What must their forum be like, when you consider the criticism our relatively low paid free transfer players get on here?

Present from my husband 💗

We have to utilise our players' strengths better.
Ward's main strength is his 'Beckham like' delivery of the ball, that is to say that he can whip in the ball with both a right to left curve and a dip. This enables our central forwards to have a chance of the ball dropping down between the usual pair of towering central defenders that most teams seem to play, whereas the flat crosses have no chance of reaching our forwards. His early curving crosses also enable our forwards to run in behind their defenders, this nearly came off against Lincoln, but for the excellent anticipation and handling of their keeper on several occasions. 
I would also like to see him more involved for our free kicks, when the occasion calls for a right footed shot or ball in.

Stats wise, I've just been looking at Dan Kemp, on loan a Swindon from MK with a recall possible. Only six months on his contract, 11 goals and 8 assists this season.

We have to utilise our players' strengths better.
Ward's main strength is his 'Beckham like' delivery of the ball, that is to say that he can whip in the ball with both a right to left curve and a dip. This enables our central forwards to have a chance of the ball dropping down between the usual pair of towering central defenders that most teams seem to play, whereas the flat crosses have no chance of reaching our forwards. His early curving crosses also enable our forwards to run in behind their defenders, this nearly came off against Lincoln, but for the excellent anticipation and handling of their keeper on several occasions. 
I would also like to see him more involved for our free kicks, when the occasion calls for a right footed shot or ball in.

Santa Clowes popped a Ryan Nyambe contract extension under the tree! 
 

Merry Christmas to you all, may all your hopes be realised. 🐑

Merry Christmas to you all, may all your hopes be realised. 🐑

Luck can play a significant part in football, some teams seem to have a run of good fortune, some don't. Portsmouth seemed to have a bit of luck on Saturday, their only shot on target was from a dodgy penalty.
Take Barnsley this season, they beat Vale 7-0 on the opening day of the season, guess which team had the most shots in that game, as did Stevenage on Saturday. Remember their bizarre winning goal in injury time recently when their striker barged the keeper, Collins would have earned a yellow card for such a challenge. They got a point recently after the ball went out by a couple of feet, so much so that the other team just stopped playing.
Fine margins can decide games and we seem to be proportionately punished more for individual errors than our opposition. We have scored than twice the amount of goals that we have conceded but I struggle to remember many goals that we have been given. Whereas, a high proportion of the few goals conceded have been down to individual errors by our players or referees. When the luck is going your way other teams don't punish these errors. Take Chelsea at Wolves today, Wolves gave the ball away at 0-0 and somehow Sterling managed to screw up a 3 strikers against one keeper situation, it was Wolves' lucky day today. Maybe they deserved it after some dodgy VAR decisions against them this season. 
ATM, the shocking referee performance in the away defeat at Bolton, is possibly making quite a difference to the league table. I just hope that it doesn't cost us promotion at the end of the season.

You better watch out, you better not cry, cos Derby County will never die...Santa Clowes is coming to town 🐏
Merry Christmas all, hope everyone has a great festive period & here's to smashing this division in 2024 💪

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas for Monday 🎄🎅🏻🎉 Hope you are all on Santa’s nice list. Here’s hoping for a Boxing Day win ⚽️🐏

I have no problems at all it you having your views and opinions, just as I have mine - that’s what the world is about thank goodness. What I do hate are comments like “and it is down to the way the team are being asked, nay told to play - out wide, cross it”. You do not know how they have been told to play, you are purely guessing based on your bias and non-objectivity. Our poor performance in the 1st half, I think, was down to out inability to pass the ball with quality, control the football properly, people not moving to receive the ball and therefore getting tackled. The opposition, as another poster remarked, packed midfield and made space at a premium. An obvious answer is to try and attack down the wings. Unfortunately our passing and crossing when we got the chance was of poor quality.
Again, my opinion - not fact, I think Ward was shown an example of, by being substituted at half time, in a like for like change. Wilson struggled early on, but currently has more confidence to keep taking player on (than Ward) and this made a difference. Two of our goals came from crosses into the box, the first and second goals. I also don’t like the balance in midfield wher we tend to be too open. I personally would like to see Fornah as the defensive midfielder, as he is more mobile and can win the ball. Hourahan could possibly then link up by playing in the middle. I think Bird has done ok in the advance position and has been involved in some lovely passing movements which have lead to goals a month or two back. But the balance isn’t right and I am not sure we currently have the players to get it right.
In summary, I have opinions but I do not spout them as being factually correct. You may be right that Warne tells them not to pass to midfielders, only to wingers or whack it down the field, but I am sure that is not the case. He seems as frustrated as the fans that we are not playing better. I think Warne gets a bad press on here, when I think the players have to take a lot more responsibility for their performances.
 

As annoying as it was, to be going to a game on a Thursday evening, the club's thought process behind the fixture change is sound.
We had a 5 day break going into the game followed by another decent 5 day break going into the Wigan game. We should be relatively fresh for that game, unlike Wigan who only have 3 days. Then we get the knock on effect, we only have 3 days to the Oxford game, but Oxford will be playing their third game in only 6 days. Likewise, when we play Peterborough, it'll be our third game in 6 days, but Peterborough will be playing their 4th in 9 days.
Strong squads will count for quite a lot over the holiday period, players coming back could be crucial, we could do with Waggy back 

As annoying as it was, to be going to a game on a Thursday evening, the club's thought process behind the fixture change is sound.
We had a 5 day break going into the game followed by another decent 5 day break going into the Wigan game. We should be relatively fresh for that game, unlike Wigan who only have 3 days. Then we get the knock on effect, we only have 3 days to the Oxford game, but Oxford will be playing their third game in only 6 days. Likewise, when we play Peterborough, it'll be our third game in 6 days, but Peterborough will be playing their 4th in 9 days.
Strong squads will count for quite a lot over the holiday period, players coming back could be crucial, we could do with Waggy back 

As annoying as it was, to be going to a game on a Thursday evening, the club's thought process behind the fixture change is sound.
We had a 5 day break going into the game followed by another decent 5 day break going into the Wigan game. We should be relatively fresh for that game, unlike Wigan who only have 3 days. Then we get the knock on effect, we only have 3 days to the Oxford game, but Oxford will be playing their third game in only 6 days. Likewise, when we play Peterborough, it'll be our third game in 6 days, but Peterborough will be playing their 4th in 9 days.
Strong squads will count for quite a lot over the holiday period, players coming back could be crucial, we could do with Waggy back 

NINE POINTS!!!!
Have we forgotten the spirit of B4 already?
COYR

As annoying as it was, to be going to a game on a Thursday evening, the club's thought process behind the fixture change is sound.
We had a 5 day break going into the game followed by another decent 5 day break going into the Wigan game. We should be relatively fresh for that game, unlike Wigan who only have 3 days. Then we get the knock on effect, we only have 3 days to the Oxford game, but Oxford will be playing their third game in only 6 days. Likewise, when we play Peterborough, it'll be our third game in 6 days, but Peterborough will be playing their 4th in 9 days.
Strong squads will count for quite a lot over the holiday period, players coming back could be crucial, we could do with Waggy back 

As annoying as it was, to be going to a game on a Thursday evening, the club's thought process behind the fixture change is sound.
We had a 5 day break going into the game followed by another decent 5 day break going into the Wigan game. We should be relatively fresh for that game, unlike Wigan who only have 3 days. Then we get the knock on effect, we only have 3 days to the Oxford game, but Oxford will be playing their third game in only 6 days. Likewise, when we play Peterborough, it'll be our third game in 6 days, but Peterborough will be playing their 4th in 9 days.
Strong squads will count for quite a lot over the holiday period, players coming back could be crucial, we could do with Waggy back 

Wilson changed the game not Sibley.

B4’s Sisters matchday record.
Played 6, Won 5, Drawn 1, Goals For 13, Goals Against 3
 
…………….……think someone somewhere is pulling a few strings! 👍🐏

Tell your missus to make your tea early and then tell her you're going to the game....................
 
 
 
 
Sorry, I'm missing B4. He'd have said something along them lines. 

As I've posted on another thread, I would hope that transfer conversations have already taken place and contracts will be signed early January, hopefully allowing Cashin to remain at Derby for the rest of the season. This would allow early purchases to made giving us 4 extra games with a stronger squad, as opposed to end of window signings.

I wouldn't describe his achievements as remarkable, they got promoted as a result of some questionable decisions in the play off final, then he had massive budget to spend on the team when they got promoted. He's done okay, but not remarkable.