Gandalf's shin pads

To be fair most of our players are playing in the Championship for a reason. They are inconsistent. All the players mentioned in this thread have strengths and the ability to be decent or even good on their day, it's just a case of how often they are able to produce it.

For that reason I don't really over or under rate any of them. I just just rate them as I find them and go to games knowing that they won't be showing their best attributes every time and am accepting of that...

1 hour ago, TimRam said:

100m for 1 player. The Premiership summed up really. Problem is a lot of young people just getting into football want to support the 'winners' and see instant success so it's never ending circle. My nephew said he felt like an "outcast" where football was concerned at school as almost everyone else supported the 'big six' and constantly questioned why he followed Derby.

This is what will kill small and medium sized clubs such as Derby in the end.

I come from Heanor and when I was at school (80s/90s) the vast majority of my classmates who were interested in football supported either Derby or Forest with the odd 'glory hunter' or unless they came from elsewhere. You supported your local team because it's where you came from and it's what your family and friends did.

That has completely changed now. The younger fan base is being lost to more glamorous, better promoted/more visible and richer 'Super Clubs' both from the Prem and abroad. It won't be long before that starts being reflected in game attendance. Full Houses, even for Forest, could soon be a thing of the past.

On 11/06/2021 at 10:22, Sparkle said:

He’s very young and now experienced in the championship and a full international on several occasions and his stock will only be rising 

You may be entirely correct. I just don't rate him as highly as others seem to is all. I could be wrong, it has been know. I'd be more than happy to be proven so! 

On 11/06/2021 at 21:55, 86 Hair Islands said:

Not sure that selling our brightest young talents for a 1/4 of FMV and less than it would cost to replace them makes much sense. 

Obviously it's all a matter of opinion. I just haven't seen anything in his performances that would indicate he is any better than that or that he would be particularly difficult to replace. Other views are available. 

He is 'decent'. No better than that. Any offer coming in over a couple of million and we'd have to seriously consider it given our current circumstances I think. 

Saw 'Dunkirk' with my partner yesterday. I can only second what has already been said. It's a masterpiece. Certainly the best war film I've seen. Not an 'action' film as such. Don't go expecting standard 'Hollywood Blockbuster' stereotyping. It's a brilliant study in tension and suspense from start to finish. We all know how it ends, it's the getting there that matters and Christopher Nolan does it justice. 

I'm not one for going over the top emotionally at films but I had a lump in my throat on a couple of occasions. The ending is very poignant. My other half went to the ladies room to cry when we came out. 

10/10