Jimbo Ram

It’s funny, that was a slow burner. It took a couple of weeks before the defeat hit me. Unlike the QPR defeat 💣

Hope we aren’t too loose at the back 😉

Whilst I wouldn’t be jumping for joy if he returned, he’s 33 years old and this would be the first season in his career outside the top 2 tiers of English football. That’s pretty impressive and you don’t have that kind of career without being a good footballer and a great professional.

Took him 15 seconds to show some real quality yesterday as he danced through their defence in the box. Took less than minutes to also show the endeavour and hard work that Warne will rate winning the ball back in his own half. 
 
He is very technically gifted, more so than the others in our attacking positions despite what some clowns will tell you about his first touch. He’d be excellent as a supporting player in this squad. 
 
 
and I’ll be honest, I was on the side of ‘don’t go back’. He took less than 5 minutes to change my mind. He looked the sharpest player in our attack when he came on and combined really nicely with Washington. 

No. But sometimes you have to make the best of what you can get.

I’m sticking by BT for my goss….need to show some loyalty 🙄

I’m sticking by BT for my goss….need to show some loyalty 🙄

I would broadly agree. We look like a top 6 squad but not a top 2 one, even if you include Waghorn. 
I'd suggest we are 3 or 4 players away from that. 

He'd probably be putting the crosses in. I'm just amazed that after his two short cameos at this level he easily looks as good as Collins. He's smarter, faster and more skilful (ffs what?!), can't see we've anything to lose from giving him a 1 year deal.

Agree with most of that but my view would probably change with a couple of further additions up top…

Worcestershire beat Gloustershire this evening, meaning we are up to the dizzy heights of sixth.

Steve Mac 😊

Heard great things about Eddie Barlow but he was just before my time. Wright and Kirsten were great, but all in all, during the period I have followed Derbyshire, it has to be Michael Holding 😊

King Kev

Great, he doesn’t score many…

Got to be time for Waggers 😊

Hmm, yeah been very disappointing. Never at any point looked fully fit, and has been one problem after another. The fact we signed him for 2 years, to solely play for us full time, probably makes the end result even more disappointing.
Best? Can you look past Eddie Barlow’s contribution?
All the greats were before my time really. First overseas I remember being excited about were Dean Jones and Michael Slater.
My favourite who I got to watch a lot would probably be Martyn Guptil.

Brooke Guest has been announced as the captain for the One Day cup, with Anuj Dal as the vice captain.

Some interesting words from Mickey Arthur about the pitch when talking to Radio Derby. There’s never any mention of it on the club reports, but I recall Fletch said on commentary that he would pose the question, as it is very much the hot topic of conversation at the moment.
You can tell by how much grass they are leaving on it, that they are trying to get some life into the pitch but it's just not happening. I don't know how that's fixed or how long it takes.
Arthur's comments;
"It's hard to force wins here, there's been one win in four-day cricket since I've been here when we lost to Worcestershire in arguably a game we should have won.
"We have to do something, I thought this wicket was going to do all sorts, it was green and it ended up being incredibly flat. If we want to meet the ambitions we have, we've got to be getting wins at home and we need a bit of help out of the wicket."
 

What would you do if Afobe and Assambalonga wanted to much in wages, or weren’t interested?
I don’t think lots of people actively want Waghorn back, as you are suggesting, it’s more a case of if he’s the best of what we can afford then they are ok with it.

That a striker has been signed perhaps 🤔 

Just a few business interests in the Congo if you know what I mean.

Stokes’s wasn’t bad!

Steve Mac 😊

Yorkshire have finally had their points deduction, so we are off the bottom of the table 🎉🎉