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Not sure what to comment that hasn’t been said but I want to join in on the buzz.
 
not l that long ago we were behind Bolton, then ahead but they had games in hand. At one point I think they had two games in hand and we were one point ahead. 
 
Really hope Gayle, Barks and Wards injuries are not too severe. 
 
Waggy got more minutes in him today but looked far off the pace (admittedly against the BEST team to come and play at Pride Park 😉😂)
really hope Gayle will be ok 
Bird back soon to hopefully replace CH 
Foz .. what a guy. What a player and what a servant to the club 
Ebou - so important to us and such a good player. Love that he plays for my team.
back 3 immense - week in week out 
wildsmith - hope the issues he was having are or get sorted and he extends his time here. He’s a very good goalkeeper.
fans did us proud - the numbers and volume were a credit to the club and city. 

Finally I hope you enjoyed that DC. I hope you heard the fans and atmosphere and saw the effort and honesty about the boys on the pitch and I hope you were proud. 
 
DTID
 
 

Interesting today how many fans stayed until the end and even after the final whistle , looked like almost no one went early for a change.

A few quickfire thoughts from me on todays game:
- Curtis Nelson might well be the signing of the season. Followed closely by Kane Wilson.
- Forsyth was good today but I was very surprised that the MoM award didn’t go to either Wildsmith or Cashin. Both kept us in the game at times.
- We need to begin moving on from Hourihane now. He is just not offering enough and his tracking back is very poor. Thompson and Adams in the middle for me, going forward.
- Derby fans are great. 
 

Apologies if any of this is a repeat of what's already been said but haven't had time to catch up with the thread yet.
Firstly hats off to Bolton, thought they came and had a decent go. They are probably licking their wounds wondering how they didn't go home with something from that game. I won't begrudge them that as they were much improved from the reverse fixture. Wasn't that impressed with them that day.
Having said all that I don't want to take away from the shift all of the boys put in. Cashin, Fozzy and Nelson in particular were immense. Fozzy quite rightly the MoM. To put in that level of performance after being out so long was beyond impressive. 
Big shout out to Wildsmith too. Two world class saves gave us a platform on which that victory was built.
Absolutely buzzing with that result. Won't be getting much sleep tonight as my adrenaline levels are off the scale.. Trying my best not to get carried away as there will be more twists and turns yet but we are firmly in the driving seat. Every club in that division barring Pompey would love to be in our position right now.
You beautiful bloody Rams. You've caused us all so much heartache  over the years but it just makes moments like this all the sweeter. 

We deserved that, not because we were better than Bolton but because we stuck at it, grafted and gave everything. Bolton played some good football, runs off the ball, slick passing on the edge of the box but Wildsmith kept their two clear chances out.  Many times on the balance of play we have dropped points despite apparently dominating possession, today it was Bolton’s turn. We had a good first 10, they had a good next 15 then (despite surrendering possession too often) it was an even game but we got the goal. They were tidier, we looked more dangerous on the break. Their No 8 was a nasty narky foul playing knob. 
 
I often moan about poor first touch, but Elder’s wasn’t t half bad was it 🤪. Loved when early in the second half the crowd had gone quiet and Smithy almost frantically urged to east stand to up it .. they need us and the ground responded.
Wildsmith gets my MOTM because he came up with goods in the line fire but Fozzie has to a pure bred legend, just seamlessly gelled with his teammates, all that experience, directed headers that find white shirts, positioning, timing .. the lot. He is a Ram.
The football has had criticism but TBH, the scheme is ok, but our touch and quality individually will need to be a step better when we go up … and we ducking are ! COYR

I'll be honest, this morning I woke up almost deflated, just knew we would lose, after all it's the Derby way, big game and that.
Then we win.
I'm like a dog with 2 huge dicks.
Come on, let's finish the job off now for @B4ev6is

Us fans today contributed massively, gave those working hard on the pitch an extra %. I didnt see the goal coming, but we usually have enough to score. Defence and Wildsmith today was 10/10, I think they are the best group in the division, and that got us over the line.

Fozzie, Cashin,  Wildsmith, Nelson and Adams all brilliant.  Again that defensive 5 were vital.
NML worked his socks off but his touch wasn't there today.
Wilson was the game changer. I prefer Thompson to Hourihane. 
Sibley and Ward struggled at times to get on the ball. 
Waghorn was pretty ineffective. 
Thought Smith had a decent game.
Another game where the defence kept us in it and we nicked a goal. Its not luck, its the way he manages things and it's taking us back up at the moment.
Not a great performance but a bloody great day. 
 
 

Modern club legend. They don't make 'em like him any more.

Let's not go there CBX. I don't disagree, but tonight is a night for celebrating, not re-opening old wounds.
COYR

Let's be honest, each and every game until we are safely promoted is massive. Each game ticked off makes catch-up that little bit harder.
 

This was one of those games where all that mattered was the result. There was nothing in it at all. I said to my son at half time that a set piece would win it. Thankfully it went our way. Not free flowing football but who cares. I thought actually losing Gayle helped us to a certain degree as we were losing the midfield battle. Atmosphere superb. A wonderful day out with my boy 😊🐏

Wow, what a result! Some fantastic performances out there today but I just want to take a moment to praise Ebou Adams, to give such a wholehearted display while observing Ramadan can't be easy, what a guy! 

Liam Thompson will have something to say about that!

The sign of a good side is to win when not at their best.
We won. We weren't at our best.

I was going to ask how did we play and did we deserve it. But, who give a f***. This league is renowned for being a tough one to get out of. We can say what we want about Warne. Including me I wanted him gone. No doubt about it I really really wanted him gone. But the team morale and character is immense. You can’t question the effort. It is a massive win and a brilliant day. Them 3 big saves from Joe will do him the world of good. Drink it in 🍻 

We'll win at Pompey.
You heard it here first.
Actually, I'm pretty sure B4 said it first - and this is his year.

We all can, and have, say what we want about Paul Warne and some of the players. But what cannot be denied is that this group run through brick walls for him. The grit, determination and will from this group is fantastic. 

I know you dragged our normal free-flowing football down so apologies

Bolton huffed and puffed and Wildsmith had to make a couple of good saves but:
- Barkhuizen cross to Mendez-Laing was close
- Smith had a ferocious drive blocked : keeper would have struggled
- Nelson should have scored with a free header 
- their keeper made a couple of other saves
Mendez-LaIng struggled with his second touch today. If it wasn’t for that he’d have been clear at least three times. 
You can have all the passing it across the lines and looking comfortable on the ball you like, but they didn’t really breach our defence very often for all that.
In summary, we might not have looked pretty, but I think we were quite effective. I’m enjoying the effort and passion, and the occasional flashes of skill. 

Have you stood next to Wilson. He isn’t tiny. But he is one of favourite people atm

I love football. I love Derby County.
COYR
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Do whatever it takes to get Ebou Adams in the summer.

You’re the best side in the division and we’ve restricted you to 6 shots, only 3 of which are on target. That’s a solid performance. 
 
granted some of our performances haven’t always reached the heights we want every week but I wouldn’t judge us in a game against our toughest opponent. Today was about getting over the line. Nothing else matters. 

Well we had more shots than them 👀 
 
 
Never in doubt 👀. Superb effort and superb crowd. 
 
We've just beaten in my opinion the best team in the division. It’s ours to f*** up from here.