Chester40

Forgot you reviewed this and watched it with the kids on Fri. Very fair review. Interesting, reasonably slow, thought provoking.. thought the ending was slightly telegraphed but a decent and engaging film.

I commented this at half time. We were really in charge, played aggressively and looked dominate. However, we actually created little from open play. Without the corner routines would we have not scored and the game become another stalemate? I honestly don't know. We played better than we have other weeks, the formation worked better... but may the same worries have resurfaced (and more to the point - could they this weekend)? It didn't matter, I'm not being churlish... or negative. It's not a black or white opinion. When things go right from the beginning we look really strong and like we will never concede a goal. When they don't we can't seem to adapt on the field and we can look particularly clueless. One more good performance next weekend and it should be an open goal even we can't f*** up.

Today he was impeccable all round. I think for the future, Cashin and Nelson look better players. Plus Niambe and Forsyth have been great too... and all 4 are big strong lads who you can rely on. But as a group they aren't blessed with pace and/or age.. for that reason I'm not sure Bradley is what we need. But Warne's recruitment has generally been decent imo so hopefully he can find someone over the summer.

What celebration? Just watched his goals again and for the first he runs off and celebrates wildly with the other players. The 2nd he briefly stands with his arms out accepting the applause and then celebrates with other players and then claps the fans...

Another year older in a League above....I'm not sure he's the answer ...but he had a great day today and that's all that matters for now.

Defence was as rock solid as ever. Nelson was quiet really as Cashin attacked the ball defensively and Bradley offensively. Sibley worked his backside off and was his best game in a long while. Wilson was up and down like an animal and so strong. They made it a back 5 and a back 3 as and when needed. Smith, Adams and Thompson all-action, scrapping, ratting and running the game. Collins won a lot of headers and NML without looking especially likely to score or assist (and missed a good chance) was full of beans again. No poor performances. Got the goals, dictated the game. Another Warne masterclass when we score early. Even looked like we may create a goal from open play 2nd half. We went from a 2/10 performance to a 9/10 in 4 days. One last big performance next weekend and hopefully we can watch a procession on the last day.

Mr Hyde turned back into Dr Jekyll during the week again! Second half we cruised home and I was even able to watch most of the last 15mins of the stomach-churning Bolton v Pompey game. Both were going for it. If Carlsberg did Saturday's then this was a great one. Back in our hands. Can even have a sneaky watch of the Bolton game with no stress. 2 games for glory. We have stumbled and corrected ourselves again....one last push and its our's!!!

Two goals from a corner. Orient created nowt. Derby look quicker, stronger and are getting to all the second balls. Dominating position without actually creating very much, mostly playing in front of Orient and trying to swing in crosses and win corners. Working so far, no complaints.

Plenty of options off the bench today. Start solid, attack with wing backs and introduce attacking options as needed... Could work...

Shirtless I hope?

No Danger Mouse, Jamie and His Magic Torch, Supergran or Chorlton and The Wheelies?? Some good suggestions on here though... Twin Peaks and Stranger Things are really memorable and evocative. Plus Miss Marple (with those 2 scary women peering out the window) and Dick Turpin.

What about a league table after 9 games which I think was his point? Regardless I'm not one to think past performances are the 'be all'..look at Schteve, shocking at times and a legend with us!

I agree with your sentiments and you raise an interesting point. I think with what we had available. ..he picked the right team. And in hindsight we were f***ing terrible. So where does that leave us. Scratching my head. I think when it's a battle with teams who come onto us, or when our players are allowed to do what they want, they are good individual players, who work hard and for this level we have better than average skill levels and that generally sees us through. When we come up against teams who set up to negate us we have simple plans that if unsuccessful can unravel and then we look really ordinary, lacking in runs/movement/passing that give us good opportunities to score. We start to force the same passes more and more, overhit them, become desperate with decision making and run into blind alleys as no one is making any different runs. That probably is a management issue? Not giving them the structure where players overlap, pop up in different positions, beat their man with a 1-2.... Cashin's long diagonal ball is as revolutionary as it gets. Constantly heading down the wing to two out or form players instead of turning inside and releasing the passes that Smith made to NML was noticeable on Tue. Earlier in the season IMO we weren't as poor as lots of fans were making out. We have forced our way to 2nd so Warne deserves a chance to see it through, but our poor performances are getting worse which is massively worrying as he should be getting a handle on where things need to change and it feels like the opposite. I don't understand how professionals could look so clueless, abject and unable to do the basics. They were clearly trying but they appear too rigid and uninspired which is the coaching side of things that appears to be at fault?? Anyway..I'm just waffling and waffling on and clearing my brain of the huge frustration I felt on Tue.. before going again tomorrow. Tis the life of a Derby fan.

Did you watch the game? I don't recall last season's match but if Tue was an improvement then I've probably had therapy to help me forget it! I can't remember so many 'WTF was that' moments in any game. Just constantly covering my face with my hands and/or swearing at the TV. Basic errors, unbelievably loose passing, elementary mistakes like being off-side or giving stupid fouls away or not attacking the ball and giving them soft goal kicks. Throw in horrific shooting, an absolute lack of intensity, determination to keep lumping it down the wings to no effect and running the ball into touch unnecessarily. I just struggled to see how we were a professional team at times...it was more like a charity event. I honestly don't think we would have played any worse if I'd dragged myself up and down the wing instead of CBT. On paper we looked an attacking side, but Washington, Collins and NML all looked woefully unengaged with the rest of the team. It was every bit as bad as the Northampton game, except Wycombe looked even more there for the taking until we gave them confidence. I honestly can't remember how many times frustration at how brain dead our play was gave way to bitter, hollow laughter. I'm just about now contemplating having to watch us again and invest hope in Bolton slipping up again but omg when we are bad we are soooooo bad. Wildsmith Wilson Nelson Cashin Sibley Adams Smith Bird Barks Collins NML

Not sure it's made a lot of difference....but Nelson seems a better choice of captain regardless.

Agreed. But also we were such a stupid team ...no game management/understanding at all. Stupid off-sides, terrible free-kicks, shooting that was eye-bleedingly bad, poor anticipation, giving away free kicks, passing to nobody, running into dead-ends... on and on... just amateurish. Warne has to take responsibility today, failure to go up and I wouldn't cry if we decided he'd had his chance and looked elsewhere.

This is truly appalling...

No he's definitely on the pitch...

Has CBT done a anything right today? I can't remember a single thing.

These are terrible... yet we are conspiring to throw it away. Washington has been so wasteful. CBT has missed a chance that was painfully easy and otherwise been garbage. NML is pretty absent. Collins not touched it. Defence looks fairly solid and mostly keeping them at arms length. Huge gaps through the middle when we try but we persist in going wide.

Who's that fella with a banjo...

Hmmmm... TMI. Anyway ...back to important matters, Shaun Barker saying CBT has 'electrical pace'... does that scan or is it just not what you would normally hear?

Yep, no complaints. Considering we are missing Ward, Forsyth, Bird, Gayle, Elder, JJ, Niambe ....Bradley ..that is a decent team. Bench looks a bit light but hardly surprising...

Wow... I have actually guessed a Warne starting line-up... get rid of the predictable twonk!

I was told by my parents that an electric blanket would frazzle you to death and/or dehydrate you to death and/or catch fire and burn you to death, if it was left on overnight while you slept ... one night my mum woke me angrily and told me she was turning it off. For years I thought of it as a near death experience and that she had literally saved my life.