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It's talked up because there's so much dross played with a decent squad. What we needed on the pitch today was another wide player and a change of formation. 😄

More like not knowing who is where, doing what, in the defence in front of you.

That's indigestion mate. 😉 #COYR! 😄

Wrong. But you're such a better Derby fan than me so thanks for that?

Gateshead don't have to gamble they are winning without him. We're not playing at the same level as Liverpool. The talk on the Academy thread is of Cruz Allen being 'watched' by the big boys. Why should he stay? Why will any of our youngsters want to stay?

Is there much we can do to stop them 'stepping in'?

Yeah I expect Brown will have watched the Carabao Cup final. Good to know what your manager thinks. 😉

"...And with Martyn Waghorn expected to play some part against Charlton tomorrow, when asked if recalling Brown was an option, he said: "No not really. "It would be too much for him. It is a big leap to go from there to leading our frontline. Respectfully to Daj I just think Nat has a better understanding. "I just think that if the opposition saw the team sheet of Brown up top or Mendez-Laing, I just think the latter has more to give as does Tom Barkhuizen to be fair. And I don't think it's fair on the kid to throw him into that."

I couldn't find the 'Gently Amusing' thread:

Bloody hell what do you want, flowers and chocolate?! 😄😉

Is that suggesting a green and brown away kit? 😄

It must be difficult for him with the level of players he's coached?

Cracking win by Klopps Kids in the Carabao Cup. Really good game and some towering play from VVD.

Yeah there's nothing like a loss to make you appreciate a good manager. #COYR

How on earth can you talk about the match without mentioning the manager? Do you say that when we've won! 😄

The Mighty Rams!

The manager picks the players - maybe he thought Hourihane wasn't brave enough and took him off.

Well it doesn't seem like it does it? Three first halves in a row have been dreadful where some have said but 'oh yeah we needed to 'counteract'. What would have been wrong with going 4-3-3 and made the most of our players?

How can he expect players to 'be brave' when how he sets the team up is to combat the other teams strengths, for us to think we're having to deal with them, not the other way around. We have lots of strengths in our squad and it seems to me that Warne doesn't chose to set up to get the best out of them and to make the opposition deal with us.

I doubt 'Hourihane decided' as we know he does what Warne asks of him.

I looked up in time to see Hourihane signalling 'switch around' but I'm not sure if that meant we won the toss or not.