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Ince was a good signing at the time to help ward and Russell but we ruined it by signing lingard who helped turn us from a side that won 2-0 or 3-1 to a side that drew 3-3 and 4-4 every week and plummeted we did
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Elder is fine but he is no wing back just a basic left back for a 442 whilst ward is third choice right back / wingback and fourth choice right midfield
Money wasted has been Fornah as we have to pay a transfer fee if we get promoted and he is on a permanent contract and is hardly trusted to get more than a few minutes every month. Bradley has been a very expensive disappointment but occasionally gets on the pitch to ensure we let a last minute goal in on a frequent basis.
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3 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:
I would say the opposite. If we were trying to look him out, would we risk an injury just days before the window closes? He hasn't had much football for months, so this game (several days before our next fixture) is thr perfect time for him to build up some fitness. He also played a couple of weeks ago, alongside Fornah and Sibley.
I would hedge my bets on Fornah being on the way out. Less than 30 minutes of league football since Christmas. Started 1 other game in thr Cup and brought off at half time. Not even named in the first team squad 4 times. The fact he isn't in this U21 game to build up much needed fitness suggests something is up
For me I think Fornah is very limited and I have no idea what Warne saw in him to give him a permanent contract - when he came on as a late substitute in the Wigan away game he appeared to have a very can’t be bothered attitude and completely didn’t mark his man or challenge for the ball at all leaving Forsyth being overloaded and giving Wigan easy opportunities to put the ball in the box which could have cost us the win. Three days later we played at OXFORD and Fornah was put through a long period running and chasing individually by a coach two hours before kick off which was very strange and no fitness test which resulted in him not being selected even for the bench that day. I think he has annoyed Warne to the point of wanting rid of him - just an opinion but maybe he is not a warne Good egg
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6 hours ago, simmoram1995 said:
Wycombe and another team want him on loan
Wouldn’t do buisness with Wycombe even if it suited us
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6 hours ago, O'hare is the goat said:
Would make sense as West Ham are currently in the market for a striker and Moyes doesn't really like to give young players minutes at West Ham
I haven’t noticed that Warne likes playing them either
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5 hours ago, DerbyAleMan said:
Yes agree, but when Mr Cix took us up we had some very poor games i was there mate, and the season after in the old second division we smashed it, some great away days as a 15 year old as well like Stoke away, Oldham away and the best of the lot sheffield United away with 10000 Rams fans, great times indeed.
Yes I was there also - great times travelling around
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Just now, Rich3478 said:
Is he a central midfielder? Genuinely not sure his best position. Plays well as a 10 but is so inconsistent, and when is poor is totally ineffective.
Was much better when we played with a more rounded centre forward who could lay the ball off and look for the runners without having to stop still and control the football
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48 minutes ago, DerbyAleMan said:
Only Jim got us promoted though.
We weren’t in the third division since Arthur Cox built a very good side
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13 minutes ago, Rich3478 said:
Sadly is probably time to take some money for him. Sibley seems to go slightly backwards each season. Is obviously talented but just doesn’t seem to be able to find a position in our team. Under several managers now.
Still think best spell he’s had for us has been at left back. Thought he struggled there today though, defensively was awful
Our central midfielders don’t look good because they are outnumbered and not allowed to do anything other than get it wide early
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1 hour ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:
Warne simply has to address the midfield. It's a glaring issue that until late in the game today he has simply refused to address
That’s the big problem for him though isn’t it - if we put three in there which is needed in this league (most leagues) then you can’t have all these wide players and false wing backs we have collected
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2 hours ago, strawhillram said:
He talks about players being brave, but he isn’t himself. Only plays one way and scared to change
That’s a true view, if we have fast wide players why not leave them on either flank when the opponent has a corner?
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4 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:
The frequency with which Warne gets outwitted tactically is alarming given the level we are at. If he manages us in the second tier that's only going to become more of a problem.
We need to fluke promotion and thank him and leave him back in Rotherham - that’s the only future I can see as hopeful
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Regardless of results I hate the way Warne plays his football and makes my team look so poor when we really should be a very decent side. He will moan about not getting the players he wanted no doubt again - I have a season ticket yet again but I have missed 8 home games this season due to various reasons but it doesn’t bother me at all - sad
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Yet another total non performance at home again I see?
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38 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:
When we lost to Stevenage it felt as if everything had come to a head and many (including me) were calling for Warne to go. The next game at home to Northampton felt pivotal and we rushed into a three goal lead, four just after half-time, and the manager was secure.
We went on a great run and got to 3rd in the league, looking as if we might sweep all before us. Yet, the Derby "nose-bleed" system cut in and we're now down to 5th (on ppg) and falling. With only 18 games to go, if we're genuinely going to challenge for automatic promotion we need another run similar to the one we just had, and pronto. Last year's failure on the back of a 17 game unbeaten run does loom heavily over us. Draw or lose and we're likely really in trouble. I'm hoping it's a convincing win and the start of something again, as we try to haul ourselves back into contention. I'll take any win.
I feel this game is again that big test of mentality we came through against Northampton with flying colours. Do we need a sports psychologist? Do we have one? Or is that Warne's job at this level?
Unfortunately that day Northampton decided not to try to mark any of our players particularly Washington which made it a lot easier.
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2 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:
Not so strange
Morris might have said: I own the stadium (worth £81m) and I’ll sell it to the purchaser of the club for £40m. Instead, he sold it to DC for £23m.
Maguire is making the point that Morris lost a large part of his fortune and - at the end of the day - facilitated the deal with DC. A point that’s lost on most fans
Absolutely correct - he caused the problems but could have made them a lot worse if he wanted to, horrible times in so many ways
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4 hours ago, Wolfie20 said:
Likely not you - or me either.
Absolutely
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7 hours ago, YorkshireRam said:
What positive does that entitlement bring?
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3 hours ago, Macintosh said:
It begs the question, knowing Warne's admiration of Ladapo, who surely would have been the first choice loan incoming of our management, how come Charlton got him, considering he was a second thought after Clarke-Harris had turned them down? Something does not add up with this recruiting team of ours.
Maybe Ladapo knew the type of football Warne likes to play and maybe he didn’t want to be exposed to that again - who knows
Charlton Athletic v Derby - Match Day Thread
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So then if we can sneak a goal lead thanks to NML we can now put on a defensive midfielder in front of a back five for the last twenty minutes whilst still leaving an unmarked forward to head at our goal.