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It’s a much worse division this season - the 3 teams better than us got promoted whilst two ok teams started with point deductions - has our football improved- not for me - yes our away form is very decent whilst at home nearly every game is painful to watch 

It’s a much worse division this season - the 3 teams better than us got promoted whilst two ok teams started with point deductions - has our football improved- not for me - yes our away form is very decent whilst at home nearly every game is painful to watch 

It’s a much worse division this season - the 3 teams better than us got promoted whilst two ok teams started with point deductions - has our football improved- not for me - yes our away form is very decent whilst at home nearly every game is painful to watch 

Well I know that but I’m just commenting on what could happen today.

It’s a much worse division this season - the 3 teams better than us got promoted whilst two ok teams started with point deductions - has our football improved- not for me - yes our away form is very decent whilst at home nearly every game is painful to watch 

Back here in Derbyshire that sounds like leftovers 🤨

Back here in Derbyshire that sounds like leftovers 🤨

Well Bradley is 6 foot 4 and the football heads him unlike the preferred Bradley heading the football 

Future administration 

You can make someone a coffee 

Well Bradley is 6 foot 4 and the football heads him unlike the preferred Bradley heading the football 

Absolutely- it’s a terrible division 

Absolutely- it’s a terrible division 

Lacks ball control - in terms of any professional footballer I struggle with that one when it’s a fundamental basic - not referencing this lad just all of them.

I have no problem not overpaying in fees and wages considering all the hurt we went through with the administration and very nearly losing our football club. Just look at our last types of fees paid out because they were basically disastrous.
i know Warne wanted Cashin and Bird sold perviously to spend out but at least he has worked out that we actually need them and his record at Derby with signing players is not good at all is it, well not in my opinion 

Great points apart from suggesting he is quick as he has half the pace of Collins but much better in the air.

Have it on good authority that the 2 main targets are Dobra and CBT, but finances are difficult so unless some leave (Smith,Sibley etc) we aren’t getting them, and then it’ll be youngsters on loan and more than likely nearer the end of the window we see movement. Sorry to be a downer 

Yep, and he has been bundled over to anywhere to fit ward and Wilson in on the right hand side. Play your best players in their best positions and if that means some don’t play 🤷‍♂️

I just wish we had given the current youngsters real game time in a variety of games especially the pizza thingy cup we lost in yesterday, then we might know if they have genuine promise and can be used and save money on more rather older players who don’t look that good.

Players have got to want to come here because we can only afford what we can afford to pay them, Waghorn being a great example of someone who wanted to play for Derby County - shame he is being injured so much 

I'm still far from convinced that anything has significantly changed.  When teams have stood off us and we've been able to play out from the back, we've looked OK.  When we've been significantly ahead in player-quality terms, we've mostly looked OK.  When teams have sat deep against us, we've huffed and puffed, struggled to create chances, but quite often got away with it (because NML pulls a goal out of nowhere or something).  When teams have pressed us aggressively, we've struggled.  When team are bigger and stronger than us, we've struggled.  When teams have been better than us player-quality wise, we've struggled.  That's been pretty consistent over the whole season IMO.  We've just had a run of games against opposition that played in ways that suited us.
Last night they were bigger and stronger than us, pressed us aggressively, plus had 2 guys in and around our DM area, and we never got to grips with it.  First half, when we tried to play through Fornah, they closed him down quickly and he couldn't deal with it.  Then when they won the ball back, they always had spare men in that area to play to.  Both Sibley and Thompson were pushed too far forward (and too wide at times) to help him out too.  So we ended up resorting to long balls forward that we never really competed for.
Second half, with Bird and Hourihane in there, we looked a (little) bit better.  We managed to play out a bit more, and certainly got more balls and bodies into their final third, but never really managed to create many actual chances.  At least in part because our final ball was dreadful.

Maybe there is a pre conceived idea of what Warne’s football is and would be like - we all had a view !

Maybe 'quick' was an exaggeration, but half the pace of JC !?, Wow, I reckon that means I could walk faster than he runs 😛
I thought he was much more mobile.  I've changed my mind then !
Cheers 
Gangway D from the terrace 
 

Crewe play their youngsters 👍

I just wish we had given the current youngsters real game time in a variety of games especially the pizza thingy cup we lost in yesterday, then we might know if they have genuine promise and can be used and save money on more rather older players who don’t look that good.