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They lost 1-0, goal in the first half. Nothing game tbh,.
Ebosele came on at half time, did well in his 1 on 1 defending as usual, didn't really get any opportunity to get forward.
Watson came on after about 80 mins, at which point Ebosele got pushed upfront. I don't really get it tbh, can't see him having a career upfront, seems a waste.
Couple of decent passes from Watson (one to Ebosele I think) but nothing of any real signficance happened in the 2nd half, so nothing more to say than that.

I agree. Also as I've said before, I hope it's not counselling he's getting as he clearly needs a trauma therapy like EMDR for his PTSD. This can be quickly dealt with and then a major vulnerability factor for depression will have been removed.  If he comes back I'll be very excited on many levels. 

I agree. Also as I've said before, I hope it's not counselling he's getting as he clearly needs a trauma therapy like EMDR for his PTSD. This can be quickly dealt with and then a major vulnerability factor for depression will have been removed.  If he comes back I'll be very excited on many levels. 

I feel this is slightly harsh on Ibe. In the video you mention he actually says he had kept all his feelings to himself and that the club and friends didnt know or notice how bad he was and just thought he had a bad attitude but he was actually depressed and the video you mention he has admitted he was close to suicide. Now if he was that close to that point he in himself clearly felt alone and if the club/friends/team mates all didnt know how bad he was then you can see why he felt that way. I think his point was that until that video nobody in his personal life or the football world had reached out. After the video I saw so many tweets and messages on asking if he was ok, never saw many before the video which is what his point was. He also stated that he knows he has made mistakes and he isnt at fault, he is still clearly troubled by his mugging too as well as missing his ex girlfriend which was part of his initial depression. He has said he is seeing his therapist regularly, although I feel like he may need to see someone else regards the mugging and looking at his insta it looks like he could be back with his ex and the mother of his kid so that will hopefully have helped his mental state.
I think this summer is a big summer for him now that his personal life seems to have improved, he knows why he felt the way he did and he is trying to get better. So the on field side of things appears to be where he needs to get fit and kick on. I hope he does that and gets back to playing football again.

3 or 4 years ago might have been a decent signing..

Would have been all over this 4 years ago, so sounds like a lock-in Derby signing ?‍♂️

I think you’re way off personally. That’s the figure the media have portrayed.
I believe he has standards that he expects and not someone you want to cross, knows what he wants, has his vision but never got the impression he’s closed minded to others opinions.
Would you want a weak minded owner with no vision that is easily swayed by any other voice? 
There’s a topic somewhere in the Football forum, Frank Lampard still full of praise for Mel, his character and human side.
Scorned managers will probably tell a different tale but that’s natural when you’ve been given the sack.
I’ve met him several times and spoke with him even more, take my opinion as you want it I guess.
Tend to avoid these type of conversations now as it’s just a pile on which I find a tad unfair despite the situation we find ourselves in.

You keep saying Mel wouldn’t take advice, but I don’t see where you’re coming from with any of this.
You’ve built this character up in your head, and using that to say what he has and hasn’t done without anything to back it up.
Do you know that his lawyers didn’t think he had a case, do you know the statement came from him and not the CEO Pearce?
Was Keogh ever open to settling? I mean he was offered a pay cut whilst injured and declined.
Also Lawrence and Bennett were still fit to play, they didn’t rule themselves out for the best part of a year and could fulfil their contracts, had they not done they may have followed suit.
So many assumptions which I think are unfair, I get the man at the top is ultimately responsible, but as I said earlier, feels like a pile on.
I think it’s really simple in that Keogh’s actions made him unable to fulfil his contract. His fault. Driving or not, his fault. He’s no victim.
 

Disappointed for him on a personal level.
Happy on a selfish level, summer of rest and ready fresh for next season.

Good news for us imo, with his injury problems this season it can only benefit us with him having a decent break before preseason. People can criticise him but he played an important part in us staying up.

I think we’d do well to get a deal with the value of £7.5m (Clarke in the £2-3m range and the rest cash).
More likely it’d be a £5m range as everyone knows we need to raise funds.
Good player who I think will flourish under good management. He suffers from being utilised poorly as a Jack of all trades midfielder, when he’s a box to box player.

Teenage midfielder, Darren Robinson, has signed a Professional Contract with English Championship side Derby County. Signed from Dungannon Swifts

To be honest, Leicester have been a breath of fresh air, and had stuck two fingers up at the supposed big 4 clubs.  Just like we did under Clough and MacKay.  Nobody thought it was possible in this day and age, but they showed the world what team work can do.
Good on them, I just hope we can attract a family as passionate as they did. 

Ah crumbs, my naan won’t be pleased, goes against the grain on here but she likes him.
No knead for it really, just Gibson getting others rye-led up for no reason.

Is it sunny lol. 
 
Watching 1st Div playoff final mate inside  .
 
Never say never .
Jimmy Greaves used to say it’s a funny old game  
 

Wow, thats quite the call! Been in the sun long? Like your optimism but too much uncertainty to judge yet for me.

Wow, thats quite the call! Been in the sun long? Like your optimism but too much uncertainty to judge yet for me.

Please, before saying how bad Mel's decisions have been can people just think how they actually felt when those decisions were made. Managerial appointments and sackings, player signings (both the player and the contract they were offered), CEO sackings.......... The only decision that really strikes me as being widely opposed to was the sale of the ground. And that was probably the only one that (because of the earlier decisions) was actually the right one.
A massive 94% were in agreement with Rooney's permanent appointment at the time. There isn't a thread on the forum now that doesn't allude to that being the cause of our current on pitch problems.
Opinions change. That's a right for everyone, but don't say that they haven't changed and that you always felt that way. Admit you were wrong. No one will call you out on it. You might even get a like for admitting it.

Championship to Champions League in a couple of seasons.
He also comes across as a decent lad, went from Lampard’s pet receiving all kinds of abuse, never gave anything back, just got his head down and played.
Chelsea player of the season and Champions League winner. So happy for him. 

Quick mention for Lampard, must be some mixed emotions going through him.
Sacked 4 months ago, probably thinking that woulda, coulda, shoulda been him.
Still deserves a lot of credit for sticking by Mount, bringing James through. 
Not sure he had the experience to take them all the way and to win the title, sure he would disagree. 

He isn’t a money man. He is a business exec. If I remember rightly he was CEO when the Emiratis first took over city, think Shinawatra appointed him. He was slated when he sacked Hughes citing downward trajectory of results even though city had only lost two games all season to that point, then it emerged Mancini had already been lined up prior to the sacking. 
I think it is a positive he’s involved as he would definitely not be involved with any time wasters. He also fronted a US bid to buy Newcastle which didn’t happen, they were prepared to make a £300m bid, whether or not it’s the same people it’s unclear. 

A few on this thread now..

I radiate smugness with this.

Hold on, Sky said that Brentford’s everyone’s favourite second team.  But, they’ve been promoted to the Prem.
Sky said Leeds are everyone’s favourite second team though?  
 
There’s only one way to sort this out……fight!   
 
or spy at the training ground.