Andrew3000

Its amazing how after  match we have the choice to talk about all the good stuff, or moan about the poor play, or who has let us down. Today we didn't have that choice. There is absolutely nothing to complain about from a derby point of view. And yes, like many I was worried by the team selection, enforced as it was, but it turned out to be "nay worries", as they say in Scotland.
Roberts is a good option to have at right back, and Curtis was safe enough, in part because of the lack of pace up front from Bolton. I know they have lost a couple of important players up front, but I don't think pace is their game. Their tactics were to lump it to the big man, or into the channels, and it didn't work. An important factor in this was our pressing, which I don't think I have seen as effectively employed before, especially as we kept it up all match. Thank you Jason knight for making it possible, and the new fitness regime!
A couple of times I had to wonder how Bolton managed to be in 5th place because they didn't really perform. The nearest to an attempt on goal in the first half was a cross that bobbled through to Wildsmith, and their only shots on target were at 56  minutes, 73 minutes and the goal, which should have been a goal kick. But they didn't perform because we didn't let them! And we have done that many times this season, particularly since Mr Warne took up residence.
NML had his defender on toast all match long, Max Bird has stepped up a gear, and our longing for him to toughen up was answered in only the 2nd minute when he bullied a Bolton player off the ball near the corner flag. And his pass to set up the second goal was an absolute peach. I've already mentioned Knighty, and it is good to see Hourihane, who was my least favourite  putting himself about with a bit of passion - I don't know what happened, but he has been a different player since he came back from injury. I don't think there is player who can be singled out for playing badly - yet again. And it is getting to what it was like for Mac 1, and indeed the days of Brian Clough and then Dave Mackay, when we didn't wonder if we could win or draw, but how may we were gong to win by!
Today was a great football match, and I went absolutely bonkers berserk for both the goals - something I haven't done for years, because they were two tremendous goals. I was supposed to walk back to the car after the match, but got there without knowing how - almost as though I had floated all the way back! What a feeling!

Very well done today guys thoroughly deserved the win and really it was men against boys. Your physicality, nouse and experience completely undid us. To be fair we’ve been like this all season, pretty football but no cutting edge and we need a couple of old heads to lead the kids. Unfortunately Evatt is so far down his moneyball route trying to find young players to sell on he completely ignores the fact that you need some grey hairs in the team who’ve been there and done it, unlike your man who knows exactly how to do it and is doing a cracking job. There may have been a few questioning his appointment but I think he’s more than answering them now. I think you’ve every chance of making the top two now if you keep up performances like todays so best of luck for the rest of the season. ??

Aden Flint would be a good signing, but I'm not so sure we should so quick to write Curtis off - he's been injured and he hasn't quite had regular game time to get up to speed, but it's not to say that he couldn't. It wasn't that long ago that we were probably saying a very similar thing about Forsyth. 
Stearman, ok, I understand that it would be difficult for us to bank on him every game, every week. Chester obviously has some issues that means we just can't count on him every week. Therefore, I would say Flint (if possible) would be a good pick up for the rest of this season. He's a threat at set-pieces and has thrived in this league, against League One type players for his career. 
We can't be overly picky, but I feel Flint would be a decent signing for all League One clubs. It's not like he's been terrible for Stoke this season, either. He had a bad game against Watford and hasn't seen the pitch again. The game before that he was named MOTM in a 0-0 draw with QPR.
According to WhoScored, he's the second highest rated player for Stoke this season behind Ben Wilmot, so all things considered it doesn't sound like we're signing a dud - especially playing at the level we are at. 

Probably one player who is impossible to replace without spending money. 

New contracts for three of the youngsters:
 

Don't stop
Never give up
Hold your head high
And reach the top
Let the world see what you have got
Springett on back to you.
 

Spring-ett, Spring-ett Real Good
We would coordination from 3 stands
South Stand singing 'Spring it Real Good'
East Stand going da da da da  ..da da da da da
West Stand making sexualised heavy breathing noises whilst gyrating their hips
 
Should be easy to get going

Allow me...
 
We've got Tony Springett,
He always likes to Wing it.
His nickname's "Little Wriggler",
... Makes NML a giggler!
 
 
Might need a bit of work, and absolutely no idea what the tune is at this stage, but hey, at least I got a penis based reference in there, so that gives us something to hold on to, and have a fiddle with.
Oh... erm... actually... can I rephrase that last b   

Oh god.  Last time we had someone so ' versatile' it was Steve Cross.

Might be 6ft, but he's built like a runner bean, not allowed out the house when it's windy as he ends up in other peoples gardens.

That tash needs to go immediately… 

I hear Owen Coyle is a big fan.
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Here we go 
 

I've heard Bristle City are going to offer him a contract. 

so now you have heard of him is his early support of covid vaccines to be discounted and of no value , as you have pointed out he’s a grifter raising his profile? Given his profile and standing is high enough for him to have been used on tv to promote the vaccine used again to be interviewed on statins where as you say he shoehorned his concerns on vaccine as a heart consultant now they have been in mass use why would he need to expose himself to the abuse he will now get not only from people like you ? Makes no sense ??‍♂️

Who are being punished?
The fans? Wasn’t our fault. 
Clowes? Wasn’t his fault, in fact, he should be rewarded
This punishment serves a regime that is long long gone and does nothing more. It’s pathetic. 

Doesn't have to be big fees I'm referring to. The pool of players available on free transfers is very limiting. The result of the EFL sanctions from the last few years is that our squad was decimated- continuing an embargo so that we cannot properly replenish, aside from the perceived cast-offs who are not contracted to a club, seems harsh. I don't understand why the business plan explicitly excludes spending fees, why not allow us to spend fees that fall inside an outlined business plan? It's the black and white nature of ruling out fees altogether I'm not sure I agree with. 
Basically, at the minute, we're relying on other clubs not wanting a player, to be able to recruit them; and for a club that desperately needs to expand its squad, that seems an unnecessary restriction.

This would feel odd when we have Oduroh who can't get a look in, and also Rooney. Given neither of these two can get a game in the league, my sense is that Warne will go for experience in defence and youth in attack, if we do bring people in.

9 days in and not many, if any, truly solid rumours. Bit boring really.  I love a bit of speculation about signings. Where have all the ITKers gone?
Maybe any change in Warne’s tune about signings could be done to how well Smith has done at RB or Sibley at left back - making the urgent need less so? (Though we still need a right back for cover and competition if nothing else).  A striker now seems like a necessity too. 
But we start seeing more posts in the transfer thread soon. Too quiet by half (mods being overly efficient at locking unsourced material is the problem; we need more ‘just seen Ronaldo at B&Q’ type posts).
Without trawling this forum every five minutes for rumour and conjecture all I have is work, and that no blinking good!! 

Very impressed with Jake Rooney. That kid can defend, play and reads the game well. If anything happens to Smith at RB, we should be ok. The way he uses the ball and reads the game, defensive midfield is another position made for him.

Warne saying 1 signing is close & hopefully 1 in before next week

Best balance so far ,, I’ve been onside with the warne for rosenior switch from the start ( rosenior not terrible though ) , liked the idea of getting the ball forward with intent much faster and far far less piddling about but to be fair making that change can easily give the impression that warne wants long ball and frantic with no control and passing ,
it’s been improving and today for me was by far the best balance of getting it forward but also mixing it up and keeping the ball for spells keeping control of the game and the game management being clear to see 
come on derby ?, really enjoying this whole rebuild of the club and the team from top to bottom , it just has a healthy feel around the whole club and how we are going about things 

Also 46 years since I was born.