Dava75

I agree - thank you for the debate! 😂

Securing promotion from any division with any brand of football is an achievement, let’s get cracking on the debate…..

Just watched the game on the Bolton EFL Lounge - they were camped in Shrewsbury’s half - had one cleared off the line and hit the post in the 94th minute - my ipad nearly went flying across the room!!! Fair play to Shrewsbury - complete back to the walls display - and rode their luck - but have done us a massive favour!! 🐏 💪

You missed the air shot from Curtis Nelson in the box after a lovely chest down by Collo?!

JC Travelled with the squad and possibly be on bench today

I rest my case …. “Pal”

You do understand the concept of humour don’t you…… 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Here you go Crewton…..your personalised VAR. You are correct, the line of the penalty box runs at 25 degrees across this photo…..so tracking the same straight line - you can see the defender on the far side is playing Dwight on - if only be his upper torso - Sonny is probably in line with the defender. Anyway I’ve geeked myself out now - so going to lie down for a while! 🐏

PS - sorry for continuing this non-Barnsley v Derby related content! 🤦🏻‍♂️

I suspect another factor was Halloween - and given how ridiculously Americanised and over-hyped that day has become in recent times - I suspect there were a lot of our younger supporters missing and at Halloween parties or dragging their parents round the streets knocking on strangers doors asking for treats…..which still baffles me…..364 days a year don’t talk to strangers but for that one day a year it cool and you can accept their sweets!! 🤷🏼‍♂️ Ps. I’m not a fan of Halloween in case you were in any doubt! 🤣

Fair enough - I got told this morning “the bad news out for 4 weeks - good news no surgery required” - either way its sill sh1t that he’s out. Hopefully we can adapt and still keep the wins ticking over!!

Not for the season…..but about 4 weeks.

Yes - we set up to allow them the ball and then put the press on to force mistakes and create counter attack opportunities - worked a treat - and even allowed NML to take shots at the local’s windows!! 😂

FFS BT - I was just starting to get some work done…..now I’m going to be hitting refresh every minute!! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Based on this……here’s hoping their first choice CB gets a niggly (not nasty) injury that plagues him and keeps him out for the rest of the season….. 🤞🏻

WTF was that interview about?!!! Positive, happy, upbeat??!! What is this world he lives in - please boo him ASAP for having unfortunate injuries and a poor wiki stats page to give him a reality check and a proper Derby welcome!! 😝 🐏

Who said it was “All about results” ??

I don’t think we are poor. However, our performances and, in turn, the entertainment factor in the last few have been very poor. Add to that the fact we’ve missed opportunities to go top against lower in the table opposition and it makes it feel worse. if we were not winning as many games and still playing that brand of football - I agree with you entirely that he would be gone. but it’s primarily a results business for managers and the table shows (for now) he’s getting them.

No - nothing changes as a result - the performance was cr@p, the game has gone and the result stays the same 2-1 to Derby - and be that lucky, poor or whatever it ….it’s still 3pts in the bag with only 2 defeats and 2 draws in the last 14 games. We remain 3 points away from top - and 7 points clear of 7th with 17 games to go. 👍🏻🐏

I think the performances need to improve - which is why I said his assessment was spot on. I also think we need Nyambe and Fozzy/Elder back asap - to give us the solid base on which the winning run was built. And my own view is we need the extra midfielder for a little more control earlier in the games - Tommo or Fornah at the moment - and then 2 from CBT, Nat and Tom B. That answer enough? 🤔

1. But Warne didn't boo did he - he subconsciously booed - ie he didnt vocalise it - which tbh is what I also did. Because I was annoyed by the lack of aggression and effort to do the basics. 2. Yes we kept moving the ball backwards then out wide, then backwards across the line - and the ball was not being played forward/bravely towards our wide pace threats. 3. He contextualised it within the full interview - and was basically saying we got away with one today. From one side of the pitch it looked like we had got away with one - and having had the benefit of TV after we haven’t. Keep going with your pedantic points tho - it keeps it interesting. 👍🏻

WTF!? There is zero wrong with what he’s said. It’s an honest assessment of the performance. Some people have an agenda …..it was a shocking first half performance - he’s said as much - but we won - and keep pace with the top teams despite the performance.

Curtis Nelson IMO is better than Curtis Davies (was last season) so the simple answer to your question is ‘Yes’.

Disappointing result but we’ve taken 6 from games against Peterboro, Oxford and Wigan - I’d have taken that before these 3 games!

I wish people wouldn’t make such sweeping comments as James Collins not good enough for a Top 2 team. The bloke has run himself into the ground this last 10 games - which funnily enough has been top two form. Would it be great if he’d scored more goals? Yes absolutely - but has he missed a barrel load of chances in that time? Not really. In this winning run the team is averaging over 2 goals a game - hardly poor. He’s kept himself fit - and been available for each fixture - which is more than our other strikers. His contribution in our box when defending set piece is huge too - I’m sure someone could quote the stats but I’d suggest he’s up there for defensive contributions (from a forward). I’m not saying I don’t want more competition in that number 9 slot - i would love us to have another option there because we are thread bare if Collo gets injured - but let’s give credit where credit is due.