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Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 -that's the baseline. Also indicate ATG (at the game) Or Tv. 1Wildsmith 35Nelson 5Bradley 23Ward 6Cashin 4Hourihane 32Adams 27Blacket-Taylor 12Smith 17Sibley 11Méndez-Laing 10Waghorn 16Thompson 25Gayle 2Wilson 7Barkhuizen

You need too adopt this face if/when Derby score:…

Poor formation for an away day breakfast plate imho; sausage should be between the defensive beans and rotated to prevent the midfield scrambled egg being encumbered with defensive duties. Egg should be deployed further forward and ahead of the hash-browns, with the mushrooms out wide but given license to cut in and play as a number 10. Really don’t believe the combination of fried & scrambled eggs ever works; they’re just too similar. At least one of the slices of toast should’ve been given a starting position to give added structure to the team, supporting the bacon which appears somewhat isolated and awkwardly placed in the way of the hashbrowns. Bizarrely part of the beans seem to currently be deployed as a wing-back…I can’t see that working at all. I’m liking the look of the fresh orange on the bench but not sure it’s got enough in the tank to last the whole 90 minutes. Just don’t think that line-up is going to cut the mustard today. Really need the lad Brown on there too, just to spice it up a bit.

We’re on our way, we’re on our waaaaayy!…

Obviously…

Agree. Hear Hear!

David Squires on … Mark Clattenburg, sliding bores and the drop ball furore https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/mar/05/david-squires-on-mark-clattenburg-nottingham-forest-dropped-ball-furore

David Squires on … Mark Clattenburg, sliding bores and the drop ball furore https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/mar/05/david-squires-on-mark-clattenburg-nottingham-forest-dropped-ball-furore

Noted.

Great idea. I would definitely donate. Good suggestion @angieram.

Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 -that's the baseline. Also indicate ATG (at the game) Or Tv. 1Wildsmith 35Nelson 5Bradley 6Cashin 23Ward 8Bird 32Adams 4Hourihane 17Sibley 11Méndez-Laing 27Blackett-Taylor 25Gayle 10Waghorn 7Barkhuizen 12Smith

Indeed he was / is based on 3 games @Comrade 86.

Don’t forget, to quote Warney, “there’s very little difference between the sides in this division “.

Louie Sibley.

Warney would switch it about so that it would be Sonny on Gayle’s shoulders to justify Warne’s requirement that Sonny becomes the ultimate threat at set-pieces which he knew he would be all along. That’s why he signed him. “Told you”.

Yes indeed. Just reported what Phil said who was a very interesting and genuinely very knowledgeable Rams fan. I’m not trying to rubbish CBT prematurely - personally will rightly give him time to settle.

Whenever I see Waghorn try to control the football. my mind calls him leghorn) I remember the time I opened the fridge door and a 5 litre milk carton fell out, bounced onto my left-foot and then slid about 3-&-a-half feet across the kitchen floor, before IN SLOW-MO, disgorging the full caboodle of milk in consecutive glugs, turning the kitchen floor into a lake of milk. The fridge door opening is Waghorn’s leg and the milk carton the ball. The lake of milk is the resulting mess of football that results.

It feels to me that the momentum we had has been sacrificed all for keeping Sonney Bradley at CH in a starting position. It took a new level last night when our best player /prospect was played at left-back. The style of football is Sunday Morning Burton & District FA circa 1989 (picture of Terry Whyman pops into my mind’s eye) - smash the ball forward/wide quickly and then “lump it” into the box. I am even considering not renewing my season ticket after over 10 consecutive seasons, it’s that dire.

27Blackett-Taylor 5.5 No time to do much. We need to start seeing why we signed him. Sat with a very knowledgeable chap called Phil last night who had a South London accent - initially I thought him a Charlton fan in the Derby end - but he explained he’s a Derby fan from South London and was at the game with a load of Charlton fans (in the Charlton end) Anyhow, to quote Phil “The Charlton fans are genuinely puzzled why anyone would want him”. Make of that what you will.

Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 -that's the baseline. Also indicate ATG (at the game) Or Tv. 1Wildsmith 24Nyambe 7Barkhuizen 35Nelson 5Bradley 6Cashin 2Wilson 12Smith 17Sibley 32Adams 27Blackett-Taylor 11Méndez-Laing 8Bird 🐦 25Gayle 10Waghorn

Oh err! Matron et cetera!

Looks like a man made out of Lego Sir and zero presence up front.

Absolutely cast-iron spot on @angieram. Sonny’s rehab has overtaken Warne’s thinking to the point where it sacrifices Nyambe and makes us totally lose our shape and look ultra defensive. Warne is in danger of clutching defeat from the jaws of victory with his back 3 obsession. He really needs to snap out of it. And he needs to play with a centre forward not screw up NML by playing him out of position.

1Wildsmith 5.5 Not culpable for either goal. A couple of regulation saves. Atrocious kicking. 35Nelson 7.0 Battled hard and head bandaged after a bang. 5Bradley 7.5 Inspired tackle first half and a goal. 6Cashin 6 Not up to his usual high standards; set up their goal with a poor header out & at fault for their winner. 2Wilson 6.5 Some delightful foot chicanery but mostly in vain; could have released or crossed sooner at times. 4Hourihane 5.5 Some fine set pieces but not enough influential control mid-pitch 7Barkhuizen 6.0 Tried to impact the game but fizzled out quickly. 32Adams 6.5 Won ball frequently but distribution was scruffy. 12Smith 7.0 Brought some fluidity and quick passes as we hunted a second goal. 20Elder 6.5 Some solid tackles but doesn’t get forward much. 24Nyambe 7.0 Wasted on the bench. 8Bird 🐦 5.5 Could’ve / should’ve done better with that early break; played very advanced & we missed his creative craft. 17Sibley 6.0 Not enough influence in the game. 25Gayle 6.0 His mere presence was an improvement on a central forward vacuous space. 11Méndez-Laing 6.5 Plenty of effort but needs to play wide. PW: “Maybe I got the shape wrong”. No maybe about it Paul. It’s a pig’s ear. Get back to a back 4. Play players in their proper positions. Stop over-thinking it. Play with a centre-forward. It’s a simple game not a chess tournament.