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The performance *does* matter. And it's not unreasonable to state that since Wigan away, the performances have been nowhere near good enough. Fans pay to be entertained, to watch a Derby team that brightens up their week. Fans aren't happy because the football is a poor watch, and that has happened too often this season. Alienating the fanbase is not a good decision, and this football alienates the fanbase. Additionally, whilst yes we managed to squeak past Cheltenham, but it's hardly a performance that inspires confidence that we will go to Charlton and win next week. Fans are concerned, yes there may be some booing the team and being unfair around CBT, but the majority of fans voicing an opinion post the game are concerned with the direction that we're heading.

It's purely common sense. I'm not going to trawl through all the other squads in the league to prove what we both know is common sense. I know you like to act like this is a court of law, and be ridiculously anal about points that are patently obviously to everyone, but I'm just not keen on playing that game.

Not walking into a typically dead end discussion with you Tyler, if you can't understand my clearly outlined initial point then I will bow out.

Nope. Can't be arsed. We both know that statement is true (our budget is top end, if not the top one in the league so almost certainly is true). We certainly have a deeper squad than Cheltenham.

Cheltenham are a club that likely have a budget that is absolutely dwarfed by Derby, who are scrapping at the bottom of the league. We should expect to beat them at home. That's not arrogance, that's just setting reasonable expectations. The standards are in the floor if that's considered to be a controversial take.

Yes, Ipswich should have beaten Maidstone. They didn't, but if I was an Ipswich fan I would be criticising their manager, I don't exactly see your point.

Every team has injuries and missing starters and players that need a breather. It's league one. We actually have a deeper squad than most. Not really a valid excuse is it? Everyone accepts that it's better to win the games, but the manner of performances are genuinely troubling. And it isn't a one off. Everyone can understand a one off bad game, but it's becoming a pattern now.

A top side should beat a bottom side at home isn't arrogance. It's just what top sides should do.

Exactly my fears.

In what way is a game at home against a relegation zone side an "awkard fixture"? That should be as close to a banker as they get. Yes we came back, but we were absolutely foul for large swathes of the game to get ourselves in that position. It's not about picture perfect performances, no, but our win today was completely unsustainable. We scored two absolute screamers, most times we lose that game. So yes, we scraped by today but it's nowhere near good enough.

I don't advocate for booing, but it's really no surprise that fans aren't happy with such a performance. Winning at home vs bottom of the table league one sides is the absolute minimum expectation for Derby. They don't get plaudits for meeting that.

So first half was so awful you were considering doing other things rather than the football, but you wish the boo boys would shut up. You yourself acknowledge how dreadfully we played, so you should understand why fans are concerned and unhappy with our performances. Winning purely from better players is a bad sign.

We are so poor in the middle of the park. I feel like a broken record, the midfield balance doesn't work and we can't control games as a result. We aren't set up to help the players in there, and we're suffering as a result. Personally, it looks like we're running out of ideas. We are just winning from superior quality at the moment in key moments, and not based on game plans. I'm quite concerned about our performances.

Last night was pretty rubbish, the result of course but more evidently the football. I'm slightly worried that a purple patch before the Peterborough game has made Derby look a bit better than we are really. No, it's not necessarily about playing good football, but it is about controlling games, and we don't do that well. We also look quite toothless going forwards at the moment. The season is far from doomed, but there needs to be a marked improvement for Cheltenham and onwards for us to compete in the positions we should be.

Hourihane is one of those players who I think makes the players around him look worse. I find myself consistently unimpressed with his work off the ball. We can't carry players in that position.

Just a thoroughly poor performance really. More points dropped, another good opportunity wasted. I will say yet again, the midfield balance is *still* not right. It's a massive issue. Our inability to control games just invites opponents on to us.

Not even a foul? That looked like it was a terrible foul on Hourihane. Arguably a red even.

Wake up Derby. Sloppy start.

We've been offside 17 times in the first 15 minutes it feels like.

Not going forward in football is in essence going backwards. Other teams improve, staying still is not an option.

Makes sense. Clever move!

Exciting that we can finally pay fees.

He challenged a header, that's what he's supposed to do, him doing that is a minor part of the goal and I'd expect that from anyone. Who scored can give whatever ratings they like based on their metrics, my view is that both Bird and Hourihane did not play well.

I mean in the words of Roy Keane, that's his job. It wasn't a major contribution, just the minimum expectation really. People have fair criticisms of Max Bird more than just he "does nuffink".

The midfield balance is not right. Teams find it too easy to run through the heart of our team, I think it's something that we need to address as it was a big issue vs Peterborough and again today.