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38 touches in 67 minutes yesterday.
Only Rooney vs Watford (49 in 90 minutes) has bettered that at CF this season 

He was excellent and a breath of fresh air today.

He's taken some really unwarranted stick on here because a) he's not a glamour signing & b) he's not Chris Martin
Have also called for his inclusion for a while now. Yes, he's not that subtle but he has all the ingredients to be an excellent focal point in this team. Technically I think he's great, as you'd expect from someone who has played in many different countries but I also really like his attitude. Tough lad, very vocal with encouragement & if he's not happy with something - exactly what we need.
Massive contrast between his display today & what Waghorn has been providing recently.

A poor mans martin for sure and have to love the guy after today’s performance,his hold up play,strength and distribution is certainly emulating the great man!?

Just voted Most Valuable Player by Sporting KC fans. I think that's their "Player of the Year".
 

People say ''time to move on'' all the time about Martin and McClaren, but the reason people haven't moved on is simple. We've never brought in a manager that has close to achieved what Mac did, and we've never signed a striker half as competent as Martin in the time he's been here. When we do that, people will move on.

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/11/academy-review-show-november-2
I've only just got round to watching this episode.
Stretton come across very well. He's obviously a confident player but he also seems confident in front of the camera. Buchanan, Whittaker, and to a lesser degree Sibley and Bird have a shyness to them when being interviewed. Stretton talks as if he's having a chat with his mates.
It's good to hear Brad Foster has been training with the first team. I'd love to see him get a chance in the cup this season.
Joe McClaren speaks well and you can see why he's got the role he has despite the recruitment history at first team level. His contacts list will be growing all the time so I can only see things getting better and better. It's already very good at U23 level and below. He also inditifies the value in scouting at youth level, not just for youth level recruitment, but also the loaning of players years down the line.

I’ve kind of given up on the first team and I’m just pretending premier league 2 is the highest echelon of football and all the rest doesn’t exist. 
the games are free to watch, we play great football, we win against big clubs, we’re top of the league. What’s not to like about that?

Johnny Russell has been captain of the side this season and must be leading his team well. They've just qualified top of their section for the MLS play offs after a 2-0 away win in the snow in Utah. 
This was their first goal from Johnny's corner.
 

Here's the table after the latest round if fixtures.

Good news for the U23s... Brighton, Blackburn and Man City all lost their games this weekend (three of the teams who could have moved above us with their games in hand). Everton host Chelsea this afternoon, the final game before the international break.

Young Jack Stretton comfortably tops the scoring charts in Premier League 2. II hadn't realized he was Scottish,, with a couple of U19 caps.

Sibley and Whittaker in the U20s 

Lee Buchanan called up to England U21s

And the rest! ?

Frankie Lampard ???
 

Thread on the Sheff wed forum debating whether Butters or Marriott is their worst loan signing from us.
https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/294014-marriott-vs-butterfield/page/2/#comments

For a baby thats rather poorly she’s an absolute inspiration... everything she’s gone through in the last 4 months and still smiles like this ❤️ Thank you ?

A fantastic achievement at any level captaining your country ? 
 

Chris Martin currently has more assists for Bristol City (4) than the entire Barcelona squad.
I've just seen Bristol fans describing him as a class above and a cut above in terms of his clever hold up play.
I am really really pleased for him, was my favourite striker at the club since Sturridge and he should have retired here.
If only we had used the money we tried to pay to Dursun/Austin/Kazim-Richards and gave him the 2 years he wanted.
Go Chris Martin.
 
 

Top effort, glad you're enjoying it! The 2-2 with Christie robbed of a hat-trick? Remember it well. Birthday ruined.
I've put together 2000 words or so with Craig Bryson as well that seems to have gone down well today. Here's the link if anyone wants some night time reading: https://thederbybook.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/sitting-down-with-craig-bryson/

From the official site:
"Jordon Ibe and Krystian Bielik are due to play for Derby’s Under-23s on Friday in their Premier League 2 – Division 1 fixture against Southampton to get match minutes under their belts"

England 2-0. Two first half goals. 
I imagine Duncan will be on the bench on Saturday for the u23s

I don't get this,every year he has been available for the club (i.e not on loan) he had been a great player for us...when he's out on loan,he can hardly do well for the club.
Last season he was almost peak Martin again,amazing really as he recovered from an illness.
Undoubtedly,had had stayed he would be playing as well as he has for bristol as his fitness continued to improve.