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Won't be a popular school of thought, but next season is the season where we need to get promoted. Happy-clapper I may well be, but if we went up this season with the current restrictions in place, I fear we'd be hideously outgunned. Of course, this season is not over yet, not by a long shot, but I'd not be too upset were we to miss out this year, re-group, plug a few gaps and then hit the Championship the following year with no finance-related monkeys on our back; free of soft or hard embargos, free of debt, free of wage cap, free of EFL business plan... These are surely the sunlit uplands for most Derby fans and the more I think of it, the more I feel that this is probably what Mr Clowes has envisaged as the most achievable and arguably the most optimal route forward.  
For balance, I made it clear from the outset that I had reservations about PW's credentials and how effective his style would be outside of L1, but the good run of form he and the team produced mostly quelled those fears, that is until we came of the rails. As someone who always wants to see managers given time to build a team (something they've not had at Derby for a decade), he remains just about in the black. That said, the argument that Warne has been found out against more canny managers holds water and our record against the better L1 clubs is frankly appalling. At the outset, us doubters were informed that Warne had more than one style and could adapt to our current roster, but that has not proven to be the case, so doubts linger about both his tactical nous, and the suitability of the type of players he might recruit trying to implement it. Put simply, will he recruit a top L1 team for a campaign in the Championship. Equally, will pump it down the channels to the quick lads be an effective strategy in the Championship? I think we need to finish the season as strongly as we can and take stock. There's some big decisions ahead, whatever the outcome and the fairest and most accurate assessment of Warne will be when he has a deeper squad with a full -pre-season in their legs.
A last thought, would be that those sticking small knives into David Clowes really, really need to STFU. Without him there'd be no Derby County. The same people repeatedly tell other folk we need to 'move on' and forget what happened, but they are simply trying to scrub history so they can whine about anything and everything with impunity. While for me, Warne's 'credit' is under review, Mr Clowes retains a 'AAA' rating. I find the lack of appreciation and loyalty in some quarters really depressing, not to mention a bit distasteful.
 

It’s hard to believe people are still bumping this topic….and because we drew a game. 
Have a word.

Give it a rest with the Warne bashing… whilst we had full squad available selection available we looked half a yard off the pace all over the pitch.. that is not down to Warne, the players are likely to be more fatigued than than other squads.
We need to avoid defeat against Peterborough and then recharge, regroup and emerge energised with drive, purpose and desire after the international break. 
 

Give it a rest with the Warne bashing… whilst we had full squad available selection available we looked half a yard off the pace all over the pitch.. that is not down to Warne, the players are likely to be more fatigued than than other squads.
We need to avoid defeat against Peterborough and then recharge, regroup and emerge energised with drive, purpose and desire after the international break. 
 

Give it a rest with the Warne bashing… whilst we had full squad available selection available we looked half a yard off the pace all over the pitch.. that is not down to Warne, the players are likely to be more fatigued than than other squads.
We need to avoid defeat against Peterborough and then recharge, regroup and emerge energised with drive, purpose and desire after the international break. 
 

Hahaha…that’s my fault for drinking at hopeful fountain of optimism ?

Give it a rest with the Warne bashing… whilst we had full squad available selection available we looked half a yard off the pace all over the pitch.. that is not down to Warne, the players are likely to be more fatigued than than other squads.
We need to avoid defeat against Peterborough and then recharge, regroup and emerge energised with drive, purpose and desire after the international break. 
 

Give it a rest with the Warne bashing… whilst we had full squad available selection available we looked half a yard off the pace all over the pitch.. that is not down to Warne, the players are likely to be more fatigued than than other squads.
We need to avoid defeat against Peterborough and then recharge, regroup and emerge energised with drive, purpose and desire after the international break. 
 

Controversial decision aside, they had more hustle, bustle and desire in the second half with and without the ball. They controlled the game by not allowing us to settle for a moment.

Controversial decision aside, they had more hustle, bustle and desire in the second half with and without the ball. They controlled the game by not allowing us to settle for a moment.

Controversial decision aside, they had more hustle, bustle and desire in the second half with and without the ball. They controlled the game by not allowing us to settle for a moment.

Controversial decision aside, they had more hustle, bustle and desire in the second half with and without the ball. They controlled the game by not allowing us to settle for a moment.

Totally agree with this Carl, of all of the players released in ‘recent’ times this Timi was one I was most surprised and disappointed with. Scholar of the year and subsequently released.

I'm saying he looks to score or assist. He drives forward every time he gets the ball Pete. I'm not saying he's prolific and what's his goal to minutes played ratio anyway, as opposed to his total which is a pointless stat to throw about! Also, how many has Colins scored starting almost every game????

Centre forward rather than a left back for me….

When he went off tonight, the 3 balls Sibley put over were hit with more pace and energy than any Conor put over in my opinion.
Really don’t get why he has to take almost every deadball situation? Why Sibley can’t be allowed to take some baffles me.
 

I'd also give the referee 1/10. What are you there for if not to get the obvious game-changing calls right? I despair.

Something I've noticed in general in games, particularly the Premier League, is how happy teams are to let the opposition throw it to the one available close man and allow him to just knock it back to the thrower under zero pressure. 
He then spreads it across the back line to the center back. There really is very little effort to exert pressure.
It's the same further upfield, except the thrower will then cross it. 
At Sunday League level every throw is hotly contested. I wonder if its the fact any contact in the back will result in play acting and a free kick so they just let them have it....no way of winning the ball from behind. 
Very boring minor thought, but I was encouraged by the thread that I could express it haha 
 

Did you miss Dobbin off because he’s a ruddy awful, disgusting, disgrace of a footballer, that needs to go back to Everton or wherever he came from?

In which case, we can play Bird further forward and watch him go! 
He's being compared to our other midfielders because that's what we've got at our disposal at the moment. Bird isn't being helped by our lack of defensive-minded wingbacks, either. There's very little cover for that slow back three other than him, really. He's being asked to do an awful lot in our current setup and is so far rising to the challenge. 
And he is still our most effective player. Anyone who thinks he isn't should watch how he transformed our play against Man City the other night. We were awful until he came on. 

Got about the pitch, got involved, just lacked a bit of composure and showed rusty decision making... as expected after only 121 minutes of first team football over the last 8 weeks.

It’s going to take a lot of time for this squad to adapt to a ‘high energy’ approach. We’re trying to do it without any control and it is ugly and disjointed

I’m hoping we can get Jack Stretton back from his loan in January.  I think he’d be ideal to fill the gap we have up front.  Do you agree? 

Every player matures and develops at different stages. 
You don't need to come across as an arse just because you want to be proved right. 

Can’t believe I can’t  even listen to the commentary on internet radio… when will they address this for us out of region fans..?