Igor Igor Whats the Score?

Wisdom has to go if we want to progress. I would rather watch Cashin develop and make mistakes rather than watch the guaranteed howlers from Wisdom.

Would love to see the young lads play an absolute blinder today, especially Cashin.
Imagine if (part of) the solution to our CB problem was under our noses the whole time ?

I think all Derby fans could have made such a statement. He’s hardly ITK ??‍♂️

After the unexpected lightness of sprit brought about by the Real Betis match, lets get back to some proper doom and gloom.
I'm going for a 1-0 loss with Tom Lawrence getting a 6-8 week injury.

It’s pretty simple….he gets fined for not turning up if that’s the case

It’s pretty simple….he gets fined for not turning up if that’s the case

It’s all about Dylan Williams these days!

Probably furious that he couldn't agree terms...
If he has gone AWOL then at least we can be fining him...
But either way, no smoke without mirrors and if he hasn't returned when he should have done, for me, it just sums his personality up all over!

It’s all about Dylan Williams these days!

It’s pretty simple….he gets fined for not turning up if that’s the case

Good job EFL will be docking us points to keep the league competitive.

Could he be our next centre half, 

My first “in the flesh” sighting last night of Derby County since we beat Blackburn 3-0 all those months ago. My thoughts:
1. Jagielka is class. In great shape. Plays with a smile on his face. 
2. Roos has improved hugely. Also bulked up. Made 2 great saves and distributed well.
3. Baldock is very average. A poor man’s Marriott. 
4. Lawrence: also bulked up. Anonymous last night and gave the ball away twice. Has the added responsibility of captaincy actually overburdened him?
5. Carroll looked useful and worth keeping. Morrison has great vision and passing but drifts out of the game especially on the left. Aluko looks ok but stifles Byrne a tad.
6. Derby looked so much better 2nd half when Bird, Watson, CKR & Jozwiak entered the field. Bird and Watson have vision to unpick defences which we lacked totally last season. CKR has obvious cutting edge but needs somebody alongside. 
7. Williams - wow! Where has he come from? Looks like he’s got potential to blossom. 
 
The trialists give us options and added depth but, Jagielka apart, they’re a motley crew of cast offs who perhaps might not live up to some of their hyperbole. I think Bird will really shine this year if played in the right way. Watson also could become first pick. 
 
But, we will struggle for goals again, unless Stretton gets a chance and suddenly catches fire. 
 
Overall team potential on last night’s showing: mid-table, having to work very hard to eke out 1-0s and 1-1s. We need more flare so lots of pressure on Lawrence & Jozwiak to produce more. 

It was a good game of football. Technically skilled opponents who in the first half kept us mostly in our half and without much of the ball. That said we defended well with Jagielka looking very composed and reading positions very well. Two lovely pinged crossfield balls one Morrison and one Lawrence I think, picked out Byrne and gave us hope. Baldock mobile and clever but ultimately toothless - 1/2 a yard off it, lacking strength and a killers finish .. offside but through on goal, hit it straight at the keeper. Two brilliant saves from Roos and the woodwork kept us in the game. Aluko .. a worker but so slow in the first 2 yards it’s painful but a fast tank when he’s finally underway. Fullbacks overlapping was nice to see. Much improved 2nd half. Front foot. Bird higher up the pitch, Davis slotted in well with Jags, Sibley and Joz lively but Louie Watson ..wow !  live wire .. Will o the wisp  but despite light weight had great ball retention and even better the willing intelligent runs off the ball. Delightful pass for Birds goal .. right weight, right place. Shinnie was Shinnie. Tidy and an irritating gnashing terrier - they didn’t like him one bit. CKR made a big difference. He isn’t as polished and deft as Martin but a lot stronger and very able. Somehow he seems a better player live than on TV. No ones fool and brings a togetherness to the front line. If he could finish better he’d be a god at this level.
If we had tried to out score them we would have lost that game …but we didn’t which might just say something positive for Rooney’s game plan. 

It’s all about Dylan Williams these days!

It’s all about Dylan Williams these days!

Let’s not be too hasty, the next Manager might think a lot differently…

She's a brilliant player

I think it all hinged on the Allsop substitution.
Well done Wayne.

Can we get a move to La Liga? Seems to be easier than League 2.

Did Rooney start the bounce? 

Oh my god we’ve done a thing. 

The irony that England’s record scorer can’t see that Baldock is not a scorer ??‍♂️

You can see they are technically better.
Odd little bits from us … meh … just a friendly, good to look at some of the possible incomers. 
 
I kind of like Aluko for physical presence
but he’s made a couple of daft errors. He’s fast enough at max speed but it’s like starting your car from a standstill  in second gear

3rd choice gk ? Are we able to carry that luxury with the lack of outfield players currently?
and more to the point … if he’s 3rd choice to those two how bloody bad is he which would beg the question what’s the point lol