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If someone offered me those results (including ours) before kickoff today I'd have taken it. That's the reality.
The big questions is what do we want in mid-week? My view? Anything but a Reading win. Their confidence is low, the longer that goes on, the better.
Also, *if* we can win next weekend, then if Pbo win in mid week we maintain the 2 point gap to them and a max of 4 points behind Reading (rather than potentially being 7 points behind Reading at this point next week!).

If someone offered me those results (including ours) before kickoff today I'd have taken it. That's the reality.
The big questions is what do we want in mid-week? My view? Anything but a Reading win. Their confidence is low, the longer that goes on, the better.
Also, *if* we can win next weekend, then if Pbo win in mid week we maintain the 2 point gap to them and a max of 4 points behind Reading (rather than potentially being 7 points behind Reading at this point next week!).

If someone offered me those results (including ours) before kickoff today I'd have taken it. That's the reality.
The big questions is what do we want in mid-week? My view? Anything but a Reading win. Their confidence is low, the longer that goes on, the better.
Also, *if* we can win next weekend, then if Pbo win in mid week we maintain the 2 point gap to them and a max of 4 points behind Reading (rather than potentially being 7 points behind Reading at this point next week!).

If someone offered me those results (including ours) before kickoff today I'd have taken it. That's the reality.
The big questions is what do we want in mid-week? My view? Anything but a Reading win. Their confidence is low, the longer that goes on, the better.
Also, *if* we can win next weekend, then if Pbo win in mid week we maintain the 2 point gap to them and a max of 4 points behind Reading (rather than potentially being 7 points behind Reading at this point next week!).

If someone offered me those results (including ours) before kickoff today I'd have taken it. That's the reality.
The big questions is what do we want in mid-week? My view? Anything but a Reading win. Their confidence is low, the longer that goes on, the better.
Also, *if* we can win next weekend, then if Pbo win in mid week we maintain the 2 point gap to them and a max of 4 points behind Reading (rather than potentially being 7 points behind Reading at this point next week!).

Boro 0 - 5 Derby Wag, wait, no, Lawrence

Boro 0 - 5 Derby Wag, wait, no, Lawrence

Obviously we need to be targeting Peterborough and Reading, but I can completely see Hull and Birmingham falling back into it- Brum have their off field issues but it's affecting them the *wrong* way (from their point of view), and Hull... well let's just say their fans seem nervous.

Just crunched some numbers.
Derby have 8 home games remaining. Other than Fulham, the next highest placed team is Coventry who are currently 12th. Average position of our 8 remaining home opponents is 15.5
No other team in the bottom 7 comes *close* to that- Cardiff and Reading have 4 home games against teams towards the bottom, Peterborough, Hull and Barnsley have 3, and Birmingham just 2.
Our away fixtures are a lot harder, though, with an average position of 9.3 from those last 8 away fixtures (although the trip to Cardiff could be huge) - the one positive is that none of the teams towards the bottom have a particularly easy set of away fixtures to come. 
The other big thing are the "six-pointers":
Cardiff City    Peterborough United
Peterborough United    Reading
Derby County    Peterborough United
Hull City    Barnsley
Reading    Birmingham City
Peterborough United    Hull City
Cardiff City    Derby County
Derby County    Barnsley
Birmingham City    Hull City
Barnsley    Reading
Reading    Cardiff City
Hull City    Cardiff City
Barnsley    Peterborough United
Hull City    Reading
Cardiff City    Birmingham City
Derby County    Cardiff City
 
A lot rests on the home form, then... but it's in our hands... 

Just crunched some numbers.
Derby have 8 home games remaining. Other than Fulham, the next highest placed team is Coventry who are currently 12th. Average position of our 8 remaining home opponents is 15.5
No other team in the bottom 7 comes *close* to that- Cardiff and Reading have 4 home games against teams towards the bottom, Peterborough, Hull and Barnsley have 3, and Birmingham just 2.
Our away fixtures are a lot harder, though, with an average position of 9.3 from those last 8 away fixtures (although the trip to Cardiff could be huge) - the one positive is that none of the teams towards the bottom have a particularly easy set of away fixtures to come. 
The other big thing are the "six-pointers":
Cardiff City    Peterborough United
Peterborough United    Reading
Derby County    Peterborough United
Hull City    Barnsley
Reading    Birmingham City
Peterborough United    Hull City
Cardiff City    Derby County
Derby County    Barnsley
Birmingham City    Hull City
Barnsley    Reading
Reading    Cardiff City
Hull City    Cardiff City
Barnsley    Peterborough United
Hull City    Reading
Cardiff City    Birmingham City
Derby County    Cardiff City
 
A lot rests on the home form, then... but it's in our hands... 

Really please with that- same again Saturday- it's not a big game or anything is it?

Boro 0 - 5 Derby Wag, wait, no, Lawrence

Really please with that- same again Saturday- it's not a big game or anything is it?

Roundup of Deadline day transfers for the other "teams at the bottom"-
Barnsley - signed a 24 year old Moroccan midfielder (Amine Bassi) on loan to the end of the season- made 6 appearances for Metz so far this season, and represented Morocco at U20 level. Seems a half decent player in the French league.
Peterborough - signed Hayden Coulson (LB) on loan from Middlesbrough - had 6 league appearances for Ipswich on loan earlier this season before being recalled- total of 46 games at Championship level to date
- signed  Reece Brown (CM) on loan from Huddersfield - was on loan at Peterborough last season (making 38 appearances), but only had 16 games at Championship level at the age of 25.
- sold Siriki Dembele (joint top scorer this season, with 5) to Bournemouth
Reading
- signed Tom Ince on loan from Stoke
- lost Liam Moore (former club captain but fell out and wanted to leave) on loan to Stoke
- lost George Puscas (27 appearances, 2 goals) on loan to Pisa
Cardiff
- lost top scorer Kieffer Moore to Bournemouth 
- brought in Uche Ikpeazu from Middlesbrough (scored twice this season before Chris Wilder came in and decided he didn't want him)
 
Gotta say, overall, I reckon Barnsley are the only team with a net positive on deadline day.
Also, Bournemouth are doing us as many favours as Middlesbrough *aren't*. 

Roundup of Deadline day transfers for the other "teams at the bottom"-
Barnsley - signed a 24 year old Moroccan midfielder (Amine Bassi) on loan to the end of the season- made 6 appearances for Metz so far this season, and represented Morocco at U20 level. Seems a half decent player in the French league.
Peterborough - signed Hayden Coulson (LB) on loan from Middlesbrough - had 6 league appearances for Ipswich on loan earlier this season before being recalled- total of 46 games at Championship level to date
- signed  Reece Brown (CM) on loan from Huddersfield - was on loan at Peterborough last season (making 38 appearances), but only had 16 games at Championship level at the age of 25.
- sold Siriki Dembele (joint top scorer this season, with 5) to Bournemouth
Reading
- signed Tom Ince on loan from Stoke
- lost Liam Moore (former club captain but fell out and wanted to leave) on loan to Stoke
- lost George Puscas (27 appearances, 2 goals) on loan to Pisa
Cardiff
- lost top scorer Kieffer Moore to Bournemouth 
- brought in Uche Ikpeazu from Middlesbrough (scored twice this season before Chris Wilder came in and decided he didn't want him)
 
Gotta say, overall, I reckon Barnsley are the only team with a net positive on deadline day.
Also, Bournemouth are doing us as many favours as Middlesbrough *aren't*. 

Roundup of Deadline day transfers for the other "teams at the bottom"-
Barnsley - signed a 24 year old Moroccan midfielder (Amine Bassi) on loan to the end of the season- made 6 appearances for Metz so far this season, and represented Morocco at U20 level. Seems a half decent player in the French league.
Peterborough - signed Hayden Coulson (LB) on loan from Middlesbrough - had 6 league appearances for Ipswich on loan earlier this season before being recalled- total of 46 games at Championship level to date
- signed  Reece Brown (CM) on loan from Huddersfield - was on loan at Peterborough last season (making 38 appearances), but only had 16 games at Championship level at the age of 25.
- sold Siriki Dembele (joint top scorer this season, with 5) to Bournemouth
Reading
- signed Tom Ince on loan from Stoke
- lost Liam Moore (former club captain but fell out and wanted to leave) on loan to Stoke
- lost George Puscas (27 appearances, 2 goals) on loan to Pisa
Cardiff
- lost top scorer Kieffer Moore to Bournemouth 
- brought in Uche Ikpeazu from Middlesbrough (scored twice this season before Chris Wilder came in and decided he didn't want him)
 
Gotta say, overall, I reckon Barnsley are the only team with a net positive on deadline day.
Also, Bournemouth are doing us as many favours as Middlesbrough *aren't*. 

Roundup of Deadline day transfers for the other "teams at the bottom"-
Barnsley - signed a 24 year old Moroccan midfielder (Amine Bassi) on loan to the end of the season- made 6 appearances for Metz so far this season, and represented Morocco at U20 level. Seems a half decent player in the French league.
Peterborough - signed Hayden Coulson (LB) on loan from Middlesbrough - had 6 league appearances for Ipswich on loan earlier this season before being recalled- total of 46 games at Championship level to date
- signed  Reece Brown (CM) on loan from Huddersfield - was on loan at Peterborough last season (making 38 appearances), but only had 16 games at Championship level at the age of 25.
- sold Siriki Dembele (joint top scorer this season, with 5) to Bournemouth
Reading
- signed Tom Ince on loan from Stoke
- lost Liam Moore (former club captain but fell out and wanted to leave) on loan to Stoke
- lost George Puscas (27 appearances, 2 goals) on loan to Pisa
Cardiff
- lost top scorer Kieffer Moore to Bournemouth 
- brought in Uche Ikpeazu from Middlesbrough (scored twice this season before Chris Wilder came in and decided he didn't want him)
 
Gotta say, overall, I reckon Barnsley are the only team with a net positive on deadline day.
Also, Bournemouth are doing us as many favours as Middlesbrough *aren't*. 

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

I think
If we're honest.
It's time to retire the phrase "Bamford". 
And replace with "Gibson".

There's a perverse part of me that says "fine. Liquidate us." They'll make... what... a few million? Maximum? Maybe? No ground to sell, players contracts would be cancelled so there's no players to sell.... I imagine you might be able to sell the team bus? You'd make an absolute pittance.
So the only plausible thing is that they are desperate for us to sell our most saleable assets and do a Bolton.
Which is obviously vindictive.... but I don't think that's going to solve anything.
We've got about 6 or 7 players contracted past the summer. At least 2 of them, we haven't finished paying for (so it's not like anyone's going to be offering us more than the outstanding payments), and with the mess we're in, I'd be stunned if we sold our entire first team squad for more than £12m?
What's that going to do? Because I'll tell you what, it's not going to result in £50m being bidded. At *that* point, we would only have liquidation as an option,. So if we're going to be liquidated anyway, do it sooner.
 

There's always the possibility he's taken a (small) pay cut to play some games to make sure he makes the Scotland squad. Chance to play at a World Cup, and all that.