IslandExile

Once a Ram...
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

That final match of season where he signed the waiver. He totally got what fans were going through. The article is great and makes me proud that he feels like that about Derby after such a long and varied career

No Elder, so Sibley at left back?
                  Vickers
Wilson   Nelson   Cashin  Sibley
           Bird     Hourihane
Barkhuizen    NML          CBT
                  Collins

Kasey is right. The authorities need to take action. I don't care if that's the EFL, Police, Clubs themselves - whatever.
We all know they do very little, despite all the fine talk.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

Picked up off X/Twitter. Not a well man by the sound of it.
Hope he gets sorted out.
 

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/curtis-davies-interview-derby-cheltenham-retirement-b2485335.html

That's bad in two ways:
1. I agree with your assessment
2. I agree with you

Although the standard of passing was verging on the criminal.

More alarming is the fact that Quantuma and the EFL were more than happy for him to take over the club, could you imagine if he had! 
The incompetence is staggering 

Being described on Sky as some kind of national tragedy rather than a rich guy deciding he’s full.
 

Klopp is klapped out

I’ll start warming up @Mucker1884 

Tyreece John-Jules
The on-loan Arsenal forward looks set for a spell on the sidelines, although how long for is yet to be determined. The striker was due to undergo a scan after coming off late on in the defeat at Reading with a hamstring problem. He was distraught afterwards but a further update is expected when Warne holds his pre-match press conference tomorrow.
Tyrese Fornah
The midfielder missed the trip to Sincil Bank at the weekend through illness and also wasn't involved in the trip to Reading on Tuesday, but the former Nottingham Forest middleman will be given every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Cheltenham.
Korey Smith
The midfielder had been making good progress in his return from a knee injury and was on the verge of a comeback but has since suffered a setback. Unlikely to be involved at the weekend .
Craig Forsyth
The long-serving defender is set to be missing for the next four weeks because of a calf injury that he picked up before the win over Fleetwood. He has since been for a scan, and the damage has been assessed as "quite severe" according to Warne.
Martyn Waghorn
The striker has been nursing a calf injury and had been due to return earlier this month, but he has suffered a setback during rehab. Warne says it now likely the forward will miss the next two weeks.
Conor Washington
The striker picked up an ankle injury while on international duty with Northern Ireland and the ligament damage he sustained meant he had to undergo surgery. The former Rotherham forward is still working his way back to fitness, but, like Forsyth, he is at least a month away from a return.
Jake Rooney
The centre-back sustained anterior cruciate ligament damage in the defeat to Bolton back in September but is surprisingly making good progress. It is unlikely he will play for Derby again this season, but he could return to training before the season reaches its climax.

A few bits from today, no questions from the floor due to time.
West Stand front imagery changing this week.
We have the 61st highest average attendance in Europe 
Wages are now at 45% of turnover which speaks to the club's commitment to be run sustainably
Stephen Pearce knows how admin looked from outside the club but everyone at the club knows how important it is to the city and refused to give up. The work done by fans, businesses, employees was inspirational. Club has made vast strides in the last 18 months to be run responsibly, humbly and with integrity.
Paul Warne spoke about how he works, his realisation how much of a big club this is after seeing the work DCCT do to embed it onto the community.
Spoke a lot about fostering group unity, only recruiting talented, strong-minded players who can handle the pressure of playing here. He said everyone wants to play here and he almost has to try and put them off to see if they are just here for the money or genuinely desire to be here.
Made a comment about a player might be brilliant for a Port Vale but might struggle in front of 30,000, or not have the right mentality to succeed here. Could be Arblaster, or could have just pulled Port Vale from nowhere.
Hinted that Cashin and Elder may have picked up knocks but didn't say for definite, John-Jules is absolutely devastated by hamstring injury, hoping they can get him back before end of season. Senior players have all offered support to him.
Team were extremely disappointed with themselves on Tuesday.
Not much else really. All I will say is that Pearce in my opinion is doing a good job and seems very determined to help DCFC to succeed.
It was my first time hearing Warne in person and he comes across so much better. Very personable and interesting.

It doesn’t stop 98% of the posters on here x

The Academy is apparently ahead of schedule after the decimation of administration
What is the plan for developing these players into first team members & why were they so underused during the EFL Trophy campaign?

Could Paul explain the reasoning for dropping a goal keeper who hadn't really put a foot wrong for 18 months.  And what does he think that would do for said goal keepers confidence?

How much would Warne’s pay off be if we sacked him and can it come out of the loan players pot?

Can we ask the players to pass the ball on the floor to a teammate ? 😜

That's bad in two ways:
1. I agree with your assessment
2. I agree with you

Graeme Shinnie would be good, still only 32.