Addingham Ram

Derby 3 Cheltenham 0

FRGS Dobbin 

1 minute ago, LincsRam said:

Still mad about there offside goal and ref over ruling the linesman

The linesman pretty much has one job to do, so why not leave them to do it.

If the referee sees something, then surely a he should at least speak to the linesman before overruling them.

Barnsley 2 Derby 3

FRGS Didzy

Derby 2 Charlton 1

FRGS Didzy

11 hours ago, Rev said:

Time to get back on the winning trail, and pay these back for a spawny reverse last August.

 

Spot on Rev.

I believe Diego's tremendous run starting the match day threads also started with a fairly innocuous draw, so onwards and upwards from here eh?

I still think that if we can get back to winning ways again, the game against Plymouth on 7th March could be a defining moment of the season.

Let's hope you're still at the helm by then.

So let's take our revenge over the South Londerners and move on.

COYR

COYR (come on you REV).

Wycombe 1 Derby 4

FRGS Didzy 

Ipswich for me.

We're already only 2 points behind Ipswich, with a game in hand, and we've still got to play them at home.

If we win, and Ipswich win, the gap to the Windies would be down to just 5 points, and the goal difference difference (if that makes sense) would be at worst 4, possibly less.

That would really put the wind up the Windies (?), knowing that one more slip up from them and there's a chance we could pip them on the last day.

Oh, and if Pompey can do us a favour as well, happy days.

Could be a very entertaining end to the season!

2 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Just the 180 miles between them.

Just like our local derby against Pompey...?

Are you saying it won't be a packed house, with a hostile atmosphere?

I did actually say a South Coast derby, so technically correct.

9 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

We win at Wycombe next weekend and Plymouth lose to Portsmouth, automatic promotion is in our own hands. 

COYR.

Even if Plymouth get a draw, we can still catch them by keeping winning.

Plymouth's next game, a South Coast derby vs Pompey.

Play up Pompey!

1 minute ago, TomG said:

Sorry, just having a cuppa!

 

No time for a bloody cuppa mate.

We need to get that goal difference up  only 2 behing Ipswich's goal difference now.

COYR

Derby 4 Morecambe 1

FRGS Didzy

11 hours ago, Ram@Lincoln said:

Unfortunately I won't be going. Already on a job next week over in Manchester, told the missus I can't come home each night as it's too far to drive back and forth. Not sure she'd appreciate a return trip to Derby when it's on the box.

The fully expensed week away without the kids and missus, and a £50 overnight allowance has absolutely nothing to do with it! 

Been there so many times myself.

Love the family, but working and staying away, on expenses, does have it's advantages.

I was working in Hull when we played Manure in the cup a few years back, and we beat them on penalties in a crazy game. Watched it in a pub, only Derby fan there, with the almost inevitable sprinkling of Manure fans (that had probably never been to Old Trafford) giving it large. The landlord and locals though all wanted Derby to win. That penalty shoot out was something else. The pub emptied as soon as we won, but the landlord gave me free beer for the rest of the evening.

Almost as good as being at the game.

Having seen the impact of Dobbin last night, it's heartbreaking to imagine what Festy would have done.

I'd have him back in a heartbeat and send Dobbin back. Despite loving watching Mount, Tomori and Wlson rip up the Championship the other year, I hate developing other club's players.

Port Vale 1 Derby 4

FRGS NML

I was getting worried Diego. Beginning to think the unbeaten run (remind me again how many games it is?) was getting to you.

With us, the Windies and the Tractor Boys all in action midweek, we need to keep the winning run going, and see which of us 'blinks first'.

Vale 1, Derby 3

FRGS Kinght.

Just as important, where's Diego with the match thread? Don't let us down now Diego!

9 minutes ago, David said:

Another win, checks to see if we've closed the gap on the top 2....

One step at a time David.

We're reeling in 3rd place first.

28 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

If you have family or friends in the Radio Derby area use What’s App/ Skype and get them to put their phone near the radio and just listen on yours ?

Hadn't thought of that, but I think my aging old man would struggle with that new fangled technology!

Thanks anyway.

6 minutes ago, oomarkwright said:

Typical. McColdrick would be playing today when Charlie Palmer is back on Radio Derby. 

Living outside of the area these days, due to licensing, Radio Derby switches to Squad Goals during the matches, which is quite possibly the worst football coverage I have ever heard, a bunch of immature reporters talking crap most of the time.

You can however listen to Radio Derby pre-match and post match, but having heard Charlie Palmer during the pre-match chat, I've given up totally, and am listening to that bafoon Adrian Durham on Talk$#&@ Radio. That's how bad things are when out if Radio Derby range!

I don't dislike Charlie Palmer, but he is one poor radio presenter / match summariser.

Keep it up Diego!

Cue pun fest!

19 minutes ago, David said:

Last defeat was against Ipswich on Friday 21st October.

 

By the end of play on Saturday 22nd October, the gap between:

Derby and Sheffield Wednesday who are currently in 2nd place, 9 points.

Derby and Plymouth who are currently top of the table, 14 points.

 

Today, January 16th, the gap between: 

Derby and Sheffield Wednesday is 11 points.

Derby and Plymouth is 14 points.

 

Whatcha talkin bout Willis?

Well, this 12 league game unbeaten run has done absolutely nothing to reduce the gap between ourselves and the top 2 as only 6 were wins.

We're still flying, but so are these two, we need to get even better to break into the top 2.

We do have a game in hand over Sheffield Wednesday, 2 over Plymouth and 21 games in to chase them down.

On a positive note, we were 13 points behind Ipswich following that defeat, we are now 7 points behind them with a game in hand. 

So do you think we'll make top two or not David?

6 minutes ago, Boycie said:

You’ll know as soon as all of us.

No need to worry, maybe we won’t get anyone in the end?  This teams got togetherness, I’m not worried if we don’t end up signing anyone.

But, we can’t spend any money, he must be the right age and must be the right type of person who can fit in our close knit group of friends.  It’ll be difficult to find.

Close knit group you say.

I find it quite remarkable that a group, predominantly thrown together in a very short space of time, and so very recently, have become such a close knit group.

Last season our predicament surely forged the group of players that we had together.

But this season is different. We have no such predicament.

So is it the small nature of the current group, or simply down to the culture created by PW and his team that has brought them together so well?

Whatever it is, I believe that if PW brings in anybody in, they'll probably fit in nicely.

And if we don't bring anybody in, then I think the current group can get us up.

My biggest fear is should we lose a key player, what effect that might have on the group.

Cheltenham 0 Derby 4

FRGS Knight

Be a great time to get an away win.

If us, Ipswich and the Windies all win, we would be no more than 11 points behind the Automatic places - with a game in hand   and with a decent gap to 7th with games in hand.

If Ipswich win and the Windies don't, the gap to the Automatic places would be down to 9 points with a game in hand.

Keep chipping away and who knows what we could achieve this season?