Blondest Goat

Or it's just completely made up.

Rovers 1 - 2 Rams FRGS. NML

In response to why pick Ward - What has Wilson done to justify keeping his place? Nothing.

How has he been nominated this month and not in previous ones? He's clearly not been as good this month.

Offers zero going forwards and for me that is where our issues lie. Creating nothing from open play.

Id go 4 at the back and think Nelson and Cashin are our best pairing. Irritates me the way Bradley has been scape-goated as a stick to beat Warne with though. He hasn't done much wrong since he's got into the team. He's not in the side for our in possession play and that's what has been costing us.

He's played full back for posh in the championship. Ward will make mistakes like other league one defenders do. He's nowhere near as bad as people have made out.

Derby 2 0 Port Vale Nelson

Think you just have to accept some people like kick and rush football. Same ones that defend Warne are the ones that droned on about sideways passing under Rosenior and Cocu.

I see we're firmly into the territory of twisting every little thing to be a stick to beat Warne with. Great. And it's not like the dreadful football isn't enough on its own to condemn him.

Sorry, double post

People have always used the away record as a stick to beat Liam with. We only played four away games in the league and had barely had a pre-season. It's too small a sample size to judge. We absolutely battered Charlton and lost 1 nil. Battered Fleetwood and couldn't put the ball in the net. Admittedly we were poor against Shrewsbury and Lincoln but by God we've had worse performances under Warne and far more often as well.

I enjoyed all of the games under Rosenior. It was a million times more entertaining than the dross Warne has served up here. Also we had about 26 shots away at Fleetwood and couldn't put the ball in the net. Cautious??? Don't think so.

Absolutely right. Thought we were a bit better first half but these results have been coming for a while now as we have barely created anything from open play for weeks and it was inevitable that we couldn't keep winning games of fine margins. NML has been over-used for the 2nd season running and if he doesn't do it we look completely devoid of ideas. Wilson has no end product and if Ward can't even make the bench tonight I don't know why we bought him.

Derby 0 - 1 Charlton No FRGS

Surely they have to answer a questionnaire to make sure they hate Derby?

Warne actually said in one of the pre-season interviews that if we don't get promoted he expects to be out of a job. You would think he would have an idea of what the expectations were.

A case of heart over head if ever there was one.

He's finally noticed has he? Taken him long enough.

Warne has made us a difficult team to beat but we are pretty woeful on the ball given the players at his disposal. How many chances do we create from open play? We've been bang average in possession for weeks now so I don't think there is a lot of credit to give to Warne for our attacking output.

Doesn't matter who we play week in week out the opposition move the ball much better than we do. I know passing isn't the be all and end all but we make getting up the pitch look such hard work. I just want to watch us get the ball down and play some nice football for once. If you do that more often than not you will win.

It's on the manager who doesn't value possession and is obsessed with getting it forward quickly.

We are so poor in possession.

Fixed

Most football managers try and say as little as possible publicly so it's good to have one with a bit of personality that's a break from the norm. It's the football I struggle with which I find boring to watch and uninspiring.