Mihangel

The poppy has been used as a weapon for quite a while

Maybe they should have asked first? Twonks.

Has it occurred to you that we're not allowed to play 11 academy kids, despite also having a cat 1 setup that plays in the same league as wolves? We're not allowed to develop our kids because reasons, but prem teams are.
This competition stinks. I'm glad we managed to get the kids on in the end.

I get that some fans don't rate Collins but when the guy scores a hatrick and still gets stick then it's pathetic.

Obviously not that much of a donkey then 

I'm hoping that was Warne's 'Mark Robins' moment and we're now going to see 20 years of sustained glory. Probably. Maybe.

Even if that game ended 0-0, it was everything we've been asking for and more. Credit where it's due to the players and staff. I'm actually excited for the next match now. What an odd feeling.

David C must have had a harsh word or helped with some tactical advice

Decision made , Warnes in, now let’s do our job and support the lads , we can still do this starting with a win tomorrow COYR

This, the idea that Clowes it's the sort of person who would allow leaks about people's livelihoods is a bit daft.

Hi Derby fans, I know you have bigger fish to fry in terms of wanting Warne out, but thought I would provide a little information on the current Northampton side to provide you a little context before tomorrows game.
We are very much a yo-yo side between L1 and L2 and as most expected we are struggling this season. We have not lost any game by more than 1 goal but that is not helping our points tally at all. Injuries have been a massive issue the last 12 months or so, its rare we have had less than 8 out injured. Whilst injuries are part and parcel of the game, when you already have a squad expected to struggle it creates a bit of an impossible task.
We are unlikely to have any of of injured bodies back for Tuesday, which means our best CB and best striker are injured. Considering both boxes is where we need to improve that is not good news! 
Our manager Jon Brady has lived in the area for decades since moving across from Australia. Played for lots of clubs in our region and then got the permanent managers job after managing the U18's. He is extremely passionate (maybe too much so as gets booked so often), but he is also passionate about the club and area which really has built a link with the fan base. He has also done a fantastic job so far in my opinion, developing our style away from just pure long ball which we have endured a lot of over the last few decades. We are not total football by any stretch of the imagination but have the ability to retain the ball far better now. That being said he is clearly getting frustrated at the lack of available bodies and the low budget he has to work with in L1. Despite our lowly position he is still pretty much universally backed by the entire fan base.
In terms of danger man you are right to highlight Sam Hoskins. He has gone from a player who was very much a marmite player amongst the fanbase to a club legend. He has always worked extremely hard and has played in every outfield position for us during his time here. The problem was his work rate would often mean that he was seemingly undroppable which meant he was an easy target. However Brady has recognised that he is comfortably our best finisher, meaning he is now less involved in build up play but much more in the final 3rd which has seen his goal tally rocket. He was the first player to score 20 goals for us since the early 90's and is now top 10 all time in appearances and goals.
Two other players that stand out for us (that are currently fit) are defenders Sam Sherring and Marc Leonard. Sherring is a young defender who is comfortable on the ball and is continuting to develop, i have no doubt he will go onto bigger and better things. Leonard is on load for the second season in a row here from Brighton and is arguably the best natural talent I have seen in the CM for us. We have had Matt Grimes and Matt Crooks here in recent years but Leonard just keeps things ticking over effortlessly.
I wonder if we may set up with a back 3/5 (I know not popular here!) Something along the lines of....
                       Burge 
           Willis Sherring Monthe
Odimayo                               Brough
               Mcwilliams Leonard
Pinnock                                  Hoskins
                    Simpson
 
I am going for a narrow 2-1 loss which is very much the story of our season. A point would be massive for us but despite your recent troubles there are still several levels between the sides.
Looking forward to being back at Pride Park and will post my thoughts after the game. Enjoy the game and rest of the season!

I agree - It can't be much fun trying to play in a way that doesn't suit and clearly finding it very difficult.
For what it's worth, I am and always will be a "give the manager some time" kind of person but I think that time might be coming. We're just not showing much sign of improving. It's unimportant but I struggle with Warne as a personality and I don't think I'm alone, it doesn't help his cause.

It's a real shame but it is looking like Derby isnt a fit for Warne. It is one of those times where we see that success at one club isnt guaranteed success at another, even if they try similar things. I can't give a logical reason why but some clubs do fit some people, Steve Mac for example has always seemed to fit Derby (not advocating a return of the mac part 5? By the way) and some clubs don't. 
What to do about it? I cant begin to suggest, paying off a four year contract isnt in keeping with the financial prudence we need to hold onto; but being a mid table L1 club with our overheads isnt very financially prudent either. My gut is telling me that Warne gets most of this season, if we aren't close come Easter then Clowes may pull the trigger and the new guys gets a few weeks to bed in before close season.
We dont go up this season, and close season will hurt.

I agree - It can't be much fun trying to play in a way that doesn't suit and clearly finding it very difficult.
For what it's worth, I am and always will be a "give the manager some time" kind of person but I think that time might be coming. We're just not showing much sign of improving. It's unimportant but I struggle with Warne as a personality and I don't think I'm alone, it doesn't help his cause.

This is partly my thinking. I’ve been patient and looked to be balanced in my views on Warne although I tend to be more on the optimistic side. However I can only see a miraculous turnaround of both performances and results winning some back over, and even then it’ll be on very limited terms, one or two signs of things slipping back to how they currently are would see people turn again quite quickly. Do I think that miraculous turnaround will happen? No, not on current evidence… meaning it’s probably turning into a matter of when not if. 
 
 

I don’t know how I feel about Warne staying/going but the football is absolutely dire and has been for ages. The players look miserable and the majority of the fans seem to come away either angry, dejected or let down. 
Starting to think that this just isn’t working and isn’t going to and that there’s not much point giving it any more time.

It's not even just that the football is bad, it's that we seem to score goals when we put the ball on the floor because that seems to be how the players want to play.
If the football was bad but winning games and picking up valuable points, I wouldn't be complaining. If this is "results-based" football, where are the results??

Nowt black and white about anything that's happened at Derby in the last 5 years.
I don't think Rooney is a particularly good tactician or coach. But then neither were some of the greatest managers in history. In the right circumstances, he showed himself to be a great leader and gave us pride and hope when we had none.
Somewhat inevitably, given his celebrity profile, he comes with a fair bit of baggage and a circus behind the scenes that has no appeal to me.
Whether he can actually succeed in football management remains to be seen. Personally I think Brum have made a mistake.
I'd rather he didn't sniff around at the likes of Bird and Cashin personally.

Mardy with limited talent and end product. He’s played over 400 games of professional football and scored 200 odd goals, he’s clearly got something about him, even if he’s not an ideal option as our starting striker. 

Just finished my can of Carling and some fella is giving me the stink eye.

Yeah - Footballers need, to some extent, to be instinctive, they need to play in the style they have been accustomed. To a large extent, of course, they need to be able to follow instructions and adapt to a style of play but there is a point at which a player isn't suitable for a style of play. I don't know if that's the case here but it certainly looks like it.
I'm not a 'sack the manager' sort of person but I don't feel like we're going in the right direction, consistently, at the moment. 

Yeah - Footballers need, to some extent, to be instinctive, they need to play in the style they have been accustomed. To a large extent, of course, they need to be able to follow instructions and adapt to a style of play but there is a point at which a player isn't suitable for a style of play. I don't know if that's the case here but it certainly looks like it.
I'm not a 'sack the manager' sort of person but I don't feel like we're going in the right direction, consistently, at the moment.