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Really enjoy reading a thesis of why 1 person is right and the rest of the fanbase isn’t 😂

You're not though. You use xG to prove when we are crap, and when it doesn't, you say it isn't good and invoke 'sampling variance' instead. You're boring.

3 less goals than Cheltenham, who are 3rd bottom. 13 more than us.

We all would, including Warne I'd imagine. Warne is using him there as a physical presence with pace that can worry opposition. He's making use of the players he has available in the best we he sees fit. I think it works better away from home than at home, as I agree about him lacking the nuance to play in that position well. Away from home, he can use the space and his pace. Things could change when Bird returns, or he ends up with multiple match fit strikers.

Negligible difference then. So... a draw.

handling outside the area isn't an automatic red. it comes under the denial of goalscoring opportunity part of the laws. ref likely deemed it wasn't, so therefore a yellow.

It's a shame Bolton's match v Posh isn't sooner when it potentially has more riding on it.

He will for at least another game with Men Behaving Bradley still in the stands.

We have half a squad out of contract. Whether we go up or not, the team will be vastly, vastly different. The whole debate that this team will struggle is completely pointless. That's why I'm annoyed by it. Even Ipswich have brought in double figures this season, and that's after having an expensive, for League One standards, squad before they went up. Concentrate on going up, worry about the squad for next year when the hoards of inevitable transfers start happening later.

first Rams goalscorer. 3-0 Portsmouth

Nothing I stated that I feel he needs to work on is "not playing to his strengths". It's not asking the world for him to track a runner or pass and move.

He seemed to look decent, but there was a couple of things he needs to work on off the limited look we’ve had. Clearly, one of them is defensively which I think is the main one he’s not played as much (bar the injury). The other is that he had a tendency to release the ball then just stand there instead of making a run or moving the defenders.

The natural balance is NML on one wing with CBT on the other, but the problem was we lacked a striker, so Warne chose to use NML centrally to help Washington (who's clearly not match fit). NML just struggled to get into the game as he works best receiving wide where there's more space and driving.

Your injured side is better than our injured side.

Let’s hope results go our way Monday, will certainly relax things around this game.

Can’t say I’m his biggest fan. Doesnt seem capable in an attacking sense, and is a bit ungainly as far as defending goes. Good corner for the winner vs Bolton but also remember him having a shocker on the half way like vs Burton (I think?). Sibley out of position is a better option.

Imagine he will be bollocking water and them energy gels just before kick off then

Last night match the game was paused to allow it. Now, I’m not remotely an expert on Ramadan, but I believe it’s about sunset isn’t it? So not sure exactly this time.

1Wildsmith 7 2Wilson 7.5 35Nelson 8 6Cashin 8 17Sibley 6.5 23Ward 6.5 10Waghorn 6 32Adams 8 12Smith 6 4Hourihane 5 27Blackett-Taylor 6.5 16Thompson 6 11Méndez-Laing 6 22Fornah 6 14Washington 5.5 9Collins 6 ATG

Not a classic performance by any stretch but we are walking wounded and the effort is there. Think the team Warne put out was about the best we could have done in the circumstances. Goal worthy of winning game, too. Don’t think anyone particularly played poorly, could just tell how tired some were second half. Washington was shot by half time, CBT (played pretty well) was knackered, Ward tired, NML was walking wounded.

We've conceded 3 goals in 9 games. Defence isn't the problem.

Viceroy cheap?! money bags over here

Maybe Waghorn can run around with nunchuks for added danger

But put some of those players in our team, who would be earning less, and I think you get (at worse) a similar output.

Is it? He lost his place entirely much of last season. Regained it this season due to recruitment failure. Did a job, but if he's touching £12k a week then that is still not value for money over other strikers in this league.