Alty_Ram

Nah, it's a trap mate. They're just trying to get us to overspend 😉
 

Nah, it's a trap mate. They're just trying to get us to overspend 😉
 

Nah, it's a trap mate. They're just trying to get us to overspend 😉
 

I think I've got something in my eye.. 

I think I've got something in my eye.. 

I think I've got something in my eye.. 

I think I've got something in my eye.. 

“Now, though, I also have a huge responsibility to every single supporter who comes to a game or follows the Club in this country or around the globe. It’s a responsibility that can be daunting at times but one which I relish with all my heart.
I believe we have made massive strides in EVERY element of the Club. Shortly after we bought the club, I identified the three pillars by which we had to be judged in everything we do. Stability. Integrity. Progress.”
Possibly the most important part of the statement for me. Speaking about what it means to him to be owner of the club and the wider responsibility of that, love it. Talking about the three key elements of his leadership….stability, integrity and progress, proper values to work towards. Exactly what we need after the rollercoaster of the Morris era. 

Im actually really buoyant.
what a fantasitic effort from the lads
even with 10 men we made the better chances. 
 
since we went to 3 at the back weve lost once and that was todays gallant effort
give warn a proper pre season and a chance to get some more suitable players in and we’ll be cooking 

Barnsley are weirdly hit and miss at the moment though. They've conceded 7 in the last 2 games, including 4 against MKD. I really don't want to be relying on them because surely they'll rest a few too. Need to get our own business done.

Yeah, it was obviously important to get that particular monkey off your backs. It's got to be tricky to recruit the quality you need if you're getting a bit of a reputation for slipping straight back after a promotion. Doesn't matter how you do it, just stay up and let next season worry about itself.
I'll be honest, I was fearing for you a bit when you had that massive kick in the nuts from the late Cardiff winner. I watched it and its the sort of result at the sharp end of the season that can make you think that it really isn't going to go your way but fair play, you dusted yourselves down and got over the line against Boro.

Big challenge for us still just to secure a playoff place and needing something Wednesday away on the last day is far from ideal. Don't know whether we've got enough left in the tank to win playoffs because we've stuttered a lot in the last 3rd of the season with a paper thin squad. After all the financial carnage of the last couple of years we were left with just 5 senior players last summer and a transfer fee embargo from the EFL so in fairness it was a cracking effort to assemble a competitive team in such a short space of time. I'd read that we'd actually used fewer players than any one else in the division, by necessity.
Anyway, fingers crossed. Who knows... ? Football eh ?

Yeah, it was obviously important to get that particular monkey off your backs. It's got to be tricky to recruit the quality you need if you're getting a bit of a reputation for slipping straight back after a promotion. Doesn't matter how you do it, just stay up and let next season worry about itself.
I'll be honest, I was fearing for you a bit when you had that massive kick in the nuts from the late Cardiff winner. I watched it and its the sort of result at the sharp end of the season that can make you think that it really isn't going to go your way but fair play, you dusted yourselves down and got over the line against Boro.

Big challenge for us still just to secure a playoff place and needing something Wednesday away on the last day is far from ideal. Don't know whether we've got enough left in the tank to win playoffs because we've stuttered a lot in the last 3rd of the season with a paper thin squad. After all the financial carnage of the last couple of years we were left with just 5 senior players last summer and a transfer fee embargo from the EFL so in fairness it was a cracking effort to assemble a competitive team in such a short space of time. I'd read that we'd actually used fewer players than any one else in the division, by necessity.
Anyway, fingers crossed. Who knows... ? Football eh ?

We played 9 games under Paul Warne at the beginning of the season 14 points. However,we had 3 wins and a draw against Reading, Birmingham, Blackpool and QPR. So with the benefit of hindsight Paul Warne had a relatively easy start.
The difference is very small margins. Matt Taylor recruited 8 players in the January transfer window. Paul Warne has never been a fan of signing players in the January transfer window.
I know it's still difficult for Derby currently in financial terms, but for what it's worth I'm hoping to see you at the New York stadium next season. All the best.

Yeah, it was obviously important to get that particular monkey off your backs. It's got to be tricky to recruit the quality you need if you're getting a bit of a reputation for slipping straight back after a promotion. Doesn't matter how you do it, just stay up and let next season worry about itself.
I'll be honest, I was fearing for you a bit when you had that massive kick in the nuts from the late Cardiff winner. I watched it and its the sort of result at the sharp end of the season that can make you think that it really isn't going to go your way but fair play, you dusted yourselves down and got over the line against Boro.

Big challenge for us still just to secure a playoff place and needing something Wednesday away on the last day is far from ideal. Don't know whether we've got enough left in the tank to win playoffs because we've stuttered a lot in the last 3rd of the season with a paper thin squad. After all the financial carnage of the last couple of years we were left with just 5 senior players last summer and a transfer fee embargo from the EFL so in fairness it was a cracking effort to assemble a competitive team in such a short space of time. I'd read that we'd actually used fewer players than any one else in the division, by necessity.
Anyway, fingers crossed. Who knows... ? Football eh ?

Yeah, it was obviously important to get that particular monkey off your backs. It's got to be tricky to recruit the quality you need if you're getting a bit of a reputation for slipping straight back after a promotion. Doesn't matter how you do it, just stay up and let next season worry about itself.
I'll be honest, I was fearing for you a bit when you had that massive kick in the nuts from the late Cardiff winner. I watched it and its the sort of result at the sharp end of the season that can make you think that it really isn't going to go your way but fair play, you dusted yourselves down and got over the line against Boro.

Big challenge for us still just to secure a playoff place and needing something Wednesday away on the last day is far from ideal. Don't know whether we've got enough left in the tank to win playoffs because we've stuttered a lot in the last 3rd of the season with a paper thin squad. After all the financial carnage of the last couple of years we were left with just 5 senior players last summer and a transfer fee embargo from the EFL so in fairness it was a cracking effort to assemble a competitive team in such a short space of time. I'd read that we'd actually used fewer players than any one else in the division, by necessity.
Anyway, fingers crossed. Who knows... ? Football eh ?

Said a couple of weeks back there there's more twists and turns to come. Home games were always going to be vital to give them a chance and fair play they've secured a win but the situation is still on a knife edge. They have Brentford away then two huge season defining games. Home to Southampton (surely an absolute must-win) and then away at the completely hapless Chelsea. After that it's home to Arsenal. A few weeks back that would be an opportunity for a battering but now who knows, they've no win in 4.
From a Forest perspective this is definitely very do-able. 2 wins from last 5 and I reckon that might be enough. Southampton and Everton look to be in big trouble and are in no kind of form. Leicester got a win last time out but otherwise looking shaky. Leicester home to Everton next and Leeds away at Bournemouth. Surely two massive games.

Things look like they are probably  done and dusted at the top as Arsenal seem to have imploded, so its all about European places and the battle to avoid the drop. It's actually pretty entertaining.

Perhaps we are spending far more time defending against better sides, have less of the ball, are pressed more effectively, get fewer crosses in etc. Perhaps he is simply not getting much service from midfield and wide men against the top teams as the limitations of our team are exposed ? The lack of goals from pretty much anyone else against all opposition, good and bad is surely the bigger issue here. Mendez-Laing, Collins, Hourihan and Barkhuizen have all pretty much dried up .

Bird gets between him and the ball and the guy needlessly dives in and lunges at a ball that he isn't going to reach except by contacting Bird's legs and all that while Bird is heading away from goal. It was a stupid high risk challenge and if one of ours does that then you are annoyed because it doesn't need to happen.
The key thing for me also is the lack on any kind of protest by the Burton players beyond vaguely lifting their arms and otherwise just trudging off without contesting. One of his team mates also goes across to the defender and gives him a 'Chip up, never mind buddy' sort of gesture. Bar a half arsed effort just for show, they basically just accept the decision.
For me, that's a penalty all day long and if one of ours had done it I'd be frustrated by the unnecessary nature of it but I'd certainly 100% expect the worst.

Who does he think he is with his selfish and wasteful spree scoring and his 'professionalism' and 'empathy with the younger lads' nonsense ?! Bloody liability he is.. we should get rid in the summer and find a proper forward on a free who can conjure a goal at will at any moment of any game against any opposition in order to yield the maximum possible points per goal over the season. He's stealing a living is this fella ! Our failure to secure a playoff place so far is entirely down to this clown 😉 

As a visitor to rather than resident of Derby these day, I'd agree that the City Centre is looking a bit shabby and run down these days (in places at least) but I live in the North West and it's just much like many other towns and cities up here really and no doubt across large parts of the country. For a variety of reasons town and city centres and 'The High Street' are facing a huge challenges and are definitely showing the strain. It's certainly not a uniquely Derby thing by any means though.
As for DCFC, Well our stadium is older than some nice new stadiums and not quite as shiny these days. No great surprise really. It's still a great facility though by the standards of the vast majority of the football Leagues and something that we can still be proud of. Sure, it could do with a bit of TLC and maybe it'll get it at some stage now we are no longer firefighting seemingly endless financial calamities.

The problem is, too often recently it’s been the rams who finish the night face down wretching into the gutter 

I agree, he really should spread his goals out a bit and choose when he is to score. Check the current score during the game then decide whether to score or save it for another game where we are not expected to win. 
In the real world, I understand wat you are trying to say, however had he not scored 1, 2 or 3 against these teams, who knows how the game might have ended? He scores 2 or 3 and the opposition come back to win and we would still complain. No point moaning about where he scored after the fact. He scores and that is that and thank god he has.
 
It would be wonderful if we could sit down at the end of the season and spread the goals around to suit our position, but obviously this doesn't happen.

A joy to watch. 
I just hope he stays for another year.

I think we underestimate ourselves and our facilities sometimes. This is very much in line with the conversation that I had with Bristol Rovers fans this season... they were genuinely really impressed with PP. In fact they started the conversation due to overhearing us talk about a slight surprise at their numbers and as I said elsewhere, they listed the stadium as one of the main reasons why they all wanted to come.

Sure, we can't compete with the top grounds and brand new stadiums but we make countless other ground look like tatty sheds. We're not in the top cluster any more but we've still got great facilities.

Have we won a single game this season where someone has described it as a 'must win' ? 😧