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Oh don’t : we’re 4-5 down in the SF shoot out. The clouds part, Warne’s shining pate is dangerously bare and, as Conor completes his biden-like jog up to the ball,   a sun ray, a single beam of laser sharp light, is freakishly deflected from the frontal bone of Warne’s skull directly into the back of CH’s retina. The ball flies over the bar, CH falls to the ground, distraught and … we all step back onto the div 1 Groundhog Day express (reassuring ourselves the league will be even weaker in 24/25 )

That’s hugely disrespectful to @ the running man whose post about sacking the manager has undoubtedly galvanised Warne into a brilliant tactician and led us to glory against Lincoln, Bristol and Bolton. You’ll be saying next that Adams had made a difference. Lay off it 

I don't know how conclude anything other than the league being easier this season. Its the same teams competing at the top except you swap out Ipswich, Sheff Wed and Plymouth for Portsmouth. There's two less teams to compete against. The state of the three relegated Championship teams is a rare advantage. This doesn't mean Derby haven't improved since last season. They definitely have. The overall competitiveness of the league doesn't correlate to the quality of the teams in the league.

That’s hugely disrespectful to @ the running man whose post about sacking the manager has undoubtedly galvanised Warne into a brilliant tactician and led us to glory against Lincoln, Bristol and Bolton. You’ll be saying next that Adams had made a difference. Lay off it 

I think Hourihane has qualities that we just can't seem to benefit from in this system. The amount of times he drifted out wide yesterday to literally stand and watch Bolton play their way through the huge gaps in midfield was frustrating. He definitely needs at least two bodies in there doing his work for him, but at this stage of his career it's debatable whether it's worth that investment.
He's a bit like a vintage rolls royce. Nice to have, but eventually you'll get sick of the loops you have to jump through to keep it going. 

But that would have been incorrect, NML was not out of control, just over stretched and his foot was firmly on the ground with no studs showing. So, again I give credit to the ref for getting the decision correct. As somebody else pointed out, Adams was flattened in the six yard box, but I missed that incident, you could say that plenty of refs would have given us a penalty there.
Why do some people try so hard to look for negatives in every game we win?

It was a one footed lunge, but it didn't look like his studs were raised.

I prefer doughnuts to Mozart, downhill mountain biking to cash ISAs, Red Nose Day to my mother’s old mini, and I prefer my dog to having a haircut 

I prefer doughnuts to Mozart, downhill mountain biking to cash ISAs, Red Nose Day to my mother’s old mini, and I prefer my dog to having a haircut 

Plenty of refs would have given NML a red 

Yes Barks and Ward were sorely missed when they went off. But very sensible to protect them (even in such a big game). 
 
If we’d started w Smith not Hourihane, the Gayle sub would have been like-for-like. 
 
What Warne in fact did (bringing on Smith, moving Adams forward) was a good move imo.  We were beginning to be overrun in mf and the changes gave us more strength in the middle as well as insight into Adams’ flexibility 
 
Maybe the  lesson is that we should start Hourihane only against weaker opposition - or, if we start him we should have Adams and Smith on the pitch as well. If luck’s not with us we’re in danger of being 2 down at HT otherwise. 
 
so when Bradley’s fit, is he on the bench or is Fozzie? Given his performance today, I’d stick w Fozzie. 
 
Step forward CBT 

Interesting that one. Two players hell for leather wanting the ball. I reckon NML was probably a tad “out of control”
Saying wreckless would be harsh and there was no intent .. I don’t know the rules but to me it was blood and thunder battling rather than dirty play with intent. A yellow seemed just … but whether that’s what the rule book says is a different matter ? 

I prefer doughnuts to Mozart, downhill mountain biking to cash ISAs, Red Nose Day to my mother’s old mini, and I prefer my dog to having a haircut 

Wilson looks the most likely to have an impact. 

Yes Barks and Ward were sorely missed when they went off. But very sensible to protect them (even in such a big game). 
 
If we’d started w Smith not Hourihane, the Gayle sub would have been like-for-like. 
 
What Warne in fact did (bringing on Smith, moving Adams forward) was a good move imo.  We were beginning to be overrun in mf and the changes gave us more strength in the middle as well as insight into Adams’ flexibility 
 
Maybe the  lesson is that we should start Hourihane only against weaker opposition - or, if we start him we should have Adams and Smith on the pitch as well. If luck’s not with us we’re in danger of being 2 down at HT otherwise. 
 
so when Bradley’s fit, is he on the bench or is Fozzie? Given his performance today, I’d stick w Fozzie. 
 
Step forward CBT 

Fozzy,  Smith, Adams, Nelson, NML, Cashin all immense. Not pretty but a massive result 

Yes Barks and Ward were sorely missed when they went off. But very sensible to protect them (even in such a big game). 
 
If we’d started w Smith not Hourihane, the Gayle sub would have been like-for-like. 
 
What Warne in fact did (bringing on Smith, moving Adams forward) was a good move imo.  We were beginning to be overrun in mf and the changes gave us more strength in the middle as well as insight into Adams’ flexibility 
 
Maybe the  lesson is that we should start Hourihane only against weaker opposition - or, if we start him we should have Adams and Smith on the pitch as well. If luck’s not with us we’re in danger of being 2 down at HT otherwise. 
 
so when Bradley’s fit, is he on the bench or is Fozzie? Given his performance today, I’d stick w Fozzie. 
 
Step forward CBT 

Nice moment at full time with him and Warne embracing after some rumours of a rift earlier in the season. 
He’s just speaking on radio Derby now, praises his defence and talking about how his training and prep play their part in him making top saves like he did earlier. Hope we can extend his contract as I think he’d do a job for us next season 

Fozzy,  Smith, Adams, Nelson, NML, Cashin all immense. Not pretty but a massive result 

Well done. Thought we deserved more but that's football.
See how it goes from here on in, but glad I don't have to watch that every week TBH.
We'll live 🙂

Massive goal. Tense 15 to come 

Fozzy,  Smith, Adams, Nelson, NML, Cashin all immense. Not pretty but a massive result 

Tommo a little off the pace. Our subs haven’t worked so well. 

Is it too early to sub Hourihane?