JJs dms

Who we’re expecting to win the headers from all of these crosses is still a mystery. It’s not how I’d want us to play but if this was his plan surely we need a tall striker?

A little nervous about this, our record at Crewe I dont think is great (went and saw us lose 3-0 once!). If we lose this time it will not only be my Crewe mad cousin giving me pelters, but the a few fans of my hometown club may point out that it's the first time in history they've gone further than us in the FA Cup (Alfreton).
So yeah please Derby win, for no other reason than giving me an easier week!

1976 Quarter Final 4-2 versus Newcastle United
Four of the best goals you will ever see.
But yeah, I also loved the 2-0 versus them from down the road.

It would be foolish to suddenly think everything is rosey again after one performance.
But if tonight was anything to go by then maybe Warne has got the ability to change, adapt and improve us. That was the first time I think I’ve really enjoyed watching us this season. Let’s kick on now and go on a run! 🐏

Good win and a decent performance, happy days 😊

No our players aren't that good.
Neither is our manager.
 

It wasn’t a 3-1 game. Two dubious free kicks and two really poor pieces of goalkeeping ultimately cost us. Looked good for first 15-20 mins of the second half but didn’t quite fall for us, or players (Washington, Bird) taking too long to shoot. Fizzled out to some degree as we tried to force the issue. On a positive note Mendez looks back to his best although he was also guilty of taking too many touches at times. 
I could take the defeat better had we played at our second half level through the game but that first half was abject. At no point did we impose our game on Stevenage and as a result we got done by two dodgy free kicks. Is that the manager? Is that the players? The great man said people talk nonsense about tactics, players win/lose you games, either way the buck stops with the manager.
Pressure again on Tuesday now. Two home games, he’s got to win them both for me to stay on board with him but my gut feeling is we’re going nowhere and a change is going to be needed at some point. The league is so poor this season it’s a great chance to get out of it but right now we are a poor team. An average league one team.

Agree Angie, I thought Sibley did ok tonight. Nothing flashy but he worked hard and made it possible for Bird to push on. He was solid and did a shift for the team.
 

I fink I’ll give it a miss.

Maybe it’s my age butI have tears in my eyes having just caught the news about Franny.
He was one of the game’s great characters and gave his all for the Rams.
I was at the match when he gestured to the Man City fans who had been chanting “City Reject!” at one of their greatest servants after scoring the winning goal for the Rams!
He also did his trademark crawl into the penalty area and was the picture of injured innocence when the ref didn’t award a penno!
RIP Francis and condolences to your family.

One of the greats from my youth. A real character and flipping good player to boot. There is a certain sort of player who you instinctively know loves what he does, loves the fans and plays for the sheer joy of it. Franny was one of those.
Saw him Manchester Airport in the early 90’s. One of those “I know you know who I am” nod with a wry smile and a thumbs up. Proper football legend.

It's a shame he's remembered more for his penalties and that scrap than he is a great footballer that helped turn us into a championship team.
He was to Mackay that Mackay was to Clough.

This is part of the problem for me. The new right back was signed as a last minute stopgap to replace Rooney, now Warne has figured out we have to play four at the back because he signed the wrong centre backs for the system he planned to play. In the meantime we spent summer signing not one but two right-sided wing backs. They have no obvious place in this new tactical set up.
Fornah was also last minute because it apparently wasn't clear to Warne during the summer that we needed more mobility and steel in midfield.
We didn't add any guile up front, because he didn't see that as a priority either. We signed Washington, who doesn't seem to fit in any system, and Waghorn (almost by accident). 
Its taken a year to hit on the right overall formation and our recruitment this summer was for something else entirely. 

I say ban this topic.  Ban it, I say... at least until Easter.
By uttering even the merest reference to it opens us up for ridicule.  For disappointment.  Even heartache for some.
Delete the thread.  Ban further reference to it.  Auto-Censor the number 11, and the word eleven.

Let's hear no more of it.
We reconvene at Easter... and remember, it's early next year!  March 29th (Good Friday) it is then...
 

 
 

Derby County v Carlisle United The Derby team celebrate their First Division League
Derby County v Carlisle United
The Derby team celebrate their First Division League Championship win with the trophy on a lap of honour.
26th April 1975
If I remember correctly we were ENGLISH CHAMPIONS and Carlisle were relegated.
 
Happy days

Mac2 was skewered by Mel wanting Rowett.

Alan Hinton/ Bobby Davison /George Thorne -still upsets me I'm another convinced he'd have had a great career gutted for the lad 
Plymouth away open end raining all day lost 4-1 did seem a bit stupid at the time!
Got to be John Gregory and the trainers bucket brilliant! We sing a song the bucket of water song
Highbury felt like you was at a proper football ground
The administration season we fight till the end could do with a bit of that  feeling at the moment

When Phil Brown is talking sense then you know you're in the gutter. My goodness.

I thought it was Hector that was told to warm up but he thought it was aimed at Keegan. Poor communication cost us winning the World Cup with 4 derby players in the side.
West Ham could have stuck their bubbles right up their east end.

Bar humbug .. enjoy the points 

So pleased for  Liam yesterday, played very well

There was no comparison between him and the big centre half for Oxford.

We clearly cannot play three at the back with the players we have. He had ample opportunities to change tonight but persisted trying to shoehorn substitutions into a 3-5-2, that looked like 3-6-1 for most of the game, if he cannot see it doesn’t work, at least for now , then he is on borrowed time.

Was about to say something similar. I don't look at Forest with any jealousy, more worry (for them).  Their very good manager is holding it together. As soon as they sack him, for an entirely acceptable poor run of results, the whole thing will implode.
It's Brighton who I am properly jealous of. They were a promotion chasing Championship club when we were. But look how we were a class above them in the semi under Mac1. We just got steadily worse since then, and much poorer. They are at a level we can barely dream of.

After a night to reflect I have to same I am concerned by yesterdays game 😞
Don’t want to be a wrist slasher but too many of the issues that we had last season have not been addressed.
Yes it’s obvious we need to strengthen the forward line but the midfield is just not right either - Bird and Hourihane does just not work - it’s not creative but it’s not combative either.
Early days but there is a lot of work to be done and all eyes are going to be on Warne - if he didn’t realise he isn’t at Rotherham before he will be now !