Guest Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Someone has to take a corner and basically kick it towards the penalty box ? This is true. They don't all do it with the same quality though. Hourihane should be capable of much in this regard, but to my aging eyes it appears to be almost always the same corner (into the middle, average speed, bit of bend), which begs the questions: should he try something different, or perhaps should someone else take them, at least now and again? That said, I've never expected Derby to score from corners and we've somehow done it twice already this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 41 minutes ago, David said: Disagree that Bird and Hourihane can’t play together, just not in a 2. Midfield 3, get Knight in there alongside Hourihane, Bird behind and get that right back position sorted. Who do you leave out? The Sibley/McGoldrick option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, jameso said: Who do you leave out? The Sibley/McGoldrick option? Both would be on the bench as attacking options to bring on, or rotated in with fitness/suspension issues. Sibley has looked better coming on as an impact player. McGoldrick is 35 in November, not a player we can be building the team around and rely on playing Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday Oldben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicman Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 We need to move Knight , although he is our best RB, to make a midfield of Rooney, Smith and Knight . I like NML & Barkhuzien wide still. Sibley as an impact sub and Dobbin but he needs to use the ball & pace better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Magicman said: We need to move Knight , although he is our best RB, to make a midfield of Rooney, Smith and Knight . I like NML & Barkhuzien wide still. Sibley as an impact sub and Dobbin but he needs to use the ball & pace better. It's a big call that at this stage of his career Rooney would be a better bet than Bird in a midfield suited to his game (although Rooney looks like he could go a long way to me, whether in that role or as CB). I think any 3 from Bird-Smith-Knight-Hourihane should have enough going for it to boss the middle, but suddenly it feels like we have even less going forward - unless Knight is going to be the ultimate box-to-box midfielder! Collins looks isolated too much of the time already and I don't think being wide is what makes our wide players dangerous - in NML's case, it's pace and power. Do we need to play a bit more narrow too then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Daly Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 15/09/2022 at 09:31, sage said: I believe you had the same issues with Bruce Rioch You certainly had it with John McGovern. Also people didn't appreciate George Williams until he had gone. Rioch was slightly different because he scored so many goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Conor is a good player and so is Max. Early days, formations will change. New players still settling in to a new club and new surroundings on and off the pitch, in a new division. A great deal of new things, with a number of new people at the club, with many changes to their lives and the changes at the club, that require some time to gel. Plenty of big clubs in this division that have struggled behind the scenes, like ourselves, and have had to re-build steadily. We will be alright, plenty of good passages of play in performances, so far to suggest that we can create, score, and win games. And our support remains to back our club, back our players, management, staff and owner and support it anywhere, in any kind of weather, with pride, passion in all our lifes, with love and unity. Fla Ram, Pikeyram and Reggie Greenwood 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Well done Conor. Hey Ho Let’s Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Conor will do ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 And we’ll done again Conor. Some folk can waste their time reading the first 3 pages of this thread. Save yourself some time and just read the last 3 posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 ThePrisoner, r_wilcockson and Comrade 86 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsonram12 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Sweeeet Hourihane ba ba ba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 15/09/2022 at 10:19, Ghost of Clough said: Will Hourihane play that killer ball that will lead to a chance/goal? Assists Bird - 1 (open play) Hourihane - 1 (corner) Any more stats mate?……..I’ll wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, TexasRam said: Any more stats mate?……..I’ll wait Odd post. How many assists did Bird and Hourihane get today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Ghost of Clough said: Odd post. How many assists did Bird and Hourihane get today? Odd post really ? Couldn’t give a s*** about assists, how many goals did backwards get? How many chances did we create when backwards went off Vs when he was on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 And I said 'leave him out' ? What do I know? ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 14/09/2022 at 18:41, chadlad said: Wonndering if he has a must play if fit clause in his contract ? On 14/09/2022 at 19:17, Gee SCREAMER !! said: Same he hasn't got a must play with Knight clause. I think you'd see a better player Two goals later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, TexasRam said: Odd post really ? Couldn’t give a s*** about assists, how many goals did backwards get? How many chances did we create when backwards went off Vs when he was on? You quoted me in reference to you saying Hourihane plays more killer balls. Neither player added to their assist tally for the season. Individual goals and chances created and taken by other players doesn't come in to it at all. Very odd series of posts from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: You quoted me in reference to you saying Hourihane plays more killer balls. Neither player added to their assist tally for the season. Individual goals and chances created and taken by other players doesn't come in to it at all. Very odd series of posts from you. I thought we were discussing the influence of Bird and Hourihane on the team?…… ok pal, you stick to the geeky stats, I’ll remain in the real world of understanding football ??⚽️? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, TexasRam said: I thought we were discussing the influence of Bird and Hourihane on the team?…… ok pal, you stick to the geeky stats, I’ll remain in the real world of understanding football ??⚽️? Maybe book yourself in to Specsavers then, as you didn't read the post which you quoted. Here's the post you quoted: On 15/09/2022 at 10:19, Ghost of Clough said: Will Hourihane play that killer ball that will lead to a chance/goal? Assists Bird - 1 (open play) Hourihane - 1 (corner) Very clearly about the two players creating goals and not scoring them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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