Cheltenham Town 2 - 3 Derby County

comment by Spart-Derby really are the best says red dog. (U4603)
posted less than a minute ago
Keep doing that and we are back in the Championship
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I’ll not survive another game like that to see it.

Need Wycombe to score and it will have been a great day.

That game should have finished 2-7

comment by Scouse (U9675)
posted less than a minute ago
That game should have finished 2-7
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At least you got the one goal difference.

comment by 🏁 AnglianRam 🏁 (U17428)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Scouse (U9675)
posted less than a minute ago
That game should have finished 2-7
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At least you got the one goal difference.
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Not sure it was worth the atrial fibrillation tho?

Man, that was a hard watch! We could and should have won easily but hey, this sort of game is always likely to cause an upset and before kick-off I wondered if our run might come to an end.

But a worldie goal and some resolute defending saw us through in spite of their eight-foot CB.

Wendies had two players stretchered off.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

Reflections: Town v Rams
Well as much as they caused us a few problems I thought Town were a bit of a one trick pony. ie, either hurling long throws or long balls into our penalty box in the hope that one of their big guys would get on the end of them.
They did it with a degree of success scoring 2 goals... but still ended on the losing side. Thankfully.
Not so long ago we'd have lost that or drawn. But 3 more goals put them to the sword... I including a worldie from Bird.
I thought the REF was too lenient and let many offences go. That said, we have 3 more points on the board putting pressure on those around us.
Well done Derby. Cheers. Terry. UTR

Thanks Terry. Looking relatively snug in the playoffs but still lots of season to go, and anything could happen. That said, with this run I am optimistic and we will continue to improve.

Its definitely a great feeling ( current run) and one Derby fans have richly deserved after recent turmoil. A mate compared this campaign to Jim Smith's , I'm not sure we're there yet. If we were to sign a Croat and switch to PW's favoured 532 formation then possibly.

Our recruitment is going to be critical. Who we can get in and what positions we'll be looking to cover. I can't see them all being covered by recruitment.

Recent interviews seem to imply RB is not an urgent priority given Smith, Rooney and Jason Knight can
all deputise if required.

On Radio Derby, I think it was Steele who suggested CB being a priority which I didn't agree with. And also the CF position.

We definitely need a CF who offers an aerial threat and a LB to cover for Sibley's suspension(s). Although Forsyth can play LB he should not be moved, Cashin and Forsyth have become our primary centre backs. Davies, Stearman and Chester when fit can all support.

A DM cover for Max Bird and winger to cover for N M-L are the other major priorities ( wouldn't mind the lad from Man City who tore our defence to shreds). Hopefully good calibre players are being made available for free transfer and on our new Analyst's database to recruit from.

PW strikes me as the type of manager seeking to build a similar camaraderie that N Clough did with rough gems. How we could do with a newsagent/scout to guide us.

I was also thinking it'd be a good idea to be n touch with Cocu and see if he has anyone in mind that could help us from the Dutch leagues. There's certainly some good quality in the second division.