Not for one minute Sprat will I think we will be top come May. I will be happy with a top six; I expect both Forest and Derby to be up there. This is early season banter, you have to jab when you can
The difference from the example you have given from last season is that we have defenders who have a robustness and calmness about them, and strikers who score. Couple that with a manager whose away tactic is not sit back and try to scrape a 1-0 victory.
Bournemouth are a very good team and there will not be many challenges bigger this season for any team than Dean Court. They battered us for the first half an hour but we held resolute. We battered Bolton on Saturday and should have won, so swings and roundabouts
It was a two point bonus last night, as I would have taken a draw at 19:30.
I say keep the 'lording it' comments coming strett...it just makes it sweeter
*Spart. Sprat is a tad fishy.
What is Schtevies thinking on the DM. I for one would be happy to develop Will into the role, but in every game so far he has substituted Will for Ramo, Eustace is not even considered for a cameo run out at Carlisle.
So as i see it, George is number 1 choice and until he is feeling better Steve can't make his mind up between Will or the Spaniard. Eustace is no longer in the managers plans at all.
Knowing your going to be substituted every game must be a bit unsettling for Will, and not getting a start after you finished the last game must make Omar wonder what he did wrong.
Schtevie....pick one and stick with it, just like Nige used to.
If you win when playing not at your best Strett, then you have a chance.
At present we still have a few problems in every area except goal keeper. It could all change by next week.
Did Buxton play injured last night?
Seems a tad daft if so
Its like playing dehydrated, you'd never notice the difference
According to RD for a large spell in the first half we were playing like the team from last season and Charlton could not live with us. So it's still there. Just not consistently.
But Eustace was part of that team for a long time so I really don't get why he seems to be squeezed out. I get that Steve wants to give Ramo game time to adjust but even Thorne had to wait several weeks before getting a run out.
But of course we don't see what happens in training and will continue to be playing Armchair Manager.
Just read you latest offering Strett!
Who do you determine as 'all'?
Or are you referring to a hand full of Derby fans on this site saying that we will win the league?? Just wondered?
All. You know all.
#speakadaengleeesh
I didn't so bang goes your so called all
Yes you did.
You also said we would be defensive and boring.
It's out there, mother!
I did and I'm yet to see otherwise as I haven't em watched you but prove I said we would win the league!
It’s up to you to prove your innocence.
I have quantified all Derby fans have indicated that at some point they have all specified that you (Derby) will win the league; which you all have, many times. This is, and will remain fact until you disprove it.
Not my rules, It’s the way of the internet Ask Cliff Richard*
*Innocent until proven guilty in this case <shiftyeyes>
Quote Strett
"I have quantified all Derby fans have indicated that at some point they have all specified that you (Derby) will win the league; which you all have, many times."
Anyone know what language this is?
Quote Spart...
Quote Strett
Anyone know what has happened to punctuation?
Anyone know if Strett ever does any work?
Yes I know what has happened to punctuation.
Nothing, it is still part of the English Language but only really necessary in order to convey meaning. For example, do we need a question mark when it is obvious the sentence is a question. I would say no in a sentence such as "What is the time.", whereas a sentence like "You are going to a football match" is a statement without the question mark or a question with one.
Just like your pedantry about less and fewer. It is only relevant if less can be confused as a statement about quality rather than quantity. Where there is no ambiguity it does not matter.
Less and fewer is not pedantry. Its incorrect use is symptomatic of the dumbing down of our beautiful language.
It is '10 items or fewer'. It is 'Derby scored fewer goals than Charlton'. Less on those examples is just plain wrong.
Read Lynn Truss' 'Eats, shoots and leaves'
I'm not going to Panda to this sort of thinking
There could be some ambugity there Strett so you would use fewer. Howefer if I was to say that the average home gate for Forest is less than that for Derby, that would be both factually and grammatically correct.
Agreed Spart, likewise the following is equally correct...
The average away gate for Derby is less than that for Forest
Afternoon Strett.Getting a few/less nibbles.
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posted on 20/8/14
Not for one minute Sprat will I think we will be top come May. I will be happy with a top six; I expect both Forest and Derby to be up there. This is early season banter, you have to jab when you can
The difference from the example you have given from last season is that we have defenders who have a robustness and calmness about them, and strikers who score. Couple that with a manager whose away tactic is not sit back and try to scrape a 1-0 victory.
Bournemouth are a very good team and there will not be many challenges bigger this season for any team than Dean Court. They battered us for the first half an hour but we held resolute. We battered Bolton on Saturday and should have won, so swings and roundabouts
It was a two point bonus last night, as I would have taken a draw at 19:30.
posted on 20/8/14
I say keep the 'lording it' comments coming strett...it just makes it sweeter
posted on 20/8/14
*Spart. Sprat is a tad fishy.
posted on 20/8/14
What is Schtevies thinking on the DM. I for one would be happy to develop Will into the role, but in every game so far he has substituted Will for Ramo, Eustace is not even considered for a cameo run out at Carlisle.
So as i see it, George is number 1 choice and until he is feeling better Steve can't make his mind up between Will or the Spaniard. Eustace is no longer in the managers plans at all.
Knowing your going to be substituted every game must be a bit unsettling for Will, and not getting a start after you finished the last game must make Omar wonder what he did wrong.
Schtevie....pick one and stick with it, just like Nige used to.
posted on 20/8/14
If you win when playing not at your best Strett, then you have a chance.
At present we still have a few problems in every area except goal keeper. It could all change by next week.
posted on 20/8/14
Did Buxton play injured last night?
Seems a tad daft if so
posted on 20/8/14
Its like playing dehydrated, you'd never notice the difference
posted on 20/8/14
According to RD for a large spell in the first half we were playing like the team from last season and Charlton could not live with us. So it's still there. Just not consistently.
But Eustace was part of that team for a long time so I really don't get why he seems to be squeezed out. I get that Steve wants to give Ramo game time to adjust but even Thorne had to wait several weeks before getting a run out.
But of course we don't see what happens in training and will continue to be playing Armchair Manager.
posted on 20/8/14
Just read you latest offering Strett!
Who do you determine as 'all'?
Or are you referring to a hand full of Derby fans on this site saying that we will win the league?? Just wondered?
posted on 20/8/14
All. You know all.
#speakadaengleeesh
posted on 20/8/14
I didn't so bang goes your so called all
posted on 20/8/14
Yes you did.
You also said we would be defensive and boring.
It's out there, mother!
posted on 20/8/14
I did and I'm yet to see otherwise as I haven't em watched you but prove I said we would win the league!
posted on 20/8/14
#even
posted on 20/8/14
It’s up to you to prove your innocence.
I have quantified all Derby fans have indicated that at some point they have all specified that you (Derby) will win the league; which you all have, many times. This is, and will remain fact until you disprove it.
Not my rules, It’s the way of the internet Ask Cliff Richard*
*Innocent until proven guilty in this case <shiftyeyes>
posted on 20/8/14
Quote Strett
"I have quantified all Derby fans have indicated that at some point they have all specified that you (Derby) will win the league; which you all have, many times."
Anyone know what language this is?
posted on 20/8/14
Quote Spart...
Quote Strett
Anyone know what has happened to punctuation?
posted on 20/8/14
Anyone know if Strett ever does any work?
posted on 20/8/14
No Moj; nobody knows
posted on 20/8/14
Yes I know what has happened to punctuation.
Nothing, it is still part of the English Language but only really necessary in order to convey meaning. For example, do we need a question mark when it is obvious the sentence is a question. I would say no in a sentence such as "What is the time.", whereas a sentence like "You are going to a football match" is a statement without the question mark or a question with one.
Just like your pedantry about less and fewer. It is only relevant if less can be confused as a statement about quality rather than quantity. Where there is no ambiguity it does not matter.
posted on 20/8/14
Less and fewer is not pedantry. Its incorrect use is symptomatic of the dumbing down of our beautiful language.
It is '10 items or fewer'. It is 'Derby scored fewer goals than Charlton'. Less on those examples is just plain wrong.
Read Lynn Truss' 'Eats, shoots and leaves'
posted on 20/8/14
I'm not going to Panda to this sort of thinking
posted on 20/8/14
There could be some ambugity there Strett so you would use fewer. Howefer if I was to say that the average home gate for Forest is less than that for Derby, that would be both factually and grammatically correct.
posted on 20/8/14
Agreed Spart, likewise the following is equally correct...
The average away gate for Derby is less than that for Forest
posted on 20/8/14
Afternoon Strett.Getting a few/less nibbles.
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