I'm not convinced we have a strongest team right now.

Wow, this is early view. Don't you have any marking this lunch time?

Will be sitting in a different area tomorrow, SW corner. Never sat there before. Going to be perishing again. Thermals required. Match result depends on whether the ref lets the Leicester centre backs get away with attempted murder like they did last season.

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If nothing else the early publication of this so-called 'match thread' shows that TA's make little or no difference to the "burden" and that we should probably pay them even less

I'm just thrilled to see our small-town club with journeymen players finally get to share turf with undoubtedly the best out there. Accolades a-plenty, an unbelievable last season with glittering silverware and plaudits from all over the global footballing community; looking forward to seeing Mark Clattenburg immensely

Peat is like that Heb. Keep your animals in the croft until it's warm enough.

A few things for you to look forward to. A kind of ballsup bingo if you will:

- Leicester starting the match slowly.
- Leicester finally completing their first successful forward pass on or around the 25 minute mark.
- Leicester playing a few names you've never heard of who turn out to be dross.
- Leicester playing a few names you have heard of, who turn out to be dross.
- Come the second or third goal down, sections of the away support finally snapping and chanting either Ranieri out or Sacked in the morning, only to get into a scuffle with other fans within their own ranks who disagree with them. You should probably start a book on how many Leicester fans will be thrown out tomorrow.
- Boos and abuse ringing out at full time while Derby fans wet themselves laughing.

Seriously, if you're a betting fanatic and find odds of evens or better on a Derby victory on the night, take them. I'll be watching on the telly for as long as I can stand it (or belligerently watching to the end regardless). Several friends of mine are going to this match live. Heck knows why.

I'm not going to be able to attend as I will be at work all night preparing tax returns as people are incapable of doing anything other than leaving it until the last minute....

...however more importantly a friend of mine, who has suffered worse luck than being born a Forest fan is having to deal with horrendous cancer and undergo lifesaving treatment in Germany.

He's having to shell out for the treatment himself (250k ) but he is improving and the terminal diagnosis he was given will hopefully not come to pass. DCFC have kindly allowed him to collect for funds to help support him and pay these medical bills.

So if you see someone in a bright orange tee shirt with a bucket, please give what you can for a fellow Derby lad, Rams fan, and all round good guy who got dealt a very 5h1te hand in life.

I don't believe Leicester will be that bad Dung. If they are then it will be a game strewn with errors as we aren't exactly playing silky football but we are hard working.

Spart, it feels like the edge of revolt right now. Southampton away almost did it last weekend. Derby away with the same lack of commitment and energy (with resulting inevitable loss) would probably tip the balance.

You ungrateful wretches. Turning against the man who gave you your finest hour. Just goes to show that whatever you have done you are still only as good as your last game. Had you not had last season's success I suspect you wouldfeel Ranieri was doing an OK job. You could always get Nigel Pearson out of the care home.

comment by I'm not Spartacus. and definitely not Vid... (U4603)
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I don't believe Leicester will be that bad Dung. If they are then it will be a game strewn with errors as we aren't exactly playing silky football but we are hard working.
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Hard working????? What are you smoking Spart the only time this side have worked was the last 55mins in the Reading game. And the only reason way was a lot of fans and I mean a lot was very disappointed especially the first 25mins of the game. Certain players didn't look interested and it's not the first time in 4 years overpaid pre-madonnas

Quite honestly (IMO), if it wasn't for last season then - given the performances and lack of commitment we've seen this season - there's no way that Ranieri would have lasted this long.

If the lad on the left-wing had passed it to Vardy (on more than one occasion), instead of being a greedy sod, you might have stood a chance against Southampton?

Dungeon that could be said of our players they are getting away with murder and wages playing for Derby county. They only turn up when they want too it's a disgrace. And certain fans still make excuses for them

Plenty of tickets left at £20 a pop. Much warmer on the sofa though.

Is there a post madonna as well Wassa? Dung, if a player ever stops running even after the whistle has blown Wassa thinks they are lazy.

ScouseRam - That's Demarai Gray. He has raw skill but doesn't seem to realise that he has teammates or that defending is a thing. He has a lot of growing up to do if he wants to really make an impact in his career. He should probably start by getting off social media.

Wassa, I haven't seen a lot of you this season. Not sure exactly why it didn't work for you under Pearson; perhaps he's peaked, or perhaps the suspicions that he might enjoy the sauce a bit too much these days are true. But McLaren's got you playing better hasn't he?

comment by I'm not Spartacus. and definitely not Vidal (U4603)
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Is there a post madonna as well Wassa? Dung, if a player ever stops running even after the whistle has blown Wassa thinks they are lazy.
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Good owd spart trying to make excuses for some of our pathetic players

Wassa, I haven't seen a lot of you this season. Not sure exactly why it didn't work for you under Pearson; perhaps he's peaked, or perhaps the suspicions that he might enjoy the sauce a bit too much these days are true. But McLaren's got you playing better hasn't he?
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In my opinion the only reason why we got rid of Pearson is because our players don't like hard work. And are comfortable either sitting on our bench or playing for half hour

Well Wassa, take the Reading game. Bryson ran around like a lunatic for the first twenty minutes and didn't manage to even kick the ball. Was that good or bad football? It certainly wasn't lack of effort.

We got rid of Pearson because he was an oaf who believed shouting made up for lack of ideas. The football was awful, we were given football lessons by the likes of Barnsley and Burton. Do you want him back? If so is it because you are both under the same consultant and use the same medication?

I have to sympathise with Wassa's sentiments.

Footballers do tend in general to be well paid for not doing very much.

I'm starting to feel like I've unintentionally poked a hornet's nest here...

Dung, don't start talking about poking when Spart is on line