Official match thread - Derby

[Teemu’s right foot 53]

Just now, ged in the onion bag said:

No...... we would have been 3-0 up by then and by scoring, the ball would have been somewhere else’s round the pitch, so they might, but probably wouldn’t have scored at all..... you may need some time to work that out but trust me!!!!!

That’s hilarious. Ifs and buts. The only thing that matters is what actually happened and we lost 1-0...

[Michael Wynless Jones 161]

3 minutes ago, Crafty Canary said:

Well that’s the sustainable club model for you. As players develop those that have star potential are sold and the squad takes a step back until the next lot of youngsters come through. The consequence is a lurch forward followed by a shuddering brake. If the conveyer belt continues to produce the club will be financially sound. If it doesn’t the financial picture is likely to worsen quickly.

The good news is that averaging a point a game should be enough to keep us up.

Not in the Championship, 50 points is the Premiers 40 here.... 😁

[BaltimoreBird 127]

Just now, ged in the onion bag said:

No...... we would have been 3-0 up by then and by scoring, the ball would have been somewhere else’s round the pitch, so they might, but probably wouldn’t have scored at all..... you may need some time to work that out but trust me!!!!!

Just think if we had scored 6 goals in the first half. We could have erased their goals for games to come.

[Making Plans 936]

Strange how Rooney managed to stay on his feet when he took that free kick

[Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,891]

3 minutes ago, Making Plans said:

Strange how Rooney managed to stay on his feet when he took that free kick

Wayne will be happy today.

No granny will be safe tonight.

OTBC

[ged in the onion bag 854]

3 minutes ago, BaltimoreBird said:

Just think if we had scored 6 goals in the first half. We could have erased their goals for games to come.

I made that comment responding to someone’s previous silly comment.   Had you read that, you wouldn’t have commented foolishly.   Never mind.   

[Teemu’s right foot 53]

3 minutes ago, ged in the onion bag said:

I made that comment responding to someone’s previous silly comment.   Had you read that, you wouldn’t have commented foolishly.   Never mind.   

Silly comment!! You’ve rewritten history ffs

[East Rider 548]

It was a close game which we could and probably should have won, save for a slip. 

Skipp and Rupp look excellent in the middle and I can see them two getting better and better. Gibson looked like he has played nearly every game for the last two years , not just a handful. Buendia was rusty and a change tactically some time after the penalty miss, may have changed the dynamic more in our favour. Hugill on before Idah may have been the answer.

It was a superb Rooney free kick and other than that they had very little. 

We are not that far away from putting a decent run together. 

Again, factor in the crowd at CR and things may well have turned out better, again.

Disappointed but not unduly worried.

[Michael Wynless Jones 161]

Was Farke drunk in that interview, incoherent nonsense with some random gibberish thrown in?

 

He'd fit in well on here mind😉

[......and Smith must score. 1,336]

2 minutes ago, ged in the onion bag said:

I made that comment responding to someone’s previous silly comment.   Had you read that, you wouldn’t have commented foolishly.   Never mind.   

I think saying we could have won that 3-0 when the opposition scored one is a strange comment too

[ron obvious 1,501]

Darren Eadie being very sensible on Radio Norfolk now.

 

[ron obvious 1,501]

On the bright side, Gibson looked decent & Mario looked his old classy self when he came on.

 

[Alfie54 76]

Too many passes on the edge of their area and too many free kicks on the edge of ours!

[First Wazzock 902]

37 minutes ago, Icecream Snow said:

The conditions were horrific though, so many moves broke down because players lost their footing and it was very hard to play pass and move football on that pitch.

 

Which is why with the pitch a slippery as glass you needed Hugill to bully their defenders, and for everyone else to try to get into shooting positions and pepper the goal. Tippy tappy football was never going to happen today in those conditions.

[Making Plans 936]

12 minutes ago, East Rider said:

We are not that far away from putting a decent run together.

Given that we have played 4 (inc Luton) bang average Championship sides so far this season and only beaten one of them I think your confidence is admiral, even though it appears to be wildly optimistic

[FCC 76]

Our formation required an attacking midfielder scoring regularly.  Perhaps Pukki needs to drop to the No. 10 role, and someone else play as the main striker.

[ron obvious 1,501]

Just now, FCC said:

Our formation required an attacking midfielder scoring regularly.  Perhaps Pukki needs to drop to the No. 10 role, and someone else play as the main striker.

Great minds .......

[Fuzzar 1,702]

21 minutes ago, ron obvious said:

Darren Eadie being very sensible on Radio Norfolk now.

 

What was the gist please?

[ron obvious 1,501]

1 minute ago, Fuzzar said:

What was the gist please?

Said we were unlucky (Pukki slipping for penalty, terrific saves from goalie, dominated but didn't create enough but nothing fundamentally wrong). Derby did classic smash & grab.

Sh!t happens.

 

[Fuzzar 1,702]

Just now, ron obvious said:

Said we were unlucky (Pukki slipping for penalty, terrific saves from goalie, dominated but didn't create enough but nothing fundamentally wrong). Derby did classic smash & grab.

Sh!t happens.

 

He's right.

[TeemuVanBasten 3,327]

24 minutes ago, ron obvious said:

On the bright side, Gibson looked decent & Mario looked his old classy self when he came on.

It was 0-0 when he came on though wasn't it. 

[Capt. Pants 4,202]

3 minutes ago, Fuzzar said:

He's right.

Changed his tune then. During the match commentary he was saying you make your own luck.

[ron obvious 1,501]

1 minute ago, Capt. Pants said:

Changed his tune then. During the match commentary he was saying you make your own luck.

The most ridiculous piece of 'wisdom' ever uttered. By definition luck refers to things outside your control.

 

[CANARYKING 634]

Score the penalty and we win

[Ray 111]

Luck is where opportunity and preparedness meet, we had the opportunity so by this definition we weren't prepared, says it all imo.

[ron obvious 1,501]

2 minutes ago, Ray said:

Luck is where opportunity and preparedness meet, we had the opportunity so by this definition we weren't prepared, says it all imo.

No, luck is the description of the outcome of a situation where the variables are too many & too complex for you to make a proper risk assessment.

[mannings bandy legs 385]

46 minutes ago, FCC said:

Our formation required an attacking midfielder scoring regularly.  Perhaps Pukki needs to drop to the No. 10 role, and someone else play as the main striker.

Been saying that for while.Pukki's a clever player.Can take a ball in and can pick a pass. No:10 all day long.

[Nuff Said 5,092]

1 hour ago, ron obvious said:

Said we were unlucky (Pukki slipping for penalty, terrific saves from goalie, dominated but didn't create enough but nothing fundamentally wrong). Derby did classic smash & grab.

Sh!t happens.

 

Yeah, but it’s much cleverer to pretend the sky is falling in and we’ll do well to avoid relegation, call for the manager to be sacked and blame it in the owners.

[Foxy2600 297]

Four points after 4 games - the expectation was at least 10. Farke could spend at least until Christmas putting out his best side from 'training' and they still won't knit together. He'll still be making his first sub at 89 minutes. New broom......or Alex N can come back if he likes.

[ron obvious 1,501]

Excellent match report here: