Pretty gutted its QPR

[Ramondo]

My mate had a dream we lost to them 1-0...and Martin died!!!

Now that's pessimism!

I had a dream once when I was younger that my Dad bought me a nice bright 'Magnum PI red' Ferrari and Michelle Pfeiffer was my girlfriend. But when I woke up I was still single and my old beat up Fiat 127 was still parked on the drive.

Since then I tend not to take much notice of dreams for some reason!

[DerbyCountyMad]

5-1 Derby!!! Their old defence won't cope.

[Ramondo]

5-1 Derby!!! Their old defence won't cope.

Probably more chance of me hooking up with Pfeiffer but I like you're thinking.

[Rattea]

I know everyone will just say this is me being a pessismist and thats a fair cop, but i'm convinced we'll get beat. If we got wigan id have been worried but hopeful, i just don't see us beating QPR. Too many top class players that just need to win one game to get back to the big time. I can see the 'plucky old Derby how unlucky' headlines already. Hope im wrong.

I keep saying the same! QPR have big game players. They proved that against Wigan when they needed to pull it out the bag they did.

A one off game the advantage falls to them!

[DerbyCountyMad]

I know everyone will just say this is me being a pessismist and thats a fair cop, but i'm convinced we'll get beat. If we got wigan id have been worried but hopeful, i just don't see us beating QPR. Too many top class players that just need to win one game to get back to the big time. I can see the 'plucky old Derby how unlucky' headlines already. Hope im wrong.

I keep saying the same! QPR have big game players. They proved that against Wigan when they needed to pull it out the bag they did.

A one off game the advantage falls to them![/quote]

Good so you're saying we're the underdogs, that should put the pressure on them, especially with their massive debt. Derby will walk it!

[Ramondo]

West Brom were the clear favourites in 2006/07.

They had the 'better' players apparently, the more experience where it was needed.

Didn't look like it on the day though.

QPR did well to get the edge in a very close game at Loftus Road but if Wigan had scored that chance in the second half (which they should have and nearly did) then I doubt QPR would be in the final.

Instead they got back into it with a penalty and the momentum of that with home advantage got them over the line.

[RamFromCornwall]

5-1 Derby!!! Their old defence won't cope.

Probably more chance of me hooking up with Pfeiffer but I like you're thinking.[/quote]

I remember seeing someone say (can't remember who) that nobody should expect the Brighton game to have a difference of 4 or 5 goals in the aggregate score and it will be really close. No reason why one team won't come out blazing and win by four goals, although I agree that it won't happen. Play-off finals are often very tight affairs.

Since Watford beat Leeds 3-0 in 2006, there's only been one game where the winning margin was by more than a single goal (Swansea beat Reading 4-2 in 2011).

[Rattea]

Fair point that and do you think we would profit from going out from the kickoff and attacking them?

If we or they went 2 nil up quickly would the leading team carry on attacking?

It has merrit that unless a team collapses or has a number of players sent of it would remain close.