Matchday Thread: Derby v Ipswich

[Andy_Faber]

Home form needs improving, willthis be the turning point?

[Andy_Faber]

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[Ram Pant]

No. 3-1 defeat.

[Andy_Faber]

Hoping for a draw at least

[SithHappens]

Tough one

Them doing well might suit us.

2 nil surprise win for the rams

[ramAnag]

1-1.

[Ramshank72]

Yep, I'm in the draw camp for this one too... 0-0

[swaledale]

I'm going to stick my neck out and say 2-1, as we embark on an amazing run which sees Derby firmly in the play off places by the end of the season, only to dominate the play of final and lose to a dubious goal!!

Mystic swale's prediction, you saw it here first!!

[macstheman]

Difficult one to call, bearing in mind our iffy home record we may well be better off in that they are likely to dominate the ball leaving us to be the away side.
We'll need to compete all over the pitch, they have the capability to overrun teams so a committed performance from the team and the fans is the number one aim.

I'll take a 1-1.

[SithHappens]

After a shaky start thought we competed ok today. Ref had a shocker, clear foul on Vickers and he totally bought the theatrics that got Travis sent off.

[ramAnag]

Oh dear. Home form again. Maybe doesn’t matter too much this season but will next.
No complaints. Vickers saved us two or three times and can’t remember their ‘keeper having much to do at all.
On the plus side, Murkin looks a decent signing.
On the debit side, Lewis Travis…what is going on? Can forgive the own goal (however absurd, and it was) but that’s eight yellows and a red in 13 (partial) appearances. Makes Ebou look placid and not what we need from a captain.

[macstheman]

2nd best all over the pitch, forget the play offs we're rebuilding and there's still a lot of work to do. Quite happy with the progress so no complaints.

Clearly Travis likes a game of cards, who's the Joker in the pack.

[SithHappens]

Surprised at the vitriol towards Travis, clearly the ref brought the rolling about play acting.

[ramAnag]

Surprised at the vitriol towards Travis, clearly the ref brought the rolling about play acting.

Hardly ‘vitriol’, Sith, but his disciplinary record speaks for itself. I think he can be a good player and I agree the ref was conned today, but a professional and a captain shouldn’t, imo, be putting themselves in that position and should be leading by example.
Getting repeatedly booked is the same as being repeatedly injured…they’re no use if they’re unavailable and running around grinning after his first (justified) booking is only going to wind a certain type of official up.

People criticised Adams for being a ‘walking card’ and yet his record is much better than Travis?.

[SithHappens]

Plenty of options online and some of it vitriolic. Personally I saw it as passion to get the game moving.

Not a word seconds later when eames was being manhandled at the other end.

Hes not got a good record I agree and he needs to sort that but I've seen the replay a few times and nothing can convince me it warrants a yellow.

I thought we competed well after a slow start against a team that could yet go up automatically. Put that performance in next week and I think we beat Swansea.