Vs Preston

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Originally Posted by ramAnag

Sorry...but Cocu has forgotten more about football than any of us have ever known.
Okay, we’re disappointed...although it is only the Carabao (distraction) Cup.
He’s building a side and I suspect, because of this season’s lengthy window, we may all have to be patient. If we get the two signings mentioned today it’ll be a huge step forward.
Either way, and I know I’ve said this before, it was a weakened side in a not very important competition. Be patient...we’re Derby fans, we should be good at that.

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Its what he's remembered thats the worry rA

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Originally Posted by ramAnag

Sorry...but Cocu has forgotten more about football than any of us have ever known.
Okay, we’re disappointed...although it is only the Carabao (distraction) Cup.
He’s building a side and I suspect, because of this season’s lengthy window, we may all have to be patient. If we get the two signings mentioned today it’ll be a huge step forward.
Either way, and I know I’ve said this before, it was a weakened side in a not very important competition. Be patient...we’re Derby fans, we should be good at that.

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I'm with you on this so far rA. If we are still piss poor by the end of October or we lose 6 matches in a row, then I think we can worry.

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Originally Posted by swaledale

I'm with you on this so far rA. If we are still piss poor by the end of October or we lose 6 matches in a row, then I think we can worry.

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Barrow lost 6 of their first 9 last season and got promoted as champions.

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Originally Posted by swaledale

I'm with you on this so far rA. If we are still piss poor by the end of October or we lose 6 matches in a row, then I think we can worry.

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I’d agree with that.
I really don’t get all the pessimism.
We all know that Cocu is building a squad and there are players to come in, we all know that last night’s squad was weakened and that we lost an unimportant match to a very debatable penalty, so...let’s all panic and chuck the baby out with the bath water...again!

Or...we could stop making silly suggestions about changing the manager, mid-build, and look at the positives.

See Luton beat Reading who outclassed us three days earlier so we should be on the end of a hammering at the weekend...or not, because football’s a ‘funny old game’. Luton fan Curtis Davies to score the winner? Who knows...whatever happens we’ll be two matches into the league season. Keep calm and COYR.

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Originally Posted by MadAmster

Barrow lost 6 of their first 9 last season and got promoted as champions.

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There is always the exception that proves the rule! As a rule of thumb I look at how we have done by November and always prefer a team to ahve a slow unspectacular start to a season.