Saturday v Derby - MATCH OFF

[Heliosphan]

Wednesday night was a desperately disappointing result, especially in view of us taking the lead. A win would have given us a little breathing space and obviously taken the pressure off, slightly. However, it's Derby on Saturday, a six pointer...

So what should our approach be? We've had lot's of criticism of Warne and his tactics (me for one) so what should our line-up be on Saturday and how should we approach the game? A game we really need to win.

For me, I have no clue why we play 2 "strikers" when all four aren't good enough. Let's play just one up instead, play to our strengths and use players like Miller who can actually make things happen. No team in this league is scared of Smith/Vassell/Hirst. But pace can make a difference...

When we played Luton at home, we absolutely murdered them first half, with width and pace on the wings and with one striker. Saturday for me, Miller starts on the left and perhaps Olunsunde pushing on, right side. Or maybe Wiles? Smith up top. 433?

We really need to have a right good go at Derby on Saturday. Warne needs to be brave. Let's have a right good go at them and set this team up to score goals and go for 3 points.

Rotherham United have the players to stay in this division, it's Paul Warne who needs to figure out how to do it.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Well we don’t know the injury situation but for me it would be the same team apart from Ladapo for Vassell

[Brin]

Well we don’t know the injury situation but for me it would be the same team apart from Ladapo for Vassell

Totally agree. You have to play two up front and take the game to them.

[BigLadonOS]

Same team, same formaton, same tactics (but for 90 mins not 70 mins like wednesday)

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Same team, same formaton, same tactics (but for 90 mins not 70 mins like wednesday)

100 minutes to allow for ref

[CAMiller]

Same team, same formaton, same tactics (but for 90 mins not 70 mins like wednesday)

Isn't that almost like saying to any decent 400m runner "Why don't you keep going the same speed for another 400m and you'll break the 800m World record". Easy to say, impossible to do.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Isn't that almost like saying to any decent 400m runner "Why don't you keep going the same speed for another 400m and you'll break the 800m World record". Easy to say, impossible to do.

Unless it’s a 400m dash to the edge of a 400m cliff.

[BigLadonOS]

Isn't that almost like saying to any decent 400m runner "Why don't you keep going the same speed for another 400m and you'll break the 800m World record". Easy to say, impossible to do.

Not impossible at all.

[mygiddypant]

No doubt the spittle-fleckers will be salivating over their keyboards at the prospect of losing to pubehead’s Derby.

[millertop]

At NYS but no fans again
20th v 22nd but both on 16 points (come on Warney, no stars in your eyes just two teams trying for the points)
Derby have started doing well now and won’t be in bottom come end of season, still we know we can complete so go out and get the job done


JEREMY SIMPSON
Wade Smith and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official : Paul Marsden


When Derby County moved to the Baseball Ground in 1895, a stadium that would be their home for the next 102 years, they had to evict gypsies off the site.

It’s believed that one of the gypsies placed a curse on the club, and it’s also believed that the curse specified that Derby would never win the FA Cup.

The Rams reached three FA Cup finals in the next eight years, losing all three, including a 6-0 loss to Bury in 1903.

Derby were also relegated to the Second Division in 1907 for the first time in their history, but gained promotion back to the top league four years later.

In 1946, Derby County did win the FA Cup.

Jackie Stamps is rumoured to have paid a gypsy to have the curse lifted before the day of the final. Stamps scored twice in the final as the Rams won 4-1.