Matchday thread: Rams v Sheffield Utd

[macstheman]

I reckon he will give him more time in the hope that the January incomings can right the ship and rightly so. However, if the slump continues then I don't see Warne surviving even though it'll probably be too late to save us whoever comes in.
There's only so much **** that can fly before a clean up is needed!

[ramAnag]

Here we are a frigging important match which we lost making it 7 blobs in a row and not one comment from anyone who went or saw it on Rams TV!!
Come on you lot tell us your thoughts.
Personally, I'm beginning to think we are doomed, aye doomed! Ah well, seems we are heading for the yo yo tag, up and down between the 2nd and 3rd tier.
Will Warne survive the hate mob who seem particularly vocal tonight, perhaps it would be better all round if Clowes pulled the trigger?
Still, our tree hugger will be on form tonight, 7-0 we can only dream.

Just don’t know what to say mac. Not much makes sense, DCFC wise, at the moment. I feel sorry for Mr. Clowes. He’s done his best and he kept the club alive when the situation could have proved terminal, but I really don’t know where we’re going at the moment.
I think it’s eight defeats on the bounce at the moment, including the Orient cup exit, and not many managers survive that, especially given the poor league form which now extends to the last three plus months of this season.
Don’t think anyone can deny that we’ve been unlucky with injuries but equally I don’t understand the reluctance to play Rooney at RB or CD and the simultaneous willingness to destabilise midfield by moving Adams out of his natural position.
We’ve just sold our best prospect for years (in fact Warne has sold three of our best prospects in the last couple of years) and tbf, there seems a willingness to reinvest much of the Cashin money asap, but why?
The acquisition of the two Vikings and suggestion of two more to follow suggests a greater loosening of the purse strings than we have known in recent times but who for? I mean if we lose, as I imagine we will, at Norwich next week can and should the manager survive, or are we already preparing for a promotion push, from L1, next season under a man who knows how to get out of L1 but not much more?

[Ramshank72]

Here we are a frigging important match which we lost making it 7 blobs in a row and not one comment from anyone who went or saw it on Rams TV!!
Come on you lot tell us your thoughts.
Personally, I'm beginning to think we are doomed, aye doomed! Ah well, seems we are heading for the yo yo tag, up and down between the 2nd and 3rd tier.
Will Warne survive the hate mob who seem particularly vocal tonight, perhaps it would be better all round if Clowes pulled the trigger?
Still, our tree hugger will be on form tonight, 7-0 we can only dream.

Honestly, I couldn't face talking about it earlier.
I don't think Clowes will pull the trigger unless we lose a few more on the spin. But pick up a few points and he'll be safe, and probably keep the job even if relegated.

[swaledale]

Firstly there is no doubt Derby have been unlucky, they haven't been outclassed and have suffered an unfortunate run of injuries, and it was always clear that the rebuilding of the squad was not complete. In particular the lack of a striker, but clearly we have more grifters than creators.

Secondly there is Warne, whose actions can certainly seem puzzling, his tactic switches are they down to the players he has available or his attempts to combat the team being played? Switching Adams to defence was bizarre and cost us the goal, surely a revision to 442 OR putting Rooney on would ahve been a better decision. His preference for wing play and getting crosses in isn't working, its too one dimensional, things need to change.

I'd take issue with RA saying Warne has sold 3 of our best prospects, I'm sure he would have preferred to keep them but certainly whilst we were in league 1 finances dictated otherwise and its a Board decision, albeit Warne has to agree, but then if a player wants to go is there much that can be done to stop them? Cashin's sale is understandable, if the proceeds are reinvested, which it seems they are, (mind you after todays thrashing by the Trees he might live to regret the move!). Its a fact of life that a club on Derby's finances can only move forward by selling a player like Cashin and reinvesting the money in 2 or 3 new players. One can only hope it works! I'm certain the board are not preparing for L1 at this stage!!

As for Warne's future, well he can only have a few more games before Clowes bites the bullet, relegation would skew the finances, but I' not panicking yet. Just 2 wins and it would be a different picture and yes away at Norwich seems daunting, but hopefully with a couple of new players anything is possible and I wouldn't bet against us picking up pts there.

[swaledale]

Firstly there is no doubt Derby have been unlucky, they haven't been outclassed and have suffered an unfortunate run of injuries, and it was always clear that the rebuilding of the squad was not complete. In particular the lack of a striker, but clearly we have more grifters than creators.

Secondly there is Warne, whose actions can certainly seem puzzling, his tactic switches are they down to the players he has available or his attempts to combat the team being played? Switching Adams to defence was bizarre and cost us the goal, surely a revision to 442 OR putting Rooney on would ahve been a better decision. His preference for wing play and getting crosses in isn't working, its too one dimensional, things need to change.

I'd take issue with RA saying Warne has sold 3 of our best prospects, I'm sure he would have preferred to keep them but certainly whilst we were in league 1 finances dictated otherwise and its a Board decision, albeit Warne has to agree, but then if a player wants to go is there much that can be done to stop them? Cashin's sale is understandable, if the proceeds are reinvested, which it seems they are, (mind you after todays thrashing by the Trees he might live to regret the move!). Its a fact of life that a club on Derby's finances can only move forward by selling a player like Cashin and reinvesting the money in 2 or 3 new players. One can only hope it works! I'm certain the board are not preparing for L1 at this stage!!

As for Warne's future, well he can only have a few more games before Clowes bites the bullet, relegation would skew the finances, but I' not panicking yet. Just 2 wins and it would be a different picture and yes away at Norwich seems daunting, but hopefully with a couple of new players anything is possible and I wouldn't bet against us picking up pts there.

[SithHappens]

Our run in isn't too bad, there are opportunities there to get out of this. I still think we will, however if our run hasn't improved come 5pm on the 22nd Feb, I'll change my mind.

I've always been Warne in, I don't think he's our future but to be Warne out now if need to know who we put in place, realistically, who can turn things around.

[Trickytreesreds]

Here we are a frigging important match which we lost making it 7 blobs in a row and not one comment from anyone who went or saw it on Rams TV!!
Come on you lot tell us your thoughts.
Personally, I'm beginning to think we are doomed, aye doomed! Ah well, seems we are heading for the yo yo tag, up and down between the 2nd and 3rd tier.
Will Warne survive the hate mob who seem particularly vocal tonight, perhaps it would be better all round if Clowes pulled the trigger?
Still, our tree hugger will be on form tonight, 7-0 we can only dream.

I thought about it, after Sith couldn't help himself after our drubbing last week. Then decided the result said more than I ever could. So much for the pre season relegation scrap predictions.

[ramAnag]

Firstly there is no doubt Derby have been unlucky, they haven't been outclassed and have suffered an unfortunate run of injuries, and it was always clear that the rebuilding of the squad was not complete. In particular the lack of a striker, but clearly we have more grifters than creators.

Secondly there is Warne, whose actions can certainly seem puzzling, his tactic switches are they down to the players he has available or his attempts to combat the team being played? Switching Adams to defence was bizarre and cost us the goal, surely a revision to 442 OR putting Rooney on would ahve been a better decision. His preference for wing play and getting crosses in isn't working, its too one dimensional, things need to change.

I'd take issue with RA saying Warne has sold 3 of our best prospects, I'm sure he would have preferred to keep them but certainly whilst we were in league 1 finances dictated otherwise and its a Board decision, albeit Warne has to agree, but then if a player wants to go is there much that can be done to stop them? Cashin's sale is understandable, if the proceeds are reinvested, which it seems they are, (mind you after todays thrashing by the Trees he might live to regret the move!). Its a fact of life that a club on Derby's finances can only move forward by selling a player like Cashin and reinvesting the money in 2 or 3 new players. One can only hope it works! I'm certain the board are not preparing for L1 at this stage!!

As for Warne's future, well he can only have a few more games before Clowes bites the bullet, relegation would skew the finances, but I' not panicking yet. Just 2 wins and it would be a different picture and yes away at Norwich seems daunting, but hopefully with a couple of new players anything is possible and I wouldn't bet against us picking up pts there.

I’m not sure you can ‘take issue’, Swale. It’s a fact, he’s got rid of our ‘bright young things’, Knight, Bird and Cashin. That’s not being critical, it’s just an observation of what’s happened.
The question for me is whether we’re stronger than we were. I haven’t got time to go through all PW’s signings but there have been a lot. Imo two in particular have been excellent - Adams and Nelson. I also think Wilson was a good find and the goalkeeper too, although whether he’s any better than Wildsmith I’m not sure. Nyambe and Elder are very decent footballers but horribly injury prone and I have high hopes for the new striker, providing he gets some service.
Of the rest, from CBT to Waghorn and Bradley to Washington they tend to have been a collection of error prone sick notes. That may sound harsh but, over five windows now, it’s the truth and the list is long.
I hope this doesn’t sound ‘entitled’, but players should want to come to Derby. Where else at our level over the last couple of seasons can you play in such a stadium in front of crowds that compare favourably with our two East Midlands top flight ‘rivals’? Yet players do seem reluctant to come/stay which I understand is sometimes down to money, but I’m also beginning to wonder how much it’s down to playing for such an ordinary manager. I don’t see charisma and I don’t see great man management, Rooney for instance, who happens to be a player I rate, must feel as wanted as a fart in a spacesuit. Maybe I’m wrong or maybe something much more significant is…honestly don’t know.

[Ramshank72]

He needs to turn it around quickly. We may not be being outclassed, but we don't look like we're going to take anything from any game. I've heard people complaining about the style of football, frankly I don't care but we need to be able to wrestle points from games. His interview yesterday annoyed me, he said with 20 mins to go, he was just hoping for the ball to fall to someone and they put it away. That's just hopeful, he needs to give more tactical direction than just hope.
I hope he can turn it around and keep us up by hook or cranny, if we survive I would replace him in the summer, if not, he's probably the best person to get us back up.

[macstheman]

He needs to turn it around quickly. We may not be being outclassed, but we don't look like we're going to take anything from any game. I've heard people complaining about the style of football, frankly I don't care but we need to be able to wrestle points from games. His interview yesterday annoyed me, he said with 20 mins to go, he was just hoping for the ball to fall to someone and they put it away. That's just hopeful, he needs to give more tactical direction than just hope.
I hope he can turn it around and keep us up by hook or cranny, if we survive I would replace him in the summer, if not, he's probably the best person to get us back up.

One assumes Clowes has a contingency plan if we go down but personally I HOPE it DOESN'T include Warne because imo he will have used up all available goodwill amongst the fans and, as it seems unlikely he would change his game plan, even IF we came back up we would be in the same situation with a style of play that is, again imo, easily countered in the Championship!

Let's hope his hope is a successful hope but I have to say that when your Manager is relying on hope or lady luck to shine on you then one has to think that our tactical plan seems somewhat hopeless!