Matchday Thread: Hull v Rams

[macstheman]

Always look on the bright side…mac.

And the Brewers virtually safe! 🥳

[SithHappens]

And the Brewers virtually safe! 🥳

Yeah would take a massive goal swing to send them down

[macstheman]

Yeah would take a massive goal swing to send them down

Fair do's to them, at one time they looked like gonna's.

[ramAnag]

And the Brewers virtually safe! 🥳

Must admit to being quietly pleased about that. Bowyer done an excellent job since taking over. Well run club who regularly punch above their weight.

[SithHappens]

I like when Burton do well, don't understand the hate they get.

[swaledale]

We don?t actually have to do anything against Stoke providing Bristol City beat PNE as expected, but I agree we should take nothing for granted and be monumentally grateful for our position going into the final match.

As regards your Warne point. I don?t think there?s much doubt that PW signed a number of duds and sicknotes. Having said that, imo, the most improved player under Eustace has been Nat Phillips and the biggest single difference has been making Adams captain which introduced a level of leadership which simply didn?t exist under Warne.
We also seem to have become better at performing for 90+ minutes. Coincidentally my second son is friendly with a former DCFC defender who will remain nameless for obvious reasons. He has suggested that the first thing Eustace needed to sort out was the general level of fitness which was apparently very poor. Whether that?s fair or not I wouldn?t know, but I do think we have seen far greater commitment since JE?s arrival.

I remain grateful for PW?s achievement of last season but equally I feel infinitely more optimistic about our future since he was replaced.

On the subject of Jerry Yates, the acid test is whether you?d want him back for next season.

MM well without going over old ground about how, why, who and the circumstances that players have been signed, and the obvious fact that even clubs with virtually limitless funds sign a few players that get injured or don't perform (Tottenham for example) what isn't in doubt is that the team thats been playing well over the past few matches is the team that Warne assembled, plus a few left from Rosenior's days. So it follows logically that the issue hasn't been his signings but his coaching and management.

A casein point as you rightly say, is the appointment of Adams as captain, but its simplistic to say thats the main difference. Yates as a loan or main striker then no. But as a a player who works well in support to another players is creative and chips in with the odd goal, in fact he is Derby's top scorer with 11 goals so without him we would have been in trouble, no doubt about that. Shame you seem unable to recognise the guys contribution.

I actually think he could form a good partnership with our currently injured Scandinavian striker, so would I have him back next season? The answer rather depends upon who else we are able to recruit, how much of a fee he would command and
his wages. But the fact remains he has certainly proven to be a more than useful forward player and more so under Eustace who has utilised his strengths.

In fact Eustace has clearly got most of this team playing to the strengths, rather than shoe horn them into a rigid system, which to me is the sign of a good coach, someone who can adapt and coach the players he has rather than stick rigidly to his preferred system.

[swaledale]

MM well without going over old ground about how, why, who and the circumstances that players have been signed, and the obvious fact that even clubs with virtually limitless funds sign a few players that get injured or don't perform (Tottenham for example) what isn't in doubt is that the team thats been playing well over the past few matches is the team that Warne assembled, plus a few left from Rosenior's days. So it follows logically that the issue hasn't been his signings but his coaching and management.

A casein point as you rightly say, is the appointment of Adams as captain, but its simplistic to say thats the main difference. Yates as a loan or main striker then no. But as a a player who works well in support to another players is creative and chips in with the odd goal, in fact he is Derby's top scorer with 11 goals so without him we would have been in trouble, no doubt about that. Shame you seem unable to recognise the guys contribution.

I actually think he could form a good partnership with our currently injured Scandinavian striker, so would I have him back next season? The answer rather depends upon who else we are able to recruit, how much of a fee he would command and
his wages. But the fact remains he has certainly proven to be a more than useful forward player and more so under Eustace who has utilised his strengths.

In fact Eustace has clearly got most of this team playing to the strengths, rather than shoe horn them into a rigid system, which to me is the sign of a good coach, someone who can adapt and coach the players he has rather than stick rigidly to his preferred system.

Yes we could survive without beating Stoke, but results haven't actually gone our way lately, with Luton and Plymouth picking up wins.

[macstheman]

Our home form recently ain't much to write home about neither! 6 defeats in our last eleven and only six goals scored!
Add on our ability to trip ourselves up and????????

[ramAnag]

MM well without going over old ground about how, why, who and the circumstances that players have been signed, and the obvious fact that even clubs with virtually limitless funds sign a few players that get injured or don't perform (Tottenham for example) what isn't in doubt is that the team thats been playing well over the past few matches is the team that Warne assembled, plus a few left from Rosenior's days. So it follows logically that the issue hasn't been his signings but his coaching and management.

A casein point as you rightly say, is the appointment of Adams as captain, but its simplistic to say thats the main difference. Yates as a loan or main striker then no. But as a a player who works well in support to another players is creative and chips in with the odd goal, in fact he is Derby's top scorer with 11 goals so without him we would have been in trouble, no doubt about that. Shame you seem unable to recognise the guys contribution.

I actually think he could form a good partnership with our currently injured Scandinavian striker, so would I have him back next season? The answer rather depends upon who else we are able to recruit, how much of a fee he would command and
his wages. But the fact remains he has certainly proven to be a more than useful forward player and more so under Eustace who has utilised his strengths.

In fact Eustace has clearly got most of this team playing to the strengths, rather than shoe horn them into a rigid system, which to me is the sign of a good coach, someone who can adapt and coach the players he has rather than stick rigidly to his preferred system.

Puzzled you say it’s a shame I seem unable to recognise Yates’ contribution. He always works hard and has a very reasonable scoring record of 1:4. I’m also aware he’s not a popular player, but all I asked was if you’d try and keep him.

Agree about Eustace’s ability to get the most out of the side by playing to individual strengths.

[swaledale]

Puzzled you say it?s a shame I seem unable to recognise Yates? contribution. He always works hard and has a very reasonable scoring record of 1:4. I?m also aware he?s not a popular player, but all I asked was if you?d try and keep him.

Agree about Eustace?s ability to get the most out of the side by playing to individual strengths.

In the vent that we stay up, I'm sure there will be further recruitment but we can discuss that once we are safe! For now I was merely commenting on Yates' improvement under Eustace.

Is he not a popular player? I haven't heard much many complaining about him in particular, in terms of this current squad I fear fans expectations exceed reality, anyway whatever happens it will be an interesting summer.