Derby County (A) - Sunday 8th March [3pm KO]

[Mattyblue]

It’s poor quality in many ways, but there’s nowt between about 20 clubs, it’s easily the best competition in the country.

[Sparks Rover]

Armstrong hat- trick today.  I'm putting money on it...

[bluebruce]

20 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Armstrong hat- trick today.  I'm putting money on it...

Mercer, get off Sparks Rover's account.

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, Stuart said:

That's fantastic, but dear god what happened to that child's eye?!?

[Boroblue]

I feel today is the day win this and the door is open for a play off push. We’re the best of the rest at the moment which doesn’t say much has everyone is inconsistent. My heart says yes experience says draw but it’s a while since we’ve had increasing excitement with a season. COYB

[JHRover]

34 minutes ago, Doug said:

 

I would take a draw now, Derby are a very good home team and there are still plenty of games left.

 

 

 

They have a good home record. But going there happy to get a point is an issue.

We don't have plenty of games left. After today we are down to 9 - 27 points up for grabs. A draw today puts us on 54. We will need at least 20 points after that to get into the top 6.

Two very tough home games against the top 2.

Then away games to come against the relegation threatened sides and then against rivals in the pack Cardiff and Millwall.

All those games will be labelled tough and folk will settle for a point in them. But it won't be enough.

[47er]

On the basis that we are never in the Top 6 and that, whenever we get within touching distance of it, we always bottle it, I'm predicting a loss.

A soft free-kick just outside the penalty area in the 85th minute taken by Rooney is my biggest nightmare.

Is it necessary for me to say I fervently hope I'm completely wrong and we win?

[Scotland1]

Think we will see:

Walton

Bennett Nyambe Tosin Bell

Travis Johnson

AA Buckley Downing

Gallagher

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Sparks Rover said:

Armstrong hat- trick today.  I'm putting money on it...

Hope so. 

[chaddyrovers]

Team I think Mowbray will pick

Walton 

Bennett Nyambe Adarabioyo Bell

                Travis  Downing

Gallagher      Brereton     Rothwell

                      Armstrong 

[Sparks Rover]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Team I think Mowbray will pick

Walton 

Bennett Nyambe Adarabioyo Bell

                Travis  Downing

Gallagher      Brereton     Rothwell

                      Armstrong 

No Benno!!

[Fraserkirky]

3 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

No Benno!!

Preferably not 

[OldEwoodBlue]

                    Walton

Bennett   Nyambe  Tosin   Bell

          Travis     Johnson

Brereton   Armstrong   Downing

                  Gallagher

 

[Bigdoggsteel]

46 minutes ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

                    Walton

Bennett   Nyambe  Tosin   Bell

          Travis     Johnson

Brereton   Armstrong   Downing

                  Gallagher

 

Completely nullifies Armstrong's strengths. He needs to be up top,or inside forward. 

[Blue blood]

We can't keep relying on the teams around us to keep dropping points. Must win imo. Although have thought that for the last 2 and they haven't been. However games and chances to get into the top 6 are running out and for this week and game only it is fully in our hands. We HAVE to grab this opportunity as we won't get a better one to be in the driver's seat. Lots of teams are in the mix and whilst most seem to be imposing (ourselves included) the guarantee is that at least 1 or 2 will go on good runs so we cannot rely on other teams to falter, we have to do it ourselves. I suspect decent results won't be enough, we need good, strong results like winning today. 

Ordinarily I'd fancy us - a team that has played midweek, a team that will have to come at us. All things in our favour. However that defence of ours - it looks horribly weak to me and could cost us the win. Tosin is not as good without Lenihen and Nayambe in the middle is a huge miss at right back. Think this is what we will get though. 

Also Derby are amongst the teams I dislike the most from the 3rd party ownership of Rooney through to the handling of the car crash incident they are a dispicaeble club. Hope we stuff em on top of needing the 3 points. 

[Miker]

Is this the day we finally see a Brero goal? 

Feeling more confident about this one than Swansea and Stoke for some reason. I think they'll not be 100% both mentally and physically after a heavy loss to United in the FA Cup in mid-week. Their best player (Tom Lawrence) may miss out as well. 

Going for a 2-1 win for us. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

I might regret this , but going for 2-0 us. Armstrong X 1 and Johnson X 1 

[simongarnerisgod]

im`e expecting a typically uneventful sunday afternoon game and a late armstrong goal for us?

[JWUpper]

[Tom]

No Rooney is a huge plus for us

Not even on the bench 

The scumbag drink driving Lawrence also missing

Edited March 8, 2020 by Tom

[OldEwoodBlue]

Not Rothwell again.

[Stuart]

Bennett starts.

Never learns.

[simongarnerisgod]

please don`t put brereton or gallagher out wide tony,please

[Miker]

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

Not Rothwell again.

What's wrong with Rothwell starting?

[DE.]

Downing in the centre with Travis... Who knows how the Armstrong, Gallagher, Brereton trio will line up. At least two of them will likely be out of position regardless.