That's another thing that has plagued us with various managers it often happened with Mowbrays teams but i suppose a triple sub increases the risk somewhat but it worked out well in the end. Also worth noting i read somewhere that Derby were set piece specialists in the more direct league below.

Yet more in common with Craig Bellamy, boyhood fan of every club he played for...except Rovers 🤣 Sammie did shush the Ipswich fans i think so not the thing you'd do to a clubs fans you've any affinity for.

No the ladies get a coffee pod and if they win 3 they get chance to use the machine.

I doubt many if any of the players were wearing the watches but it's a nice little momento no doubt in a box that says MoM there's nothing tacky about it. It's something a bit different and unique rather than generic bottles of booze handed out especially when football has worked hard to clean its act up on that particular subject. Would anyone be saying it's good if it was Totally Wicked handing out boxes of vapes ?

He obviously didn't give a crap about Ipswich when he was supporting Wet Spam.

I'm sure it's decent vodka they are handing out not contraband Polish tap water stuff but it still seems a bit tacky compared to the watches.

Very good crowd at Ewood last night all things considered. Sheff U didn't fill the full end, similar number to Derby i'd say.

Looks like AI did that but it just sums up BBC reporting on everything. Total crap.

Pears was just Pears last night he was just 'ok' which he mostly is, not spectacular or solid but not crap either just did his job. Any game he doesn't make a cock up has to be a positive and a step towards hopefully ironing out his flaws and sadly the days of keepers commanding their area are gone. Defenders have to do it these days and we also need to look at them when conceding soft ones.

If and it would have been very very unlikely we'd made a couple of signings like that under Mowbray i'd have expected to see the enthusiasm coached out of them and replaced with something more rigid. Truly hope that isn't the case with Eustace it was so refreshing to see forwards just wanting the ball and only having getting it towards the goal in their minds. We've had good goal scorers in Rhodes, Rudy, Arma, BBD, Dack, Graham over the last few years but when was the last time we had a really good actual forward line that wasn't relying on one guy as a focal point ? Genuinely excited by this line up now if we manage to keep Sam, if not we really need to get another good one in and we will imo be ok this season and should have better home form than last at least.

Somehow i think the desperation for money this season will see them get a lot more and the Waggot tax will make it an A+ game you can see it coming. Personally i'd give them 3.5k with two thousand of that in the top tier so we get an extra few quid, they get a reasonable amount (yes we know they could sell 50k) and it's still manageable for plod. Although seeing and barely hearing their 2200 last time and the absolute meltdown they were in about it was truly hilarious.

It's the allocation they give to everyone so we can't moan lets remember they have a tin shack with wooden seats that only holds 21k. Which is minus 15 times the population apparently.

Loans maybe.

I didn't say he'd denied it and to be fair he has touched on it before but all the various rumours have swirled around about this and that so i think it''s significant he's told it like it is on record not in a one on one chat. Apologies if i got the wrong end of your stick.

Eustace and co want a number 1 or a challenger at least. Board or whatever don't want to sanction that they want another development signing and think Pears is adequate and might even bring in a fee in future. That's where they are at.

That was a good performance all round, poor marking to concede but great comeback, new signings look very promising and bringing Sammie on to finish it off !!!! If we don't lose him and make a couple more decent signings we might do well. A team just promoted though so better not get carried away.

Why be pedantic every chance you get ? Point is HE has stated it there in an interview no black and white needed so stop trying to score points. If you want it have it, put it in your bag and move on. One day pal me and you can sit down face to face and chat all about these things going back 14 years and if you come out with all the points fair play.

We had stability and they cost cutted it then got lucky with a first JDT season so what happens if stability comes under Eustace for 2 years ? They'll cost cut it again thinking they are clever. The one and only real chance of escaping this league upwards in over a decade in it was blown almost on purpose through clueless lack of a bit of investment. We are such a pointless operation under these lot and by these lot i fully include Waggot and the shadow CEO as well.

I think the fact hes finally admitted there that for every penny they've received they had to return a cost/spent itemised breakdown for every penny. That ISN'T normal and no amount of flannel can pretend it is but presumably that is so any bond or guarantee Vs have provided can be returned to them so there shouldn't be any problem sending funds at all really. Not the case though is it.

Can someone explain the difference between a Chief Executive Officer and a Chief Operations Officer ? Surely one and the same and what is the annual salary of the latter ?

The guy is a politician he missed his real calling his spin would rival Alistair Campbell. Is there a more shifty looking CEO in the league.

The 'We just jet washed the Blackburn End ' MoM bottle of soap goes to ........

Might encourage him to knuckle down and concentrate on his own defending if he fancies a move away instead of worrying about the fans or young lads at half time. Perhaps having a few older heads around will take a bit of pressure off him.

If Hyam had signed a new contract they'd be shouting it from the rooftops. Maybe he's another who the club have a 12 month option on ? Anyway.... Rovers 1 Derby 1 15,353 Think we'll see plenty of these scorelines this season.

The sooner that fat geordie ####### alongside the chicken loons are gone from here forever the better. Shocking stuff yet again but brownie points in India for the snakeoil salesman no doubt. One day not too long in the future the club might well desperately need local firms like this, that shithouse and his pals will be long gone though. Get the bastard out of this club !