Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Derby County Friendly (H) @ 3 pm Saturday 9 July 2022

I never felt we would win today, primarily for 3 reasons.

First, and most obviously, our team is not a strong as Derby's. They have better players pretty much across the pitch.

Secondly, the club has just been saved and the mood will be buoyant and their fans were well up for a celebration and rightly so. They were a credit to their club and I'm pleased for them.

Finally, I feared our energy levels wouldn't be quire right playing literally the day after coming back from Spain. They looked leggy.

 

One positive that hasn’t been mentioned - Harratt impressed me again with his energy and hunger.
Him and Cook looked absolute pests and will cause L2 defences problems.

 

Agreed, just think we could have put on a better 1st have display with the quality we had on. Just seemed lethargic all over the pitch with no real intent to compete

 

Another toilet comment from Fordy. Liam Rosenior has been training his Derby team.
Mark Hughes has given his post match interview which is more informative than our resident restaurant critic.

 

Summed up your contribution by word five

 

Friendlies are boring shocker. Don't go!!
You know what you are getting before you set off.

 

It was good to see Cook who has come back from the break looking lean and fit and looking ready to fight to stay here

 

It wasn't something that was 'deduced' yesterday. There are many who have been saying we need a quality RB for months. If you're happy with Hendrie as first choice and Threlkeld and FCD as back up, then I think the jokes on you.

 

Exactly. Hendrie was out yesterday and the second and third options showed us they’re simply not good enough. So Hendrie for me is our single right back option and he’s injured.
We have to get someone else in.

 

Well , i thought i would sleep on it before making any comments on yesterday.
Keeper looks decent , commands his area , good shot stopper.
Both full backs first half were way off . Especially Staunton who was constantly beaten and both goals came from his side.
Platt is no Paudie . look slow and uncomfortable
Sonogo was his usual self putting his body in the way
Smallwood was tidy enough, East is very light wait , Elliot Watt from A couple of years ago . Jake young showed a good turn of pace and beat players quite regular but little end product , Chapman had a lot of the ball and put in a couple of reasonable crosses. Walker had a couple of moments, we all know his qualities . Angol was non existent , tried to feed off scraps and was marked out of the game.
We looked better for a while after the wholesale changes at half time. Foulds stiffened the left back position and linked up well down the left. Threlkeld though. looked have got worse if that was possible, what a poor signing he has been. Kelleher needs to move back down to the conference, he is way out of his depth. Osadebe and Harratt both looked tidy and will play there part this season. Cook looked lean and i do not think we should be looking to move him on, he will score goals given the right services. My praise goes to Scales , who tried to make things happen was always looking for the ball and is full of energy, i hope this is a breakthrough season for him. Pointon and Wood were ok, hard to judge young lads on yesterday.
We need another right back, obvious that beyond Hendrie we are weak. not certain of Sutton there.
Left back Rideaulgh and Foulds are good enough.
Centre half's hard to say as we did not see Critchlow or Odusina
MIdfield looks ok , we have a few options . As always i think goals scored could be our problem , Harratt is an unknown with lots of potential . Angol could reach double figures , but can he stay fit. Walker will chip in with a good half a dozen. Cook can get mid to high teens and no way would i let him leave unless something better is coming through the door first and i do not think this Oliver chap is the answer. Work still to be done i think.
For all there troubles Derby still turned out a decent team, Mendez lainge , murdered Staunton . Craig Forsyth similar with FCD and but for points deducted they would have finished well up the championship table.

 

Totally agree. Ridehalgh is our best left back since Meredith.

 

It was McCall because he played a bizarre formation and tactics and said after about treating it as a cup final or something and got loads of stick for it, rightfully so.

 

Would love to go and see the new signings but just out of hospital and not fit or able to travel so am grateful to Rams TV to be able to watch it, £5 is great but would have paid the full £10,

 

Hope you are okay and fighting fit again soon Trevor

 

I remember the Hull fans thinking the same , when we were given the stand behind the goal at Boothferry park

 

I think our defence is a concern.

Unless we're aiming to win every game 4-3, I'm not sure it's up to much...

 

Derby may be playing most of their first team but our defence is far from its strongest. FCD an Staunton will not be deployed at full back in the league an its still unclear what our strongest Centre Back pairing is. No need for concern

 

Only a friendly, and against higher level of opposition, but we’ve been shite so far…

 

Neither are good enough really. And hopefully, neither will feature much this season.

 

If either of them get into the starting line up for league games we are in trouble