Derby County vs BRFC match day thread

Sounds like some of our players beat you to it? Caught napping. 

exactly this. Interesting that you use the phrase trickle down which also doesn’t work from and economic perspective and massively increases inequality despite what the proponents of it would have us believe

All October Matches for BRFC, P9, W5, D3, L1, F19, A.11, League Points 12.

Goalscorers: Collins 3, Evans 3, Coburn 3, Loft 2, Thomas 2, Anderson, Mccormick, Kilgour, Clarke, Marquis (all 1 goal each) & Own goals 1.


A big, big up for a Fantastic October and a repeat in November would be a wonderful treat for all Gasheads... ..


November Fixtures:

FA Cup - 5th - Rochdale (H)
League - 12th - Fleetwood (H)
League - 19th - Peterborough (H)

Could still look a good result on paper, say, looking down the results end of season, how did we do away at the runaway champions?

The key now is, how do we bounce back from losing unbeaten run. We always seem to bounce back by looking confident and working hard at start of the next match. This result say in a one defeat in fourteen would be completely excusable.

i’d go even further - conference north/south at most. Still rankles that Southampton were able to steal Rickie Lambert off us and could outpay everyone else when they were run really badly and ended up in L1

A great October for us, but with form man Lofty out, a game too soon and too far today.

Those above talking about McGoldrick and others on mad money are right...we can't compete with that nonsense and we should be proud of how our manager has us fighting and performing well against genuinely huge clubs.

The wonderful Pauline Murray sang "money talks, listen can't you hear it", back in 1978. Unfortunately, she was right then and wrong now.

UTFG 🏴‍☠️❤️🇪🇸

This is so right. We’re on an upward trajectory. The fact Joey has us playing the right way today rather than killing a game re. Shrewsbury at the mem shows he’s ultimately going to get this right. Today will be a lesson well look back on with fond memories in the future

Just got back...

Phewww what an amazing away day!?
All except pitch activities.

What a kind thought of British Rail / police to keep everyone kettled on platform 1 with hour delay to allow train back to Bris to be crammed like sardines until Brum? ... And on the packed train, someone farted amongst that lot too.
A lady of age later protested she'd call the police because of singing hourds of rude football fans singing loudly..... which is her perfect right, but all I saw and heard was genuine empathy for anyone trying to get off because they couldn't get to their stowed luggage.

Amazing following, we pretty much sang throughout even though we knew we were well beat before half time. Yes, they made some noise too, but it was a few times a football library.

Hey for me JAB didn't throw the match, but his reactions were too slow to deal with the problems on the pitch with his unusual starting lineup.

I think we've come such a long way this calender year, sometimes we need to take stop and breathe.... Plymouth Sheffield and Derby was always going to be a big ask, but our tactics and tired staff imploded here .

First of all, Beefy would usually have been first choice cb, but after hoole had a horrid start, he should have been replaced in position. They targeted our weaknesses and fully exploited them.

Second of all, it was always going to be difficult to maintain our high energy triangle passing on the 3rd match in 7 days against high level opponents, there should have been a contingency, and the team leaving the pitch was stronger than the team starting it....but my then, the match was long gone. For me, we needed more midfield support and the idea of 442 would have more effect.

Third of all, our wb and width were not performing, Flash got round of applause one week but poor yesterday. Gibbons got caught a few times and didn't get forward enough - credit to Derby, they pressed onto us - but we had no answer.

Fourth, BT turned hero to zero by scoring to give hope, but then being caught in possession a few mins later.

Defence poor.
No support from JAB.

Finley won the ball a few times, but just as much lost possession and played some hospital balls.
Rossiter tried and tried, I like him.
McCormick anonymous.
Evans scored a pen again, all he does is score and assist! 🤭
Coburn looked class where they struggled to contain him but too often he was on his own trying to hold up play.

Lastly I was stood (as few were sat) next to fella whom constantly shouted out when we were in possession being challenged: "go down!"
...well, maybe he's watched too much Rocky films or has a submissive partner, but either way it's an interesting outlook and shows we are all different.

Thank flip we are.

Summary.... great away day from start to finish (thank you again to Jane Dough on Choo Choo whom 365/1 blew me away, you know whom you are!?) but hell of respect because we tried and tried and put so much effort in, but on the day were beaten by ourselves making mistakes and by a better team.

We followed the game on Saturday by live text in the Assembly Rooms ( very nice steak) - We all as one rate JB as potentially our greatest manager and will be if he’s gets us promotion next season.

At the same time, now and again he makes the wrong call - In the pisser John trophy he virtually changed the whole team,and for my money the team put out still put in a great performance.

After a cracking October in the knowledge that there’s enough quality in the squad to have freshened up the team on Saturday m: big time. Admittedly it was one of those games where every shot from Derby when in.

Still onwards upwards In November UTG