Match Day Thread Derby County vs Saints, Sat 4th October, 15:00

We’re gonna have to fast track Oyekunle into the first team at this rate.

 

4 points on the road from the last 2 games is ok but we have to win our home games now, Still is experimenting but I believe we have bought players specifically to play with a back four.

 

Well we are 9 games in and 16th in the league. Not much to get excited about. Shame about Ross S. Did think he maybe should have not started this one

 

J-Rob's exclusion is an interesting one, surely he could've made the bench instead of Mads.

 

The goal records of the strikers we have in this league would suggest this isn't correct.

 

Saints fans need to be a bit more respectful of the opposition. That was a great attacking performance from Derby today. Using Downs, who chested the ball off superbly for our best second half chance, as a fall guy is as ridiculous as blaming Quarshie - who the commentator was saying was a top class talent - every time a ball gets past him. That’s football.

Scienza was excellent today. Manning poor. Losing Stewart really weakened us.

 

OK, scratching around here for positives, and you do have to give Derby some credit.
Macca excellent.
Jander still looking good.
Consistent King Charles.
Azaz marginally better.
Scienza decent shift.

 

Cost more than BBD iirc

 

Any news on Roscoe?

 

I swear we watch different games every week

Scienza was okay. Really like the fact he is willing to shoot. But apart from that, he was quite frustrating. You said so yourself at half time iirc.

 

I said either brilliant or awful. But a constant threat.

And you have made your mind up about players and tailor your responses to that. What in that gMe justifies saying Downs will never be a footballer? What a load of horseshit. Absolutely biased crap.

 

Terrible second half. We basically fell apart once Stewart went off too which is a damning indictment of our recruitment for that position.

Beyond daft to start Stewart, always seemed an unnecessary risk to take. Really hope it's not too serious.

Alex our motm.

 

Barely touched the ball again. Think you’re just as guilty of bias. You will praise players even when they are crap, because you’ve also made up your mind.

 

We were playing 20th place Derby county not Barca at the Nou Camp.

2 (very fortunate) wins in 9 and people are still thinking this is ok?

 

Positives:

We started well and for once scored when on top
Alex
Fellows
Armstrong
Charles.
Leo looks good
Didn’t lose

No point in putting any negatives as I am pretty sure that will be covered…

 

My timeline for improvement is 10 games after the transfer window closed, we have played 6 and the results are improving since the Hull match. I'd really like to see us keep a few more clean sheets and take things from there.

 

No, I am not doling out praise. I am trying to correct nonsense overreacting from people I thought were better than that.

 

The most frustrating thing about Scienza was how often he was fouled, or was looking for the foul, and ended up on the floor.

Needs to toughem up and try to stay on his feet a bit more if he wants to succeed in this league.

 

As unfair as it is on Stewart, his injury record bares out that he has been a poor signing. We signed him for a high price, on the last year of his contract at Sunderland whilst still recovering from an ACL which we all know can be a career damaging injury. I still make that a poor signing, even if its not his fault because that was an entirely foreseeable risk.

Archer had one good season at Middlesbrough and half a good season at Preston, but when we came into this season we knew he had a terrible season last year and wasn't even making the line up by the end of the season. At that point it was over two years since he had been scoring consistently and we shouldn't be relying on him to suddenly come good after so long out of form. Also we signed him as a first team striker for the Premier League so its reasonable to judge him through that lens.

Downs scored 10 in Bundesliga 2 last season, which while reasonable doesn't suggest he is the someone you sign as a guaranteed main man for a promotion push. He may come good in time, but he has been way off of it so far.

Armstrong is the one exception who has a pretty consistent Championship record and has once again looked bright this season, but that is not as a striker.

 

Have you actually seen Derby play? Their results? The fact they have some very good players?

Arrogant nonsense.