Good Luck on Saturday. You have a tough game on your hands but fingers crossed it is QPR who come through. Harry feels he has unfinished business with the PL and it would be good to see him given that chance. All the best .
Heres hoping QPR get promoted and Redknapp is back in the premier league but its going to be a tough game as Derby are a good side, and Steve McClaren also feels he has unfinished business. Plus after working with Redknapp earlier this season he has a little advantage of knowing the QPR squad.
Cheers fellas. Other than you lads it looks like every other neutral fan is up for Derby If Ekotto plays to his potential then he's a huge asset. But if he doesn't, he's a huge liability. So frustrating. Kranky will play as Croatia have given him the all clear. Well, if his hammy holds that is! Tommy Carroll won't feature as Redknapp has gone for experience the last few games, preferring Barton to him. Those two can't play together as they're too similar in terms of style. Its unfortunate for the lad as he's played most games this season.
You need Charlie Austin to be on top of his game for you to stand a chance. He has unfinished business at Wembley because a couple of years ago he missed a sitter for Swindon in a play off final. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. I am confident you'll be ok.
If Dunne and Barton can play one of their games when they look like the players of old, then with Charlie Austin fired up and on form then these three players will be key to you getting victory. Redknapp has received criticism for signing too many experienced/old heads, but now its the chance to see if he made the right decision, as if it works he will have called it right. If Derby win then he's failed you. I'll be watching and cheering on QPR!
I'm looking forward to the match, not overly fussed who wins if I'm honest. I have huge admiration for Harry so would like to see him do well but Derby have had a fine season and obviously not got the financial power of QPR so will be nice to see an "underdog" progress. Looking forward to seeing Will Hughes play, especially if it's against Tom Carroll (if selected) in the centre of the park. Think Hughes has an immense future and wouldn't surprise me if he left Derby should they lose the final.
I agree with SoS about Hughes. I know a lot of clubs are monitoring him and I believe that we're one of them.
I'm a Derby County ST Holder and I have mixed feelings about this game. I paid for next season's Ticket early and the deal is I get half my money back if Derby win promotion to the Premiership. So I'll get to see Spurs et al for less than £20 per game. On the other hand, I'd expect to see Derby beaten most weeks so my mate will be suicidal for most of next year. Also, four fewer piss-ups in the Real Ale Capital of Europe than if Derby remain in The Championship. A couple of thoughts and opinions on what I've seen this season. Adam Smith will never make a Premiership player, far too one-paced for that and is never going to be better than Kyle Norton. The Paladin with the Parasol brought in Andre Wisdom on loan from Liverpool when Smith left Derby. Wisdom, who reminds me of Micah Richards, will make it as a Premiership player, as will George Thorne, who McClaren loaned from WBA. Tom Carroll is too lightweight and has only sporadic impact on most games in which he plays. I can't see him making it with Tottenham. BAE is in a different class to almost everybody else in The Championship. Never mind Carroll or Barton, (He's just a **** Robbie Savage) it was BAE who ran the game when QPR came to The Ipro. he had so much time on the ball, his passing and decision-making were excellent and his corners caused panic in the Derby defence. And all this from a Left Back. It's a shame that he fell out with the Hierarchy at Spurs in such a big way because he should have been playing for us last year.
Well done to QPR and Redknapp, hopefully no one was foolish enough to back Derby but they put in a decent effort yet the experience of Redknapp (and his decision to go with experienced players) worked, Dunne was outstanding
Yep, congratulations to Redknapp and QPR. It may not have been pretty, even before the sending off, but they got the job done when everything was against them.
Poor Derby fans will be distraught, horrible feeling but they have the right manager to build for next season and hopefully they can keep most of their squad. They had tons of possession but Green and Dunne where outstanding at the back.
Yeah, they'll be gutted, but they lacked an edge up front and didn't create enough good chances. Their crossing was particularly ****. They'll struggle to keep hold of their better players, but McClaren should be able to pull in a few decent ones to replace them.
