Derby County v Blackpool Official Matchday Thread 29.03.24

Victorsponge said:
They're a division below us, I would hope for better quality from division 1, poor comparison
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My point was that there is a lot of horrible negative , backwards passing football being played across ALL divisions. Although we re particularly good at doing it in a really slow and boring fashion
 
65 & Counting said:
A close second to Chris Malkin...although if based on transfer fee, probably the worst.
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The fee is a bit of a red herring. Yates was going, Swansea wouldn't pay more in cash and he was a makeweight with his 'fee' being inflated. It may look like BFC paid say a mill for him, but in reality it was probably KJ or a final offer of 200k more.
 
We need a complete reset for next season.

We need players with fight. Too many of them are ‘almost good’. Too many ‘almost came away with a point but actually got none’ results.

I know we’ll have way better seasons than this and I can’t wait for whenever that is.

We miss quality. Morgan and Rhodes injuries have impacted our results big time.
 
I bleed Tangerine said:
Harsh on Joseph, I challenge any player to play to their full capacity under Critchley. Look at Lavery, he looks lost. Norburn who's been so highly rated everywhere he's been before, crap for us. Byers, one of the best CM in the league last season, looks no where near that for us. I can keep going. When you have so many players all not reaching their potential then it's not the players that need looking at, it's the man in charge.
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Sadly, I have to agree. Lavery, when he joined us, was a goal poacher who was putting them away for N.Ireland as well. The instinct and initiative has been coached out of him. Ditto Joseph, Lyons, Carey et al.
 
Graves said:
We need a complete reset for next season.

We need players with fight. Too many of them are ‘almost good’. Too many ‘almost came away with a point but actually got none’ results.

I know we’ll have way better seasons than this and I can’t wait for whenever that is.

We miss quality. Morgan and Rhodes injuries have impacted our results big time.
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The loss of Kenny Dougall has had the biggest impact Imo.
 
Matesrates said:
It would be nice to see bees buzzing around, stinging the keeper and pollinating their goal
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D'you know who you put me in mind of with that decidedly botanical-themed post, Matesrates?

Why, no lesser figure than the unsuppressable, late, great, show-biz botanist extraordinaire - David Bellamy!

Wet us just hope we weally go forwit today ...
 
fcblackpool said:
The fee is a bit of a red herring. Yates was going, Swansea wouldn't pay more in cash and he was a makeweight with his 'fee' being inflated. It may look like BFC paid say a mill for him, but in reality it was probably KJ or a final offer of 200k more.
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He's shite whatever the fee. As clueless as his coach.
 
TangerineEggCup said:
Season over. We can't score. I'd love to hear people defending Critchley and his team. There is zero chance we are catching Lincoln. We got conned once again by signing Joseph.
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I've watched us against Lincoln both home and away and I honestly thought, even after the away defeat, that they weren't a very good team. Their current form is unbelievable and all credit to them for playing winning football even though they play 3-5-2.
 
I reckon if you totted up norburns passes 9 out of 10 they'd be backwards never has that boy grabbed a game by the scruff of its neck and carried the team forward he's captain and centre of the pitch why? I honestly think virtue could do as good as him
 
Carey improved in the 2nd half but to little to late, you cant play with 10 men and hope to win. He has'nt learnt the defensive side of the game and needs to toughen up if he wants to be a N10. One thing Ive realised this season is teams can nullify our approach play with our wing backs play. Our failure to sign 2/3 wingers with pace and enough skill to compete in this division has been a big error IMO.
 
Insider said:
I've watched us against Lincoln both home and away and I honestly thought, even after the away defeat, that they weren't a very good team. Their current form is unbelievable and all credit to them for playing winning football even though they play 3-5-2.
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Agreed mate. I wish them all the best. I also wish we had their manager.
 
Bend it like Suddick said:
What on Gods Planet was Sadler thinking of giving Critchley a 4 year contract based on a feckin algorithm?
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He got us promoted from League One with a very tight defence and some good loans. He kept us in the Championship at a canter. There's the answer. However, since he jumped ship he's become Critchley mk2: obstinate, boring and bereft of ideas.
 
Insider said:
I've watched us against Lincoln both home and away and I honestly thought, even after the away defeat, that they weren't a very good team. Their current form is unbelievable and all credit to them for playing winning football even though they play 3-5-2.
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Systems are OK if players know what they're doing and they are good enough to play it.
 
Memphisboy said:
Backtracking big style I see. He made more of an impact in 20 mins than Beesley in 70. Criminal team selection today, just glad I don’t bother with away games anymore
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I'm not back tracking at all. Joseph's goals per minutes is embarrassing. As much as I dislike the way Critchley sets us up it's not his fault Joseph missed a clear headed chance at Wigan and scuffed his latest good chance today.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
He got us promoted from League One with a very tight defence and some good loans. He kept us in the Championship at a canter. There's the answer. However, since he jumped ship he's become Critchley mk2: obstinate, boring and bereft of ideas.
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An algorithm would have taken into account his failures at QPR and Villa which were his two most recent 'achievements'.

As mentioned hundreds of times before, any success was garnered when he had a recognised experienced No 2. Without one and he's dire.
 
Goose said:
It’s called business Bendit. He does a job and gets promoted a few clubs come sniffing and it’s compensation time.
Me personally I’d pay him to leave.
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Id be happy for you to pay him to leave goose :)

Ive had enough stress thinking Backpass might make the England squad, so being bored rigid by Critchley really doesn't help.

Hope ur keeping well.
 
ElBurroSinNombre said:
He has great feet but doesn't look comfortable in the 9 role. He will probably come good.
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He works hard enough and does have decent feet but the lack of goals and assists is a massive problem. Obviously some of that is down to how we play and how awful our delivery is. He's a young lad but I expect so much more from him. I honestly can't see us scoring more than 4 or 5 goals in the remaining games.
 
Bend it like Suddick said:
Id be happy for you to pay him to leave goose :)

Ive had enough stress thinking Backpass might make the England squad, so being bored rigid by Critchley really doesn't help.

Hope ur keeping well.
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I’m ok,across the pond at the moment catching up on the football. It’s dire and as for Jordan H going to Germany I’m with you for once. Awful form at the moment at Ajax,I’m pretty confident he still gets picked.
 
Goose said:
I’m ok,across the pond at the moment catching up on the football. It’s dire and as for Jordan H going to Germany I’m with you for once. Awful form at the moment at Ajax,I’m pretty confident he still gets picked.
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Yep, Southgate and Critchley, bit of a theme going on there.

You take care over the pond, its a dangerous place.
 
fcblackpool said:
Systems are OK if players know what they're doing and they are good enough to play it.
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Spot on 👍.
I'm not defending Critch but I don't think the players are beyond criticism, obviously.
I'm sure when the ball came to Dembele/Byers/Carey/Joseph/+13 he didn't say fcuk it up.
We can all have our scapegoats and there will be a wide ranging selection of them tonight.
I listened to the 2 hour Ollie podcast a while back and he explained how simple he made it for his players and let's be honest who thought that we would end up being so competitive for two thirds of the PL season. It was only when he tried to be clever that the players couldn't cope and we just missed out on another season (fortunately????)
What I'm saying is Critch is too clever for his own good and that doesn't work with the current group of players, who aren’t.
Keep it simple and then it won't really matter what formation we adopt. 3 at the back isn't necessarily defensive that's actually one less defender than playing 4 at the back and yes I know that's over-simplyfying it.
 
I bleed Tangerine said:
Harsh on Joseph, I challenge any player to play to their full capacity under Critchley. Look at Lavery, he looks lost. Norburn who's been so highly rated everywhere he's been before, crap for us. Byers, one of the best CM in the league last season, looks no where near that for us. I can keep going. When you have so many players all not reaching their potential then it's not the players that need looking at, it's the man in charge.
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Exactly this ⬆️
 
BFCfan33 said:
Fair enough cant argue with that, i just don't think the whole problem is the manager the players have to take some responsibility
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Look at how many players have come on board, started really well before inept tactics and inconsistent start/bench tinkering have beaten the fire out of them

Lavery is a perfect example of this

Yes he got injured, but how many other players are willing to take over the Yates roll of charging the opposition down, yet Critch has him warming the bench
 
bleed_the_freak said:
Look at how many players have come on board, started really well before inept tactics and inconsistent start/bench tinkering have beaten the fire out of them

Lavery is a perfect example of this

Yes he got injured, but how many other players are willing to take over the Yates roll of charging the opposition down, yet Critch has him warming the bench
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you say players have come and played well the tactics/formations haven't changed so why are they not playing now?
 
Macseasider said:
There is no guile of creativity at all in that final third. It's all just very robotic and routine.
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You're absolutely right, Macseasider. And, just to really hammer the point home, nor do words such as 'spontaneous' or 'ingenious' particularly spring to mind as you trawl through your personal vocabulary for suitable adjectives to be employed in any kind of match report you might choose to submit ... Words such as 'incomprehensble' and 'dire', maybe?
 
BFCfan33 said:
you say players have come and played well the tactics/formations haven't changed so why are they not playing now?
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Because he keeps dropping players.

Like I posted earlier, Dale and Koussa scored on their debuts, both got MOM and both were immediately benched

The same with Dembele, as soon as he found form and looked a cut above, Critch put him back on the bench

Critch wouldn't know a winning team if it leapt on his face and wriggled
 
NewburyOne said:
Sober thanks, I just think £1M strikers should be able to score more than 2 goals a season. 😂
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Help if he started wouldn’t it and we played him to get the most out of him.

Of course he needs to score more but at least he gets in the positions.

All the attributes are there but our Head Coach has failed to get the most out of him.
 
65 & Counting said:
Is it? Have you watched him? He's useless.
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I’ve watched him set-up numerous goals and chances that none of our other forwards can.

I’ve watched him change the game v Forest at home.

There is undoubtedly a quality forward in there who we aren’t using effectively or well enough in a shit boring system.

2 goals isn’t anywhere near good enough but if you think he’s useless you know fuck all about football 👍🏼
 
I bleed Tangerine said:
Harsh on Joseph, I challenge any player to play to their full capacity under Critchley. Look at Lavery, he looks lost. Norburn who's been so highly rated everywhere he's been before, crap for us. Byers, one of the best CM in the league last season, looks no where near that for us. I can keep going. When you have so many players all not reaching their potential then it's not the players that need looking at, it's the man in charge.
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Norburn was great first few games
 
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