The Derby County v Bristol City Match Day Thread 28

[Curr Avon]

We won that point tonight thanks to V.A.R. (Apart from our great defending) 

Very Awful Refereeing.

Or.

Vetoing Aden's Recklessness.

Any more?

Edited January 19, 2018 by Curr Avon

[1960maaan]

6 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

Flints face when he looks up to see if Ref has given the penalty 

He knew it was going to be given .
That said, I thought there was a foul on Flint by Jerome in the build up. And if he really wants to he can stay on his feet, he would have got a shot in. Instead both legs fly up in the air and his arms wave around. I would have been pleased if that same decision had gone for anyone, not just up, Exageration is an understatement .
Right I'll go and calm down by looking in the fridge for another beer.

[mozo]

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

Disappointed with Joe tonight, he appears to be believing his own hype and seemed to be bollocking alot of people when he couldn't be arsed to run after the ball. Whilst not every ball was to his toe he seemed to be expecting it.

Tin hat on!

Was just about to go a bit further and suggest we haven't had Joey looking magic since the United game. 

[old_eastender]

1 minute ago, Red Rum said:

McClaren, what a patronising c u next Tuesday. ‘’We’re a good little team but not big and tough enough for the top two’

He is probably right though... likes of Derby & Villa have much more strength in depth than we do and more experienced players. Personally cannot see us doing better than 4th, which would still be great achievement.

[OneCity]

Well pleased with the point. Not a good watch, but plenty of postives from a tough fixture I wasn't all that positive about. Particularly early in each half we looked decent, snuffing Derby out for long stretches and limiting them to the counter, where they were most dangerous. Resolute defence when it had to be - I hope Baker's injury isn't bad.

Had some chances tho, but punchless up front -again. We need a striker bad, been of the opinion for a long time. If we had Tammy in this team or Kodjia, we'd be in the automatics. It was good to see Famara back ofc, but he looked off the pace and his touch was often poor (understandably).

Rode our luck, but definitely a point gained. Was a clear pen, and would've been had Jerome not flown through the air like an olympic diver before he hit the turf. Serves ya right, pal.

 

[And Its Smith]

9 minutes ago, cityexile said:

No reason for them to be knackered after a week off really. Maybe not quite 100% some players, maybe mid week at the back of their mind, who knows, but for whatever reason to many players not quite on their game. No league goals in 3 is a worry, but Fam suddenly gave us more options. 

Lucky for sure tonight. I did think considering we were away at a good side we managed posession pretty well, just without any real thrust. Against that had to use up two subs because of injuries so the luck was not all one way.

Excellent point, average performance.

Someone doesnt understand how fatigue works!  

[1960maaan]

2 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

McLaren calls us 'a nice little team'.  What planet does he come from?

In the grand scheme of things we are. He was complimentary  about us and compared with the money spent by others and the time other teams have been around the top of the Championship it's a fair remark.

[Midred]

6 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said:

Didn`t look interested after he got booked.

Perhaps he  hasn't had any offers?

Edited January 19, 2018 by Midred

[Lanterne Rouge]

Whichever way you slice it not many teams will take four points off Derby this season

[1960maaan]

1 hour ago, Super said:

Only been on 13 mins.

Bit tongue in cheek, but I thought his touch and awareness was good, seeing as he's been out for 3 months.

[I'm Brian]

7 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

McLaren calls us 'a nice little team'.  What planet does he come from?

Planet condescending

[BobBobSuperBob]

14 minutes ago, cidered abroad said:

I expected the worst so I'm, that's a very good result. Oh me of little faith. 

What I'm more surprised at is the amount of vitriol against some of our players. It's a team game and away at in form second in the table, that is a very creditable draw. 

Another point, the losing run halted, and still in the hunt. 

Vitriol  

Snowwwwflake

Edited January 19, 2018 by BobBobSuperBob

[BTRFTG]

4 minutes ago, RedJim said:

Re your point about Magnússon - I'm certainly not the 'blame the foreign player' type at all, but going on what I've seen, he always seems to have a big mistake/misjudgement in him. I don't feel comfortable watching him. 

The Ashton crowd has long been notoriously fickle, we blame the outcome not the cause. As and when Hodour gets pulled into dodgy positions look at who's in front and why? Technically,  he covered well tonight. He also made a whole heap of emergency mistakes , but largely because others weren't doing their jobs. 

[CiderHider]

5 minutes ago, RedDave said:

Someone doesnt understand how fatigue works!  

And also mental fatigue, these are young players. 

[RedJim]

2 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

The Ashton crowd has long been notoriously fickle, we blame the outcome not the cause.

Can't argue with that!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Well I thought we were going to be well beaten tonight, but to be fair play I thought we were fully deserving of a point tonight and I think the summarisers all called it right, go down in a theatrical way and you run the risk of not getting a penalty, sympathy? have I ****.

We are strong, we will not be bullied and we don’t feel the need to throw ourselves to the ground.

Diedhiou was terrific and certainly the catalyst for our improved 2nd performance, a little ring rusty obviously but my god it shows what we have missed.

The good news is apart from Cardiff away we have now played all of the better sides twice.

Fielding/Steele 7 Both played really well, did what they had to do with little or no fuss.

Wright 6 He was ok, but I have to say again he is not a full back.

Flint 7 A few mistakes but solid enough.

Baker 7 Look his usual self for the first 45 minutes.

Magnússon 5 I know this is probably not going to be popular, but he makes me nervous and I think that it also makes Flint nervous, he is far too casual at times, the way he allowed Russell past him in our box after doing the hard work was a carbon copy of a huge mistake he made at home earlier in the season against Cardiff, luckily this time it did not cost us a goal and I think his positional play is suspect.

Brownhill 6 Not at his best but boy does he put in a shift every game.

Smith 8 My MOM, I thought he was terrific tonight, attacking and defending, what an engine.

Pack 7 I thought he played well within himself all night, but certainly did his bit, I wonder if the spectre of a ban might be stifling his normal all action style?.

Bryan 7 I thought his best work was defensively tonight, solid.

Paterson 6 Always a threat but his shooting boots are missing.

Reid 7 I just love his energy, defenders cannot take there eyes off of him at all, he came alive in the 2nd half having Diedhiou with him.

Diedhiou 8 Because he gave balance to an unbalanced team, we need him fit.

LJ 9 Tactics were spot on, picked the best team initially available to him, brave as usual with his unenforced substitution.

[cityexile]

6 minutes ago, CiderHider said:

And also mental fatigue, these are young players. 

 I suspect that is more the case, but I am only guessing really. 

Lots of big games in a row. The only result I was outright disappointed by in the run was Norwich really. Other than that every game seems to have been a big one!

Edited January 19, 2018 by cityexile

[Ivorguy]

11 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

In the grand scheme of things we are. He was complimentary  about us and compared with the money spent by others and the time other teams have been around the top of the Championship it's a fair remark.

No it is patronising.

A nice little club - fair enough, but certainly not a nice little team

[CiderHider]

1 minute ago, BTRFTG said:

The Ashton crowd has long been notoriously fickle, we blame the outcome not the cause. As and when Hodour gets pulled into dodgy positions look at who's in front and why? Technically,  he covered well tonight. He also made a whole heap of emergency mistakes , but largely because others weren't doing their jobs. 

I think football comes easy to him and he doesnt have to try as hard as other players to be effective, that must wind up some players who have to push themselves to the absolute limit becuase they might not have the raw talent, I love Mags, you want to throttle him and then hug him  I think he could be a star if he wants it.

[cityexile]

8 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I thought we were going to be well beaten tonight, but to be fair play I thought we were fully deserving of a point tonight and I think the summarisers all called it right, go down in a theatrical way and you run the risk of not getting a penalty, sympathy? have I ****.

We are strong, we will not be bullied and we don’t feel the need to throw ourselves to the ground.

Diedhiou was terrific and certainly the catalyst for our improved 2nd performance, a little ring rusty obviously but my god it shows what we have missed.

The good news is apart from Cardiff away we have now played all of the better sides twice.

Fielding/Steele 7 Both played really well, did what they had to do with little or no fuss.

Wright 6 He was ok, but I have to say again he is not a full back.

Flint 7 A few mistakes but solid enough.

Baker 7 Look his usual self for the first 45 minutes.

Magnússon 5 I know this is probably not going to be popular, but he makes me nervous and I think that it also makes Flint nervous, he is far too casual at times, the way he allowed Russell past him in our box after doing the hard work was a carbon copy of a huge mistake he made at home earlier in the season against Cardiff, luckily this time it did not cost us a goal and I think his positional play is suspect.

Brownhill 6 Not at his best but boy does he put in a shift every game.

Smith 8 My MOM, I thought he was terrific tonight, attacking and defending, what an engine.

Pack 7 I thought he played well within himself all night, but certainly did his bit, I wonder if the spectre of a ban might be stifling his normal all action style?.

Bryan 7 I thought his best work was defensively tonight, solid.

Paterson 6 Always a threat but his shooting boots are missing.

Reid 7 I just love his energy, defenders cannot take there eyes off of him at all, he came alive in the 2nd half having Diedhiou with him.

Diedhiou 8 Because he gave balance to an unbalanced team, we need him fit.

LJ 9 Tactics were spot on, picked the best team initially available to him, brave as usual with his unenforced substitution.

Cannot question commitment. Minor thing, but I thought our No 1 was our MoM, even tho’ there were two of them!

With some luck maybe, but keeping a clean sheet after Baker went off was huge. 

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by cityexile

[AshtonGreat]

2 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I thought we were going to be well beaten tonight, but to be fair play I thought we were fully deserving of a point tonight and I think the summarisers all called it right, go down in a theatrical way and you run the risk of not getting a penalty, sympathy? have I ****.

We are strong, we will not be bullied and we don’t feel the need to throw ourselves to the ground.

Diedhiou was terrific and certainly the catalyst for our improved 2nd performance, a little ring rusty obviously but my god it shows what we have missed.

The good news is apart from Cardiff away we have now played all of the better sides twice.

Fielding/Steele 7 Both played really well, did what they had to do with little or no fuss.

Wright 6 He was ok, but I have to say again he is not a full back.

Flint 7 A few mistakes but solid enough.

Baker 7 Look his usual self for the first 45 minutes.

Magnússon 5 I know this is probably not going to be popular, but he makes me nervous and I think that it also makes Flint nervous, he is far too casual at times, the way he allowed Russell past him in our box after doing the hard work was a carbon copy of a huge mistake he made at home earlier in the season against Cardiff, luckily this time it did not cost us a goal and I think his positional play is suspect.

Brownhill 6 Not at his best but boy does he put in a shift every game.

Smith 8 My MOM, I thought he was terrific tonight, attacking and defending, what an engine.

Pack 7 I thought he played well within himself all night, but certainly did his bit, I wonder if the spectre of a ban might be stifling his normal all action style?.

Bryan 7 I thought his best work was defensively tonight, solid.

Paterson 6 Always a threat but his shooting boots are missing.

Reid 7 I just love his energy, defenders cannot take there eyes off of him at all, he came alive in the 2nd half having Diedhiou with him.

Diedhiou 8 Because he gave balance to an unbalanced team, we need him fit.

LJ 9 Tactics were spot on, picked the best team initially available to him, brave as usual with his unenforced substitution.

I didn't think Bryan was solid at all.

The way I saw it, we played some nice tiki-taka one-touch football but were absolutely blunt going forward. Too many high balls pumped into the final third, which either went to one of their defenders or into thin air. It's a frustrating tactic because a) we're easily good enough to play it on the ground, b) the balls are rarely accurate enough and c) Bobby Reid is tiny. 

Paterson didn't do a lot today, and I think LJ should've brought on Kent to test their tired legs.

Korey Smith was immense.

[BTRFTG]

McClaren truly is the 'Wally with the Brolly' but he called it pretty much spot on. With no offensive threat we're a danger to few. Decent passing football reinforced by an over abundance in midfield which, frankly, had served us well so far, but we're miles off the best in this League and will have performed far beyond expectation should we make the Play-Offs. There's no shame in that and WeeLee will have proved exceptional were he to get us there given the resources at his disposal.

Don't get me wrong I love the squad , but if we are to progress then, simply, many aren't good enough. Truth sometimes hurts.

[Xiled]

 

This entire thread summed up by just two posts.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Xiled

[Sleepy1968]

3 hours ago, gordie said:

Taylor has been playing with a hernia, fair play to him 

Okay, belated thanks (and the other posters that put me right).

[downendcity]

Our quick passing and pressing game needs everyone to be on the same wavelength. Whether it's fatigue ( mental and/or physical) taking it's toll, but I think a few were just off the ace tonight.  When we were passing tight around their area too often our touch was clumsy enabling them to break away and too often we seemed to want an extra touch or a bit more time allowing them to get tackles in too easily.

When Fammy came on we seemed to raise our game and started to look much more dangerous, but as soon as Fammy started to tire he and we lost a bit of sharpness and intensity  and in the end we did well to hold on for a draw - perhaps lucky but overall deserved to stop the rot.

After these tough championship games it will be good for the players to relax against easier opposition next week.

P.S. Meant to add that had we had a full and fully fit squad, we would have been happy to come away from Derby with a point, given the run they've been on. To do so with our injury problems, and the changes enforced this evening, with Derby's good run and our poor run of recent results makes the result even better.

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by downendcity

[Dman_Red]

Great point. Obviously lucky with the penalty decision and for Jerome to get booked really was a kick in the teeth for them.

The big plus was Fam tonight, who whilst there were a couple of rusty passes his hold up play and physicality were exactly what we've been missing. There was one long high ball that he took out the air on his chest that was sublime. His presence also frees up Bobby to play in his best position. 

We'll take the point to stop the losing run, in what was arguably our hardest fixture left and hopefully the team take the positives into Tuesday! 

 

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Dman_Red

[red panda]

13 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I thought we were going to be well beaten tonight, but to be fair play I thought we were fully deserving of a point tonight and I think the summarisers all called it right, go down in a theatrical way and you run the risk of not getting a penalty, sympathy? have I ****.

We are strong, we will not be bullied and we don’t feel the need to throw ourselves to the ground.

Diedhiou was terrific and certainly the catalyst for our improved 2nd performance, a little ring rusty obviously but my god it shows what we have missed.

The good news is apart from Cardiff away we have now played all of the better sides twice.

Fielding/Steele 7 Both played really well, did what they had to do with little or no fuss.

Wright 6 He was ok, but I have to say again he is not a full back.

Flint 7 A few mistakes but solid enough.  [Or 4 if there was VAR for this match]

Baker 7 Look his usual self for the first 45 minutes.

Magnússon 5 I know this is probably not going to be popular, but he makes me nervous and I think that it also makes Flint nervous, he is far too casual at times, the way he allowed Russell past him in our box after doing the hard work was a carbon copy of a huge mistake he made at home earlier in the season against Cardiff, luckily this time it did not cost us a goal and I think his positional play is suspect.

Brownhill 6 Not at his best but boy does he put in a shift every game.

Smith 8 My MOM, I thought he was terrific tonight, attacking and defending, what an engine.

Pack 7 I thought he played well within himself all night, but certainly did his bit, I wonder if the spectre of a ban might be stifling his normal all action style?.

Bryan 7 I thought his best work was defensively tonight, solid.

Paterson 6 Always a threat but his shooting boots are missing.

Reid 7 I just love his energy, defenders cannot take there eyes off of him at all, he came alive in the 2nd half having Diedhiou with him.

Diedhiou 8 Because he gave balance to an unbalanced team, we need him fit.

LJ 9 Tactics were spot on, picked the best team initially available to him, brave as usual with his unenforced substitution.

 

[WECANDO]

15 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Well I thought we were going to be well beaten tonight, but to be fair play I thought we were fully deserving of a point tonight and I think the summarisers all called it right, go down in a theatrical way and you run the risk of not getting a penalty, sympathy? have I ****.

We are strong, we will not be bullied and we don’t feel the need to throw ourselves to the ground.

Diedhiou was terrific and certainly the catalyst for our improved 2nd performance, a little ring rusty obviously but my god it shows what we have missed.

The good news is apart from Cardiff away we have now played all of the better sides twice.

Fielding/Steele 7 Both played really well, did what they had to do with little or no fuss.

Wright 6 He was ok, but I have to say again he is not a full back.

Flint 7 A few mistakes but solid enough.

Baker 7 Look his usual self for the first 45 minutes.

Magnússon 5 I know this is probably not going to be popular, but he makes me nervous and I think that it also makes Flint nervous, he is far too casual at times, the way he allowed Russell past him in our box after doing the hard work was a carbon copy of a huge mistake he made at home earlier in the season against Cardiff, luckily this time it did not cost us a goal and I think his positional play is suspect.

Brownhill 6 Not at his best but boy does he put in a shift every game.

Smith 8 My MOM, I thought he was terrific tonight, attacking and defending, what an engine.

Pack 7 I thought he played well within himself all night, but certainly did his bit, I wonder if the spectre of a ban might be stifling his normal all action style?.

Bryan 7 I thought his best work was defensively tonight, solid.

Paterson 6 Always a threat but his shooting boots are missing.

Reid 7 I just love his energy, defenders cannot take there eyes off of him at all, he came alive in the 2nd half having Diedhiou with him.

Diedhiou 8 Because he gave balance to an unbalanced team, we need him fit.

LJ 9 Tactics were spot on, picked the best team initially available to him, brave as usual with his unenforced substitution.

Your having a laugh mate. Agree with the keepers. Wright was ok. Flint did good but needs to mark tighter. Baker we missed by Magnússon. Magnússon worked hard and was involved in a lot of the play. But he was let down by a Bryan who had that lost look about him and was casual. Also with Pack way off the pace and continuously losing the ball, it kept coming at the back four. So he gets a 7 from me. Bryan a 5. Paterson a 6. Reid an 8. Duedhiou 6 but as he hasn’t played an 8. LJ a 7 could have been an 8 but he doesn’t get the need to bring on a sub in extra time to give us a breather and break up the oppositions rhythm. But we got lucky with a point and we are still up the top. Play the subs we had today against Man C and give the lads a rest.

Edited January 19, 2018 by WECANDO
Add on.

[Offside]

Happy with a point from tonight’s game against a good team. At least our losing run has come to an end. Now we just need to find a way to start scoring again!

[Squire Dastardly]

I can't believe the moaning and complaining on this forum after a dogged strong performance away to a team who were totally on form and scoring goals in abundance. Our boys applied themselves physically and mentally and brought their poor spell to an end. Every team goes through a bad time at some point in the season (look at Cardiff and the two Sheffield sides recently). Cardiff have sorted themselves out of late and hopefully City did tonight. Expect the jitters from Wolves soon. Villa and Derby had their rough times earlier in the season. It's still all to play for.

[1960maaan]

5 minutes ago, CiderHider said:

I think football comes easy to him and he doesnt have to try as hard as other players to be effective, that must wind up some players who have to push themselves to the absolute limit becuase they might not have the raw talent, I love Mags, you want to throttle him and then hug him  I think he could be a star if he wants it.

It really looks to me like he lacks confidence, I said before, when he started getting a run he was constantly looking for someone to to tell him when to go, where to stand. As he's got more games at full back he's gradually grown into it and started forming a good partnership with JB. It looked similar tonight, he looked a little unsure at times, but the one where he pokes the ball to a Derby player in the box , if he doesn't play it Russell has it in the area . And he did get bullied by Jerome, but so did Flint at times. 

[Midred]

How many of us were at Pride park?

[Curr Avon]

42 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Happy with that .

A sacrifice needed to the Football gods for a non penalty ! 

 

Valhalla Against Rowett!!!!

[Sleepy1968]

32 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

McLaren calls us 'a nice little team'.  What planet does he come from?

I thought he was going to pat us on the head. Most of what he said made sense, but he it a bit of a patronising shight.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

6 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said:

I didn't think Bryan was solid at all.

The way I saw it, we played some nice tiki-taka one-touch football but were absolutely blunt going forward. Too many high balls pumped into the final third, which either went to one of their defenders or into thin air. It's a frustrating tactic because a) we're easily good enough to play it on the ground, b) the balls are rarely accurate enough and c) Bobby Reid is tiny. 

Paterson didn't do a lot today, and I think LJ should've brought on Kent to test their tired legs.

Korey Smith was immense.

Well it's all about opinions of course, tonight we were playing the form team of the division, with incredibly dangerous offensive players, a team who could take off Vydra, Nugent and Lawrence and replace them with Winnal, Wiemann and Jerome and we managed to keep them at a distance and apart from maybe 2 chances in the 2nd half they created very little, we had presentable a presentable chance in the first half and probably 3 in the 2nd half.

2nd half we were able to play it more to feet towards the tiny Reid but also go long to the big Diedhiou, I mentioned that Paterson wasn't wearing his shooting boots but he is always a threat.

It might interest you to know that according to sky we had 56.1% of the possession.

It was a brave performance, a brave performance from a depleted squad, who had to survive another 2 more injuries at halftime, I couldn't be happier.

[BTRFTG]

3 hours ago, gordie said:

Taylor has been playing with a hernia, fair play to him 

Playing for Hibernia? That's his level, Post Brexit Pub League. 

Lest not forget Clarkson, he who moved in the opposite direction, was the highest performing 'publican' at the point we signed him and don't recall too much upset our side at the services he provided them. 

Class is permanent, Glass (or what's in it) varies region to region. Make mine a Buckfast.........

[Esmond Million's Bung]

10 minutes ago, WECANDO said:

Your having a laugh mate. Agree with the keepers. Wright was ok. Flint did good but needs to mark tighter. Baker we missed by Magnússon. Magnússon worked hard and was involved in a lot of the play. But he was let down by a Bryan who had that lost look about him and was casual. Also with Pack way off the pace and continuously losing the ball, it kept coming at the back four. So he gets a 7 from me. Bryan a 5. Paterson a 6. Reid an 8. Duedhiou 6 but as he hasn’t played an 8. LJ a 7 could have been an 8 but he doesn’t get the need to bring on a sub in extra time to give us a breather and break up the oppositions rhythm. But we got lucky with a point and we are still up the top. Play the subs we had today against Man C and give the lads a rest.

I refer you to post 717 on this thread.

10 minutes ago, Squire Dastardly said:

I can't believe the moaning and complaining on this forum after a dogged strong performance away to a team who were totally on form and scoring goals in abundance. Our boys applied themselves physically and mentally and brought their poor spell to an end. Every team goes through a bad time at some point in the season (look at Cardiff and the two Sheffield sides recently). Cardiff have sorted themselves out of late and hopefully City did tonight. Expect the jitters from Wolves soon. Villa and Derby had their rough times earlier in the season. It's still all to play for.

And neither can I.

[Alex_BCFC]

18 minutes ago, Squire Dastardly said:

I can't believe the moaning and complaining on this forum after a dogged strong performance away to a team who were totally on form and scoring goals in abundance. Our boys applied themselves physically and mentally and brought their poor spell to an end. Every team goes through a bad time at some point in the season (look at Cardiff and the two Sheffield sides recently). Cardiff have sorted themselves out of late and hopefully City did tonight. Expect the jitters from Wolves soon. Villa and Derby had their rough times earlier in the season. It's still all to play for.

Wolves won't falter - comfortable title win for them. 

[Garland-sweden]

Well done City. Luck with the pen and the woodwork. Think it was a good game, we were better in the second half. Hörður is ok but sometimes he is to slow and give the ball away in dangerous situations. Think he is more himself as a cb. Derby the better team, but hey, we could have won also. One point away is very well done after Wolves, Villa and Norwich. We show that we still can beat any team in this leauge. Happy with the result and performance. COYR!!!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

1 minute ago, Garland-sweden said:

Well done City. Luck with the pen and the woodwork. Think it was a good game, we were better in the second half. Hörður is ok but sometimes he is to slow and give the ball away in dangerous situations. Think he is more himself as a cb. Derby the better team, but hey, we could have won also. One point away is very well done after Wolves, Villa and Norwich. We show that we still can beat any team in this leauge. Happy with the result and performance. COYR!!!

This is a good assessment of the game.

[nickolas]

2 hours ago, Super said:

Is this a joke?

No joke. FF made one save. 

Paterson missed the glaring chance for either team in the first half. 

Its no joke!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Talking about penalties not given, close to the 5th minute of the 2nd half, we broke down the right and as the cross was about to be delivered, Curtis Davies who was struggling to get back into position grabbed hold of Diedhiou around his neck stopping his run.

[Lrrr]

16 minutes ago, nickolas said:

No joke. FF made one save. 

Paterson missed the glaring chance for either team in the first half. 

Its no joke!

Save from the free kick, potentially got a touch on Russell's free kick onto the crossbar, tipped one over the bar which was given as a goal kick.

[Mr Popodopolous]

Good result.

All the injuries, the cup run...plus the injuries in game (how unlucky can we get)??

Gotta take it tbh. A useful platform moving forwards now Catching Wolves will be fighting a losing battle I think Their big slip period... Blg chance for that was over  Christmas period.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Mr Popodopolous

[Guest SheffieldRam]

Close game, was tiny margins that could have decided the game. I thought it was a stone wall penalty, but obviously I'm biased. You looked good on the break a few times, and maybe should have finished a few of your chances, as we should have. I'd love to see you challenging at the top end at the end of the season. Having said that, I'm extremely frustrated with the refereeing decision made. I see no reason why Bristol can't finish above the likes of Cardiff and Villa, and I hope you do. A good young English manager, and play football in the right way. Good luck for the rest of your season! 

[Roger Red Hat]

1 hour ago, Dman_Red said:

Great point. Obviously lucky with the penalty decision and for Jerome to get booked really was a kick in the teeth for them.

The big plus was Fam tonight, who whilst there were a couple of rusty passes his hold up play and physicality were exactly what we've been missing. There was one long high ball that he took out the air on his chest that was sublime. His presence also frees up Bobby to play in his best position. 

We'll take the point to stop the losing run, in what was arguably our hardest fixture left and hopefully the team take the positives into Tuesday! 

 

 

Jerome deserved his booking for his swallow/premiership dive technique. When will the phukers cut that out. It was a pen but glad he got booked.

[Der no.2]

Useful point.

Good effort all round. Especially Flint, Korey & both keepers. Reid covered a lot of ground, though i do wonder if he should expend so much energy chasing back into our own half & perhaps save a bit more for when we’re going forward. Certainly helped when Famara came on.

When Joe dropped to LB a few times didn’t close down the oppo quick enough & also more concentration needed on final delivery.

But hey maybe I’m nit picking.

 

[nickolas]

27 minutes ago, hodge said:

Save from the free kick, potentially got a touch on Russell's free kick onto the crossbar, tipped one over the bar which was given as a goal kick.

Ok, one difficult save!

[AshtonGreat]

48 minutes ago, nickolas said:

No joke. FF made one save. 

Paterson missed the glaring chance for either team in the first half. 

Its no joke!

Let's not forget Vydra's sitter, which was a bigger miss than Paterson's

[fishy]

1 hour ago, AshtonGreat said:

I didn't think Bryan was solid at all.

The way I saw it, we played some nice tiki-taka one-touch football but were absolutely blunt going forward. Too many high balls pumped into the final third, which either went to one of their defenders or into thin air. It's a frustrating tactic because a) we're easily good enough to play it on the ground, b) the balls are rarely accurate enough and c) Bobby Reid is tiny. 

Paterson didn't do a lot today, and I think LJ should've brought on Kent to test their tired legs.

Korey Smith was immense.

Magnússon has me worried every game he plays.  I really can't see why everyone else thinks he's any good.  He's by far the weakest link in the chain.

[OldlandReddies]

ok, all you lot of little faith, 3-0 this 2-0 that, just get it into your heads.....we are a very, very good side. Stop this negativity, we are pushing bigtime for the playoffs and, with the next three games coming up, we have still got a chance of Automatic. About time these City boys are given the credit they deserve for what they have given us so far. Any negative posts from now on can **** off abd support the gas. 

[The Red Planet]

A good performance tonight against a top club in our league. Yes, we got lucky several times, not least with no pen for Flint's challenge against Jerome, but we matched them - especially 2nd half. 

As others have said, we now have a relatively easy run in to the end of the season and I am confident we will at least make the play offs with an outside chance of getting the Automatic 2nd slot.

All, our team were great tonight but for me, once again, Bobby Reid was immense. He never gives up and (along with Pack IMO) is our most improved player this season.

Bring on Man City - we have noting to fear, although I am worried if Baker is not available as a result of an injury sustained tonight. 

 

 

[bcfcredandwhite]

We were very lucky with what was a nailed on penalty. Having said that how many times has a similar situation worked against us? I’ll take that all day and do would the Derby fans in the reverse situation. 

I think tonight was a point gained and a confidence boost. Yes, Paterson should have done better in the first half but Derby had plenty of chances too. 

On the woodwork - yes it’s impressive and looks good when the woodwork is hit, but if those shots had been in target they would have been saved as both Frank and Luke were positioned correctly. 

A good point and a morale booster for me. 

[OldlandReddies]

2 hours ago, cityexile said:

No reason for them to be knackered after a week off really. Maybe not quite 100% some players, maybe mid week at the back of their mind, who knows, but for whatever reason to many players not quite on their game. No league goals in 3 is a worry, but Fam suddenly gave us more options. 

Lucky for sure tonight. I did think considering we were away at a good side we managed posession pretty well, just without any real thrust. Against that had to use up two subs because of injuries so the luck was not all one way.

Excellent point, average performance.

Excellent point, yes. Average performance , no way. Have you looked at Derbys recent results.....clearly not. Great performance to get a excellent point. 

[Bris Red]

1 hour ago, Midred said:

How many of us were at Pride park?

Point being? I had a great view in HD on the box thanks, probably a better view than those there 

[OldlandReddies]

36 minutes ago, fishy said:

Magnússon has me worried every game he plays.  I really can't see why everyone else thinks he's any good.  He's by far the weakest link in the chain.

Utter , utter, tripe. You have never played the game my son. He has been one of our most consistent players for some time and Lee has finally proved that by leaving him on tonight. He is very crucial to our sucess this season.

[pillred]

3 hours ago, downendcity said:

Result much more important than the performance.

what was wrong with the performance looked ok to me.

[pillred]

2 hours ago, BTRFTG said:

McClaren truly is the 'Wally with the Brolly' but he called it pretty much spot on. With no offensive threat we're a danger to few. Decent passing football reinforced by an over abundance in midfield which, frankly, had served us well so far, but we're miles off the best in this League and will have performed far beyond expectation should we make the Play-Offs. There's no shame in that and WeeLee will have proved exceptional were he to get us there given the resources at his disposal.

Don't get me wrong I love the squad , but if we are to progress then, simply, many aren't good enough. Truth sometimes hurts.

you are finn joking after beating 4 premiership sides and in the league being 4th as we speak how the f are we not good enough I think you need to take off your s**t tinted specs, never heard a bigger pile of s**t in my life don't know what game you watched but it was not the same as the rest of us.

[Midred]

1 hour ago, bris red said:

Point being? I had a great view in HD on the box thanks, probably a better view than those there 

Just interested. It's great watching them on tv but getting home after a night match away is worth a medal! The tv pictures didn't show that corner of the ground. I applaud all those that made it up there to support the team.

[OldlandReddies]

Here, here. Very good performance, we are back !

[Esmond Million's Bung]

2 hours ago, OldlandReddies said:

ok, all you lot of little faith, 3-0 this 2-0 that, just get it into your heads.....we are a very, very good side. Stop this negativity, we are pushing bigtime for the playoffs and, with the next three games coming up, we have still got a chance of Automatic. About time these City boys are given the credit they deserve for what they have given us so far. Any negative posts from now on can **** off abd support the gas. 

Brilliant, well considered comment, well done you.

1 hour ago, OldlandReddies said:

Utter , utter, tripe. You have never played the game my son. He has been one of our most consistent players for some time and Lee has finally proved that by leaving him on tonight. He is very crucial to our sucess this season.

If true then why exactly is it that Magnússon is the player who always seems to get dropped to the bench or replaced at half time until needs must and injuries mean that he gets a recall?. Perhaps LJ has never played the game my son?.

To be honest I would say if Baker is fit for the next league game Magnússon's place is the one most at risk after tonight.

[Lrrr]

1 hour ago, OldlandReddies said:

Utter , utter, tripe. You have never played the game my son. He has been one of our most consistent players for some time and Lee has finally proved that by leaving him on tonight. He is very crucial to our sucess this season.

Didn't really have a choice did he, no CB on the bench, no RB option to move Wright, would have had to break up Pack/Smith to allow Wright to move to CB. Mags has been average at LB, not poor but not great. When he moved to CB we looked a lot worse, I've said often before Flint feeds off having a Baker or Wright at CB with him as they both command the back 4, we look a lot less organised with Flint and Mags as a CB pair. 

[Ivorguy]

If you listen to LJ he is still repeating the mantra 'We are a work in progress'.  I read this to mean no huge expenditure on signings to get us over the line, but a policy of holding to the course set, and getting promotion in due course.  Not sure I don't still disagree but at least LJ is clear as to how he intends to reach objective.

 

And I am probably wrong as  I and others said at the time that promotion to Championship came too soon.  If you remember the original plan was not promotion that season, and when promoted we weren't ready and one of the key reasons was no depth, a similar issue this season, given depth at this level has to be greater , a point made on Sky last night

[bcfcredandwhite]

11 hours ago, OldlandReddies said:

Utter , utter, tripe. You have never played the game my son. He has been one of our most consistent players for some time and Lee has finally proved that by leaving him on tonight. He is very crucial to our sucess this season.

I have to say that Magnússon scares me too on occasions. 

No, he’s not crap - far from it, and he is definitely improving all the time. I just still feel scared when he is under pressure from an opposition player near the edge of our box in a fast-flowing situation - more so than the others.  His distribution has been poor on occasions (not always, and as I said he is improving) and I’m terrified he will give the ball away in a dangerous position. 

Having said all that I can’t think of anyone else in our squad I would replace him with - and his long throws in particular are a handy weapon to have in our arsenal.  He is an important part of a very special team. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

Some criticism of Mags is fair. He is at this moment I think the weakest link of the back 4 that started last night. He is the least assured on the ball in one touch passing situations and looks susceptible when needing to turn against the long ball over the top. He likes to let the ball drop and there is always some concern as to how he will deal with the situation and what connection he’s going to make with the ball. That said, he continues to improve and for every little mistake he may have made last night, you could point to many more instances where his positioning and defensive qualities stood out. If Baker is out for out length of time, he now has the chance to show the qualities we bought him for, and the faith that LJ clearly has in him. 

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

11 hours ago, Midred said:

Just interested. It's great watching them on tv but getting home after a night match away is worth a medal! The tv pictures didn't show that corner of the ground. I applaud all those that made it up there to support the team.

It was not an easy return last night. Every time we go away from home for a night game one or more sections of motorway are closed due to men not working. Got home from Manchester round about 02:40 and about 01:15 last night. 

[Selred]

12 hours ago, OldlandReddies said:

Utter , utter, tripe. You have never played the game my son. He has been one of our most consistent players for some time and Lee has finally proved that by leaving him on tonight. He is very crucial to our sucess this season.

He’s not as poor as other full backs we’ve had (Hunt, McGivern etc) but his positioning is awful, he often punts the ball and the only consistency is there’s usually one mistake a game.

His throwings are massive advantage and his crossing is excellent however. He also wins a fair bit in the air. 

I like him as a guy but I’m always nervous with him on the pitch, hope Kent can replace him soon and Bryan can drop back there. 

[Major Isewater]

14 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

He knew it was going to be given .
That said, I thought there was a foul on Flint by Jerome in the build up. And if he really wants to he can stay on his feet, he would have got a shot in. Instead both legs fly up in the air and his arms wave around. I would have been pleased if that same decision had gone for anyone, not just up, Exageration is an understatement .
Right I'll go and calm down by looking in the fridge for another beer.

At least Flinty didn't force the ref  to give it by his reaction !

[Midred]

1 hour ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

It was not an easy return last night. Every time we go away from home for a night game one or more sections of motorway are closed due to men not working. Got home from Manchester round about 02:40 and about 01:15 last night. 

 The trains aren't very obliging after 10 o'clock either!

[Lord Northski]

Liked the way that so many of their fans turned up dressed as empty seats. 

Edited January 20, 2018 by Lord Northski