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On the bright side, Yorkie-Geordie has been watching this with his Derby fanatic uncle.

Languish in mid-table, would be my guess. One of Barton or Emre needs to be insanely good if we're to be anything better than that this year, baed on what we've done thus far with the current players.

As an individual performance, this is as bad as anything I've seen from us. Wretched. Need to bounce back next Saturday.

4-3-3 perhaps?

Owen must be tired, good to see he played the full 90 last Wednesday though.

What exactly that Smith tackle was ever going to achiev I don't know.

I'd do exactly the same.

Milner has looked our only outlet, and Owen's movement has been good up front. Can't really fault the defence too much, we're losing this due to the fact that Butt, Geremi and Smith have all been fucking woeful.

Woeful effort that

Great finish, what the fuck was Geremi at though?

We've asked for this.

Hollywood save!!

Half a chance. Who was Smith passing to though?

Butt has looked slow, aye. Should have let his pineapple.

The fuck was that Butt?

Am I the only one getting the impression that Nicky Butt doesn't seem arsed in the slightest? Seems to be doing everything at a very lethargic pace, let his mango a couple of times to. Been one of our better players, mind. Smith has been fucking wretched.

S-S-SETANTA!! Allardyce outlining the reasons for Ameobi starting ahead of Shola, pretty much what you'd expect. He's really expecting Derby to play well.

And he'll appear to be very happy with at least 4 of them.

MISCONTrOLLED aggression from Oba, sounds entirely possible.

Griffin's playing left-back. Smith should have an easy night then. They'll no doubt just take lumps out of each other all evening.

How is that exactly? Worked against Wigan didnt it! Shola just kept getting in the way and Martins provided the assist. Martins can easily play as a "big man". What? Beat me to it. Go-go gadget legs?

Still have to wait for N'Zogbia to move to midfield. No surprises, really.

Makes sense. Let's hope him and Owen do what they did in pre season Get injured?

Celtic, cos I'm a good, God-fearing Irishman.