The match is tomorrow

I'm not point scoring at all.Amd as for 2 years ago?It's happened on here this season. Brereton had a poor game and id a poster quote one of my posts which was about Bradley Johnson, celebrating that Brereton had had a poor game, more happy to be proven correct than Brereton coming good. And it's been point scoring for 2 years from posters who never rated Brereton, anyone who gave a positive post about Brereton on here since he joined was rounded on and made out to be ridiculous and stupid for suggesting they could see potential in Brereton. And as for you last sentence, I will say again people within the game rate Brereton and you don't make 50 odd appearances by the age of 19 with nothing about you.An awful lot of people were criticizing him when he signed before he had even kicked a ball for us!

I'm not saying abuse by some fans was the reason for his poor form prior to this season but I'm sensible enough to realise you don't make 56 appearances by the age of 19 in the championship or be valued at 7 million by the selling club if you are "useless", "conference player" "will never make it at this level" etc etc.We can rewrite history all we want but as JBiz said plenty of criticism of him on this thread before he had even kicked a ball for the club and when just played a couple of matches. Brereton is highly rated within the game and although I can totally agree his fee could have been spent improving the first team immediately it's obvious he was bought for his potential and now we are seeing it so statements like I mentioned above are ridiculous

He was getting it online before he even kicked a ball for us though because of his transfer fee, something he had absolutely no control over.

Yeah and Bristol City's results and performances took a downturn when their squad was hit, results have improved for them lately like they have with us. Stokes results haven't been as good either since the keeper crisis. Preston have also took a downturn since their squad was hit. Watford and Norwich only came down have much bigger and better squads than most the division, it won't impact on them as much as the rest of the teams in the division

Yeah the clubs who have had covid and injury issues have struggled with results after like us. Bristol City started season on fire, a few key men like us were out and their results and performances took a downturn.They like us have improved again lately. Any team in the division who has the amount of players out Like we did earlier in the season will struggle aswell, maybe with the exception of the teams that came down who have bigger squads.

IV heard it at Ewood also, on numerous occasions. Last time I put that on here I was told I was lieing and trying to paint our fanbase in a bad light .

I'm not saying we should or would be sat in the top 6 if it wasn't for injuries or covid absentee's. I'm not referring to you as you didn't say it but others where predicting a relegation battle when we had our poor spell, blatantly ignoring the fact we had a lot of key men out. 5 defeats already at this point looks bad when weighing up our promotion chances, but we have Bournemouth,Watford and Swansea already played away from home, 3 teams that will certainly be amongst the top 6, and only in the Swansea match did we play poorly. Like people were going on about Warnock (I rate him as a manager also)and the great start to the season he has had at Boro and how they will be in contention.They havent had the absentee we have had to contend with nor have they played Swansea, Bournemouth and Watford away from home. Currently we are ahead of them in the table. I think the season is shaping up nicely but like you say we need an extended spell in the top 6 before we can start truly believing we will be amongst it at season end. All talk of Relegation etc was complete nonsense tho with the players we had out

As do I but you train all week and practice your game plan throughout the week but then lose a few key men 24 hours prior to kick off to add to an already hefty absentee list then I can certainly understand why we and other teams in a similar circumstance wouldn't perform at their best. Yes we have struggled when we have had players out but I also expect that other teams will struggle when hit with such issues.

I wouldn't say excuses but you expect us to perform the same minus 6 or 7 important players like earlier in the season? Even the premier league champions have struggled with performance and results due to absentees through injury or Covid. At one point we had 10+ players out , you expect us to perform at our best in those circumstances?

No more ridiculous than some of the posts (not by you)tipping us to be in a relegation struggle when we had 10+ first team players out through Covid and injury

It wasn't ages ago tho it's been said this season when he is playing well . How come I don't see posts like this from you when posters were ridiculing other posters for saying they saw potential in Brereton and thought he would come good?

He was being dismissed and some were saying he had no decent attributes. Even earlier this season when he was playing well it was still being said. Despite how poor he has been those were ridiculous statements to be coming out with as you don't play 56 championship matches by the age of 19 if you have nothing about you nor do the selling club want as much as 7 million for a 19 year old who has no potential or decent attributes

Aye up until this season he didn't show much but some of the stuff said about him was bordering on ridiculous.."should be in the conference" , "we would find better down in pleasy" Undoubtedly he hasnt been great in his first couple of years and the money would have been better spent on ready made players but at 19 he had made 50 odd appearances in the Championship for Forest and you don't do that at 19 if you have nothing about you or "would find better down in pleasy"

Douglas ,Ayala and Trybull all have promotion experience.Douglas twice in last 3 year so you can't say he hasn't signed players with a winning mentality

Douglas and Bell got 45 minutes each.Downing played 60 minute and Dack 45.

Its mainly at the back where they have long term injury. Only Salah missing from the front line and it's covid related.

Rip

Derby have sacked Cocu

Why?Highly rated by the club reportedly had interest from Leeds and Liverpool before signing a new deal here

That's why I struggle to take your word that Whiteman would be a massive upgrade on what we have.I will agree that In the games I have seen him play he looks good and looks like he could make the step up, but Doncaster are clearly wanting above of what he is worth, he would have signed for a Championship club otherwise. In no way is Fletcher a better player than Dack.

If Sparks thought Dack was a lazy waster after an excellent season in league one followed by a very good season in the championship it's safe to say he must have thought he was a poor signing and player before performing for us.

His own eyes would have told him Buckley created chances at the weekend. Lovely ball on to Lenihans head for the opening goal, lovely ball in to Wharton only for him to hit the post. Don't think Buckley hit one stray ball at the weekend. Agreed he needs to start imposing himself in the games and needs to work on his upper body strength, but technically Buckley has it to to be a success.Not many if any in our squad who are as good a passer as him

When I find the thread I will but we both know you said it like you say it with NEARLY every player

Well to be fair I don't have to prove anything to you or anybody else.I know he said it. Have given some examples of the tosh he talks above.