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And that would have been before the improved new TV deal for the Championship. Edit: MP beat me to it.

What absolute tosh. Eustace (I think) had Birmingham in the play off positions when he was sacked there, had us in the play off positions when the management forced him out here and already has Derby within striking distance of the play offs. There's a bit of a pattern there........ I get the rivalry aspect but personally Id save the derision for ex coaches who were crap for us. So by the same token I guess you'd say we should have been waving plastic snakes (if they made them in those days) at Furphy, Lee, Smith, Kendall, Mackay, Dalglish, Hughes etc?

When I've seen him on TV in the past he's generally looked bright but I thought he wasn't quite top class in that there was a real lack of end product in terms of final ball and/or scoring. Thought he looked the real deal today though. How long did Salah get a new deal for? With the benefit of hindsight that looks like it could have been one of the most expensive mistakes ever. I'd be trying to shunt him off to Saudi pronto in January.

What would you have preferred he said just before an important Cup tie? "Well yeah (y'know) frankly I've had enough of working for these tossers, I want clarity on my own future and those of our key players and have had no joy so far. If I can't get it then I think my long term future would be better served by moving to Derby." I can't believe you're so hung up about him telling a white lie. If anything you should be annoyed at the Club for allowing him to stay in charge for that particular game as they clearly had no intention whatsoever of acceding to his wishes or even attempting to meet him halfway as "Project transition" was clearly in the offing.

Miller's shocking.

Completely agree. Terrible decision. I think there's a argument to be had that the law should be that if you're stood in an offside position you're off but unfortunately that catches someone stood on the far side of the pitch etc. So I've no problem with the law as currently drafted and as such the goal should have stood.

I assume that all the new signings will be on a lot more than a 12 month contract and doubt they would have agreed relegation Clauses down to League 1 levels so I'm in the camp that losses would be far larger if we went down. I would have thought the "plan" is to spend the minimum possible whilst just about staying up.

Eustace has only been at Derby less than half a season yet his career there is already mirroring his here. Saved a Club that looked doomed to relegation then next season has them in and around the top 6. Meanwhile, our mon is taking us in the other direction. But we're better off apparently because he's "honest" in interviews as one diabolical decision after another occurs with his blessing, and doesn't say "y'know" a lot in his pressers.

Well, thank God they're all "aligned" or we might end up losing nearly all our home games or something. Oh errr..... hang on! What do you define as "it succeeding"? Cutting costs but going down? Cutting costs but scraping up in at best 19th? I'd define "it succeeding" as cutting costs yet still managing to maintain a similar League position to last season. Imo there isn't a snowballs chance in hell of that happening, they can be as aligned or onboard as they like.

It's not quite in the category of putting Sam Gallagher on at RB then hooking him again 20 mins later but it's not good. What must the young CB's at the Club think when they see stuff like this happening? Wonder if they're in line for a hefty pay increase if they make a senior appearance?

He's never quitting, he seems full square on behind the "transition".

Yeah I was waiting for that as well.

I mean even if you didnt know anything whatsoever about the history of BRFC anyone with half a brain cell proof reading that should twig that couldnt possibly be correct. As I said in response to Paul reporting no pies in the Riverside for the first time ever, no-one gives the shiniest shit down there.

Spend the least money possible and finish 21st would be the ideal season for Pasha. Dont suppose the owners are that bothered either way. They might care if we lose the £8m p.a. Championship TV money though.

Im going to buy you and Exiled one of those "Pears" mugs for Christmas.

It's cheaper.

Lol. That'll be the team that's won 5 on the bounce you're on about.

Unnecessarily abrasive. Why arent you having a go at people ridiculously blaming Pears for the defeat today? Hedges is shit. At least Im consistent in my view and dont change my mind back and forwards every 5 mins whenever someone has a couple of ok games. But if you like him at CB or anywhere else for that matter, knock yourself out - it's a game of opinions.

If it was at the other end and the ref gave it you'd be calling the ref every name under the sun and saying the contact was too minimal.

Was watching it on TV. They were side by side and Sandrerson marginally mistimed his challenge. I thought he'd got a tiny bit of the ball in normal time. It was a pen on reviewing the replay but you see a lot worse not given when there's no VAR.

They spoke about it on Sky and concluded, probably correctly, the contact wasn't sufficient to send Gueye to ground. He should have gone to ground and given the ref a decision to make though.

Yeah that's exactly what happened.

Literally no-one gives a shit down there do they?

Useless ref gave us a relatively soft penalty although it was one after viewing the replay.

Or we would presumably have the option to buy him early then flip him for a profit.