Derby County vs BWFC... Match Thread

Don’t worry Wots
PSG are looking to purchase a Championship club to add to the owners portfolio
Only trouble is, it’s Villa, Forest or QPR
That is, unless Uncle Ken has learnt to speak French or Qatarian like Nasser Al Khelaifia🤔🤔🤔

Them Dingles up the road at EeeeWood have just turned Derby over so we’ve every chance of doing them!!!!!
Haven’t we??🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

I'm past caring now OM, I don't really want Parky infecting our kids with his negative, Neanderthal dross and I can't see him changing his methods whatever situation were in. It doesn't look like a takeover is anywhere near close and without that who knows what the future holds. I know I should care about the result today but I think I've just been ground down so far with the state of the club that I'm not bothered what happens. I think had the football been acceptable it would have at least helped but until this excuse for a managers gone I just despair. I think he's like Teresa May in that he now has no authority and has lost the respect of everybody for his weakness. Some see his reluctance to resign as honourable, I see it as stubbornness and fear of accepting responsibility and failure. Either way I can only see a stuffing today, 3-0 at best.

A more interesting team selection today, not, I hasten to add, because it indicates a tactical enlightenment for Parky, but more because of his public statement concerning the basis for his selection.

I wonder what to make of that? Going public in such a way is surely another false step by Parky. Why not select the team on that basis, but keep the rationale in house? I wonder now if there’s a way back for players like Magennis and Olkowski ( unless they are injured, of course) who might conceivably have been around next year. Surely it indicates that their diffident body language of the past months is a true reflection of their attitude towards the club.

4-0 just need us to score COYWM

Another thoroughly spineless performance, unsurprising given Parky’s idiotic gift of a perfect excuse for the team’s appalling shortcomings. The only good thing about this afternoon was that I finally decided to watch without that dreadful bore on Tower FM and his inaccurate and oafish commentary.

Derby certainly didn’t look great until the defence switched off when it seemed Connell might be penalised in the box. Result? 1-0. A similar lapse right at the end of the first half allowed Derby a two goal lead and the second half was 100% damage limitation. Matthews made a couple of outstanding saves but could do nothing when simple pass and movement plays from Derby came up against a defence standing like pillars of salt. Really, it was schoolboy stuff from seasoned professionals.

For me the game was summed up when Noone was played in, in a really promising position. He telegraphed his wooden attempt to shift the ball sideways, lost it easily and just stood with his hands on his hips while Derby broke away. What mincemeat of him would a strong captain have made? Today’s wanderers just shrug as if to say, ‘It’s normal. What do you expect? We haven’t been paid.’

Matthews made some great saves and I thought Connell was by far our best outfield player, always showing for the ball and beating Derby players more than the rest of the team combined. If only his mum would give him an extra Weetabix for breakfast, then his crosses might actually beat the first man.

As I suggested on Tuesday, we are drifting towards League One. Even if he won’t be here himself ( please God) and given that we face a potential transfer embargo, surely Parky has to promote from within and blood young players when they have nothing to lose. We might be relying on them a lot next season.

“Passion has been drained from us fans.

Ken Anderson is killing the club and Phil Parkinson is killing the team.”

It certainly looks that way on ifollow, David. Still, I will see for myself on Good Friday. Could be the day the trapdoor opens for us.

I do not follow the logic of not playing kids. Any other season i get it.

"Cant play them against Derby, they will get slaughtered."


In August, 7 or 8 WILL be in the starting eleven. They will be 12 points behind anyway. They could lose the first game 6-0 it will still be men vs boys.

Are they that fragile that afer a loss against one of the better teams they will shrivel, quit and go and work somewhere else and breakdown everytime they see a ram?

As it was these senior players went on and got slaughtered on thier behalf.

Let the kids take a match, let them see what you need to be doing at this level. Donaldson is one week closer to retirement. What has he learnt today???