DERBY COUNTY v SUNDERLAND Championship #29 |
Tuesday 20th January 2025, 1945, Pride Park, Derby |
I dunno, I just dunno, if every thing was conspiring against you, lets list them: the crossbar, heading over the bar with when a metre out, opposition goalies pulling off worldies, goals scored from 60 metres, freak results, losing after 11 penalties and on and on ad nauseum....along comes an injury our most reliable and mature player - Curtis Nelson out for the rest of season with an ACL injury - you would say we are unlucky. Nat Phillips also out.
Another winnable game on Saturday sets us up for an unwinnable game v Sunderland on Tuesday night. At least the last time we got relegated, we could console ourselves with the fact that it was only because of our 21 points shenanigan that told us it wasn't our fault.
Is it now our fault? Maybe, but hindsight is a great thing. Games have lost through naivety, stupidity and lack of talent.
Used to think we had enough in the tank - I'm now getting scared. Someone reassure me.
I'll be there and you lot will be there banging the drum from afar. Its nice that we stick together through sick and sin but what will be the endgame?
Team: Zetterström (GK), Wilson, Elder, Forsyth, Adams, Yates, Mendez-Laing (C), Thompson, Goudmijn, Harness, Jackson |
Subs: Vickers (GK), Barkhuizen, Osborn, Rooney, Ward, Turley, Blackett-Taylor, Salvesen, Brown |