Striker Conor Sammon felt Derby County were in control before Birmingham fightback

“I remain in acknowledgement with most posts although I don't necessarily agree with some of the views. Yes NC should be held to account, as some of his signings have been a downright disaster, but I am adamant that given a slightly larger budget we could have had a rather larger squad despite the very relevant and correctt comment on Theo and Nathan - as we had chances galore to wrap up this game at St Andrews and those 2 could have made the difference. The home fans were absolutely distraught at half time but we never realised that a second goal would kill them in the early second half despite their two subs making a late impact. They were there for the beating and we were not up to the task as has been the case previously this term. NC is totally responsible for managing the team but GSE in my view could offer rather more support financially - don't expect millions but a modicum of investment all companies need to enhance their product..”

“I am certainly not a Clough lover but people should realise you will not win games in this league with 5or 6 of your first 11 missing i dont care what team you are But im with everyone else we are desperate for a centre half and you dont need big money for one either anyone who went to the Palace game will tell you they played poorly and won but what they had was 2 proper centre halves Delany and Ramage (free transfers ) who never came out of the 18 yard box the had Jedinek protecting them perfect way of playing away frome home something we never do Iwas Birmingham on Sat when Redmond scored no fault of Roberts he stopped him going down the outside but when he cut inside across the box no midfielder in sight to stop his left foot finish what they do in traing i do not know”

“Yeh shame he couldn't control the ball and find the net DONKEY!”

“A young team, lets keep and nurture them and look to a brighter future.”

“I still for the life of me cannot see where any blame lies with the GSE.Nobody can know anything for sure regarding their standing with regard to financial input one way or the other. It suits clough to have them in the equation of blameability.
The facts are the buck stops with the manager regardless of board decisions or policies.
It is the manager who is paid to get results ,pick the team,tactics etc.one way or the other.
Clough fails miserably in all these areas reeling out the same old rhetoric of injuries,bad luck, poor refereeing ,inexperienced youngsers,etc.
Get your heads out the sands you clough lovers, see it as it really is ,rightly or wrongly and regardless of boardoom policies cloughs four year tenacy as been a total disaster whch will take some putting right even with a decent manager.”

“So striker conor sammon felt Derby were in control before Birmingham's fight back so why did we get whopped 3-1 when we were 1-0 up and the last few matches before hand were draws we can not go no like this please get rid of nigel clough and bring back robbie savage he could dancer the players back into the prem legue”

“Our injury list is about the same, possibly even less than that at most other clubs. However as we chose to have a small squad we are therfore much more vulnerable, The problem is not down to bad luck. We also decided to loan out Tyson & Robinson, who both had a reasonable goals per game record. I also can't agree that Sammon has many assists to add to his meagre goal tally.Keogh is a good footballer, but has the slight problem for a central defender, that he can't defend.”

“I have to agree with the majority of posts on here as Nigel has now had a fair throw of the dice with money and resources. He does need to be questioned over his purchases no matter how they came about as we lost Steven Davies who was rather injury prone, but did score regularly when on the field, and replaced him with Conor Sammon who is not a natural goalscorer. He makes many opportunities for others but the rest of what we call a strike force are not doing their jobs. Now that Jamie Ward is injured we see how threadbare our striking options are as the game on Saturday was ours for the taking and the submission in the second half was abysmal and embarrassing.
The defence has been weak all season particularly away from home and urgently requires a rugged defensive midfielder to protect it like most teams have in the Championship - see Palace No 15 Jevinak who stopped us playing a couple of weeks ago. These problems started with Shaun Barker getting injured and was then compounded by the ludicrous sale of Jason Shackell who has not been adequately replaced by Keogh. We concede possession and soft goals all over the pitch and it seems quite remarkable that we have badly missed a 17 year old who only emerged into the first team this season.
Being fair to NC he has had a good few injuries to deal with recently which does show GSE up for a lack of investment as the squad is so small that this crisis was waiting to happen. If anyone at PP noticed injuries do tend to build up around the Jan/Feb time when pitches are heavy and the physical strain of the season is starting to show but no provision or forward planning was in place to deal with a situation that could have easily been predicted and anticipated. I am neither a Clough hater or fan but he has got to be held to account for this crisis which is pitching us into a downward spiral and a nasty relegation battle when we were looking at a top 10 finish a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately I don't see anyone out there who would do a better job given the restrictions being placed on the management by GSE who have to collar some of the blame for this farcical position we find ourselves in. I don't like to mention that I predicted this might happen when the results started to turn at New Year and this is not a cause for celebration. I am afraid that I don't go with the BD situation which has been suggested, who would not have come back here after the previous debacle of his departure some years ago anyway, and has yet to be tested on the highest stage except for the tortuous 2 months at PP in 2007. A couple of swallows do not make a summer and I am not expecting Florist to make the play-offs or win through if they get there as BD has a record of falling at the final hurdle previously with PNE & Florist. I know it is grabbing at straws but Mick McCarthy was available at one time but GSE will stay with Nigel you can rest assured. He took 10 years to achieve his ambition with the Brewers and it seems a similar situation is brewing here.”

“Clough was questioned four years ago longeatonrams by all with any football knowledge that is why 10000 have voted with their feet.He never at any time had the credentials or ability to take on this job.
He now seems that the way for players to get on with clough is for them to be as disallusional as he is.
Four wasted years and Billy ( a proper manager) back at forest transforms them in six games.
He will go on and on here because with his lack of any ability and ineptitude nobody else will want him only the easy pleased ,happy clappers at derby who fawn at his name.”

“Yet more weak defending by Keogh responsible for poor goals conceded on Saturday. He & sammon have been abysmal signings a total waste of £2m+.”