Back to football, & we go all the way down to the lower reaches of the Championship for what promises to be a feisty floodlit affair between 2 clubs who don't have a lot of love for each other.
Derby's season of course has been something of a car crash, with that nasty do in October, then the strange decision to bet the shop on Rooney. They currently sit 16th & face a potential 21 points deduction for "financial irregularities". (Cooking the books). So it looks like League One next season with the down & outs such as Portsmouth.
Stoke's is arguably far worse, though they have perked up a bit lately, & they have a squeak of avoiding relegation if they continue to show their recent form.
Here's the Manager of Derby County, who rejoices in the splendid moniker of Mr Cocu.
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Here's our League Table after the 2 horse races from Chelmsford City on Thursday evening.
@Tikay10 £10.20
@HENDRIK62 £9.78
@KOBAYASHI £8.83
@lufc333 £8.83
@NoEa5yCa5h £8.83
@tai-gar £8.20
@madprof £6.03
@MAXALLY £4.20
@pomfrittes £4.20
@68Trebor £2.03
@tomgoodun £2.03
@fredsgirl £2.00
@DEL560 £1.83
@glencoelad £1.83
@MattBates £1.83
@mumsie £1.83
@PKRPar £1.83
@wynne1938 £1.58
@coo1-um £0.83
@safc71 £0.83
@Essexphil £0.20
@goldnballz £0.00
@HANSON £0.00
@zadoc -£0.25
@eon1961 -£1.97
@tmc460 -£1.97
@dragon1964 -£2.00
@1981MATT -£2.17
@EdNo -£2.17
@onejohnb -£2.17
@DoyleBrun -£4.00
@engy -£4.00
@EvilPingu -£4.00
@Glenelg -£4.00
@ikelly -£4.00
@johnjoe81 -£4.00
@rabdeniro -£4.00
@SidV79 -£4.00
@35suited -£6.17
@bbMike -£6.17
@edrich -£6.17
@Enut -£6.17
@freeatlast -£6.17
@gpc70 -£6.17
@gregkdy82 -£6.17
@jwrighty -£6.17
@mkgunner -£6.17
@Red_King -£6.17
@SMARTGOAT -£6.17
@belsibub -£8.00
@Blackpuma -£8.00
@Brrrrrrr -£8.00
@chrisdonkb -£8.00
@Duesenberg -£8.00
@GGGGCCCC -£8.00
@ItsOver4U -£8.00
@Kerrnal -£8.00
@LARSON7 -£8.00
@lfccarl -£8.00
@LmfaoAllin -£8.00
@loololollo -£8.00
@markycash -£8.00
@MICKYBLUE -£8.00
@millwise11 -£8.00
@MISTY4ME -£8.00
@mondo1985 -£8.00
@pompeynic -£8.00
@Snuffer -£8.00
@taylor00 -£8.00
@Telmison74 -£8.00
@TheDart -£8.00
@waller02 -£8.00
@wrongjohn1 -£8.00
Stoke change Managers so often I got the chap's name wrong last time, so I'd best be careful today. The current Manager is Michael O'Neill. At least, he was when I wrote this, yesterday.
Derby v Stoke @ 7.45pm
1 - 2 - X
Derby @ 9/5
Draw @ 21/10
Stoke @ 13/8
TOTAL GOALS
No Goals @ 7/1
Exactly 1 Goal @ 11/4
Exactly 2 Goals @ 21/10
Exactly 3 Goals @ 10/3
Exactly 4 Goals @ 6/1
Exactly 5 Goals @ 14/1
6+ Goals @ 22/1
Here is Stoke's Tom Ince, the son of a famous but not awfully likeable father.
Here's the Sky Sports Match Preview;
https://www.skysports.com/football/derby-vs-stoke/preview/409699
Wayne Rooney should ask for a refund of the cost of his hair transplant.
Draw and 0 goals please
Draw, 4 goals, please
Thank you.