so what do the doubters think of hill and derry

[Ablockhoop]

hill= thought he was ok, never really looked tested enough


derry= had moments were he broke up play and stuff and look good but also had moments were i thought he looked out of his depth??

Any1 else?

[G.T.P]

bith much better than we had last season imho.
look steady and you dont get your heart in your mouth everytime the other team presses to our box anymore.

[Ginger Ninja]

derry was ok...nothing special.

however hill surprised the hell out of me. wasnt the best player on the pitch but did his job well. saw him more in the 1st half as i was in a block lower. thought he was pretty good.

[Factamondo]

a lot better than rampage so improvement without a doubt.....rowlands for derry though imho!

[kingo]

Both used their experience to make the win look easier than it was. They battled for every ball and didn't allow Barnsley back into the game. Basically they were not spectacular but gave away nothing and did all the dirty work well and allowed the more gifted to grab the headlines. Well NW you certainly know what your doing.

[G.T.P]

a lot better than rampage so improvement without a doubt.....rowlands for derry though imho!

i dont want that mate. rowlands is too attacking orientated, we need derry to hold us together at the back, we got enough flair going forward now. just need that striker so we can burn helgusson.

[Factamondo]

derrys legs wont last 46 games so rowly will have to come in!

[G.T.P]

did he miss much of last season do you know?

[LBLOCK]

Hill surprised me as well -- never going to be the paciest player but positionally very good, immensely strong and committed BUT also got forward a bit as well.

A special word for Derry though - I'm sure he'll have a few stinkers but I can see why he's been captain at various clubs. He was non stop talking and encouragement today plus always there in therefs ear about various things.

Welcome additions.

[stanleymarsh]

Difficult to judge in a game like that, as we were quite scrappy all game but ran out easy winners. Doubt Derry has the legs for more than 25 games this season.

[Spencer]

Hill Today..

I thought ,like Neil said, we rode our luck abit in the first half but certainly looked better as the game went on.

Now Mr Hill at left back.For sure their whinger Delaney i think wasn;t the best, but i thought Hill had a steady game at left back.Looks solid and like Orr got better as game went on.Although Orr did do a strange header...

Also - Heider, pity he missed that sitter, blimey can he jump.Reminds of Les F (Only in the Jumping department.) He leaps like a salmon.

[ahR]

I thought ,like Neil said, we rode our luck abit in the first half but certainly looked better as the game went on.

Now Mr Hill at left back.For sure their whinger Delaney i think wasn;t the best, but i thought Hill had a steady game at left back.Looks solid and like Orr got better as game went on.Although Orr did do a strange header...

Also - Heider, pity he missed that sitter, blimey can he jump.Reminds of Les F (Only in the Jumping department.) He leaps like a salmon.

Might leap like the proverbial salmon but finishes like my old trout of a mother-in-law.....

Agreed shocking miss although he did take his penno very cooly..

[James1979]

Derry was excellent, hill and orr didn't have much to do.

[coneysboots]

I though Hill had a really good game. He Didn't lose one header. Last season Borrowdale didn't winone header. True he will come up against pacier winges, but he gave us something at left back we have been missing.
Derry did OK, but I feel Rowlands will be the better option long term.
Mackie was fantastic. I can see what NW likes about him. Chased everything down and a nice touch as well.

[jams1234]

did he miss much of last season do you know?

Nope-started in something crazy like 50-60 consecutive games for us last season, only being subbed in one after a dead leg. However, in the last 3 months of last season he was clearly fatigued and his performances dropped.

Was Hill playing left-back for you guys?