The Rams meet the Iron in their first away game of the league season hoping to put the midweek cup defeat behind them.

Scunthorpe United v Derby County
Coca Cola Championship
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Saturday 15th August 2009, 15:00pm

Scunthorpe United:

Current League Position: 24th
Leading Scorer: Sparrow 1 / Hayes 1
Manager: Nigel Adkins
Kit home: Claret & Blue shirts/Claret shorts
Kit away: Light blue/black shorts
Last game: Rotherham Utd 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Quotes from the manager: From the Scunthorpe Telegraph;

“The game was far too open, we can't hide away from that, obviously I'm not hiding away from the fact that defenders have been injured, but we have been in situations where we have got to be better at defending as a team – it's as simple as that".

"We have got to have a better control of the tempo and to do that there are things we have been talking about behind the scenes that we have got to try and implement as best we can. People don't like change but change is what's important.".

Current Iron Squad:

No.  Position. Player
1  Keeper Joe Murphy
2  Midfield Andrew Wright
3  Defence Marcus Williams  - Doubtful
4  Midfield Sam Togwell
5  Defence Kenny Milne
6  Defence Cliff Byrne (captain)
7  Midfield Matt Sparrow
8  Midfield Grant McCann
9  Striker Paul Hayes
10  Striker Gary Hooper
11  Midfield Garry Thompson
12  Defence Rob Jones
14  Striker Jonathan Forte
15  Defence David Mirfin  - Doubtful
16  Midfield Martyn Woolford
17  Striker Ben May
18  Midfield Michael O'Connor
19  Midfield Josh Wright
20  Striker Kevan Hurst
21  Defence Jake Picton
22  Keeper Josh Lillis
23  Keeper Sam Slocombe
24  Striker Matthew Godden
25  Striker Peter Winn
26  Defence Niall Canavan
27  Midfield Ian Morris
28  Defence Rory Coleman
29  Striker Adam Boyes
30  Defence Andy Crosby
—  Midfield Ian Baraclough

The Rams

Quotes from the manager: From the BBC;

“Rotherham thoroughly deserved it, I was disappointed by the manner of the defeat but I thought Rotherham thoroughly deserved their victory, but it's the manner in which you lose, not just the fact of losing."

"We weren't as good as we were on Saturday. Having gone a goal up to go and then concede two goals in normal time and in the manner in which we did, I am very disappointed."

Current Rams Squad:

No. Position. Player  
1 Keeper Stephen Bywater  
2 Defender Paul Connolly (captain)  
3 Defender James McEveley  
4 Midfield Paul Green  
5 Defender Miles Addison (vice-captain)  
6 Defender Dean Leacock  
7 Midfield Lee Croft  
8 Midfield Robbie Savage  
9 Striker Rob Hulse   - Injured
10 Midfield Kris Commons  
11 Midfield Gary Teale  
12 Striker Chris Porter  - Injured
13 Keeper Saul Deeney  
14 Defender Shaun Barker  
15 Striker Luke Varney  
16 Midfield Stephen Pearson  
17 Defender Jake Buxton  
18 Midfield Ben Pringle  
19 Midfield Giles Barnes  - Injured
20 Midfield Steve Davies -  50/50  
21 Midfield Dean Moxey  
22 Midfield Arnaud Mendy  

What the Bookies think:

Home Win: 6/4
Draw: 21/10
Away win: 6/4
First Scorer: Luke Varney/Paul Hayes 6/1

Information for travelling fans:

Driving:

A relatively straightforward drive. Take the M1 north to the Junction with the M18, then take the M18 to the junction with the M180 and finally join the M181 to Scunthorpe. Turn right at the end of the motorway and Glanford Park is on the left.

NOTE: Speed cameras are in operation on the M180.

Parking:

There is a car park at the ground which is cheap and easy to get out of after the game. .

Drinking: There is one pub right at by the ground called 'The Old Farmhouse'. All fans are welcome but ridiculously for a pub outside a football ground, it has a no colours rule. The Berkley further along the maon road towards Scunthorpe is better.

Mick’s Prediction:

For 35 minutes last week the team looked good. They passed well, tackled well and created chances. They went off the boil somewhat following the injury to Green and I wonder if this is the key.

Green is one of those players who doesn’t catch the eye a great deal but actually covers a lot of ground and does a lot of work. The work he did left Pearson free to be creative with the ball and Savage to do what he does best – get among the opposition.

Remove Green and the work has to be done by Pearson or Savage and they aren’t as good at it. This might explain the abject result in the week. …

Probable team:

Bywater, Connolly, Buxton, Addison, Moxey, Pearson, Savage, Green, Teale, Croft, Davies

Subs:

Deeney, Barker, Leacock, Varney, Mendy, Pringle, Moxey

Prediction:  

Scunthorpe 0-2 Derby County

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