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Wheres that relentlessly upbeat Jordan got to?
 
ive just been in sardinia for a week to spare you all my views.....😎

We’ve waited for two months and Ben Osborn and Jerry Yates are looking set to be our first signings?
I hate to say it, but it’s not very exciting, is it?

You’re absolutely right. Not every signing has to be exciting or impressive to end up being a successful one.
Did I think NML would go on to become our best and most important player when he first signed? Not at all. Did I think Nelson would be player-of-the-season calibre? Probably not either.
I guess with us releasing a number of players with Championship experience who could arguably already fit the bill (think Smith for the role of utility player and Gayle for the role of striker) and us not having announced any signings until the end of June or beginning of July, there was a hope something special was in the works.
I guess also with all the talk of us scouting overseas, of us putting together a sporting intelligence unit to give ourselves an edge, of now being the time Mark Thomas and the recruitment team’s work really comes to the fore, and again you wouldn’t be forgiven for thinking maybe we have a few interesting irons in the fire.
Don’t get me wrong, I can see how both signings could work out - every club needs a player or two to come in, slot in, get down to work and be solid and effective. I guess I was just hoping we would see something a bit more imaginative given all the goings on behind the scenes.

You’re absolutely right. Not every signing has to be exciting or impressive to end up being a successful one.
Did I think NML would go on to become our best and most important player when he first signed? Not at all. Did I think Nelson would be player-of-the-season calibre? Probably not either.
I guess with us releasing a number of players with Championship experience who could arguably already fit the bill (think Smith for the role of utility player and Gayle for the role of striker) and us not having announced any signings until the end of June or beginning of July, there was a hope something special was in the works.
I guess also with all the talk of us scouting overseas, of us putting together a sporting intelligence unit to give ourselves an edge, of now being the time Mark Thomas and the recruitment team’s work really comes to the fore, and again you wouldn’t be forgiven for thinking maybe we have a few interesting irons in the fire.
Don’t get me wrong, I can see how both signings could work out - every club needs a player or two to come in, slot in, get down to work and be solid and effective. I guess I was just hoping we would see something a bit more imaginative given all the goings on behind the scenes.

You’re absolutely right. Not every signing has to be exciting or impressive to end up being a successful one.
Did I think NML would go on to become our best and most important player when he first signed? Not at all. Did I think Nelson would be player-of-the-season calibre? Probably not either.
I guess with us releasing a number of players with Championship experience who could arguably already fit the bill (think Smith for the role of utility player and Gayle for the role of striker) and us not having announced any signings until the end of June or beginning of July, there was a hope something special was in the works.
I guess also with all the talk of us scouting overseas, of us putting together a sporting intelligence unit to give ourselves an edge, of now being the time Mark Thomas and the recruitment team’s work really comes to the fore, and again you wouldn’t be forgiven for thinking maybe we have a few interesting irons in the fire.
Don’t get me wrong, I can see how both signings could work out - every club needs a player or two to come in, slot in, get down to work and be solid and effective. I guess I was just hoping we would see something a bit more imaginative given all the goings on behind the scenes.

I don’t like the swirls. If they were rams horns, then I get it. But it looks like someone who has nothing to do with Derby county has gone:
”oo, the logo kind of has a swirl in it, I’ll put some swirls in the pattern.”
Without even realising that the swirl is rams horn, so they’ve just picked a random swirl off of wingdings or something. 
What has a swirl got to do with Derby? Might as well be paisley or herring bone or something completely different.
like wearing dark blue suit trousers with a black jacket. You kind of think it’s close enough and no one will notice, but actually everyone can see plain as day that they don’t match. They went for swirls cos it kind of looks like the logo, but it clearly isn’t the logo. 

Rooney certainly looked like he'd exploded after the Covid lockdown.

Personally I would give Warne the entire season to make his mark. I think getting us promoted and getting us over the line at the expense of three very credible challengers in Bolton, Peterborough and Barnsley warrants some credit in the bank and there is always a risk that pulling the plug after 15-20 games for instance does more harm than good. For every Rohl fairy tale, there are plenty of worse outcomes.
With the way the summer is unfolding, we are going to see a significant rebuild and it’s reasonable to expect some teething problems. Assembling a competitive squad is the first challenge given we have to recruit a large number of starters and squad players, followed by getting this new look squad to gel and function cohesively as well as possible.
I wouldn’t blame anyone for having concerns at present. There is quite a great deal of uncertainty over the make up and capability of the squad and while that is the case, people will naturally fret.
I fully expect us to start slowly irrespective of who we sign. However I am hopeful that once the new signings settle, we will improve. To what extent that is will depend on recruitment.
15 games won’t tell us very much, certainly not enough to sack Warne at the first sign of trouble. It would have to be the most disastrous start imaginable to put his job at risk.
In terms of the style of play, I would hope that if we get recruitment right that it will naturally improve and evolve as we can now attract a better calibre of player and there is scope to sign players who will line up with Warne’s vision more easily and be able to carry it out more readily.

Personally I would give Warne the entire season to make his mark. I think getting us promoted and getting us over the line at the expense of three very credible challengers in Bolton, Peterborough and Barnsley warrants some credit in the bank and there is always a risk that pulling the plug after 15-20 games for instance does more harm than good. For every Rohl fairy tale, there are plenty of worse outcomes.
With the way the summer is unfolding, we are going to see a significant rebuild and it’s reasonable to expect some teething problems. Assembling a competitive squad is the first challenge given we have to recruit a large number of starters and squad players, followed by getting this new look squad to gel and function cohesively as well as possible.
I wouldn’t blame anyone for having concerns at present. There is quite a great deal of uncertainty over the make up and capability of the squad and while that is the case, people will naturally fret.
I fully expect us to start slowly irrespective of who we sign. However I am hopeful that once the new signings settle, we will improve. To what extent that is will depend on recruitment.
15 games won’t tell us very much, certainly not enough to sack Warne at the first sign of trouble. It would have to be the most disastrous start imaginable to put his job at risk.
In terms of the style of play, I would hope that if we get recruitment right that it will naturally improve and evolve as we can now attract a better calibre of player and there is scope to sign players who will line up with Warne’s vision more easily and be able to carry it out more readily.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

Southgate out Warne in.

Derby are a bigger club than Villarreal.

Personally I would give Warne the entire season to make his mark. I think getting us promoted and getting us over the line at the expense of three very credible challengers in Bolton, Peterborough and Barnsley warrants some credit in the bank and there is always a risk that pulling the plug after 15-20 games for instance does more harm than good. For every Rohl fairy tale, there are plenty of worse outcomes.
With the way the summer is unfolding, we are going to see a significant rebuild and it’s reasonable to expect some teething problems. Assembling a competitive squad is the first challenge given we have to recruit a large number of starters and squad players, followed by getting this new look squad to gel and function cohesively as well as possible.
I wouldn’t blame anyone for having concerns at present. There is quite a great deal of uncertainty over the make up and capability of the squad and while that is the case, people will naturally fret.
I fully expect us to start slowly irrespective of who we sign. However I am hopeful that once the new signings settle, we will improve. To what extent that is will depend on recruitment.
15 games won’t tell us very much, certainly not enough to sack Warne at the first sign of trouble. It would have to be the most disastrous start imaginable to put his job at risk.
In terms of the style of play, I would hope that if we get recruitment right that it will naturally improve and evolve as we can now attract a better calibre of player and there is scope to sign players who will line up with Warne’s vision more easily and be able to carry it out more readily.

Derby are a bigger club than Villarreal.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

This would be a very exciting signing if we can pull it off. We need to take the burden away from Mendez Laing. He can’t be our only outlet. It also takes pressure off CBT and Barkhuizen to an extent.
Dembele had a really impressive season at Blackpool and looked a real handful in the game at PP.
OK, he’s unproven at a higher level, but look at how someone like Whittaker adapted to a higher level, so it could be a similar trajectory.
Dembele definitely has the skills that make him able to scale up and be just as dangerous at a higher level.
We need a player who can play centrally as well as on both flanks, so this looks a great fit!
A very promising link!

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.

The Dembele link is probably the most exciting one we’ve had all summer.
He looks full of pace and trickery and has the ability to unsettle defences but also to pick a pass.
I think that’s the key signing. Getting someone in the mould of Dembele / Azeez / Randall / Maghoma is much needed.
We need more creativity and more technical prowess, especially with Bird and Hourihane having left.