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Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.  Context is all - are Arthur and Jim really only our 11th and 12th best managers?  I think most of us, even those not alive in those days, would have both in our top 4, for what they achieved over a long period of time.
Whatever else our Wayne has done or not done I cannot recall a single Derby manager having to face all the on and off field issues that he has had to face, and not over a short period of time either.  That he has done so with some success (and I include staying up last season as success), with a commitment that I didn't believe he would show and a drive and determination that all of our younger players would do well to note and apply during their own careers and I have him way up the list.  Add some onfield success and he will be in the top 5.

Not while the hospitality industry is in turmoil and he doesn't have any tables to wait on.... ?

More like a Maxwell slip. He was a fat Czech.

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

I’m in the East Stand and we (me and the guys around) noticed this at the beginning of the season. I don’t think that the pitch is as long as it has been in seasons gone by either, but that might be an optical illusion. The touchline has been moved in at least a yard, possibly 4 or 5 feet. Significant anyway.  Judging by the wear and tear where the linesmen run the line hasn’t been altered during the season.
We presumed that it’s Wayne's choice, within the rules, as pointed out above. Has the same happened on the West Stand side?
No one has asked the question because I’ve been looking out for it all season.
 
 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Mel for funding the academy over several years and encouraging its development; Darren Wassall and team for developing the players; Wayne, and other managers, for picking them and thereby encouraging the development 

Accept a lower wage while I was out of action because of my own lack of care for my own physical condition. Be thankful that my employer didn't take a far harsher route in dealing with me.
Work hard to to regain the trust of the people who'd employed be for many years despite me making high profile mistakes which cost my employer tens of millions.
Recognise that while I was unfortunate to only 1 of 5 injured in a completely unavoidable incident, it's tough luck, life isn't fair.
Same as most of us, unless we're entitled dheads with an inflated sense of self worth.

In that respect you're right. However I think the only reason he won his claim is that it was held in the EFLs kangaroo court.
In a proper court of law I think we had a strong case for gross misconduct on his part. Hopefully his tainted money brings him endless unhappiness. 
 

He tainted his legacy the moment he decided to get in that car. We all make mistakes in life so for that reason he deserved a second chance.
However, the fact he's never taken any responsibility for his actions that night means all the good he did here has been negated. The interview he did prior to resuming his career was frankly embarrassing. He's been poorly advised by someone there. Quite possibly his melt of an agent. 
He probably on reflection deserves a right royal roasting but thinking about it, it would possibly hurt him more if we just didn't acknowledge him. After all we as a club/fanbase have bigger fish to fry at the moment.