Gerry Daly

2 hours ago, Papahet said:

Articles says elsewhere IN league one due to the sums involved.

That's worrying 

It’s pathetic as well as worrying

If we were really serious about this we would get some quick business done.  

Its set up nicely for another damp squib draw at home in front of the TV cameras and a delirious away following isn't it

32 years old NO THANKYOU

10 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said:

Based on what?

Two things

1. I'm not sure he will maintain his pace and fitness for 2 more years on top of this season

2. If we go up this season thats 2 years in the Championship. I'm not sure he would be a regular starter

I accept though that maybe we couldn't get him to sign a 1 year extension because there were Championship clubs prepared to offer that or rather if that was all that was on the table he would take his chances in the summer I don't know. I'm not that bothered about it though, if the club think its the right thing to do then fair enough 

I think 2 years is a year too long to be honest. Sorry to be a bubble burster 

Obviously we should not over pay. But we have to be prepared to pay the going rate or we will get nowhere. I remain convinced that the answer is in finding players that not everybody else is also aware of. That means looking outside of people coming to the end of, or at the  end of their contracts at Championship and league 1 clubs. Obviously that carries more of a risk but the people who really achieve in life are the ones that are prepared to back their judgement and take a risk    

24 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

Can't help but feel we're being used to drive the price up before a Championship club comes in last minute and nabs him if that is anywhere near true.

I am also still convinced that Clowes is going to simply refuse to overpay for players.

Apart from that its all good right?

7 hours ago, Millenniumram said:

Looked an outstanding talent in the game against Port Vale, if I’m remembering the right player, and there was a lot of hype around him. Can’t see us signing a centre mid this window though, Warne loves Hourihane too much.

The injury probably puts pay to any potential move for him anyway, very much doubt he’d pass a medical - other than maybe right at the end of the window, so guess it could be one to watch if we lose anyone in midfield.

I don’t think he loves Hourihane at all. He’s hooked him off quite a few times now. I just don’t think we have had better options. He will be replaced as soon as possible. Warne really rates Bird though and he would play ahead of Hourihane if we had another good attacking midfielder

11 hours ago, deanoakaram4life said:

3mill comes in for him and he’s off 

I meant deli ali

He won't come cheap for a club like Hull

I'd rather it was news from the club. And as you say, about incomings not about such and such wanting to sign Cashin etc 

Remember the other player we were linked to that then ended up going to Charlton, Alfie May. I think is quite likely Warne was disappointed not to get him. Surely if we are interested we aren't going to lose out again?

He’s already in our all time appearance list. Imagine how many appearances he would have made if he had not had those ACL injuries

16 hours ago, Chellaston Ram said:

You don’t need pace as a defender if you can read the game….Mackay. McFarland, Stimac, Wright,  none of these had pace but played at the highest level 

Wright had pace

58 minutes ago, Srg said:

With all due respect, he signed what, 39 years ago? Football is vastly different. 

Yeah and John Gregory was vastly different to this unknown kid. He was a senior pro who had played about 250 games in the first division and an FA cup finalist

1 hour ago, Srg said:

What would be a top quality loan in your eyes? Remember we are in League One and not the Championship anymore. 

I don't know but I think we should be finding our own players and then developing them like Peterborough do. If we do take a loan then the player has to be better than Bird, Fornah, Thompson, Hourihane, Smith and Sibley. If Warne and Thomas think he is then fair enough. Just seen Gabby's post above which he was obviously typing as I typed mine that gives ground for belief he might be a permanent signing, if so then great  

Cashin is also like Ross MacLaren. Thats where we are at the moment, Cashin is a third division player. However he does play like Todd and might one day get close to him. Toddy was much, much quicker though and used his pace. I read a book by Kevin Keegan who says 'Toddy was a 90 minute nightmare. He could out run you, out jump you and when he had got you thoroughly demoralised he would come at you with the ball' I don't think Keegan would have struggled with Cashin quite so much but he's getting there and its great to see. Great that we might not be selling him after all as well     

Doesn't seem like a top quality loan to me, just going on his track record. Would he be better than Harvey White? Would he be better than our current midfield options? Who knows. Could of course be just pure journalistic speculation and fabrication as Arthur used to say   

33 minutes ago, BobdeBilder said:

Cashin seems to be more Dave Mackay light than Todd.

Or Steve Powell

Warne has definitely earned the right to be given this season at least. If he wins promotion then he has earned the right to a crack at the championship as well, and provided he doesn't then get us relegated and we can see some progress then the following season as well

HOWEVER that's all predicated on him delivering promotion. He must deliver promotion this season particularly as I expect he will be backed sufficiently in this transfer window to make promotion a reasonable expectation. If he doesn't then he should be replaced. I'm going to give him my full support and backing until the end of the season and see what happens, as we all should. For what its worth I'm quite confident we will in fact get promoted   

Absolutely hate it. Dirge in some sort of mockney accent has nothing to do with Derby County at all. Unfortunately somebody decided it should be our club anthem about 15 years ago or something and it has stuck.  

Stay

6 minutes ago, May Contain Nuts said:

...but are they the most reliable options because one of Warne's own signings (Fornah) has not yet shown enough signs to prove he should displace one of them, or has that addition  not proved successful because Warne doesn't understand how best to use him?

Similar to LB/LWB, is Elder a better option than Forsyth? Similar to CB, is Bradley a better option than Cashin? Is Washington a better option than Collins?

Why did we sign Fornah? What's his role? Why did we sign Ward and Wilson?  Ward isn't our best RB, he's not out best RW, arguable he's not even  our best RWB.

Has Warne brought in a player yet shows clearly better than whoever they were supposed to replace?

FWIW I think Fornah, Elder, Nelson, Wilson, Ward, Washington, Bradley are all good signings individually, I just don't see how they make us better when we're talking about the team as a whole or it's collective functionality.

Just to answer one of your questions I don't think he set out to sign Wilson having already signed Ward, but the opportunity arose to take him as part of the Knight deal and it was a chance to get a player he had admired for a while 'into the building'. And than goodness he did. Ward is meh but Wilson is special

I think the crowd will be about 29K today