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OP is spot on. That sort of calm rationality is exactly what us supporters should get on board with. 

OP is spot on. That sort of calm rationality is exactly what us supporters should get on board with. 

OP is spot on. That sort of calm rationality is exactly what us supporters should get on board with. 

OP is spot on. That sort of calm rationality is exactly what us supporters should get on board with. 

Darren Wassall and his team deserve a pay rise. They're obviously a key component of our club and it's future so I hope we pay them top dollar so they aren't prised away.

Darren Wassall and his team deserve a pay rise. They're obviously a key component of our club and it's future so I hope we pay them top dollar so they aren't prised away.

Darren Wassall and his team deserve a pay rise. They're obviously a key component of our club and it's future so I hope we pay them top dollar so they aren't prised away.

Darren Wassall and his team deserve a pay rise. They're obviously a key component of our club and it's future so I hope we pay them top dollar so they aren't prised away.

Ha! Forgotten his name already.

If Clarke starts next week he'll still be playing a new pair without previous games. Unless you meant time in training.

Roos
Bogle
Keogh
Evans
Davies
Malone
Shinnie
Dowell
Holmes
Waghorn
Marriott
 
Using wingbacks and a 5-2-1-2 formation.

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

Wow.....how did I forget that? 
Maybe not Thomas then! McAllister instead.

😁

That'd be sweet.

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

It'll be interesting to re-read this thread at the end of the season. My thoughts are this.
We have hired a coach who could quite conceivably have landed a top-flight club and one who is reportedly excellent at blooding young players and improving them. Given the excellent progress of our u18 and u23 squads it appears Cocu and DCFC are a perfect fit. 
We, as supporters, need to reign in our short term desire for success and look at the mid-to-long term for the club. The biggest part we can play is to encourage the young lads every step of the way and accept that promotion is unlikely straight away adopting this new approach of financial sensibility.
Given the full four years of his deal I'd expect Cocu to get us promoted and have us in an excellent position financially through his development of the academy lads through his coaching skills and willingness to give them first-team minutes. It will also be fantastic to see x number of Derby academy players make the step up and be worth x millions of pounds too. 
As for the upcoming season I'm hoping to see a continuation of the good football we tried to play under Frank and the integration of Lowe, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Thomas and others into the matchday squad and team. Realistically, with the loss of our POTY, top scorer and the excellent Mount we're significantly weaker on paper and as such I think we'll do well to make the playoffs. 
I'm looking at it as a four-year plan though and I'm confident that after four years we'll not only be a PL club but one whose future is bright - orange obviously - and whose decision to trust in youth has paid dividends both on the pitch and financially.
COYR  

How do I return it to orange? It looks rather dull now imho.

Loving the colours. Hope it remains this way tbh.