therealhantsram

Really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Potentially a great signing and brings bags of experience. I think it’s a great substitute for Collo. he should be a great addition to our squad, bringing Premier League level talent into league one.
Welcome to Derby Dwight Gale.
Roll on Saturday!

This will be a huge signing in my opinion, I just feel it in my bones. 
 
had a bad stint at Stoke but is miles above this league in my opinion, cashing in the kids premium bonds as I speak to bet on him scoring Saturday 🐏 

If we had been offered Smith, Gregory or Gayle, how many would have voted for the first two?

I would imagine that part of the mutual consent would include Stoke paying a decent percentage of the balance of his contract, possibly 50%. This would allow him to play at Derby for much less, without losing out too much, financially. A good return over the remainder of the season could see him earn a decent contract either here or elsewhere next season, otherwise his career at a decent level, could be at an end.

I would imagine that it’s no surprise but I am feeling very positive about this.
There are going to be a lot of tight, tense games over the next 3 months and someone like Gayle with his movement and instinct in the box could be the difference between 1 point and 3 points in many games.
Let’s hope we get him fully fit and firing and he can lead us to promotion one way or another.

Lee Gregory left out too. Thanks for nothing Wednesday. 

That's an interesting video. Rough count 6 right foot goals, 4 left foot, 5 headers. No net busters. Mostly calm, place the ball in the net shots from 18 yds or less.
Seems like he's an intelligent goal poacher. 
You'd think that with NML & Barks feeding him, he should get 5-6 goals between now and the end of the season. 

Interestingly, I just watched his YouTube highlights reel from 4 years ago and not a single goal was from pure speed, instead all about quickness of thought. I’m not sure what’s happened to him to reflect the recent dreadful goal scoring stats but it isn’t down to loss of pace. Hopefully the he why wall can sort it out pretty quickly. 

I remember how well Johnny Stead done for us when he joined us and scored some vital goals and not much was expected of him to be fair ….the difference is and no disrespect to any of our other strikers but Gayle is the best striker we have ….played and scored at a high level and a player I have always think will pop up with a goal when you least expect it because he’s a poacher 
very happy with this and some teams in L1 will now have to watch him closely when they play us which might free up space for others 

I see this as similar to the McGoldrick signing. He hasn’t been prolific in recent times but was getting Premier League minutes just 3 years ago. He will have lost the pace but should still have the footballing intelligence to out think league one defenders. 

I think the EFL will consider this carefully and think about whether a similar size club, such as Morecambe, could reasonably afford his wages and base their decision on that. 

I've had a look at Boltons remaining fixtures and it makes very pleasant reading. Seven of the next 10 games are away and they play all the top 7 before the end of the season. Throw in Exeter and Wigan away, and that is a grim set of fixtures.
Second place really is there for the taking 

While Warne is here, good technical footballers will be offsky..eg, Knight & Bird.
Hourihane has already said he is off, and i wouldn't be surprised if Sibley and Thompson don't leave too.
Warne likes speedsters, athletes & hard men...technical players just get by passed on the whole.
Shame, but this is why we play awful football and worry more about the opposition.
That said, if he gets us up, fair play, but i won't watch his style of football in the championship...because it won't work!

Maybe we can do a Bielsa and start to follow the Peterborough striker scout around the country? 🥸

running would be a start

If the EFL do turn down our attempt to sign Gayle, you would assume the player would be entitled to seek the support of the PFA in a restriction of trade situation. Whether he would is unlikely but I would guess offers from other clubs should be considered irrelevant.

My understanding of that, which I could be wrong and happily be corrected, was that this was very sloppy wording and what he meant was this was the final transfer window with restrictions 
In theory as you'd only be doing deals in the window, that would be the end of that... Apart from we've signed a free agent after both windows this season 

Just finished it.
You’ll never see a better love story ❤️

Yes and no. It's true he didn't score much, but you could immediately see his ability to control the ball, his first touch and passing.

Yes and no. It's true he didn't score much, but you could immediately see his ability to control the ball, his first touch and passing.

I have known people with foot issues swear by these. 

Matt Le Tissier also said the war in Ukraine was being staged by actors, and he sounded as ridiculous then as you do now.

Told you... 

Massive loss with Collins out for the season, absolutely imperative we get Waggy and Wash back fit now 

You can’t help thinking that the CBT money would have been far better utilized going for a quality striker- certainly at this juncture and in the Jan window (CBT for the summer ?). 
Not just cos of the Collo injury now but because Jan signings are supposed to be a catalyst to pushing on….  CBT adding nothing to our push right now….