DCFC1388

Maybe its the difference between being a manager instead of a coach that appeals to him. Most modern day 'managers' are in reality coaches with a Sporting Director/Director of Football being in charge of recruitment/retention of players - that's certainly the pattern at top clubs & the reality is managers are easily disposable in the hunt for short term success. 
By contrast, old style 'managers' like Clough, Shankly, Revie etc actually built clubs from the ground up & consequently had more control over their work places as well as increased job protection (although the results clearly helped). To your point, Derby are clearly an absolute mess but the club is both big enough to provide a platform for a lengthy future Premiership stint & is also close to Rooney's North West heartlands. Therefore he leverages his connections to build the playing infrastructure & give him the best possible chance for success. Quite telling Fergie's advice to him was to primarily find a chairman he could work with rather than anything else - I think this project has been ongoing for most of 2021 if rumours are to be believed.
As to points made elsewhere about the suitability of a manager choosing the owners & being 'unsackable' - there will be a base level above which Rooney will have to deliver & an ambitious 3-5 year target. Given the costs involved, its fair to assume Kirchner & co won't just be buying Derby as Rooney's plaything. If he shows himself out of his depth (increasingly unlikely given the experience he is gaining) then they would unquestionably move him on.

But isn't he in with Sam Rush? If you don't like the Rooney/Kirchner relationship then surely the Rush/Wasserman relationship should be just as worrying. In fact, it's partially to blame for putting us in this mess in the first place.
 

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Was during a break in play, he wont be the only person to check their phone during it. Could be any number of reasons too, being in the UK at night would be usual work time in the US so easily could be work/business related too.
Think some people just look for an issue that isnt even there.

Id have taken 4pts from these 3 games so as disappointing as tonight is im hapoy with the points return.
Need to be getting 10points minimum from these next 6 games leading into Jan if we want to give ourselves any kind of chance

Rooney's assessment was spot on. Just looked a bit disconnected tonight and QPR stretched us and exploited the gaps. We've just taken 4 points from the top 3... Going unbeaten would have been great but the best team won and that's how it goes!

Thought subs were necessary! But no service to either. Nothing down the left for joz really. Ebosele was good. 

So whose going to say it? 4-5-1 with no striker - I don’t think this is the way forward.
Thompson is good but what’s he actually giving us? He’s made Shinnie worse but neat and tidy skill is one thing but it’s not being done anywhere near where we can hurt the opposition.
We are too obsessed with trying to play tikka takka football in the middle of the pitch. So much effort is going into playing six yard passes.
I don’t like the current set up. The three of them are constantly just lined up across the middle of the pitch. We must be so easy to play against.
We need a striker and we need more attacking options, more commitment to get forward and break the lines. We’re not good enough to go one up and defend the whole game sadly.

Yep. Completely wrong message to give.

Such a poor 2nd half, did we even have a shot? Why not go for it more at 1-1, subs were too late as well.
1st goal we had 4 back vs 1 and still didnt mark him
2nd goal, poor pass from Forysth for the 2000th time tonight, Bird leaving his man free then Byrne giving Gray the freedom of Pride Park to control & shoot.
Forsyth was awful yet again, time to give Williams a chance whilst Buchanan is out. Ravel offered next to nothing. Bird had a stinker & struggled to find a man in a Derby shirt most of the night, 1st goal came from his poor pass. Tommo been decent in the first 2 games but thought tonight alot of his passes were backwards when he could have gone forwards.

Could be loans if the parent club is happy to receive wages & no loan fee

Lawrence has done very well this season. I said this on another thread before Sunday. Hes far and away our best attacking player. Picked by every manager hes played under at Derby. Funny thing is that every person who makes a negative comment about him would pick him if they were Derby manager. 100%.