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13 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:
What an odd way to phrase a question, essentially loading the question….if I can be so bold as to rephrase it to “how did Gayle do on his first start?” then my answer would be….
Gayle showed his movement and know how from playing at a higher level, I was surprised by some of his link up play in the first 20 mins or so as he occasionally dropped deep and played back to goal, popping one touch passes around with the likes of Bird and NML, he also then played a bit more on the shoulder of the defence and kept moving between their cbs. My thoughts during the game were that with more time alongside his teammates we could have a very potent attacking option. Ultimately the teams inability to find the killer final ball meant a lot of the positives Gayle showed weren’t utilised and there was a couple of times when he seemed to lose flight of the ball and it bounced off him as he was making his run.
In summary, some good, some bad, and it’s early days.
Injury Prone: Gayle has faced challenges with injuries during his career, which could potentially impact his availability for matches and consistency on the fiel.
Mixed Performance: While Gayle has demonstrated goal-scoring prowess, there have been long periods of inconsistency in his performance over several years, which might be a concern for us.
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Is there a need for a Goalkeeper upgrade
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Did gayle look like a bad signing
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Bolton getting their striker back should help them.
Portsmouth fc must be less concerned about Derby today.
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Only one question, if we face Barnsley in the playoffs can we beat them
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Steve Evans thinks Pompey are ‘six or seven wins’ away from the Championship.
Which I think means Derby need 7 or 8 wins. I think that needs to include a win today against Barnsley, the beating Bolton and Portsmouth.
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3 hours ago, Srg said:
Well the top 7 there are all out of contract, and we maybe re-sign Loach as a coach but that's about it. With restrictions eased and a new league, we would be fishing in a different pond and will need a lot of players. But let's worry about that if and when we need to.
Wouldn't we be restricted to replace with championship level under 30 year old players costs a lot.
We have 10+ players who are out of contract in the summer that could need replacing.
Just wondering strong the team might be if we are promoted. Warnes got form on relegating teams
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With our squad consisting of a number of older players, I'm concerned how we would stay in the championship if promoted.
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I put that list together based on a couple of factors ....
1. Free agent strikers in the summer
2. Potential free agents so zero transfer fee
3. Under 30 years old because in my opinion, if we are promoted, having players 32 years and older in the Championship will not be good enough.
4. Of the calibre required in the championship
5. We will have several strikers who's contracts I definitely wouldn't renew in the Sumner, so we will need new strikers.
6. The strikers needs to have scored at least 7 goals in a season
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Ché Adams, Aaron Connolly, Kelechi Iheanacho, Kayden Jackson and Tyrese Campbell are all free agents in the summer.
Which ones would you choose to replace our old strike force in the summer, who are also free agents and the list includes Connor Washington and martyn waghorn.
I'm assuming here we somehow make the championship next season, and also assume that the older players who seem to be injury prone are probably a waste of our wage budget in the Championship.
We will have 10+ free agents in the summer, but I thought its worth looking at younger strikers first.
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Dwight Gayle signing, Player Concerns:
Recent form: Only 2 goals in 24 appearances for Stoke City.
Age: 34 years old, nearing end of career, decline could be age-related.
Injury history: Missed 23 games due to knee injury in 2020/21 and 11 games with various issues in 2021/22. Raises concerns about reliability and fitness for a demanding League One promotion battle.
Fitness: Reportedly not at ideal fitness levels.
Wage demands: High wages could strain Derby's finances.
Goal tallies over the last 5 seasons:
2023/24: 0 goals in 13 appearances
2022/23: 2 goals (Stoke City, Championship)
2021/22: 14 goals (Newcastle United, Premier League)
2020/21: 7 goals (West Bromwich Albion, Championship)
2019/20: 10 goals (Newcastle United, Premier League)
2018/19: 5 goals (Newcastle United, Premier League)
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On 02/02/2024 at 10:13, i-Ram said:
No, no, no. He was a pretty decent player, but he has not been on his game for 5 years. We have Washington and Waghorn supposedly back soon. That would be 3 average journeymen strikers, waiting for one above average journeyman striker to not be available. We missed out getting someone we needed. Gayle would just be a case of badly papering over cracks with expensive wallpaper.
Disappointed. Let's hope its only a loan till the end of the season. If promoted he'd be a very expensive and probably not used substitute
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A while ago I claimed that 3 must win games determine the season for us, the first is next up and its against Barnsley.
Then we have bolton and Portsmouth.
That said I don't like the stress of seeing a game against opposition that we are meant to beat, going to the final minutes like this one.
The easier teams have to be must wins to.
This is league one, if we are promoted, we have to get through a summer where more than 10 players might have to be replaced.
Most will want to stay if we are promoted but on the strength of today, would we want them to.
The championship will see us face much tougher competition.
Plus warmes got a lot of experience winning promotion to the championship but he's also seen relegation twice. In part because those teams were not strong enough to compete at the championship level.
On today's game I'd say I'm concerned about the current team being in the Championship.
Should Corey Blackett-Taylor have played today, he has scored 9 goals this season.
which puts him on the same goal tally as Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
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Looks like we are losing 2 points on this game.
Given that bolton are 2 games behind and Barnsley are challenging, looks like we should have signed a quality striker in January.
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I didn't write these questions, that said, I'd like an answer to each of these:
Could you share your long-term vision for Derby County, particularly how you plan to balance immediate competitive success with sustainable growth and development of the club?
How important is the youth academy to the club's strategy, and what steps are being taken to ensure Derby County continues to develop and integrate local talents into the first team?
In what ways do you believe Derby County can enhance its engagement with the local community and fans to build a stronger, more inclusive club culture?
With players like Louie Sibley, Joe Wildsmith, and others set to leave as free agents this summer, how is the club planning to manage this transition? What strategies are in place for retaining key talents or finding suitable replacements to ensure the team remains competitive?
Can you discuss the club's current efforts and future plans to support and develop the women's football team at Derby County? How does the club envision promoting gender equality within the sport and leveraging the growing interest in women's football?
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IF we beat Barnsley, Bolton and Portsmouth that gives us a good chance at promotion.
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9 hours ago, Foreveram said:
Washington is already back in training.
Great, we are getting back a prolific scorer
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If collins gets injured it's going to be a hard couple of months before any of our other strikers are back playing
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1. Bolton - They will take the loss against portsmouth and peterborough. But could still finish 1st.
2. Portsmouth
3. Derby
4. Peterborough - the main loss for them will be against Portsmouth
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Maybe one of the players mentioned here would be an OK signing.
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55 minutes ago, StarterForTen said:
I think Warne might consider Barkhuizen a better option than any of the above.
My brother is a Stokie and his view on Gayle: “Proper sh1te. Scored three in 50 appearances and two of those goals were when the ball just hit him and went in.”
Talking exclusively to Football League World, former England international, Carlton Palmer, believes Derby County would be the best fit for Gayle as Paul Warne's striker hunt continues.
"Former Newcastle United striker Dwight Gayle is a free agent after terminating his Stoke City contract on deadline day. The 34-year-old joined The Potters from Newcastle in the summer of 2022 and struggled to perform having scored just three times in 50 appearances," said Palmer.
Not an improvement to our team.
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There's a reason he was benched for a very long time in his other clubs plus he has scored a lot of goals for a number of seasons. His injury record in the past hasn't been great.
Those are genuine reasons to have concerns.
It feels more like gayle was a box ticking exercise, we despately needed a striker, he was available as a free agent so no issues with transfer fees or loan payments but equally perhaps not first choice if we had another choice