Oldben

Looks like the kind of player I'd like us to sign ... https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-derby-county-portsmouth-and-bolton-wanderers-make-moves-to-sign-ex-birmingham-striker-ronan-hale/ "The Belfast-born ace won the Golden Boot in Northern Ireland last season with 30 goals across all competitions. He picked up a ligament injury during pre-season which forced him to miss the opening 11 games of the campaign, but the 22-year-old has gone on to score 11 goals in just nine starts. He enhanced his goalscoring reputation after he notched a hat-trick in Cliftonville’s 3-0 win against Coleraine last Friday (5 January) in the Irish Cup. Hale’s exceptional form for Birmingham’s under-21s, where he scored 28 goals in 23 appearances, earned him a promotion to the under-23s. However, his Blues contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2019 before his return to Belfast-based side Crusaders – his first club."

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/portsmouth-derby-and-bolton-facing-battle-for-irish-sensation/

https://www.footballfancast.com/free-agents-derby-county-could-look-to-sign-in-january/#josh-onomah

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/league-one/startseite/wettbewerb/GB3

With the club having one of the highest salary budgets in League one, is it the case that players must be released/loan ended/sold on, before more players can be brought in so that's no breach of financial fair play rules for league one clubs. We have a lot of players but how many of them are currently worth the salary levels we are paying given that the club has one of the largest, if not the largest salary budgets in League one. I assume this effects January transfers

In Peterboroughs case its all about Ivan Toney, they receive 30% of the sell on fee. Assume that's 80 million or more.

I assume, that's partly because of those players being either too old or towards the end of their contracts

https://www.derbycounty.news/news/derby-county-promotion-rivals-could-be-in-line-for-staggering-40m-windfall/ https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-derby-county-bolton-wanderers-john-mousinho-pompey-peterborough-united-4466889 From the teams spending money above us, destined for promotion for Peterbrough and Portsmouth.

https://www.derbycounty.news/transfer-news/derby-county-told-they-need-fresh-blood-amid-worrying-january-transfer-update/ Pw "“It’s evident we need one or two players to help us over the line but there are no guarantees. Everybody is trying actively to reinforce it but I’ve said loads of times that the best teams who went up last year, didn’t lose anyone and improved. We didn’t improve. We kept the same group and they just fatigued by the end. We have an older team than a lot of others but we need fresh blood I think.” How important is the January window to Derby County’s chances? This time last year, Derby County sat in the same position in League One – in fourth place. Just like this season, they also sat three points from seventh. The Rams went onto make three loan signings in the January window – Tottenham’s Harvey White, Forest Green Rovers’ Luke McGee and Norwich City’s Tony Springett. While the clubs around them improved, Derby didn’t, and instead they begun dropping points to the likes of Fleetwood Town, Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers, before they eventually finished one point outside the play-offs. Derby County would be stupid to make the same mistake again and really ought to provide Paul Warne with the tools he needs to make this a solid second half to the campaign, because otherwise we will be back here starting all over again in eight months time.

https://www.derbycounty.news/opinion/why-derby-county-should-swoop-for-27-year-old-machine-instead-of-charlie-savage/

As much as we need them, are we actually getting any reinforcements. It seems to me that we might make the play offs. Are we good enough to beat the teams in the play offs.

Signing some of these ... Blackett-Taylor, Charlie Wyke, Sinclair Armstrong, Marvin Ekpiteta and Kenny Dougall might improve our promotion chances

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-notebook-gossip-news-8909534

Missing the point, I don't trust warnes tactics. I'm asking if anyone's advising him

He's 29 and has been a prolific goal scorer over several seasons

Why does pw get his formations and tactics wrong so often and then try to make excuses. In the past we employed a football tactics analyst, are we not doing that now?

The upcoming January transfer window presents an opportunity for our club to make a strong push to sign Jonson Clarke-Harris from Peterborough United, potentially hijacking Bristol Rovers' pursuit of the striker. Clarke-Harris has a proven track record in League One, having scored 26 goals in 36 appearances for Peterborough last season and over 30 goals in the 2020-21 season. While he has had a slower start this season with four goals in 14 appearances, his past performance at the League One level makes him a compelling target for our club.

We can't let this win mask the things we need to fix. The real test is how pw responds in the months to come. One win after a run of poor form does not exonerate the manager or make up for the points already dropped.

2-1 to Barnsley

I wonder if warnes taken the team as far as he can. Football is a results game, and if the results aren't there, something has to change. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We can't continue with Paul warne as our manager getting results like this.

Not sure why a sky journalist thinks that

https://insidefutbol.com/2023/10/31/former-top-flight-star-sees-similarities-between-bristol-rovers-and-derby-county/624840/ A partial analysis of derbys struggles. A great manager can see what they are doing wrong and put it right. The article discusses struggles against strong defenses. If your struggling against strong defenses you need better tactics amd greater fire power.

Barnsley should be an interesting game

"To be the best, you have to beat the best - and the best are usually your biggest rivals." - Arnold Schwarzenegger "If you can't beat a rival, you will never win a championship." - Rocky Marciano "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." - Thomas Paine "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best." - Carl Lewis "titles are won against the top sides, not against the teams at the bottom." - Pep Guardiola "The biggest games are against the best teams - it's as simple as that." - Sir Alex Ferguson "If you can't beat a little team at the bottom, you'll never beat a big team at the top." - Shankly "You find out life's lessons by playing against the best. Defeating lesser teams proves nothing." - Cruyff "To be champions, you must be crowned on the battlefield of giants." - Pele "Any victory over lesser sides is fleeting. To become immortal, triumph over worthy rivals." - Zlatan

https://www.derbycounty.news/news/paul-warne-speaks-out-on-derby-county-future-after-board-meeting/