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  1. 58 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

    I've said similar already today in one of the transfer threads, but sites like this just seem to slap our name on an article because they know it will drive engagement. It's usually based on a tweet or half arsed unnamed 'source'. We might end up signing one or two of the players we get linked with, but only because we are currently being linked with bloody everyone.

    Not having a go at you @Oldben, just noticing a pattern in this window and the way it gets covered.

    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."

  2. 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

  3. 1 hour ago, Ghost of Clough said:

    Edwards has 18 months left on his contract, just like Cashin.

    Hughes was sold less than 6 months after he signed a new 3 and a half year deal.

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

  4. 31 minutes ago, TINMANTED said:

    is edwards £6m better than cash,or do boro board have a harder negotiating method than the rams?we always seem to let our talent go for peanuts

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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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    "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

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