For us younger (50 year olds 🤣) supporters I would say Igor..
I think the very high fee signings count against in this measure as you kind of buying the finished article. For that reason I rule out Dean Saunders and Mark Wright etc.
They are both my era(s).
The Smith team would have beaten comfortably the Cox team imo if they were to play each other.
But the pre-pl era was a bit more “pure” and enjoyable (and fair) so I liked the Cox era probably a bit more. At this stage you could imagine wining the league still.
Max Bird.
Taking the reins at the end of a long and fruitful career, during which time Paul Warne has established the Rams as a regular Premier League top 6 interloper with occasional European run. DCFCFans decries Warne as a Judas for leaving for the Chelsea (Dream) job.
There must have been some chances to make a run and he obstinately chose not to? (At a guess, not having been there, but it defies logic that it would not be some easy chances to jog down the other end).