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    Should we just stick with the squad we have now

    in Derby County Forum

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    It's a very good question Curtains.

    I think we can all agree that it took us a long time to adapt to the way PW is setting us up / wants us to play.

    Whilst the football may not be great, our results over the last dozen games or so has been bloody impressive, and if it continues, we will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. We do have some cover in most areas, especially when everyone is fit.

    Bringing new players in might be beneficial, but how long might it take them to get up to speed with the PW way? Furthermore, what impact might it have on the moral of current players in that position?

    Losing players would be a blow, even if it generated money to bring in new faces, partly for the above reasons.

    Finally, PW stated some time ago that he wanted to do any transfer business early in the window. Would any transactions now not smack of desperation?

    I'd stick with what we have and keep the faith.

    Elliot Embleton - signed on a season-long-loan - cancelled

    in Transfer Forum

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    This just makes a mockery of the whole loan system.

    Parent clubs (usually a bigger / more successful clubs) hoover up more talent than they are ever going to need / use.

    They then loan out players for fees on watertight contracts meaning they don't pay for those loaned out players during their development, or when they are injured.

    Some of them will then  be sold on based on how they perform during a loan spell, some will be simply discarded, and the lucky few will be given an opportunity at their patent club.

    The whole thing stinks.

    What makes it even worse is clubs are encouraged to sell players they have brought through their academies because it is good for their FFP.

    Perhaps there should be some kind of cap on the number of players any club can have in their academies, or are able to loan out.

    It's only going to get worse unless the powers that be change the rules. But why would they?

    Derby v Lincoln City

    in Derby County Forum

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    1 hour ago, Comrade 86 said:

    Only 2,000 less than the Forest vs Spurs game on Sunday afternoon which is actually mightily impressive given the current standings of the two teams and the respective timings of the games. Hopefully the Rams faithful are rewarded with a professional performance and the club with 3 more points for the promotion coffers.

    And we probably won't get barely a mention on Sky or the BBC tonight, because they will be concentrating on the 'massive' Premier League clash between Palace and Brighton. And guess what, there'll be more at Pride Park tonight than Selhurst Park!

    Academy thread 23/24

    in Derby County Forum

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    6 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said:

    Warne's approach is out of touch with how every other Cat 1 club operates, especially those not in the PL. Warne's "truly ready" is when they're top half L1 standard and is extremely unlikely to use them, even for a handful of minutes at the end of games.

    Even youngsters on the fringe of the first team don't get in the side until we have a mini injury crisis.
    Thompson - barely used last season. Was in fantastic form in pre-season, but was only used when season proper began, then only given a start when we were down to just 2 other CMs (Bird injured and before Fornah/Embleton signed)
    Rooney - Not even used in the League Cup, only started when both RWBs were injured, Bradley was in the worst form of his career, and before we signed Nyambe.

    Then there are our best U21 prospects such as DRobinson who aren't even used in the cups or brought on when 2 or 3 goals up with a few mins to play.
    EFL Trophy  - left on the bench for the 2-0 win over Lincoln
    League Cup - left on the bench in a dismal performance against Blackpool
    FA Cup - not used in either tie
    Carlisle - 2-0
    Barnsley - 3-0

    Same for Weston. After scoring and assisted on his debut, he was an unused sub in the following 2 games before dropping out of the squad completely. 3-0 up vs Barnsley is a good opportunity to gain some experience and certainly better than watching from the bench. 3-1 down to Crewe was another chance for him to help the team get something from the game.

    So frustrating isn't it?

    If you listen back to his interview before the Crewe match in the FA Cup (I think it was the replay) when we were apparently really struggling with injuries, he said that he would have no problem at all playing some of the youngsters.

    Then miraculously he managed to cobble a team together without any youngsters, and despite the crap performance, he refused to bring them on.

    As someone else on here pointed out, not only is his approach blocking the development of our own youngsters, it must be having a real impact on Academy recruitment, when there is no obvious pathway into the first team squad.

    B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏

    in Derby County Forum

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    3 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

    Terrible, terrible news. Love to Daniel's family and friends. B4 had a huge, Ram-shaped heart. This place will be diminished without him - he epitomised the community that is dcfcfans. Heartbreaking. 

    Such sad news.

    You're right Carl. This forum won't ever be the same without B4.

    He was a true Ram.

    RIP B4.

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