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Love this. 

These things are common in branding and marketing for products and businesses. It’s really fascinating to see it for Derby, too.

It really does show Clowes is starting this club from the beginning again. It’s great. 

8 minutes ago, Kernow said:

Basically no chance any of those loans go to League 1 this season.

Pretty much all played at levels above already, or if not have shown they’re ready to and would have plenty of Championship interest at least.

James McAtee just played 37 times for a side that got automatic promotion to the PL, he’d probably be looking to play higher than the Championship this season, let alone League 1.

You get the likes of Dobbin in this league. Their first ever loan, and not the cream of the crop who tend to go Championship for their first. 

18 minutes ago, simmoram1995 said:

Suggestions on a free 

Bradley Dack

Wes Harding 

Sonny Bradley 

Dennis Adeniran

Sam Smith 

darnel fisher 

Aden flint

Joel Latibeaudiere

sean Clare 

regan Poole 

lewis wing 

 

fees

brannagan

may

bonis

langstaff

clarke Harris 

washington

ladapo

 

loans

rak Saki 

James mcattee 

liam delap

callum Doyle 

Lewis hall 

D sion Bernard 

Norton cuffy 

kaide gordon

nigel lonjwiik

finn azzaz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is zero chance you would be suggesting Conor Washington if it wasn’t already linked. 

Wonder what was meant when Dawes said there was things happening with the Academy, Darren Wassall etc that he couldn’t talk about

If you’re in Vienna, you should take a trip to Bratislava. Another city and country to check off. Two closest capital cities in Europe, and a really nice old town on the Danube. Circa 45-60min and €20 on the train.

I wasn’t enamoured with Budapest, I have to say. Wasn’t what I was expecting at all for some reason. 

Berlin is brilliant. So much to see and a lot of museums etc can be free too. 

10 minutes ago, simmoram1995 said:

So guys here are the scorers for three promoted teams as you can see each contain a good goal scorer of at least 15+ then the rest are 7+. Derby need to spread the scorers around this year. 

Can’t imagine anyone would be jumping at those names up there for Sheffield Wednesday if they were linked here. 

12 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

So far the transfers have been functional rather than exciting.

Hoping for a big CH, a mobile midfield player, a clever wide player and a forward pairing- one good in the air, the other a goal scorer.

If Conor W. is a serious option and we’re not worried by age, I’d rather have Bradley Dack.

 

Hope Clowes has plunged some money into the cafeteria at Moor Farm. 

1 minute ago, therealhantsram said:

Very good signing for this league.

Yeah, he will make a lovely ornament in the treatment room. 

9 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

Fair point, but you would like to think we might be being linked at this point with someone a little more thrilling than Conor Washington.  Can’t knock his signings so far. On paper they look sound L1 players who will give their everything. But wouldn’t it be nice to be more confident that we have someone in charge who might be able to pull an exciting rabbit or two out of the hat?

Years gone by I might agree but the club are so tight lipped right now. Nothing gets picked up until it’s literally happening. It’s hard to say. Say we did sign Washington though, I’d wait to see the rest of the window first. 

10 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

Maybe, maybe not. How certain are you that he is going to come up with anyone decent/proven in the next week or two?

Whether it’ll be someone I’m thrilled with at the point of signing or a couple of month into the season are different questions. 

4 hours ago, Carnero said:

He was disappointing overall, I agree, but he has got ability. I just don't think he had the fitness to maintain his better performances. Hadn't he come off an injury hit season at Preston the season before, plus like the rest he didn't have a full pre-season at Derby last season.

The word out there was struggled since he got covid fitness wise from the Preston fans. 

Ooof. What an innings. 

Just now, DCFC1388 said:

Being written off already 🤣🤦🏾‍♂️ madness

Because he’s played at Cardiff and therefore must be Lawrence. Really bizarre that one. 

2 minutes ago, richinspain said:

He did however score 11 goals playing in half the games or coming off the bench. Perhaps @Ghost of Clough can tell us his goals per minute played last season and extrapolate to a 40 odd game season. With a "goalden" season he could easily make it 20+ next season (he probably won't, but you never know in football).

Stats subjective. Could, again, argue that he would have to exert more effort playing more minutes and therefore not be as affective in longer playing time. I’m not saying that’s a given either, just showing the pitfalls of stats. 

17 minutes ago, Dimmu said:

32 is not a problem in a modern game.

I’d argue it’s more of a problem than ever as pace/athleticism is more important than it used to be. 

But regardless of that, everyone is different. You can’t just assume that because a player did something 5 years ago that they can now. And frankly, he doesn’t look remotely capable. 

20 minutes ago, Dimmu said:

He scored 26 for Luton in this League. I wonder how many he would've scored if he would've taken up good positions in the box.

He was also 27 when he did it. He’s now 32, and he’s not got more mobile with age. 

As long as he’s better than the last forward they gave us. 

3 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

If God had intended us to leave them at home, She wouldn't have invented the word "Mobile"!  👀

 

We're not all glued to facebook throughout the game.  A quick check on the starting line up, and the HT scores would do me.

... Plus, they can be a lifeline for some folk, when stuff happens that renders the footy insignificant.  

I think there's 2 things I check, and that's scores and the accumulator. Doesn't help the scoreboard shows scores at half time in font so small it's impossible to read from the South Stand.

9 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

Good article, when you fight the gauntlet of s**** to read the damn thing.

6 minutes ago, Scott129 said:

Would not be against Tyler Walker coming in. Never lived up to the potential but I think he could be quite useful.

Suggested him before as an option on a free. At 26 and having a not bad record at this level, it's a low-risk gamble that could work.

1 minute ago, RoyMac5 said:

Me either but if you look down the Twitter thread there are some agreeing and suggesting it needed asking. To 'put it to bed', but people who believe Morris might still be involved - as if Clowes would agree to that! - won't believe a no anyway. Utterly pointless to play to the trolls like that.

We all read some absolute s**** on this forum, and for it never have been said on here... kinda shows you how few people have questioned it!

1 minute ago, The Last Post said:

Roots dismissal

I've watched it several times and on my 55" TV it looks like the ball has hit the ground while Smith gets his fingers beneath at the same time...yes it was reviewed and given out by the 3rd umpire but Christ on a bike even my old eyes still say it hit the ground

 

I don't think it simply hitting the ground is actually the rule anymore, is it?

Just now, RoyMac5 said:

F... knows why Dawes thought it necessary to ask...

 

I've literally never heard anyone suggest this?

2 minutes ago, Sparkle said:

Tyler Walker was at Moor Farm yesterday - so I was told 

out of work since leaving Coventry - wasn’t he with us a while back when his dad worked here?

No, we had his younger brother, Lewis.