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Subman

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Message to all those managers and scouts of premier league teams:

Don't watch that game. He's no good. There's nothing to see here etc etc.

Yeh true, I've heard he's only in the squad because his boss knows the under 21's manager.

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ladyram

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Still tickets left for tonight, tenner each. Anyone going? We would, but lads at training tonight, can't miss that. He's working hard at being a good goalie bless him.

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AndyinLiverpool

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We all need to come to terms with the fact that if we have anybody really good, whether bought in or developed from youth, they are going to leave.

Especially at the moment, as we seem to have reached the limit of the owners' sporting ambitions - mid table.

They will be deliriously happy if we can produce young players they can flog for a large profit.

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ladyram

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Just to ask for this thread to be about performances in matches played and upcoming, and keep transfer discussions in the transfer thread

[url=http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/9938-will-hughes/page__st__280#entry348476]http://www.dcfcfans....280#entry348476

- this way the 2 can be kept seperate. Ta. Great poem though Steve 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

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StockholmRam

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Just to ask for this thread to be about performances in matches played and upcoming, and keep transfer discussions in the transfer thread

[url=http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/topic/9938-will-hughes/page__st__280#entry348476]http://www.dcfcfans....280#entry348476

- this way the 2 can be kept seperate. Ta. Great poem though Steve 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

I heard he eats spam fritters..curry sauce and scraps...its his dietry secret!!
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I know Nigel Clough says he sees him as a central player but the balance of the side means he can't play there as much.

I love Hughes in the middle. The lad doesn't know what a blind hoof is. But Hendrick is there for his height and strength (which highlights our lack of aggression IMO), Bryson is the jack of all trades engine. Both do something we need.

How do we get Hughes in there without losing something somewhere else?

The only way is 4231?

I'd love it!!

Bryson, Hendrick

Coutts, Hughes, Ward.

Not perfect. Limits Bryson a bit. But how else can Nige do it??

Good to know he recognises Hughes' best position anyway.

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I know Nigel Clough says he sees him as a central player but the balance of the side means he can't play there as much.

I love Hughes in the middle. The lad doesn't know what a blind hoof is. But Hendrick is there for his height and strength (which highlights our lack of aggression IMO), Bryson is the jack of all trades engine. Both do something we need.

How do we get Hughes in there without losing something somewhere else?

The only way is 4231?

I'd love it!!

Bryson, Hendrick

Coutts, Hughes, Ward.

Not perfect. Limits Bryson a bit. But how else can Nige do it??

Good to know he recognises Hughes' best position anyway.

I've always felt this is the way to go too Alpha. Perhaps even go more agressive at home and try 4-1-3-2 with Hendrick sitting and Ward pushed further up and Bryson, Hughes and Coutts interchangeable. I think we need Hughes influence further up the field.

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Animal is a Ram

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[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20272033]http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/20272033

[size=3]Derby County Academy manager Darren Wassall says 17-year-old midfielder Will Hughes deserves his England Under-21 place and has the temperament and talent to shine at international level.[/size]

[size=3]Hughes has been a regular for the Rams this season and will become England's second-youngest U21 player if he plays against Northern Ireland on Tuesday.[/size]

[size=3]Wassall told BBC Radio Derby: "He is playing fantastically well.[/size]

[size=3]"He is naturally level headed and comes alive when he steps onto the pitch."[/size]

[size=3]He made two further appearances at the end of last term, but has been an ever-present for Derby this season, appearing in all 17 of their games.[/size]

[size=3]Wassall said Hughes is not the sort of character to let his early success affect him negatively, but has a very good insurance policy in place in the form of Rams manager Nigel Clough.[/size]

[size=3]"Will is very unassuming and he is still officially a second-year scholar," Wassall said "He mixes well with his own group. He is very modest and his feet are firmly on the ground.[/size]

[size=3]"The manager will definitely make sure he stays level-headed. I think he is naturally level-headed anyway. He comes alive when he steps over that white line as anyone will have seen so far this season if they have been to Pride Park and watched any of his games."[/size]

[size=3]Hughes, who could become the second-youngest player to represent England Under-21s behind Arsenal's Theo Walcott, is one of [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20255047]five new faces in Stuart Peace's squad for the game at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road.[/size]

[size=3]Former Nottingham Forest and Derby centre-back Wassall is certainly not surprised by Hughes' elevation to the England Under-21 set-up.[/size]

[size=3]"It's a great achievement to get in at 17 and we are all delighted for him," Wassall added. "To make that rise into the Under-21s so soon is fantastic for him and everyone at the club.[/size]

[size=3]"For a 17-year-old to be playing in the first team of a Championship side is very unusual. I bet there are not many 17-year-olds playing at the level Will is week in, week out.[/size]

[size=3]"He still must be pinching himself over what has happened over the last six months, having made his debut for the England Under-17s in February and his debut for our first team. At the moment he is a mainstay in the team and that is what he needs to concentrate on."[/size]

[size=3]Wassall, who was [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/8022719.stm]brought to the club to work with the youth set-up by Clough in April 2009, has watched Hughes progress into the first team and also through the grades with England.[/size]

[size=3]"Will was already here when I joined and he has continued his progress since then, Wassall said. "He joined full time as a scholar last July and since he joined 18 months ago he has gone from strength to strength.[/size]

[size=3]"At the moment his football is doing the talking and the fact he has been picked for the England Under-21s is great credit to him."[/size]

[size=3]Hughes has also reportedly attracted interest from Premier League sides, with [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/20307331]Manchester City and Liverpool both rumoured to be keen.[/size]

[size=3]Wassall believes it is inevitable Hughes will be linked with a move away away from Pride Park.[/size]

[size=3]He said: "When a 17-year-old as talented as Will gets in to anyone's first team people will take notice, particularly with the way he is playing - and he is playing fantastically. That goes with the territory but he is playing for Derby, is under contract and hopefully will be for many more years to come."[/size]

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