CumbrianRam Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Three months to go in the season and it is the time of year where players out of contract prove to the club that they deserve an extended stay and Derby have 10 such players in their first team squad who are listed below: GK Ross Atkins Adam Legzdins Mats Morch DF Valentin Gjokaj Michael Hoganson MF James Bailey Ben Davies John Eustace FW Callum Ball Jamie Ward (one year option clause) Who do you keep? Who do you bin? I'd activate Ward's option and keep Morch and Eustace on year deals (though I think Eustace's role will be limited to cover next season) and the rest can go to free up wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam the Ram Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 GK Ross Atkins - bin Adam Legzdins - keep for a year or 2 until Roos is ready to make the step up Mats Morch - keep DF Valentin Gjokaj - bin Michael Hoganson - keep MF James Bailey - bin Ben Davies - bin John Eustace - keep for a year, good backup player and good to keep his experience to help the youngsters FW Callum Ball - bin Jamie Ward (one year option clause) - keep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Depends where we play. None if in PL. (And impossible to say about those youngsters, should see them in training and analyze how they've improved.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I can't think of a reason to keep any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIMBAUD Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 ward - keep that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 If we went up...not one of them is worth keeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 It's nice to get to this point of the season without having to worry about potentially losing a key player for free. All credit to the club for the way the contracts are currently being managed, there are plenty of supporters at other clubs very worried about losing half a side for free in the summer. I would take the option on Ward and offer Eustace another year possibly on a pay as you play basis. For the youngsters I am happy with whatever the coaching staff who work with them day in and out decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I would keep Legzdins if we are in the championship. I'd keep Ward and Bailey even if we were in the PL as squad players. The rest can go. I know Morch is young, but has to have the worst technique of any young keeper I have ever seen at professional level. It actually shocked me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Take Ward's option, and if we are promoted, make some money out of him. The rest, not really fussed. It's a shame as I thought both Gjokaj and Hoganson had some potential. Eustace I'd give some kind of player/coaching staff role. It's what he was after with Watford, but they didn't want. As someone previously mentioned, that experience will always be useful especially for the younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ward and Lehgo... easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky1884 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Keep Ball an get in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 All out except Ward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralRam Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 keep Ward if he accepts being a squad player, I wouldn't have him in my starting XI these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inter politics Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Obviously a no brainer to activate Ward's extension but then do you try and extend him further (as he'll only have one guaranteed year left) or do you sell? If we received a decent price, the fee and wages it frees up for another player or two could well be worth it. Will be interesting to see how many of the released players get picked up by a certain South Yorkshire team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'd give Ward a 2-year deal on top of the extension. Without question. As said, he will be easy enough to sell on for a £1m or 2.. Not many non-out and out scoring are almost guaranteed 10 league goals a season, even only playing bit-parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Eustace I'd give some kind of player/coaching staff role. It's what he was after with Watford, but they didn't want. As someone previously mentioned, that experience will always be useful especially for the younger players. Other way around, Watford wanted him on as a player/coach but he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I would bin the lot apart from Ward. Simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Other way around, Watford wanted him on as a player/coach but he didn't. I thought it was something he wanted to do in the future, but not this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Stay in the champtionship - Ward, Bailey and Legzdins Premiership - Ward (and that's only to save money on buying a squad player) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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