Day Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Rams eye double loan swoop before deadline DERBY County want to add two players to the squad before Thursday's deadline for emergency loan signings. The Rams say they have a number of targets and will not reveal names but striker DJ Campbell of Leicester City and goalkeeper Frank Fielding of Blackburn Rovers are believed to be high on the list. There are currently three players on loan with the Rams following Bryan Hughes' return to Hull City. The midfielder's one-month stay expired after Friday's defeat at Swansea City. Manager Nigel Clough is keen to bring in a forward with pace, as he told the Derby Telegraph on Saturday, and Campbell is quick and available. The 28-year-old, whose full name is Dudley Junior, has struggled to win a place in Leicester's team this season and has made only three appearances as a substitute. Derby are thought to have asked about Campbell last month when James Vaughan's loan spell from Everton was cut short by a knee injury. Vaughan is due to return in January once he is fit and the Rams are looking to land another striker in the meantime. Campbell was a trainee at Aston Villa and had to drop into non-League football with Chesham United, Stevenage Borough, Billericay Town and Yeading before Brentford offered him a chance. He scored 12 goals in 28 games for Brentford and was snapped up for £500,000 by Birmingham City, where he hit 12 goals in 50 appearances. Leicester splashed out £1.6m for him in July 2007 and he signed a four-year contract. Five goals in 47 appearances is not the impact Campbell or Leicester wanted and he was loaned to Blackpool last season, where he scored nine goals in 20 games. His chances have been limited because Leicester have five other strikers in Matty Fryatt, Martyn Waghorn, Steve Howard, Yann Kermorgant and Paul Gallagher. In contrast, Rob Hulse and Paul Dickov, also on loan from Leicester, are Derby's only fit strikers right now, although Chris Porter, Steve Davies and Kris Commons should return to action over the next few weeks. Derby are looking for cover for Stephen Bywater now that second-choice keeper Saul Deeney could be out of action for up to six weeks after suffering a freak injury in the build-up to the Swansea game. Deeney slipped over and badly twisted his ankle outside the team's hotel on Thursday night after the fire alarm had gone off. Fielding has been a target of Derby's for some time. They tried to sign the England Under-21 international in the summer and indicated they would go back in for him when the transfer window opens in January. Fielding, 21, has had loan spells at Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town, Rochdale and Leeds United but has yet to make a senior appearance for Blackburn. "We have been in touch with a Premier League club about a keeper who is currently not in their squad and we are waiting for them to come back to us," said Clough. Ross Atkins was on the bench for Derby at Swansea but the 20-year-old keeper has not played for the first team. On the return of Hughes to Hull, Clough said: "Ideally, we would like to have kept Brian as he had done well for us and has been a good pro around the place. "However, we need a reserve keeper and a striker with pace in on loan. "Bearing in mind we are only allowed five loans in the squad at any one time it means we had to thank Bryan and Hull for their assistance but ultimately let him go back." http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/football/Rams-eye-double-loan-swoop-deadline/article-1537107-detail/article.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 that fielding seems to be pretty decent by all accounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I thought he went on loan at Leeds, he can have a bladdy shower before coming to Derby they dirty get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 that was the striker we were after weren't it sam vokes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Fielding also went on loan to the dirty, just read it was only for a month although only ended up playing for the reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 THAT good is he ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Dickov couldn't get a game at Leicester before coming to Derby, are you after another slice of humble pie in a few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Fielding also went on loan to the dirty, just read it was only for a month although only ended up playing for the reserves. i think he went there for the same reason we want him reserve keeper incase owt happens to ratty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I'd prefer to have him as backup on the bench than Deeney, has league experience with Wycombe, Northampton and Rochdale, plus a couple of England U21 games under his belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 same here is boycie penfold then btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Hes crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 what makes matters worse is the scum get nicky shorey on loan,whilst clough is looking at more lester rejects.Cant the man set his sights any higher? I wish someone would tell him that he is no longer running a non league team.If he doesnt wake up and start doing the job soon he will have to go,the board are going to have questions to answer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i think we'd struggle to get a decent striker from the prem atm but dj sounds like a fair signing also shorey is a defender and we need a goalie and a striker atm but i understand what ur saying mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 DERBY County are waiting for an answer from Leicester City as they look to land striker DJ Campbell on loan. But they have been knocked back in their attempt to sign Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Frank Fielding. Rams boss Nigel Clough wants to boost his squad with two players, a pacy striker and keeper, before Thursday's 5pm deadline for emergency loans. Clough has asked Leicester about 28-year-old Campbell, who has struggled to win a place in the Foxes' team this season. "There are lots of phone calls at the moment and a goalkeeper and striker are two we are looking for," said Clough. "We have contacted Leicester and are waiting to hear from them. "He (Campbell) is one of a few players we have asked about." Clough is confident of bringing in a forward to help boost attacking options. Derby currently have Chris Porter, Steve Davies and Kris Commons on the sidelines, meaning Rob Hulse and Paul Dickov are the only two fit frontmen. "I think we will get somebody in but it is about getting the right quality. I think the main criteria is pace. The player must have a bit of pace." Saul Deeney's ankle injury has left Derby looking for cover for number one keeper Stephen Bywater. They tried to sign Fielding from Blackburn in the summer and have now missed out on the England Under-21 international again. "They (Blackburn) have knocked us back," said Clough. "They do not want to let him out at the moment, so we are exploring other options." Fielding, 21, has had loan spells at Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town, Rochdale and Leeds United but has yet to make a senior appearance for Blackburn. http://www.therams.co.uk/news/Rams-wait-DJ-decision-miss-keeper-Fielding/article-1539887-detail/article.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 blackburn must have heard about our long list of injuries and didn't want to risk him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i work with a leicester fan who says campbell is rubbish.Its about time cloughie set his sights a bit higher,instead of going for poor players who cant get in championship and league one teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i work with a leicester fan who says campbell is rubbish.Its about time cloughie set his sights a bit higher,instead of going for poor players who cant get in championship and league one teams. Every Fester fan will tell us players we get from them are shat! When we almost signed Kisnorbo who played a huge part in getting them promoted at the back, they let him go because they signed about 6 defenders and said he wasnt needed anymore... soon as theres a sniff of us signing him... they bs it and say stuff like ooohh nooo he's terribleee why hes not in our side anymore etc etc. Dickovs done better than what i heard from Fester fans, so why not Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i work with a leicester fan who says campbell is rubbish.Its about time cloughie set his sights a bit higher,instead of going for poor players who cant get in championship and league one teams. they also said that about dickov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The boy makes a valid point, take Varney for example...Derby fans think he's ***** yet Sheff Wednesday fans want him signed up. Seems to be a common theme with football fans that outgoing players are *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The boy makes a valid point, take Varney for example...Derby fans think he's ***** yet Sheff Wednesday fans want him signed up. Seems to be a common theme with football fans that outgoing players are *****. Yeahh but Varney realy is... Saw him against Ipswich on the tv. Shocker, nothing different from what he was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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