Nuwtfly Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Kill me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Can't remember two such depressing transfer stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Just now, CumbrianRam said: Can't remember two such depressing transfer stories Well we either die of neck strain from all the filthy hoofball we're going to have to watch, or just end ourselves now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, CumbrianRam said: Can't remember two such depressing transfer stories Just wait for.. "Derby County will step up their interest in Birmingham City's Clayton Donaldson once Chris Martin joins Wolverhampton Wanderers" ...or... "After Tom Ince completed his move to Huddersfield Town today, Derby County are expected to confirm the signing of free-agent David Cotterill." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Whelan in CDM Johnson and someone else. I'm not sure regarding Thorney fitness so I'd give it a bit more time to get it rogt for Thorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Just now, Nuwtfly said: Just wait for.. "Derby County will step up their interest in Birmingham City's Clayton Donaldson once Chris Martin joines Wolverhampton Wanderers" ...or... "After Tom Ince completed his move to Huddersfield Town today, Derby County are expected to confirm the signing of free-agent David Cotterill." Stop that I don't want to see this for real. In fact kill me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Whelan, a 9 year Prem vetran will be on more money than Will Hughes, I fully expect a three year contract too and will be considered deadwood by Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollycutts1982 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Over the past few seasons I've lost count of how many times I've heard the following- We never replaced Eustace We don't have a CDM other than Thorne We don't have enough consistancy We lack a leader Fair enough it might not be the signing we all want and coupled with the Hughes news the timing could be better but Whelan ticks all the above. If the signing was announced last week before any of the Hughes stuff the response would probably be better. But this is DCFC. Remember when CM left and we were trying to get a deal done before deadline, only for that deal to be Chris Weale. We are only the fans, in modern football we don't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, CumbrianRam said: Whelan, a 9 year Prem vetran will be on more money than Will Hughes, I fully expect a three year contract too and will be considered deadwood by Jan. I'd say same contract as Curtis Davies 2 years + 1 year option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: I think we need to take this transfer in context. For a while now, we haven't had a CDM who allows the other 2/3 midfielders free rein to bomb forward and support the forwards. For too long we have had an anxious trio of players reluctant to play expansive football in case we lose possession. We now have Chris Martin, David Nugent and Matej Vydra who can all lay the ball off. Whelan could be just the man to lay the path for Watkins and Irvine or similar young attacking midfield players to get in the box for such lay offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuwtfly Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Anag Ram said: I think we need to take this transfer in context. For a while now, we haven't had a CDM who allows the other 2/3 midfielders free rein to bomb forward and support the forwards. For too long we have had an anxious trio of players reluctant to play expansive football in case we lose possession. We now have Chris Martin, David Nugent and Matej Vydra who can all lay the ball off. Whelan could be just the man to lay the path for Watkins and Irvine or similar young attacking midfield players to get in the box for such lay offs. I like your thinking and I hope you're right. Have a like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Just wait for.. "Derby County will step up their interest in Birmingham City's Clayton Donaldson once Chris Martin joins Wolverhampton Wanderers" ...or... "After Tom Ince completed his move to Huddersfield Town today, Derby County are expected to confirm the signing of free-agent David Cotterill." What was the name of Closeau's gaffer?Dreyfuss? Anyway you just made my eye twitch like his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiddingsRam Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Good signing in my opinion . What other realistic defensive midfield targets are there out there ? Leadbitter ? Might be more costly though. It's amazing what some people's perspective is of the types of players we should be signing. Mel gets a little loose with the purse strings and all of a sudden we should be in the premier league signing God knows who ! Get real . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Whilst I think Whelan would be an okay signing, this, like Curtis Davies, goes against everything Rowett said he wanted to do with the squad. Can't keep signing old players on big wages, surely? Got to have a balance. Won't have a player under the age of 26 in the squad soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 13 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said: Just wait for.. "Derby County will step up their interest in Birmingham City's Clayton Donaldson once Chris Martin joins Wolverhampton Wanderers" ...or... "After Tom Ince completed his move to Huddersfield Town today, Derby County are expected to confirm the signing of free-agent David Cotterill." Team for next year: Wisdom Pearce Davies Forsyth Whelan Johnson Cotterill Irvine Russell Donaldson I think I will take that bullet now please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, brady1993 said: Team for next year: Wisdom Pearce Davies Forsyth Whelan Johnson Cotterill Irvine Russell Donaldson I think I will take that bullet now please.... Please can any mention of Clayton Donaldson and Derby County in the same universe be banned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, brady1993 said: Team for next year: Wisdom Pearce Davies Forsyth Whelan Johnson Cotterill Irvine Russell Donaldson I think I will take that bullet now please.... Good team for 15th place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady1993 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, CumbrianRam said: Good team for 15th place 15th ? I admire your optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth's left foot Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I've not got a problem with signing Whelan, we need a presence on the pitch as GR was right about us having too many types of the same player. I wouldn't want him and BJ in the same side though, that would be the end of the Derby Way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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