Day Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 SAUL Deeney has agreed a new one-year deal with Derby County as he prepares to make his first start for the club tomorrow. A rib injury has ruled goalkeeper Stephen Bywater out of the last two games of the Championship campaign and Deeney steps in. His only taste of senior action for the Rams came last month, but lasted only 28 minutes. He replaced the injured Bywater early in the 4-1 defeat at Reading, only to be sent off four minutes before half-time. Deeney played for Rams manager Nigel Clough at Burton Albion and moved to Pride Park last summer as understudy to Bywater. He signed a one-year deal with an option for a further 12 months, which the club has taken up. Clough says playing in the next two games against Bristol City and Cardiff City will be valuable experience for the 27-year-old. "It was in the back of our minds to give Saul some games," said Clough. "It came up when Stephen Bywater had his bad back. We said the first chance we get, we will give Stephen a breather. "We are now safe in the division and Stephen has picked up a rib injury, so Saul comes in. "Somebody said at the weekend that we put Stephen's future in jeopardy by leaving him on against Crystal Palace but we didn't even know he was injured until the game was in stoppage time, so it was very difficult to do anything about it then. "We did not know the extent of the injury until after the game. "Now Saul will get a couple of games and anybody who has seen the Reserves this season will know he has been in good form. "He has improved this season again under (goalkeeping coach) Martin Taylor, he has matured as a goalkeeper and been a good understudy. He works extremely well with Stephen." Ross Atkins has returned from his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers and will be on the bench at Bristol. Atkins has also agreed a new one-year deal with the club. "Being on the bench will be good experience for Ross," said Clough. "We will have four keepers next season – Stephen, Saul, Ross and young James Severn. "The plan will be to get Ross and James out on loan to get them playing regularly in the Conference or League Two, but probably not both at the same time. "The level keepers play at is not as important, it is the fact they are in match situations week in, week out. "Martin Taylor goes to watch the keepers when they are out on loan. He keeps a close eye on them and is doing a brilliant job with the keepers." http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/sport/Keeper-Deeney-agrees-new-year-deal-Rams/article-2058997-detail/article.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 woop de feckin woop i assume price is on his way out then coz the reason he was loaned out was to get some gametime as he didn't want to bench warm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Well he has two games to prove himself, but not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 2 defeats coming up then i fear. why on earth we need 4 goalkeepers next season i'll never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndsey Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 do you know what i lobe ya all cant read oar on here but happ st georges dau mmwahhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Someone's been at the cooking sherry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 It makes sense to me,Ratty is first choice and hardly misses any games so it is better to have a cheap bench warmer than bring in another keeper on decent money to sit on the bench. Clearly Nigel see's other area's i hope to invest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndsey Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 sorry about the post above :redface: hope i dont eat my words but i reckon Deeney will do ok, he can only get better (i hope) cus he surely cant get any worse following his 1st game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 Was someone a little drunk last night whilst posting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndsey Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 very mate!! not had a good drink like that for about a year, think i had gaz's share cus he cant drink at the mo cus of his meds. still feel rough this morning ......bad times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 If you can't post drunken ramblings in the company of friends, they're not really very good friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 It's the texts to ex's you have to worry about, ahh the joys of youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Yes Daveo, don't send me dirty texts anymore when your drunk, I've told you, Bourneville Boulivard is a one way street!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Played 30 minutes, conceded 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 not got sent off yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 That's what worries me. What will the scoreline finish at if he plays 90 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 He must be happy now, he has played more mins in goal than Robbie Savage this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 to be fair he didnt seem to play to badly, looked like he had command of his area and the goals he conceded from what i remember were hardly his fault, a penalty and a dodgy defending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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