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Jacob Butterfield - signed for Luton Town


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Its easy for people to say it was a bad decision to buy Butterfield and Johnson but both did well to start with, probably more down to changes in systems and managers that things went downhill.

We had to buy two players, yes it might have been a bit panic but what other choice did we have? Our season would have been a huge struggle had we not signed them.

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39 minutes ago, Rampage said:

All the best Jacob. You needed a good run in your best position. You never really got it after Clement.

What was his best position? It wasn’t in a 4-3-3 which we played under Clement Mac and Lampard,  he may have scored 8 goals that first season, mainly individual efforts but didnt have the legs to get round the pitch, didn’t support the front man leaving Martin isolated, couldn’t tackle, couldn’t defend.

I personally think would’ve been best as a 10 in a 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1 but how good would he have been in comparison to Vydra for example?

He was the wrong signing for us. Completely not his fault and wish him well at Luton. He’s a skilful footballer.

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10 minutes ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

What was his best position? It wasn’t in a 4-3-3 which we played under Clement Mac and Lampard,  he may have scored 8 goals that first season, mainly individual efforts but didnt have the legs to get round the pitch, didn’t support the front man leaving Martin isolated, couldn’t tackle, couldn’t defend.

I personally think would’ve been best as a 10 in a 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1 but how good would he have been in comparison to Vydra for example?

He was the wrong signing for us. Completely not his fault and wish him well at Luton. He’s a skilful footballer.

Totally agree. He was a very good Championship-level player with Barnsley and Huddersfield then after a decent start with us, completely lost his way when totally played out of position by some of our numpty managers. 

Relieved for him and us that he's finally moved on, though comments such as "good riddance" says much about some Derby fans.

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Technically a decent player, performed well for a time and looked the part. Indicative of our odd / desperate transfer policy at that point. Not sure it was his fault, just struggled to fit different systems and hugely lost his way. Hopefully he gets some games and finds some form. Miserable Bamford though...

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2 hours ago, Sparkle said:

Never looked like he wanted to be here from day one and he was on a loser because he had to replace Hughes and Bryson 

You’re wrong. I know from close club and player contacts that he was made up at joining Derby. Loved his first season with the club and loved the fans. Read nothing into the lads demeanor. Some footballers feel uncomfortable kissing badges and ass! He was impressive under Clement for the first 2/3rds of the season. Clement got sacked when we were 5th. Before that his 2 goals at Hull put us top. Maybe, just maybe, if we’d persevered with PC we might have gone up. But his sacking and the subsequent appointment of Wassell changed everything, and I suspect knocked his confidence when he resorted to the old school and preferred Bryson (energetic but talentless!) . From there it was patchy. Mac 2 loved him, he got sacked when we were 7th. Eventually Rowetball took over. He called him out for the midfield dodging garbage he insisted on, and the “fans” turned against him. (Despite ironically agreeing with him) Booed him on to pre-season games in the early Lampard era. And Lampard, naively, was influenced, and extradited him into the u23’s. He was never a replacement for Hughes IMO, and Bryson not fit to tie his laces. Our loss! Luton’s gain! On a free! How mental is that! 

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