Derbados 3,483 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Interesting that we tried to sign Alex Pritchard as part of the deal, was a very good player not so long ago but no idea how good he is now. Dissapointing but not surprising that he apparently doesn’t fancy coming to us though, the thought of staying at Huddersfield rather than coming to Derby shows how far we’ve fallen. RadioactiveWaste, Rammy03 and Ramarena 3 Link to post Share on other sites
enachops 455 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Dan Crowley from Birmingham would do me as a replacement. Out of contract and available. No idea if possible due to the possible embargo we’re under. RamNut 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DCFC1388 2,585 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Wisdoms brother... 86 Hair Islands and RadioactiveWaste 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie George 238 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 He's been on Instagram tonight with a Derby fan who has been having problems. Absolute gent of a man. RedSox, RadioactiveWaste, CBRammette and 5 others 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RamNut 17,940 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 3 hours ago, Jimbo Ram said: 100k for RK, excellent signing if he is fully fit.... Played 17 games. That would suggest he’s ok. Link to post Share on other sites
RoyMac5 12,992 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 10 minutes ago, Charlie George said: He's been on Instagram tonight with a Derby fan who has been having problems. Absolute gent of a man. Yep he seems a fab bloke off the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites
Sparkle 6,258 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 hours ago, Derbados said: Interesting that we tried to sign Alex Pritchard as part of the deal, was a very good player not so long ago but no idea how good he is now. Dissapointing but not surprising that he apparently doesn’t fancy coming to us though, the thought of staying at Huddersfield rather than coming to Derby shows how far we’ve fallen. Looking at the Huddersfield forum it seems that they consider Pritchard a failure there - one of those players who pass sideways and backwards - well we have seen those haven’t we - anyway he is apparently out of contract in the summer but clearly doesn’t want to take a step down from his premiership contract currently RoyMac5 and Derbados 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta 8,841 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Sparkle said: Looking at the Huddersfield forum it seems that they consider Pritchard a failure there - one of those players who pass sideways and backwards - well we have seen those haven’t we - anyway he is apparently out of contract in the summer but clearly doesn’t want to take a step down from his premiership contract currently Would the transfer umbongo for not paying the squad also prevent us doing any sort of swap deal? Link to post Share on other sites
nogbad van 50 893 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 11 hours ago, Charlie George said: He's been on Instagram tonight with a Derby fan who has been having problems. Absolute gent of a man. A career in social work beckons! Link to post Share on other sites
Gaspode 2,948 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 12 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: Would the transfer umbongo for not paying the squad also prevent us doing any sort of swap deal? Think you can do 'one out, one in' under an embargo.....but if he's not keen, then he can 'go forth and multiply' as far as I'm concerned.... RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta 8,841 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, Gaspode said: Think you can do 'one out, one in' under an embargo.....but if he's not keen, then he can 'go forth and multiply' as far as I'm concerned.... Fair enough. I agree for what it's worth, just wasn't sure if it would even have got off the ground had Pritchard been up for it. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RadioactiveWaste 12,350 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 If he goes, fair enough, he was decent servant to the club over his time and wasn't a huge fee. If we get £1m we've doubled his value! If he stays I hope he gets his form back and shows some of what he can do. I like the guy. Link to post Share on other sites
Coneheadjohn 10,262 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: umbongo Edited January 18 by Coneheadjohn RoyMac5, Steve How Hard? and JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DarkFruitsRam7 14,614 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) On 15/01/2021 at 15:12, RoyMac5 said: Occasionally he did. No consistency during a match or over matches played. Off the top of my head, he was absolutely outstanding against Southampton at home in the FA Cup under Lampard, and against Charlton at home under Cocu. That's two full games for you. I think it is still the right time for him to move on though. Edited January 18 by DarkFruitsRam7 Link to post Share on other sites
RoyMac5 12,992 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 17 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: That's two full games for you. In two and a half seasons? 😄 Link to post Share on other sites
Sparkle 6,258 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 23 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: Off the top of my head, he was absolutely outstanding against Southampton at home in the FA Cup under Lampard, and against Charlton at home under Cocu. That's two full games for you. I think it is still the right time for him to move on though. Not much is it - I can’t remember anyone playing well in that game vs Southampton, Marriott popped 2 in nicely and missed an open goal in the last 10 mins if I remember correctly whilst against charlton he did play well. The most ridiculous contribution he gave us was coming of injured at Leeds in the play off game getting Marriott onto the pitch and the rest is history nice chap but get some money back while we can - same goes for a few we have currently who are out of contract in the summer Edited January 18 by Sparkle Link to post Share on other sites
DarkFruitsRam7 14,614 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Not much is it - I can’t remember anyone playing well in that game vs Southampton, Marriott popped 2 in nicely and missed an open goal in the last 10 mins if I remember correctly whilst against charlton he did play well. The most ridiculous contribution he gave us was coming of injured at Leeds in the play off game getting Marriott onto the pitch and the rest is history nice chap but get some money back while we can - same goes for a few we have currently who are out of contract in the summer He was brilliant against Saints. Playing on the right as well. I'm sure there were more, but those were the two that stood out and got me thinking "We could have a player here." I agree that it's time to get some money for him though. I don't think he'll ever be consistent enough to live up to the promise he showed at various points. Sparkle 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mike93rh 277 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I love Holmes at CM, the issue for him is that's our strongest position now with Sibley, Knight, Shinnie, Bielik and Bird (yes the last two are holding mids). Correct me if I'm wrong but his downturn this season has coincided with him playing mostly out wide? He's had half his game time from the bench as well. If Huddersfield play him down the centre I think they're getting a bargain at £1mil. Link to post Share on other sites
Sparkle 6,258 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 minutes ago, mike93rh said: I love Holmes at CM, the issue for him is that's our strongest position now with Sibley, Knight, Shinnie, Bielik and Bird (yes the last two are holding mids). Correct me if I'm wrong but his downturn this season has coincided with him playing mostly out wide? He's had half his game time from the bench as well. If Huddersfield play him down the centre I think they're getting a bargain at £1mil. Playing in central midfield you have to be able of doing many functions well but Holmes doesn’t - he is good at running with the ball from the half way line which worries opponents which is big positive but his tackling and positional awareness are very poor whilst his passing is generally mis timed and inaccurate - thanks but time to move on Link to post Share on other sites
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