angieram Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 There WAS snow in Derby! RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, angieram said: There WAS snow in Derby! It came down quite heavily for a good 20 minutes around Mackworth, but it soon disappeared, looks like Oakwood had a bit more than us. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 10/01/2023 at 12:10, angieram said: Rearranged for the same night as the first teams rearranged game at home to Cheltenham, unless we beat West Ham in the cup and then it will have to be …. rearranged, seems to be a popular date. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Foreveram said: Rearranged for the same night as the first teams rearranged game at home to Cheltenham, unless we beat West Ham in the cup and then it will have to be …. rearranged, seems to be a popular date. No support for our young lads, then, and no matchday income for Alfreton. Crap! Bald Eagle's Barmy Army and Foreveram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 New contracts for three of the youngsters: Andrew3000, Foreveram, angieram and 7 others 2 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram@Lincoln Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I wonder why Robinson's contract is only until summer 24 unlike Bardell through to summer 25. Are scholars limited in contract length? Hopefully there's a professional contract in the pipeline for Thompson after his scholarship with all the glamour about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: New contracts for three of the youngsters: A lot of interest in the goalie I understand, Spurs have been very keen. Nice to see a player with other options commit for a change. Lost millions of future value in the last 2 years and not all due to admin. Comrade 86, Stuniverse, Carl Sagan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram@Lincoln Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: A lot of interest in the goalie I understand, Spurs have been very keen. Nice to see a player with other options commit for a change. Lost millions of future value in the last 2 years and not all due to admin. Agent appears to be Sam Rush, hopefully there's no spite there towards the club. Leave it all at Mel's door. Carl Sagan, Premier ram, Crewton and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said: I wonder why Robinson's contract is only until summer 24 unlike Bardell through to summer 25. Are scholars limited in contract length? Hopefully there's a professional contract in the pipeline for Thompson after his scholarship with all the glamour about him. Jack Thompson has already been offered a 4-years professional contract commencing on his 17th birthday but he cannot sign it until then. However, if another club comes in for him before then, the fact that the offer has already been made by DCFC means that the club is entitled to seek a transfer fee above and beyond an academy development costs compensation award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said: Agent appears to be Sam Rush, hopefully there's no spite there towards the club. Leave it all at Mel's door. No spite at all, Sam Rush has been a personal friend of Jack's family for the past seven years. Morris settled Sam's claim in full through the tribunal judgement and an additional out of court settlement against Morris. Sam has no axe to grind with Derby County, far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Here are all the photos on Jack's twitter feed, not just the Sam Rush one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram@Lincoln Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Brailsford Ram said: No spite at all, Sam Rush has been a personal friend of Jack's family for the past seven years. Morris settled Sam's claim in full through the tribunal judgement and an additional out of court settlement against Morris. Sam has no axe to grind with Derby County, far from it. That's absolutely fantastic to hear - the more agents that are happy with Derby the better I guess for recruiting the best players. The Scarlet Pimpernel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: A lot of interest in the goalie I understand, Spurs have been very keen. Nice to see a player with other options commit for a change. Lost millions of future value in the last 2 years and not all due to admin. Yes there's been interest from Premier League clubs for the past year. That's been mentioned in the national media.But the good news is that during that time the club and the academy has increasingly stabilised and is seeking to move back to its previous performance and recruitment levels as soon as possible. Confidence and security assurances among the boys in the academy has increased accordingly and a lot of worries are now much reduced. So, happily Jack and others are still here because they want to be and that can only be good for our future. I think the off-field events of the past three years have amplified just how important a good academy is for Derby County. It is our future. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ('n' White) Sheep Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: New contracts for three of the youngsters: Jack Thompson is the big one. Future England no1 right there if he carries on the same trajectory. Premier ram and whiteroseram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jram Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Great that Thompson has signed and it’s also provided us with this adorable photo of Darren Wassall Black ('n' White) Sheep, Comrade 86, angieram and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 16/01/2023 at 16:27, angieram said: How bad is it down there? We haven't got any snow at all in Ripley. Very late reply but I had to go to Loughborough on Monday evening. Very strange. Heading North, no snow at the high points at Markfield or Copt Oak, but dropping down to a couple of miles from Loughborough there was about an inch or so,and frozen hard on the pavements, right down to the town centre. Not surprised it was called off really. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Time Lurker Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 13:29, Brailsford Ram said: Yes there's been interest from Premier League clubs for the past year. That's been mentioned in the national media.But the good news is that during that time the club and the academy has increasingly stabilised and is seeking to move back to its previous performance and recruitment levels as soon as possible. Confidence and security assurances among the boys in the academy has increased accordingly and a lot of worries are now much reduced. So, happily Jack and others are still here because they want to be and that can only be good for our future. I think the off-field events of the past three years have amplified just how important a good academy is for Derby County. It is our future. COYR Thanks Brailsford for this, it's really encouraging to hear that the Academy is heading in the right direction again. Are you able to share any info on the steps taken to achieve this? I'm pleased to see the news about Max Bardell. In the u21s recent good run of form, his performances were excellent, and like Rooney, he looked a cut above. It was - perhaps - significant that he played at right back whereas Oduroh was played out of position to accommodate him. I'd like to think that Max has the potential to step up to the first team in time in a position where, of course, we are currently somewhat short. Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Baffled said: Thanks Brailsford for this, it's really encouraging to hear that the Academy is heading in the right direction again. Are you able to share any info on the steps taken to achieve this? Everything has been publicised by the club about the rebuilding of the academy. It was public knowledge that during the administration we lost several academy players to other clubs, most of whom were players who the club most wanted to keep. Funds were not available to adequately replace them and inevitably there was a dramatic decline in on-field results. On top of this, redundancies among the academy recruitment and analytical staff compounded the problem. I think there was a real awareness among the fanbase that the future of the academy was in doubt, in line of course with the worries for the very existence of the club itself. Since the takeover there has been a slow rebuilding of academy players and support staff and a recent improvement in on-field performance. Recently the club was informed that it would retain the Cat 1 academy status, which had been in doubt. All of this been a big boost in terms of morale at Moor Farm. So I don't think I have any secrets to reveal. Things seem to be on the up. Personally, I think we owe a huge vote of gratitude to Darren Wassall who is now in his 15th year as head of the academy, a remarkable stint in modern day football. Throughout his time in charge the academy went from strength to strength until administration. Thankfully, Darren emerges intact from the troubles and seemingly ready to lead the rebuild. We hear little about him but he contributes an awful lot in my opinion. Edited January 20, 2023 by Brailsford Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 29 minutes ago, Baffled said: Thanks Brailsford for this, it's really encouraging to hear that the Academy is heading in the right direction again. Are you able to share any info on the steps taken to achieve this? I'm pleased to see the news about Max Bardell. In the u21s recent good run of form, his performances were excellent, and like Rooney, he looked a cut above. It was - perhaps - significant that he played at right back whereas Oduroh was played out of position to accommodate him. I'd like to think that Max has the potential to step up to the first team in time in a position where, of course, we are currently somewhat short. My memory of recent games was Max at RCB and Oduroh at RWB angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Time Lurker Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said: My memory of recent games was Max at RCB and Oduroh at RWB That just goes to show it's a game of opinions?! I did think, though, that there was certainly an emphasis of getting the ball forward quicker, which makes sense given the way the first team plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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