Meh.

comment by 666 ⚽️ (U11795)
posted 26 minutes ago
Meh.
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Theresa?

I remember the Reading match and I don't think Will was to blame for our defeat. Didn't Warnock play defensive midfield? The whole team were krap.

Some of you have got very short memories, Will has been a shining light for a few years and if Martin had been playing last year he would have had someone to pass to. The other dead legs couldn't read his passes.

I've had a few drinks and I'm still upset.

Rowett out.

Hate to break it to you mate but barring relegation GR is here long term.

I know it may not be pretty next season but we've tried the fancy dandy way in this league coming up short.

GR has identified this and is buying grit and experience higher up but quality in this league.

Let's just the feck out of this place and let the PL quality additions join when we get there.

We'll be in the mix no doubt.

VC...You are right. Some do have short memories. Our midfield for last 2 promotions were Robin Van Der Laan & Darryl Powell....Matt Oakley & Seth Johnson. Will Hughes is gone. Now let Rowett get some proper Central midfielders in to get us out this league

"a shining light"

I know I'm really spoiling your night now VC, but that's his hair.

I think wills "problem" is that he's too good for this league, and too good for the players around him at derby. It was the same when we had Tom Carroll on loan, he was made to look rubbish, passes seemingly going astray, because his brain and passing skillset were too advanced for the other players we had, if we had players more to his level they would have been anticipating and feeding off things instead of being yards short

Well put Harps.
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It's a new era at Derby, I think it'll be a while before we see the attacking, passing game from us again, looking back, post QPR, I feel we retreated into ourselves and sank into possession for possession's sake. That's in the past now though. I don't think Will was a GR type player.

I think the pendulum is swinging ferociously towards functional football, but it'll swing back again, let's just hope GR can assemble a decent defensive foundation to build on, when it does.

We're 2 or 3 short of anything competitive in my mind though currently:

Wide Mid
Box to Box Mid
Holding Mid

Still early days though:

Ledley
Whelan
Arfield

Solanke (loan-assuming Liverpool don't want to play him this season)

I think that could be a decent GR team, I just might have to start watching Ligue 1 to get my progressive football fix.

Best of luck Will hope you can cement a place at Shatford and fulfill the potential.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40394483

I've heard another rumour that we received 9 million, plus what we owed them was written off, and has a 15% sell on clause

If the ££'s owed to Watford have indeed been written off as part of the deal then, it's not that bad on the whole. I'm sure there are many twists and turns to come and I imagine Ince will be the next out of the door.

You shoud have cashed in a few years go, now u have been stung. Serves u right for being greedy.

comment by 🎤Mike drop🎤 (U15513)
posted 8 minutes ago
You shoud have cashed in a few years go, now u have been stung. Serves u right for being greedy.
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I know, god forbid we wanted to keep hold of one of the best players in the league instead of just selling him to the first bidder. 🔔 end

The £££'a owed to Watford has now been paid off. Derby owed Watford £6m approx. Watford have Taken £4.5m off that debt to cover the initial payment and Derby have paid Watford £1.5m to clear the debt. Watford are due to pay Derby another payment on Jan 1st 2018.

In short we have had to pay £1.5m and Hughes to cover the debt. Now Watford owe Derby