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£16m back in 2007 those players were good Championship players but never in a million years were they good enough for the Premier League and Billy Davis knew that that’s why he wanted to get rid as soon as we got in the Prem and get the money to replace them from the owner at the time but he didn’t get it so he left and we remained with the players we had and became the worst team in Premier League history.Quote:
Originally Posted by ramAnag
They did get a few quid to spend but spent it on Rob Earnshaw, Robbie Savage, Claude Davis, Kenny Miller etc. Panic buying,, but I've always said if you can't get your main targets don't spend at all,, yeah you might suffer but at least not wasting money on crap duff signings, we were never staying up from around game 3 or 4 that season, we should have known that and planned accordingly, the rebuild wouldn't have took 5 bloody years if not for the silly willy nilly signings. I still can't get my head around the Claude Davis and Kenny Miller signings, almost as bad as the Bradley Johnson and Jacob Butterfield panic buys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramspudnik
Paul Jewell brought Savage in from Blackburn for £1.5m which rose to £2m which was a bargain, so he was hardly a heavy cost for us unlike Earnshaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCFCArmy
Every manager you have seems to be the problem clough ,clement, mclarren now Rowett. I go with my dad to derby games and I see fabulous football then after January it’s power off. Seriously even if pep took over it wouldn’t change anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramspudnik
Stop pampering players without them earning it
I haven’t seen one decent game to watch at home, it’s been a crock of crap entertainment wise which I feel sorry for the fans who pay their hard earn money to watch this pile of tripe and see the same structure play out season on end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly-miller
The best performances this season has been away from home but even so, we still not been thoroughly convincing to say the least.
He didn't sign Earnshaw. That was done behind his back. Got us promoted a month after the automatic places were decided. He was a month behind the two other promoted teams in terms of becoming Premier League ready. He should have got straight down to getting the necessaru players in from day 1. Instead he chose to go on holiday for, if I remember correctly, 3 weeks. Three weeks which should have been spent getting players in. By the time he came back and got down to business, the players DCFC might have wanted and could afford had already gone elsewhere. That was where that season went wrong and it was downhill from there on in.
Rowett? I don't think the slump is down to him. I think it's the players who are feeling way too comfortable in the SBC on PL level long term contracts.
Agreed. He needs to be given more time, most of them don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ram Pant
"We are delighted to have a new striker on board with a fantastic track record in terms of goals scored at every level he has played, including the Premier League and internationals," said Derby manager Billy Davies. "Robert is a fantastic additional to my squad and I'm sure the fans will be excited that we have a new fox in the box for the new season."Quote:
Originally Posted by Ram Pant
He did sign Earnshaw....
Rowett? I don't think the slump is down to him. I think it's the players who are feeling way too comfortable in the SBC on PL level long term contracts.[/QUOTE]
He picks the players, he brings them in and he trains them how he want’s them to perform for match day.
Rowett even said himself that he takes full responsibility for Derby’s downfall if things are not going right because he’s the manager.
Time to save our season by bringing in someone new to save our season.
Taking responsibility and being responsible are two different things. That's a bit subtle, would you like an example?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramspudnik