Jahmal Hector-Ingram...

[MadAmster]

... training with the first team.

I had expected he'd be doing that next season but, it seems he has joined them already. Exciting player IMO.

[mistaram]

... training with the first team.

I had expected he'd be doing that next season but, it seems he has joined them already. Exciting player IMO.

Yes looks either Martin or Marriott will be off. I can't make my mind up about JHI I've seen quite a bit of him ,sure he scores for U23 not to convinced in him Whittaker scored plenty as well but not done to much yet Which has surprised me a bit because I really rate him. As for JHI he's 21now and had the guts to walk out of West Ham so must have confidence in his own ability ,both young wouldn't be surprised if Whittaker goes on loan somewhere

[MadAmster]

Yes looks either Martin or Marriott will be off. I can't make my mind up about JHI I've seen quite a bit of him ,sure he scores for U23 not to convinced in him Whittaker scored plenty as well but not done to much yet Which has surprised me a bit because I really rate him. As for JHI he's 21now and had the guts to walk out of West Ham so must have confidence in his own ability ,both young wouldn't be surprised if Whittaker goes on loan somewhere

Likely Marriott if you're right as Martin gives us a different option as he's a target man and the only one we have.

We have enough kids coming through though, don't we?

Bogle, Lowe, Bird, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Mitchell-Lawson, Hector-Ingram, Whittaker, Ravas and a couple of others on the upward trend.

They won't all make the grade, some may have to move on to make it as you can't have 10 kids in a senior side, you need some experienced heads in there as well.

Might this turn out to be Derby's answer to ManU's "class of 92"? The would be massive if it was.

[AdiSalisbury]

Might this turn out to be Derby's answer to ManU's "class of 92"? The would be massive if it was.

I hope so! Even in a smaller way. We're lacking any buzz this season (or whatever season it was), a few nice surprises would pick things up.

[MadAmster]

I hope so! Even in a smaller way. We're lacking any buzz this season (or whatever season it was), a few nice surprises would pick things up.

Bird, Knight and Sibley have surely provided a buzz. So has the arrival of Rooney. I would also add the revival of Lawro who spent most of the season playing 1 great game followed by 9 less than average ones but, prior to the lockdown, played several successive games at the level he should be at for 80% of a season.

[mistaram]

Bird, Knight and Sibley have surely provided a buzz. So has the arrival of Rooney. I would also add the revival of Lawro who spent most of the season playing 1 great game followed by 9 less than average ones but, prior to the lockdown, played several successive games at the level he should be at for 80% of a season.

MA Cocu must take a lot of credit for getting the best out of Lawrence I had given up on him but credit to him he's been as good as any other player since January

[StensonRam]

You might be able to attribute some if not all of his loss of form to the passing of his mum lets bare that in mind, it knocks you for six and when it happened to me sometimes I questioned myself and did I want to carry on living, that's an extreme I know and luckily I got through it, no one knows how and what Lawrence was feeling apart from him and his family, maybe not even the club fully

[mistaram]

Likely Marriott if you're right as Martin gives us a different option as he's a target man and the only one we have.

We have enough kids coming through though, don't we?

Bogle, Lowe, Bird, Buchanan, Knight, Sibley, Mitchell-Lawson, Hector-Ingram, Whittaker, Ravas and a couple of others on the upward trend.

They won't all make the grade, some may have to move on to make it as you can't have 10 kids in a senior side, you need some experienced heads in there as well.

Might this turn out to be Derby's answer to ManU's "class of 92"? The would be massive if it was.

Hope it's not Marriott still think he's our best striker Martin has done well since he got back in the team . But he did absolutely nothing for the previous two seasons I don't go with he's our only hold up player We got to the playoffs with Rowett without one Play off final without one Martin is a decent but very expensive player Tough call for Cocu

[MadAmster]

Hope it's not Marriott still think he's our best striker Martin has done well since he got back in the team . But he did absolutely nothing for the previous two seasons I don't go with he's our only hold up player We got to the playoffs with Rowett without one Play off final without one Martin is a decent but very expensive player Tough call for Cocu

Factually you are right mista, however, IMO you need to look at the whole picture and not just his goal stats.

Those 2 poor season out on loan coincided with a debilitating illness which robbed him of his strength and stamina. Nobody suffering that illness would have had good seasons. Last season he showed he can still do a very good job for us.

Rowett did get us to the playoffs without a target man. True. But, what has that got to do with the price of baked beans in Kuala Lumpur?

There are sides where it's the right move to play a target man. There are sides where maybe a 2 up top (Waggy/Marriott?) is the best tactic. Cocu might even decide he wants to play with a target man most games. IMO, his 2 poor seasons on loan are irrelevant to today and to next season.

He is an expensive asset, agreed. Whether he is even here next season will depend totally on him taking a wage cut IMO.

[AdiSalisbury]

You might be able to attribute some if not all of his loss of form to the passing of his mum lets bare that in mind, it knocks you for six and when it happened to me sometimes I questioned myself and did I want to carry on living, that's an extreme I know and luckily I got through it, no one knows how and what Lawrence was feeling apart from him and his family, maybe not even the club fully

Well said