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    Quote Originally Posted by swaledale View Post
    Some good results for us today, Stevenage and Oxford both lose.

    Objective or negative? Also he has had 1 window free of EFL restrictions not 3 and real football management is not just down to the players one buys, its not FIFA!!! IMO whilst its true the football at best has been "workman like", in the end in this league its league position that counts and as long as he keeps the team in the top 6 he is doing the job he was employed to do!

    I still don't understand why you think its a valid criticism that he has built the current team (after 2 transfer windows) around the core of players that were already here? Isn't that what a manager is supposed to do?

    Your being a tad harsh in respect of injuries, yes I know the wisdom of buying players or loans that have been injured has been discussed, but then its a judgement call, players do come back after injuries and its one way of getting a better quality player than would otherwise be possible in the circumstances, sometimes that gamble pays off sometimes it doesn't.

    Sometimes fans need to remember how Derby arrived at this situation, by spending millions on players who didn't perform. Now we have a few free transfers who have yet to prove themselves over a long period. I mean if players who cost millions can turn out to be duds then what are the chances that some of those acquired on free transfers may also not be as good as expected?
    Objective...he’s made 14 signings I think...Springett, White, Ward, Vickers, Nyambe, Waghorn, John-Jules, Fornah, Wilson, Bradley, Washington, Elder, Nelson and Embleton.
    I think you forget that’s more than a whole new team, of which only two or three have, imo, proved genuine successes...so far.
    Can’t imagine you being so forgiving of any other manager we’ve had having such a ‘success’ rate.
    The signs are currently good and I obviously wish him well...but, all I’m saying is...on the evidence above, his transfer dealings need to improve and he needs to bring in players who will make an immediate impact this time.
    Last edited by ramAnag; 23-12-2023 at 06:03 PM.

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