I'd say it was no more than a heartfelt reach out MA.

Names being touted by fans appear to be those who squeeze that bit extra out of an ordinary looking side

Alex Neil
Neil Harris
Dean Smith

No disrespect to any of Preston, Millwall or Brentford but on paper how many of their players collectively would walk in to Derby's first XI?

I can't think of one from Millwall, a couple maybe at Preston and 3 or 4 at Brentford?
Throw in to that mix Sheff Utd and we've covered the four sides that finished (just) below us.

We are a pretty big club with a brilliant infrastructure and strong fan base but with that comes expectation and a renowned trigger happy chairman. How attractive are we to prospective managers who are deemed suitable by the fans?

We've bought badly overall and extended contracts at inappropriate times.

Davies has been a revelation and Huddlestone, Ledley, Jerome and Nugent have all played cameo roles at some point though when those last 20mins come 4-5 players over 30 in a side that doesn't keep possession are going to suffer.

Was Lawrence at 7m a better buy than Ollie Watkins at 2m?

Was Jerome at 2m a better bet than Mitrovic on loan?

When was the last time we bought in a quality overseas player who had zero experience in England?

Albentosa went straight back, Abdul Camara the same.

When you drill in to things at PP it's all become very predictable and there are underlying fundamentals that if not addressed will result in the club going backwards.

One week ago I was mourning after a trip to Fulham but also enthused by the fact we looked like keeping a manager who loved the club and had the owner of the divisions golden boot..... reasons to be cheerful?

A week is a long time in football!