What’s going on then?

[mistaram]

We’re not talking about ‘rolling out facts’ though Rom...any ’statto’ with
nothing better to do can do that. We’re talking about knowledge of our current individual players.
You have to watch regularly to have that and you have to watch the U23’s to know who’s coming through. As mista says...not many tipped Bogle to be pinching the right back position from Wisdom this season and I certainly wouldn’t have known, as he does, that Butters had a ‘stormer’ earlier this week. Who knows...he might provide another midfield option rather than be the write off most of us thought.

RA Romanis is right in what he says, you don't have to go to be a fan but football without a crowd wouldn't be very good The next thing I will try and predict us that Kyle McAllister will make the first team he's still a bit short of fitness but the lad is good

[ramAnag]

RA Romanis is right in what he says, you don't have to go to be a fan but football without a crowd wouldn't be very good The next thing I will try and predict us that Kyle McAllister will make the first team he's still a bit short of fitness but the lad is good

I’ve not said otherwise mista. Circumstances have dictated that I’ve only seen Derby three times this season. Doesn’t make me any less of a fan but I do consider myself currently less informed than the likes of you and MA.
If McAllister comes good that will be another bonus...I’d more or less written him off as inexpensive potential that had sunk without trace. What about Holmes? He seems, from a distance, to have flattered to deceive.

[Romanis]

RA Romanis is right in what he says, you don't have to go to be a fan but football without a crowd wouldn't be very good The next thing I will try and predict us that Kyle McAllister will make the first team he's still a bit short of fitness but the lad is good

I don't disagree either. eg: Tricky was saying for months way before he broke the 1st team, that Ollie Burke was special. He and his kid have been to U23s and other youth level games. So deffo I will defer to your knowledge of your team's players. In that sense obviously I will not be able to talk at length about youth from our academy because there's no way to watch telecasts of their games out here. But that doesn't mean a fan anywhere in the globe is a 'lesser fan' because he can't get to games. We both watch the same game, albeit one in the flesh, 1 on the tube. Both are contributing. The stadium fan in match day revenue and vocal support, the 'telly' fan in tv revenue and merchandise and also moral support, because players do engage with supporters on social media.

And don't forget, an overseas fan if he travels, will pay almost the same if not more than a season ticket holder, in terms of flight, accommodation, tickets and merchandise. Every fan is important, every club knows that. If Derby make the Prem, the possibility of millions from India, China, USA and South East Asia watch and following them can generate the kind of revenue that can keep the club stable financially for years and years.

[Trickytreesreds]

I don't disagree either. eg: Tricky was saying for months way before he broke the 1st team, that Ollie Burke was special. He and his kid have been to U23s and other youth level games. So deffo I will defer to your knowledge of your team's players. In that sense obviously I will not be able to talk at length about youth from our academy because there's no way to watch telecasts of their games out here. But that doesn't mean a fan anywhere in the globe is a 'lesser fan' because he can't get to games. We both watch the same game, albeit one in the flesh, 1 on the tube. Both are contributing. The stadium fan in match day revenue and vocal support, the 'telly' fan in tv revenue and merchandise and also moral support, because players do engage with supporters on social media.

And don't forget, an overseas fan if he travels, will pay almost the same if not more than a season ticket holder, in terms of flight, accommodation, tickets and merchandise. Every fan is important, every club knows that. If Derby make the Prem, the possibility of millions from India, China, USA and South East Asia watch and following them can generate the kind of revenue that can keep the club stable financially for years and years.

Ill give you another one Romanis. Appiah.
Yet to make his debut, but is an England un18 regular, as he has been since 16,
At 17 he could surpass Burke very quickly. His only problem is the size of squad and quality of it. Burke's break through was easy to forsee, with the squad as it was.