January Transfer Window

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It seems Warne didn't want a make weight, which I agree with, why bring somebody in if you don't think they are good enough? He clearly isn't a manager in the "wee Billy" style, who collected players just because he could it seemed.

Lets face it, its worked to date, given that hardly any of us (well except for me) expected Derby to be even challenging for promotion this season. There is a concern that a run of injuries could stop progress, but we shall see. Dobbin and Roberts remain with us which is a plus, Dobbin can play as an out and out striker if required.

White it seems is a versatile player, can play as "false nine" and actually given Bird's injury I think he will be involved sooner rather than later.

I'm puzzled with the pair from Arsenal joining the u23 squad, but I guess they can if required step up to the first team and in the mean time are guaranteed playing time in that squad. It seems a clever piece of business by Warne, who wasn't going to agree a loan player would be required to play regularly in the first team unless he merited it.