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SkyBlueSam01 · Jul 18, 2022

Could someone explain to me why so many of Derby's players are supposedly highly sought after by higher clubs?

Id get it if they had 1 or 2 stars who didnt deserve to be relegated but weren't they fairly poor as a team last year?

KenilworthSkyBlue · Jul 18, 2022

SkyBlueSam01 said:
Could someone explain to me why so many of Derby's players are supposedly highly sought after by higher clubs?

Id get it if they had 1 or 2 stars who didnt deserve to be relegated but weren't they fairly poor as a team last year?

They would've stayed up comfortably were it not for their points deduction?

Their academy has also been Cat One for years hence why they have so much talent coming through.

SlowerThanPlatt · Jul 18, 2022

Mostly young and going into U23 set ups. Same as when clubs paid for Thomas, Stevenson and Harries when we were relegated into League 2.

Greggs · Jul 18, 2022

They're cheap

wingy · Jul 18, 2022

Would have been 9 points behind us without points deduction.

no_loyalty · Jul 18, 2022

Greggs said:
They're cheap

Max Bird goes Cheep.

Greggs · Jul 18, 2022

no_loyalty said:
Max Bird goes Cheep.

i feel i'm bringing the best out of you when setting you up for beauties like this.

robbiethemole · Jul 18, 2022

Or even cheep

mmttww · Jul 18, 2022

Picking the bones from relegated teams worked for Liverpool (Robertson, Wijnaldum) and as someone pointed out, they'd have finished not that far behind us if it weren't for the points deduction.

Appreciate there's a slight(!) difference in the fees paid in my example but feel like the point stands up. Good players stand out in poor teams. Add data analysis in to the mix, don't see the issue.

fatso · Jul 18, 2022

They had no money and very few players and so were forced to blood some kids.
Those that did well want to stay in the championship, and Derby need the cash.
It ain't rocket science.

SkyblueDad · Jul 18, 2022

KenilworthSkyBlue said:
They would've stayed up comfortably were it not for their points deduction?

Their academy has also been Cat One for years hence why they have so much talent coming through.

Was at their Acadamy April time they have some excellent prospects coming through.
Rooney was there watching.

stevefloyd · Jul 18, 2022

slowpoke said:
Was at their Acadamy April time they have some excellent prospects coming through.
Rooney was there watching.

He was there just in case their grandparents had brought them

SkyblueDad · Jul 18, 2022

stevefloyd said:
He was there just in case their grandparents had brought them

He was apparently a regular at various of their Acadamy games

blunted · Jul 18, 2022

First rule of relegated club. See if you can cherry pick their best players.

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Jul 19, 2022

I thought this was gonna be about them being linked with just us, considering we’ve already been linked with: Plange, Buchanan, Sibley and Bird. I wonder who’s next James Collins?

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