James Bailey (1 Viewer)

Am back! Sorry for the delay! Your website is blocked at school!

In terms of Clough offloading Ball and Bailey I think you're very unlikely to get Ball on a permanent deal. I think that Clough sees potential in him, and at such a young age, would deem it silly to not give him a greater chnace to prove himself at Derby.

However, Bailey was made available for permanent transfer in the summer, and I believe if the offer was right Clough would be willing to let him go. Clough does genuinely rate Bailey, and has consistently repeated that it is the form of our other two central midfielders which has kept him out rather than his own performances, so he may hope for a fairly decent sum of money. I think Bailey's contract expires in the summer of 2014, so I expect we will definately be looking to offload before his price decreases majorly, which I think is a shame!

As for Richard Keogh, he has come in as stand-in skipper while our club captain is out for at least the season, and has impressed Derby fans on the whole. He had a lot of expectation after the departure of Jason Shackell to Burnley, who all the Derby fans rate highly, but I have yet to hear any negative comments surrounding his performances. He looks solid, and certainly enjoys making the big tackles, something I'm sure you saw plenty of during his time with you. He is one of those players who you can tell is passionate about whichever team he plays for, and just wants to do well for the team, not purely himself. He appears to be respected by players and fans alike at Derby and Clough has regularly mentioned how impressive he has been, recently claiming 'we was an absolute bargain'. He's also chipped in with a couple of goals! I think what has also impressed fans is that he joined Derby when he could have earned more money elsewhere. He seems genuine, has lots of tenacity, and a strong will to win, something that has gone down well with the fans!

I'm not sure whether that was the answer you all wanted to hear, but I'm sure most Coventry fans are pleased he's doing well!

Not entirely sure why the fact I go to school is a reason to try and mock me being as we all have to or have been to school in the past, but suit yourself!

I was just trying to give an honest opinion on a question many had asked, so sorry if i wasn't useful, but that was my sole intention!