Dean Saunders has been named.......

Always got a lot of time for Deano although I agree its a massive step up.

However I know a Wrexham fan and the general opinion is there quite happy to see the back of him.

Great player but then that can quite often be the reason thyey don't tend to make great managers.

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Go back a few months on here (ok, on 606) and the wrist-slashers were screaming out for O'Driscoll to be appointed at Derby.

Feel sorry for olde O Driscoll and not sure what Deano can provide that O Driscoll can't but you have to congratulate him on what he achieved with Doncaster and playing the game the right way.

Best of luck to olde Deano though, my only hero, I remember getting a signed autograph from him for my birthday when I was a member of the Junior Rams. I forgot all about my walkman with a rewind button on it and ran round the whole village screaming I've got Deano's autograph.

Good point about Goddard as an assist hero I remember Tony Cottee not being quite as effective after he left West Ham.

Best/worst memory of Deano they did a fake fire drill before I think it was the Newcastle game, the whole of the Key Club had to go on the pitch, Deano was warming up and sent the ball my way, the old man was shouting go on kick it back to him, I saw my moment of glory, froze under the pressure n some other get ran in front of me and passed it back to him (not as well as I would have though) ...that was the end of my professional football career.

Best of luck to olde Deano though...legend amongst men.

Eddie, would you like to divulge who the wrist slashers were?

Ajisa

Not forgetting that turn on Bruce at Old Trafford in what was, and still is the best away performance Ive witnessed from a Derby side!

Wassa

Thats not important, they know who they are

Wassa:

dcfChris, Mostyn and 666, mate.

The usual.

I'm sure that O'Driscoll will get picked up for a job soon enough - he created a darn good side at Doncaster on very limited funds and it seems (from the outside, of course) that the resources just ran out at the club. I could be wrong on that of course.

Anyway, Good Luck to Dean Saunders in his new job.

Mostyn must be salivating, both his choices are now 'on the market'...Sean O'Driscoll AND Alan Irvine!!

SDS, we must be of a similar age. I remember that game too.
Apart from the play off final, my best day as a Derby fan was away at Man U in April 1997 when Paulo Wanchope made his debut. He made Bruce, Pallister, Shmicheal and the like, look like amaterurs. I've still got the press cuttings. What a day that was. Inspired Jim Smith.