Clough and the Board

taiwan

if you think Derby are bad at "not-quite-made-its" you should see man utd, spurs, arsenal etc.... they are forever loaning out players who they took a punt on and it never quite happened for them.

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<sigh> I was not on about not quite made it players, (in fact, I expressly removed this class of player) but simply, never stood a chance players.
-Despite making your point somewhat redundant, I will presume any and all misunderstandings are my fault and pay you the respect of trying to explain myself further and actually show you how you have clearly misunderstood my meaning.

1=While gunners are indeed very bad at signing players to sit on their bench, this is often a host of young teens, rather than players bought with the intent to use as first term players.

2=Spurs have bought their fair share of flops, but these are players who are bought and then tried out, before being scrapped. Crouch, Russian bloke, Bentley...etc.
-I am referring to players who never even get onto the pitch.

3=Though Man U have had a few high profile flops, the word few, is key. Generally their main signings have been of high class (GK's aside) and often they sign players and then keep them on the edge of the team for few years, before letting loose in order to mould them effectively into the team. Ronaldo is a prime example of this.

=Finally, you should note my line, 'we' cannot afford this. The key difference here is that Man U and friends can afford to machine gun sign players and then leave them to rot. They do not care if they have a host of no hopers sucking dry their resources because so insanely rich. Derby on the other hand have sparse resources, which need to be used carefully and this is my point.

=It is not just how much money you have to spend, but how you spend that money. Derby have no always utilised their resources effectively.

Watching Derby Res v Pinxton, in Ben D & McGuire we had near on £1M of investment running the show yet nowhere near the first team. That's the price if having to gamble.

Any American is full of talk and empty promises, we as a club are not rotting but we are certainly not going anywhere in any kind of hurry.
Stop filling us full of empty promises Mr Glick, back the club with sensible money or just sell up and go home where you belong.

"Any American is full of talk and empty promises"

Don't you just love stereotypical generalisations?
What are South Africans full of?

You're the radiology geek, wouldn't you know..?

All I know is what Shropshire folk are full of, and for a sleepy old county they aren't half imaginative about what they see fit to introduce into their bodies as they seek to while away the long winter evenings.

...bring a whole new meaning to "lightbulb moment" do they?

The most recent discovery worthy of mention was in fact a Buzz Lightyear, who sadly had lost whatever buzz he once possessed in the hours between the beginnings of his journey and his landlord seeking medical attention. Happily for Mr Lightyear, the wings were still fully extended and by all accounts he retained his look of grim determination. I am sorry to report, though, that he failed to reach infinity, far less beyond, his travels coming to a halt somewhere in the vicinity ofthe recto-sigmoid junction.

lastapostleofvidal.... South Africans are full of the same crap as youself.

Aaaaaahhh the recto-sigmoid junction.

What a night that was.