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I think it’s the same with any overseas league: some are more technical than others, but the physicality seems to be the biggest issue. I’ve always been big on bringing and trusting technically gifted footballers to put it all together, eventually. I’ve never been a fan of taking a player...

Kenzo Goudmijn should be signed this week, obviously having not watched a minute of Eredivisie this season it’s hard to predict the standard or what the immediate plans for him. He’s a Dutch youth international with 30+ games at international level at various age groups. By all accounts, he...

We’re signing Kayden Jackson from Ipswich. Bizarre one for me, not exactly prolific and technically not quite at it, although a renowned hard worker with physical attributes which has obviously drawn Warne in. We need options as we released so many players but I can’t say I’m overly keen on this...

It looks as though, out of nowhere, we're signing Jerry Yates on loan from Swansea. A surprising one, not that I've been watching a ton of Swansea games, but he signed for decent money after a really good couple of seasons at Blackpool and finished as their top goalscorer last season - despite...

Very conflicting rumours, but I suspect we will sign one of: Mat Ryan, Marek Rodak or Daniel Iversen soon. Rodak is obviously at the Euros until Sunday (hopefully). Ryan is a free agent and Iversen is available, albeit just received a very handsome payrise due to Leicester's promotion. I think...

We have our first signing through the door in Ben Osborn. An established Championship player capable of playing multiple positions and suits what Paul Warne wants from his players. Not someone who will win one game in 10, but one that will make himself a presence each and every time. Concerns...

Vickers Nyambe Nelson Cashin Wilson Fornah Thompson Elder Mendez-Laing Washington Blackett-Taylor We would be relegated before a ball was kicked, but I anticipate it will look very different (particularly in...

Murphy is a funny one: he went 18 months playing League One football without scoring a goal and then hit a very productive purple patch under their new manager at the back end of the season. He is a technically decent player, so I'm not shitting on him, but Oxford pulled out all the stops to...

Dobbin was a funny player to watch; he looked electric with the ball at his feet but as soon as he had to release it, as in pass or shoot, it was erratic at best and a vile indictment on the game of football at worse. We also had Will Osula on loan at the same time who resembled a great dane...

According to news sourced through AZ Alkmaar, we are signing former Brighton & Arsenal goalkeeper Mathew Ryan on a free transfer. It's an unusual rumour, usually when sourced through such means it tends to be right, but would suspect that he could do with a new agent if we are the best offer...

Windass is a wonderful technical footballer that has been injury prone and inconsistent for his entire career. He really is a player that could go either way. We had the same with Mendez-Laing who put it all together and now looks like a dedicated professional. He’s a gamble, but ultimately I...

He must have a magic agent.

Three players who have been named in training ground visits, although there seems to be a lot at the moment, is: Marek Rodak, Divin Muamba and Ben Osborn. I suspect Osborn will be one signing, always felt we would be in the hunt for Rodak given Warne’s history with him and Muamba has been a...

Always said that if I was a professional footballer that I’d always let me contract run down. Obviously you lose the stability of a fall back if you’re injured, but there’s plenty of teams paying wages over purchasing intangible assets. A good player will always have people at thier door - it’s...

Exactly. We will live and die by our recruitment and we’re essentially starting from scratch, but the budget will certainly be healthy to give us a chance. I don’t anticipate high spending on transfer fees, but would guess that we’ll be competitive in the loan and free agency markets. The wage...

Derby’s ’aging squad’ going into the Championship includes just six players over 30, with only one of them over 33.. by the way.

The same squad? I’d be surprised if any team in the Championship makes more signings than us this summer. Although, I could be wrong, but certainly no less than 12 players by the end of the window.

Either way, I was more pointing to the fact that Warne has only ever worked with goalkeepers of that ilk in starting roles (apart from his very first season which was a bit of a mess) and probably saw Wildsmith as lacking. Now he's got twice, three-times the budget and he's potentially got a...

It's difficult to know what goes on behind closed doors or what player/manager's motivations are but I do see Norris and Wildsmith as a much of muchness - we had a similar situation with Vickers but injuries and personnel tragedies really kept him from ever getting the chance to hold down his...

When Bradley turned up last summer, you could see how incredibly off it he was and as you say his mobility was a huge concern - as was just about every other aspect of his game. He struggled with fitness, obviously confidence was dented as everyone was excited about his signing was labelling as...