Derby County manager Nigel Clough backed by Burton Albion boss Gary Rowett

“oh dear DBRAM were you out thought by an 8 year old. You stated you'd rather have Clough than Billy as though they are the only choices. We've had a steady stream of talent in recent years, either not quite making it or sold on the cheap. Huddlestone, riggot, Barnes, a club that is just hanging onto the champioship is not gping to keep hold of them, like Crewe. The imcreased policy on youth is the owners polocy. Any new manager would have to take that into account. And even though that is largely down to financial constraints it is something they and Nigel have done that I like. What is to stop a manager doing both. Southampton have a great youth policy. They are in the premiership and their managers are expected to use the youth system. George Burley made two astute signings both for nothing. Rasiak and Idiakez. With those two mature heads in our young squad where would we be now? Not to mention Burleys tactical nouse. But wait those two are foriegn players. Oh wait I can only choose average Nigel or Crazy Billy. I'm glad my childlike world isn't. Quite as closed as yours. But maybe mine might be too much for your ageing head to cope with.”

“Before anybody jumps on me for posting on here, im a football fan and you lot being our rivals im interested in what you guys have to say as im interested in this Clough issue, hes played a big part in our history as well, i would like him to be succesful even if it is with you lot.YOU REDS!”

“Ramatree i think you will find Forest are within ffp, Fawaz is a clever business man and hes had it in mind and he hasn't come in and spent loads of money to buy success as your suggesting, most our buys have been from money last summer from the sale of Gunter,Chambers ,Mcleary etc. We got some right bargains as well (Landsbury to name 1) we seem to be settled now,

On the other hand our other east midland friends fester look in a mess, and promotion this season is a MUST (looks like they are flopping it again)

I wish you guys were pressing top with us makes the banter that little bit more fun, a couple more signings and you lot arnt off pressing top, as ive said before on here i think you've played good football this season just been unlucky.

Enough from me YOU REDS! Fawaz has ambition.”

“Oh dear Karina05, is 05 your year of birth? Name one manager in the past 35 years or owners who have actually built a squad with the future in mind. The present are not perfect and taking too long to achieve, but the plan is the right one.”

“I think Clough needs to shake up his backroom staff in the summer, he has way too many old playing buddies for my liking. Personally I would like to see an old head as his assistant (Coxy, Smith like) someone who has been there seen it and done it.

Pardon my analogy but but being in the 'trenches' that is the Championship, you need a combination of luck and experience (sprinkled with a couple of key players). This season Sammon has been terrible at stages and Keogh has been found wanting (both touted as key players), though to be fair both have time to turn the corner and have long and successful careers at Derby and with Ireland.

For the money we have to spend not many players can come in and hit the ground running 'consistently', unless they are the 2m to 5m players that are out of our reach. Im afraid we all need to get used to the rollercoaster and not expect top 6 or top flight status for along time to come. Its not a divine right, its takes years of hard work and slog, mixed with heaps of luck.

I think Clough deserves one more season (with strict targets) to stabilise and move forward, else he should know hes gone. Tell me one person (in any job) who wont dig in their heels and fight under those circumstances?”

“All glory toDBRAM. So eitjer we get consistency and no progress or we get billy Davies. ? An onteresting set of limitations. So you genuinely can't. Think of a more talented manager in our recent history? I'd prefer the flu to disentry, it doesn't. Mean i want either. I just want a better manager.”

“Even with all his tactical mistakes and lack of progress up the table, along with he sale Shackell and inaility to find a goalscorer, I would prefer him to billy and tony combined.
He has been guilty of persevering with the not [and never will be] good enough for too long, but at least we now have some promising young players with talent.”

“FFP is easily negated through various visible and other less scrupulous processes.
You can create income streams via naming rights for stadiums and training facilities etc. Advertising can be applied to even the most tawdry events and assets.
If Emirates wish to sponsor Arsenals ground for say £250m over 5 years then voila, Bunsen burner as David Brent would say.
Man Utd can offer Chevrolet the opportunity to be one if their esteemed global partners at Carington; again the gravy boat sails in.
These things already happen so I imagine even the most basic brainstorming will create £+s.
It's being happening in the states for years with advertising through sports, education, fashion, foodstuffs and anything you can think of. Anyone read No Logo by Naomi Klein?
So don't think Brighton etc wont be able to stimulate the same type of respective level of revenues.”

“Next season there will be a big change when the fair play rules come in the likes of florist fLester hull Brighton will be doomed the only good thing about our club is we don't buy success because we don't have the money anymore and we don't rent prem players like some we breed our own and what a bunch we've got the only thing is how long can we keep them so yes another season under clough might not be so bad after all let's just hope the above teams don't get promotion and see we're they end up,come on Nigel prove us derby fans wrong and let's get back on track and of your back!”

“SirBobDavison - so so spot on.

Ibelievido - injuries, other teams get injuries, (Hughes, may not be carrying his current injury if he had been rested as most people were saying) that is the latest excuse, it was being unlucky, then it was decisions going against us, other teams in form.................time is up.”