Well it's the day after yet another home defeat and the chances of reaching the play-offs is ever decreasing. So what do you all think about Rowett as manager, or more to the point what will Mel Morris make of the fall from the top six.
Top six was our target for this season according to Mell at the start of the season and we raised expectation when yet again we found ourselves in second position around Christmas.
Is there anyone who can stop this Annual decline or does the problems go much deeper inside the club?
In my opinion the problems go much deeper. For some reason we seem to have been lumbered with a bunch of over paid players who show little loyalty or commitment to the club.
How or why they have arrived or stayed at Derby, even only as the ‘parent club’, it would perhaps be unwise to speculate about however I do, personally, doubt the commitment of those such as Butterfield, Johnson, Martin, Bryson and Shackell.
Not only are those five not committed, imo, but if and when 4/5 return they also cost us an estimated £100,000 per week (Roger might be clearer on that one) and that is a seriously bad equation.
In addition we have the Ledley, Huddlestone, Thorne issue...all either too old or injury prone imo but might benefit from the addition of a more mobile and youthful ball winner.
Then there’s the idea, again in my opinion, that Forsyth, Baird and Olsson aren’t good enough and that Anya is too expensive to select.
All in all it’s a mess but most of those problems are not of Rowett’s making so let’s get it sorted out via financial/legal ‘management’ and leave Rowett to manage the football. I still feel he can do it if he doesn’t constantly have one hand tied behind his back by circumstances.