| Eustace wanting to move to Derby 19:13 - Feb 10 with 2559 views | Exiled2Surrey |
Why? (Apart from having played there and the obvious wish to manage KJ and MH)
You just know that Blackburn will disintegrate opening up another place in the playoffs… |  | | |  |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 19:26 - Feb 10 with 2425 views | smithy69 |
The main reason- being the owners are absolutely the worst owners in the entire pyramid. Think I read somewhere they had brought in nearly 50m of player sales in the last 12 months - and hadn’t bought a single player in. Either loans or free transfers only
Literally taking every penny out | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 20:52 - Feb 10 with 2181 views | monty_radio |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 19:26 - Feb 10 by smithy69 |
The main reason- being the owners are absolutely the worst owners in the entire pyramid. Think I read somewhere they had brought in nearly 50m of player sales in the last 12 months - and hadn’t bought a single player in. Either loans or free transfers only
Literally taking every penny out |
I read that his family have not moved there with him as well. | |
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| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 20:59 - Feb 10 with 2150 views | gsoly |
Not happy with what he perceives to be Blackburn's broken promises in the transfer market, they've yet to offer him a deal beyond the summer, and his family are based in the Midlands.
Championship managers are far more likely to consider those wider factors rather than just short-term success. Good luck to him. |  | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:00 - Feb 10 with 2140 views | SuperBlue1998 |
I think it's fair to say Derby is a signficantly bigger club as well | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:12 - Feb 10 with 2086 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:00 - Feb 10 by SuperBlue1998 |
I think it's fair to say Derby is a signficantly bigger club as well |
Are they? |  | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:26 - Feb 10 with 2010 views | SuperBlue1998 |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:12 - Feb 10 by _clive_baker_ |
Are they? |
Well their average attendance is around double that of Blackburn's and has been for years so I think you'd have to say that | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:35 - Feb 10 with 1942 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:26 - Feb 10 by SuperBlue1998 |
Well their average attendance is around double that of Blackburn's and has been for years so I think you'd have to say that |
If recent attendances are the barometer then that would be fair. Blackburn have won more trophies, albeit most of them in 200AD. Premier League winners and League Cup winners in the past 30 years though. | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:44 - Feb 10 with 1884 views | SuperBlue1998 |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:35 - Feb 10 by _clive_baker_ |
If recent attendances are the barometer then that would be fair. Blackburn have won more trophies, albeit most of them in 200AD. Premier League winners and League Cup winners in the past 30 years though. |
It's always an interesting discussion re the "size" of clubs. I tend to think in terms of size of fanbase more than anything, though average position in the pyramid has to fit it somehow.
Even then it's important to note attendances don't capture fanbase size at any given one time and you have to think in terms of where clubs are in a cycle (attendances tend to go up with a promotion/success and gradually fall away). I think Derby are very much in the 30k+ crowds at good times (like us, Leicester, Forest, Wolves, Sheffield clubs etc etc) whereas Blackburn are more like 20k at good times (more like Burnley, Huddersfield, etc). I'm sure everyone has their own picture of this in their heads though! | | | |
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| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:51 - Feb 10 with 1835 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I would imagine Derby will pay more. However, if they go down would there be a clause to reduce that? If he goes, it would be quite amusing for Blackburn to make the play offs and Derby go down. |  |
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| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:54 - Feb 10 with 1818 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:44 - Feb 10 by SuperBlue1998 |
It's always an interesting discussion re the "size" of clubs. I tend to think in terms of size of fanbase more than anything, though average position in the pyramid has to fit it somehow.
Even then it's important to note attendances don't capture fanbase size at any given one time and you have to think in terms of where clubs are in a cycle (attendances tend to go up with a promotion/success and gradually fall away). I think Derby are very much in the 30k+ crowds at good times (like us, Leicester, Forest, Wolves, Sheffield clubs etc etc) whereas Blackburn are more like 20k at good times (more like Burnley, Huddersfield, etc). I'm sure everyone has their own picture of this in their heads though! |
Agree with that, and there are sometimes outliers. Bradford is an interesting one to me, they've been bobbing around in L2 for years now generally not doing very much, but still get nearly 20,000 there. They wouldn't look out of place in the Championship. Valley Parade's a bit weird, half of it is quite big.
Someone needs to come up with a club size formula factoring in current standings, historical honours and recency, ground size, attendances etc. | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 23:27 - Feb 10 with 1593 views | Illinoisblue |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:00 - Feb 10 by SuperBlue1998 |
I think it's fair to say Derby is a signficantly bigger club as well |
Agreed on that. Blackburn always been a small club elevated above their station by Walker’s money originally. Now plodding along not doing much, with 15k crowds.
Derby are a proper club with excellent support . |  |
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| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 23:31 - Feb 10 with 1585 views | RIPbobby |
I would imagine east midlands is a nicer area to raise a family than east lancs. Factors like that might come into it. |  | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 23:55 - Feb 10 with 1543 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 21:00 - Feb 10 by SuperBlue1998 |
I think it's fair to say Derby is a signficantly bigger club as well |
Definitely. Derby are in the us and Forest bracket. |  |
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| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 00:03 - Feb 11 with 1527 views | MattinLondon |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 23:27 - Feb 10 by Illinoisblue |
Agreed on that. Blackburn always been a small club elevated above their station by Walker’s money originally. Now plodding along not doing much, with 15k crowds.
Derby are a proper club with excellent support . |
Wtf is a proper club? |  | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 07:56 - Feb 11 with 1204 views | tcblue |
I've not seen much of it, but what I have, the fans (Blackburn) appear to be mostly sympathetic with him.
That probably speaks volumes | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 07:57 - Feb 11 with 1192 views | tcblue |
As an aside, it's still very novel feeling to be commenting on basket case clubs which are not ours. Long may it continue! | | | |
| Eustace wanting to move to Derby on 16:51 - Feb 11 with 816 views | Pippin1970 |
Not so long ago Derby outspending us in every area . Now they have our casts offs . | | | |
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