Dicko doing the presser with Leonid this morning. please log in to view this image “All of our new signings are available on Friday night. Jackson Irvine came back this morning and is training with us today.” “We will see their quality. I am sure each player is a really good player and I am sure each player will help us reach our target.” “I am happy the transfer window is closed and all of my focus can now be on my team and my players.” “I can focus on matches and tactics. Now I have to be more responsible and I must show my work and my level.” “I think we are capable of promotion. We have a good balance in the squad - very good young players and experienced players.” “I think each young player has a serious motivation because they want to prove their level and start playing at a serious level.” “We received no offers for Kamil Grosicki during the transfer window - zero offers from any club.” “Markus Henriksen is available to play tomorrow night. Campbell, Mazuch and Evandro - we will see after today’s training session.” (on Kevin Stewart’s absence): “It is now six weeks, we are waiting. He is a key player for our team and it is very disappointing.” “Now he needs the time to recover fully but we think it is better for him to miss two months then play nine.” “The first match after the break is difficult because we don’t have the whole squad in training.” “Derby are strong and experienced. They are a very good team and all players are experienced. But like every team, they have strengths and they have weaknesses - we will try to use their weaknesses.” “We played well against Bolton last time out, but I hope we will play each match better and better.” “We will make some changes, one or two, but I will make the last decision after the training session today.” please log in to view this image “I am really happy to be here and have settled in very well. I’ve only been here for a week but everything has been good.” “I thought leaving Wolves would be hard but I felt it was the right time to leave for a new challenge.” “I’m not saying it was easy because I enjoyed my time there - but now I am happy to be here and playing for Hull City. I had other options, but Hull have been doing really well in recent years.” “I come from France and everybody there knows about Hull. They have the ambition to get back to the Premier League. I am confident things will go well here - both for myself and the Club.” “Promotion is not going to be easy, but it is not only me - the Club have done a great job in the transfer window - we are strong.” “I was always looked as a player who had a big injury at Wolves. But, now I am just a player. I don’t even think about it now. I stayed fit throughout last season and my body is great. I am confident that I can do good things here.” The end.
It's pay on the gate tomorrow night, if anyone is still undecided... Some strange pricing set up they have there. £15 Adults £10.50 Seniors (65+) £8.50 Under 18s £4.50 Ages 2-12 Please note that it is the policy of Derby County that any child under the age of 13 must be accompanied by someone aged 18 or over, and children under the age of 2 are not permitted inside the stadium.
I was going to go but if I'm subsidising other peoples kids and rich old pensioners then they can **** off if they think they're getting my money.
It's nice to see Leonid with a broad smile on his face again, something we very rarely got - no matter good he appeared at the time - from Marco. I really like the bloke, he appears to be very much a supporters manager, I really hope that he goes on to have great success in England. Vamosssssssss Leonid.
I think he's brilliant. Always takes time out for the fans - there's already an impressive back catalogue of selfies when he's been out and about on his bike or in restaurants
Derby County can confirm that the club’s transfer of Maikel Kieftenbeld has not received ratification from the EFL and therefore the player has returned to Birmingham City. please log in to view this image The club received a request from the EFL for clarification of the documentation regarding the transfer earlier this week. Following discussions between Derby and the EFL, the league on Tuesday refused to authorise the permanent registration of the player. Derby County then appealed the decision and the EFL have today reported back that their Board have upheld the ruling - therefore the player has returned to the West Midlands. We believe sufficient transfer documentation was completed before the 11pm deadline last Thursday and appropriate supplemental forms followed a short while later, due to the player and agent being in different locations. However following clarification from the EFL, their view is that the full criteria was not met for the transfer to be accepted. Given the circumstances, we reluctantly accept the EFL’s adjudication. A Derby County spokesman said: “This scenario highlights the challenges of the transfer window. All clubs would prefer to complete dealings earlier, but as clubs try to fine tune their squads this inevitably creates last-minute scenarios. We would like to place on record our thanks for the help and assistance of Birmingham City Football Club throughout this process.”
"We believe sufficient transfer documentation was completed before the 11pm deadline last Thursday" They've done an Ehab it sounds like, just what happened for us at the end of the last January window.
