FM10: Derby County F.C. Guide

[The Shots]

I made this myself, with layout of http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/f71/w...de-t43994.html and Wikipedia.

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Derby County F.C. Guide

Heyy, yes another guide but I have found there are alot more Derby fans than Barnsley fans. Again I will edit for FM11.

Information:

Nation - England

Year Founded - 1884

Status - Professional.

Reputation - National

Major Rivals - Notts Forest, Leicester, Leeds

Club Legends - Brain Clough, Steve Bloomer

Media Prediction - 15th

Club Captain - Robbie Savage

Estimated Value - £21m (Loan Debt 15m)

Balance - £9.1m

Transfer Budget: £300k-£475k - Minimum Expectation - Safe Mid-Table Position

Wage Budget: Minimum Expecation - Avoid Relegation - £175k p/w
(Researched Myself, took me some time aswell.)

History (Wiki):

Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based in Derby, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship. The club is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English football league.

The club was founded in 1884, by William Morley, as an offshoot of Derbyshire County Cricket Club and has spent all but four seasons in the top two divisions of the English football league. The club's competitive peak came in the 1970s when it had two spells as English League Champions and competed in major European Competition on four separate occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals, as well as winning several minor trophies. The club was also a strong force in the interwar years of the football league and won the first post WWII FA Cup in 1946.

The club adopted its now traditional black and white club colours in the 1890s and appropriated its club nickname The Rams, a tribute to its links with The First Regiment of Derby Militia, which took a ram as its mascot and the song The Derby Ram as its regimental song, at the same time. It currently plays its home games at the Pride Park Stadium, located in Pride Park, Derby, where it moved in 1997.

The club's current manager is Nigel Clough, son of former Derby manager Brian Clough, who was appointed in January 2009. The current club captain is Robbie Savage.

Squad:

Goalkeepers

Steven Bywater

Saul Deeney

A obvious lack of goalkeepers which could seriously affect your game, from training to the pitch. The reserves are not that good, so I reccomend getting in a top quality keeper. £500k can go a long way.

Defenders

Paul Connolly

James McEveley

Shaun Barker

Jake Buxton

Miles Addison - Key Player!

Dean Moxey

Dean Leacock

Lewin Nyatanga

Defence is okay, the squad seems to be gelling and there is no problems. But I would reccomend getting in a new DC, any squad can always use a booster to the backline, and you should also look at potential loan signings.

Midfielders

Gary Teale

Kris Commons

Stephen Pearson

Robbie Savage

Paul Green

Matt Richards

Lee Hendrie

Ben Pringle

Jake Livermore (Loan)

Lee Croft

Giles Barnes

There are 3 great players to play in your first 11, and with the right tactic I think they could do quite well. Derby are a type of squad that can stay virtually untouched, but still be class. They just might reach promotion, or might avoid it.

Attackers

Rob Hulse (Key Player!)

Kris Commons

Paul Dickov

Steven Davies

Chris Porter

Aleksander Prijovic (Good Youth - 19)

Personally I would say that Derby has a good group of Strikers, and that they are great. I think you could add another player though. Look at the loans.

- Sorry about the lack of advise for the players, but they are truley a good side, with not much info needed to be given. Still great

Possible Transfers:

GK's:

David Jensen - 6k - FC Nordsjaelland I would highly reccomend him as he has great stats at just the tender age of 16. Poor mental, but he is 16 and can improve.

Jason Steel - 35k - Middlesborough

Ian Walker - Free Transer

Austin Edije - 120k - SC Bastia

Oscar Córdoba - £9k - Millonarios

Paul Rachubka - £210k - Blackpool

Defenders:

Ritchie De Laet - Loan - Man Utd

Craig Cathcart - Loan - Man Utd

David Cloet - Free

Seyfo Soley - Free

Jorge Vargas - Free

Gláuber - Free

Marlon Ritter Ayovi - Free

Jordy Buijs - De Graafschap - Loan

Dorian Dervite - Tottenham - Loan

Mark Little - Wolves - Loan

Dininho - Free

Traianos Dellas - Anorthosi - £160k

Wael Gomma - Al-Ahly - £300k

Sergio Díaz - Hércules - £80k

Midfielders:

Laraudo - Free - Getxo

Luis Helguera - Huesca -£210k

Raymond Kvisvik - Fredrikstad - £50k

Kavianpour - Steel Arin - £400k

Raymond Fafiani - Telstar - £90k

Jamaique Vandammeai - Roda JC - £400k

Robert Snodgrass - Leeds - £450k

Arash Bayat - Qviding - £12k

Riteesh Mishra - Notts Forest - £3k

John Rooney - Macclesfield - £26k

Kiko Femenia - Hécules - Loan

Rodney Snjider - Ajax - Loan

Magnus Eikrem - Man Utd - Loan

Marqionos - Internacional - Loan

Hólmar Eyjólfsson - West Ham - Loan

Marco Verratti - Pesera - £100k-£200k (Varies on each game)

Strikers:

Pedro - Marbella - 65k

Jack Tuyp - Volendam - 200k

Fidel Martínez - Loan - Cruzerio

Zavon Hines - Loan - West Ham

I am sure there are loads more but the club doesn't really need a new striker.
Also look for some good youth because you don't really need many players so £500k could bring in some quality. Also look at prem clubs for some fowards to get on loan.

Positions:

This is reccomended, I am sure you can adjust to your taste.

GK - Bywater
DR - Nicky Hunt
DL - Jay McEveley
DC - Addison
DC - Barker

DMC - Savage
MR - Teale
ML - Commons
MC - Green
MC - Hendrie

ST - Hulse

Tactics:

Recommended formation to start the season would be a 4-5-1 or similar variation as only 1 striker is fit and he's a natural AML (Steven Davies).

Kits:

Home:

Away:

Third:

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If you don't like my guides or have any problems with them let me know, also I found some more info off: http://footballmanager.neoseeker.com/wiki/Derby
Again I will go into more detail for FM11.
Help also from Craven.

 

[iNickStuff]

It's great that your making guides Shots it is, but here are the problems:

• The guides that you are making now will become obsolete in around two months time when FM11 comes out.
• No offence, but you're rarely going to find people playing as Derby County. Sure you have Luke and Bodell, but it's unlikely that many others would.
• It's the same styled layout. Lists upon lists of players that may be beneficial yes, but you need more than that. I remember Madsheep once saying in the Barnsley one that you did that detailing about their personalities and how well they gel together as a team pinpoints quality.
• You're making the term guides become a bit 'worn out'. If you keep doing this, soon, you'll find that people will criticse you about how many guides you make, rather than the quality of the guide itself.

Pace yourself.

It's about quality, not quantity.

 

[The Shots]

It's great that your making guides Shots it is, but here are the problems:

• The guides that you are making now will become obsolete in around two months time when FM11 comes out.
• No offence, but you're rarely going to find people playing as Derby County. Sure you have Luke and Bodell, but it's unlikely that many others would.
• It's the same styled layout. Lists upon lists of players that may be beneficial yes, but you need more than that. I remember Madsheep once saying in the Barnsley one that you did that detailing about their personalities and how well they gel together as a team pinpoints quality.
• You're making the term guides become a bit 'worn out'. If you keep doing this, soon, you'll find that people will criticse you about how many guides you make, rather than the quality of the guide itself.

Pace yourself.

It's about quality, not quantity.

I already said for FM11, I will completely edit and revamp it. Sorry if you feel it is getting boring, however when FM11 comes out I will have a starting guide and I can make it longer. I would also like alot more information from the derby fans, and from playing myself, so finally I can make a few good guides. Dont expect the regular guides for FM11 though as they will take much longer than a few hours.

 

[*JK*]

good update

 

[Craven]

I've spoken to a lot of people that have played as Derby, infact Steve-O-Kenobi is playing as them in a net game. They are challenging to say the least in the latest patch because a lot of the players you listed have moved on and there is injuries galore with around £300k to spend.

I have to be honest and say this guide isn't the best, but 10/10 for picking the greatest side to ever grace the championship.

 

[The Shots]

I've spoken to a lot of people that have played as Derby, infact Steve-O-Kenobi is playing as them in a net game. They are challenging to say the least in the latest patch because a lot of the players you listed have moved on and there is injuries galore with around £300k to spend.

I have to be honest and say this guide isn't the best, but 10/10 for picking the greatest side to ever grace the championship.

I only have 10.0 as 10.3 dont work. Sorry, if you could give me any more info I would be greatful.

 

[Luke]

If you dont even have the latest patch what is the point in making these "Guides" if basically everyone playing the game is using a different database?

 

[Craven]

Transfer budget should be edited to £300k-£475k depending on ambition, the same with wage budget of £195k-£225k.

Recommended formation to start the season would be a 4-5-1 or similar variation as only 1 striker is fit and he's a natural AML (Steven Davies).

Best possible line up when all players fully fit would be

GK - Bywater
DR - Nicky Hunt
DL - Jay McEveley
DC - Addison
DC - Barker

DMC - Savage
MR - Teale
ML - Commons
MC - Green
MC - Hendrie

ST - Hulse

Alternative would be drop the DMC for an AMC and move Commons into the middle and play Davies down the left.

Derby are defensively poor so the loan signings of Ritchie De Laet and Craig Cathcart can help. It's also worth bringing in another striker, you can get Gaston Fernandez for free or loan Caleb Folan.

I'm not the best at FM by a long shot so I can't offer any sound tactical advice but I have got Derby promoted a few times with a 4-5-1 or a variation of it.

 

[The Shots]

If you dont even have the latest patch what is the point in making these "Guides" if basically everyone playing the game is using a different database?

Yes, I agree, no more guides until FM11. Happy now?

---------- Post added at 06:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:02 PM ----------

Transfer budget should be edited to £300k-£475k depending on ambition, the same with wage budget of£195-£225.

Recommended formation to start the season would be a 4-5-1 or similar variation as only 1 striker is fit and he's a natural AML (Steven Davies).

Best possible line up when all players fully fit would be

GK - Bywater
DR - Nicky Hunt
DL - Jay McEveley
DC - Addison
DC - Barker

DMC - Savage
MR - Teale
ML - Commons
MC - Green
MC - Hendrie

ST - Hulse

Alternative would be drop the DMC for an AMC and move Commons into the middle and play Davies down the left.

Derby are defensively poor so the loan signings of Ritchie De Laet and Craig Cathcart can help. It's also worth bringing in another striker, you can get Gaston Fernandez for free or loan Caleb Folan.

I'm not the best at FM by a long shot so I can't offer any sound tactical advice but I have got Derby promoted a few times with a 4-5-1 or a variation of it.

Thanks so much. Edited.

---------- Post added at 06:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 PM ----------

Transfer budget should be edited to £300k-£475k depending on ambition, the same with wage budget of £195k-£225k.

Recommended formation to start the season would be a 4-5-1 or similar variation as only 1 striker is fit and he's a natural AML (Steven Davies).

Best possible line up when all players fully fit would be

GK - Bywater
DR - Nicky Hunt
DL - Jay McEveley
DC - Addison
DC - Barker

DMC - Savage
MR - Teale
ML - Commons
MC - Green
MC - Hendrie

ST - Hulse

Alternative would be drop the DMC for an AMC and move Commons into the middle and play Davies down the left.

Derby are defensively poor so the loan signings of Ritchie De Laet and Craig Cathcart can help. It's also worth bringing in another striker, you can get Gaston Fernandez for free or loan Caleb Folan.

I'm not the best at FM by a long shot so I can't offer any sound tactical advice but I have got Derby promoted a few times with a 4-5-1 or a variation of it.

Oh yeah, and can I have any changes to the squad?

 

[Alcaraz]

Looks guys at the end of the day The Shots is only trying to help us so instead of just argueing some constructive criticsim please...I personally found the guide's dcent enough as it helps quite a bit on the transfers of players and stuff

 

[Danny]

Looks guys at the end of the day The Shots is only trying to help us so instead of just argueing some constructive criticsim...I personally found the guide's dcent enough as it helps quite a bit on the tranfser of players and stuff

We know all he's trying to do is help, but with Fm11 only 2 months away people have already near enough cracked the game! And they know who to buy for most league, ect. What tactics to play. So if you ask me it's just a waste of time him doing 'em now, as hardly anyone will actually read them and follow them.

If these where made when Fm10 came out it'd be totally different.

You'd be best waiting for Fm11 coming out then making guides, but only on teams you know alot about. Like I'll be making a Liverpool one and a Inter milan one like I did for Fm09. As I always have long term saves with them, and know what I'm talking about.

 

[Alcaraz]

We know all he's trying to do is help, but with Fm11 only 2 months away people have already near enough cracked the game! And they know who to buy for most league, ect. What tactics to play. So if you ask me it's just a waste of time him doing 'em now, as hardly anyone will actually read them and follow them.

If these where made when Fm10 came out it'd be totally different.

You'd be best waiting for Fm11 coming out then making guides, but only on teams you know alot about. Like I'll be making a Liverpool one and a Inter milan one like I did for Fm09. As I always have long term saves with them, and know what I'm talking about.

yeah but how many people have played with Derby before..it kind of makes sense as he is making guide's for smaller teams for those guys who want to try managing em....not many people on here know what to do with such teams

 

[Danny]

yeah but how many people have played with Derby before..it kind of makes sense as he is making guide's for smaller teams for those guys who want to try managing em....not many people on here know what to do with such teams

And do you really think his making a guide on Derby 2 months before Fm11 comes out is going to make people play as them? When they'll already have a long term save they're playing?

 

[Alcaraz]

And do you really think his making a guide on Derby 2 months before Fm11 comes out is going to make people play as them? When they'll already have a long term save they're playing?

How do you know they have a long-term save playing?

 

[Danny]

How do you know they have a long-term save playing?

Fm10 has been out for ages! Nearly everyone will have a save they've had from the start or a game they started that they enjoy! I'm not saying 'everyone' has one, but I'm sure most people will..

 

[The Shots]

Stop arguing, can a mod close.

 

[Frank]

Should only really write guides on teams you fully know.

I feel someone should write a guide on writing guides :S