There's the gamble isn't it - He has the chance to make a big jump up the ladder, grasping those opportunities is what ambitious people will do. They've made mistakes but Stoke must be very appealing to him....
Ta! Yeah, I just think some were very dubious about Derby taking on a Lamps in his first job. I agree though that the playoffs would be a a good result. Also agree, there's no 'standout' teams so you never know :-)
It's always interesting to see the view from outside of a club - No doubt he did well at Burton, mixed reactions from Birmingham fans. Take Derby though on the face of it he did well but if you dig deeper...
Finished 6th, not bad, play offs would have been the target.
Style of play - Horrid...
A fair number or blue noses 'warned' us Rams what to expect, we did the same for Stoke fans, no-one listens to sour grapes from old club's fans do they :-)
Oh, Rowett rates himself very very highly!
Well, they'd enjoyed a change in style hadn't they - For some reason thought that Rowett...
No, no he's not - He can pull the wool over some eyes for a little while but ultimately gets found out. His football is not pleasant on the eye. Finest bit of business by Derby in a good few years :-)