Is it over ?

[Beefy]

Is it now a formality that Derby are going down, why have they struggled this season?

[lfc junkie]

it's not over till the fat lady sings. Stranger things have happened.

[davefromderby]

Have to believe its over for this year but I can see us Bouncing right back up

[steed]

It was over the moment they were promoted. Never were good enough for this league, let's see how much these yanks will be "pouring" into the club.

[joshbrewer_bafc]

derby don't have any good players


and they were down at the start of the season

[RedRedRobinSTFC]

Unless you've got a minimum £40 million to spend then it's always going to be a struggle. Add to that Billy Davies's lack of experience in the Prem and it was really a "writing on the wall" scenario. Even Sunderland who have spent well this year aren't out of the woods yet. But if the money is made available then there's no reason why they can't have another go at it and with Paul Jewell they have a manager who knows what it takes.

[Dexter]

How much did Reading or Wigan spend? Its as much about getting the right balance on the field as it is off.

[RedRedRobinSTFC]

But as was said above - where's the real quality in the team ? Yes they've made some decent loan signings but that's never going to be enough to keep you in there. Big re-building job for Mr Jewell next season I think.

[DerbyDave]

Hopefully we can bounce right back up we have faith in Jewell,hes a proven manager capable of rebuilding a team.At least we arent in the same division as Florest.

[RedRedRobinSTFC]

Heh . Got mates who are fans of Derby & Forest. I'm certain that Paul Jewell will turn it around next season.