Rams target promising talent

Fri, 15 May 13:49:24 2009

Derby chairman Adam Pearson has revealed the club will be signing "two or three promising young players" to play in their new development team.

Ilkeston midfielder Ben Pringle is thought to be one of those players as the Championship outfit start planning for the future.

And Pearson told the Derby Evening Telegraph: "The manager [Nigel Clough] is creating an Under-21 development team that will play in the reserve league.

"We are going to be signing two or three promising young players on short-term contracts. They are lads who have a chance and it is with a view to seeing how they progress in the development team."

Meanwhile, chief executive Tom Glick confirmed the club would operate at a small profit this year, saying: "We are building for long-term success. We just need to put together a string of positive years and we are confident we will do that."

 

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  1. also a true man manager, not afraid to give players­ from lower leagues, or young lads, who show the right­ qualities, the platform and belief to go and make a­ name for themselves.

    From Rykadia, on Wed 20 May 10:39AM

  2. YEAH CLOUGHIES GREAT, BUT ID BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE­ CHAIRMAN
    SEEMS LIKE HE ONE FOR INTERFERING WITH TEAM­ ISSUES.
    A RAMS FAN.

    From lisachalmers211, on Fri 15 May 8:41PM

  3. Its the only way for us to progress in the long term.­ We just can't afford to keep wasting money on­ players like claude davis And rob earnshaw.
    i'm­ dead chuffed that we have a manager with the vision to­ find young talent and give them a platform to­ progress.
    good on yer cloughie!!!

    From melanie k, on Fri 15 May 4:57PM
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