Alex Mowatt

They're also effective in transition.

They convert well in transition, but really, set pieces with Moat taking them become really quite important for Derby.

Yeah, and it's the focus of this season, right? Because last season they were not good at set pieces and I think that's one of the big reasons why Moat has come in is they were good at defending set pieces last season, I think, but attacking them was a big weakness for them.

They had lots of set pieces and really struggled to convert many of them into shots.

So Moat, I think one of the big reasons he's there this season is to try and improve them.

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You had plans for the last days of summer.

So you say we've ended up strong as what we've had, I guess when you look at the transfers, there's an argument that they've just edged that little bit ahead.

I mean, I guess Alex Lowe is Liam Thompson.

The only caveat on that is, yes, Cashin is an improvement on Bart, but I come back to the point, I don't think we'd have signed Cashin had Clark not got injured.

So that evens it out, in my view.

He's a busy, energetic ball winner, something they supposedly have in Lewis Travis, the captain of the club.

Alex Mowatt's come in as well.

So buying another center midfielder or recruiting another center mid- midfielder doesn't make any sense for me.

They need wingers.

Jed was there.

Uh, Alex Mowatt was there.

They, they've had players with big names, big personalities, if you like, and again, they, they've gotta make changes.

Jimmy-Jay Morgan is an interesting one because this guy comes with one heck of a, of a reputation.

But since Morrison's got a hold of him, he looks really integral to what they're doing.

Um, and particularly having lost Alex, Alex Mowatt, obviously different styles of player, but he's gonna be really key for them in central midfield, I think.

Um, and yeah, the defensive numbers have been really good.

Campbell and Phillips is a strong center-back partnership.

Uh, Eusty in his post-match asked for calmness, patience, and then three or four players.

[laughs] So yeah, um, there's indirect messaging from managers to fans in the higher-ups, but to actually literally come out and say, "Yo, I want three or four players before the window closes." And I'm sure Derby fans, and we said that, like, Alex Mowatt, that's Pete Eustace.

Is it Dion Sanderson? He sent Ryan Hedges, who he had at Blackburn as well, comes in.

So yeah, he signs these proper bloke, championship-hardened players that he's normally worked with before.