Brighton are amongst the favourites to win the division and quite rightly so! They only just missed out on automatic promotion last time out and then had to, like Derby, suffer the agony of being eliminated in the play offs.
It's a much used saying, but the game on Saturday is the type of game I have seen us lose time and time again. We didn't lose and for me we may well look back at the end of the season seeing it as a point that is very valuable.
Nigel Pearson has been in charge for one league game and an EFL Cup match with Grimsby. We edged through against the Mariners and the record books do show many failures in this competition against lower league opposition.
I'm convinced Pearson is the right pick to be boss, but like most new managers will need a little time to get going.
Last season we had five points after five games yet we're top by Christmas. I'm certainly not going to form any sort of opinion of the guy until he's had a really good crack of the whip.
Had has promotions on his cv and that for me gives him some time to get us motoring and challenging for the top six again.
What we do have to consider is he is changing formation too! 4-3-3 was good when it was working, but teams soon got wise to it and it appears to be easier to defend against.
Switching to 4/4-2 or indeed 4-4-1-1 we take time and maybe 2 or 3 new signings too. We need to be patient and let the manager get on with the task in hand.
Various players have been linked with us, but I think we just need to sit and wait for signings. Nigel Pearson doesn't seem to be the type of manager to comment on speculation.
A trip to Barnsley is next up on Saturday. The Tukes have just returned to the championship and this promises to be an interesting fixture. Of course a win will be very good and move us up into the next gear. One thing is for sure and that is that there will be a good following from the Derby faithful.
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