Derby County

The DCFC series sees me take the reigns at Derby County on FM20, starting the campaign off in the Championship.

Series:
DCFC

  1. Profile: Derby County
  2. The Derby County Blueprint
  3. Am I Better than Phillip Cocu?
  4. Bellingham Snubs Dortmund for Derby
  5. Aggressive Press and Control Tactic
  6. How I Broke the Championship’s Clean Sheet Record on FM20
  7. Premiership Established

Profile: Derby County

During the 2018/19 season, Frank Lampard took Derby County to the Championship playoff final, only to be narrowly beaten by Aston Villa (a game estimated to be worth £170M). Following a mass exodus of staff and players, the following season sees the birth of a new era, led by Wayne Rooney.
Club Derby County
Country England
League Championship
Media Prediction 14th (out of 24)
Nickname The Rams
Colours Black and white
Fierce Rivals Notts Forest (east midlands derby), Leeds (historic)
Other Rivals Leicester, Burton, Stoke, Chesterfield, Notts County
Stadium Pride Park (33,597 capacity, built in 1997)
Facilities
  • Good corporate facilities
  • Excellent training facilities
  • Great data analysis facilities
  • Excellent youth facilities
  • Good academy coaching
  • Good youth recruitment
Transfer Budget £10M
Wage Budget £362,552 p/w
Scouting Budget £384,595

Following the playoff final defeat, Frank Lampard (along with Jody Morris, assistant manager) made his highly anticipated return to Chelsea the next season, followed by loan stars Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori. Harry Wilson’s loan from Bournemouth ended too, Ashley Cole retired and club captain Richard Keogh was sacked, leaving a heavily depleted squad. With numerous gaps to fill, there’s a fairly big rebuilding job to do at Pride Park.

The good news? Mel Morris, chairman of Derby County, has set achievable targets with that in mind, and a very reasonable transfer budget of £10M to help you realise them.

League expectations?
Avoid a relegation battle, then build up to promotion as part of a progressive 5 year plan.

Club culture?
Develop players using the club’s youth system.

The surprise acquisition of England’s all time leading goalscorer, Wayne Rooney (as player/coach), should help fill the void left by Mason Mount and co, whilst you build a squad that can once again challenge for the playoffs or an automatic promotion spot.

This is a good development project with both time and resources to help you progress, and an England legend in your racks for the big kick off.

 

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