Predictability first - Chris Dickson's patience has finally snapped and he's asked for, and been granted, a transfer request. With our finances being so dire, he looks as good as gone to me and a couple of hundred grand should do it. You have to feel sorry for him and conclude that he wasn't given much of a chance during his time with us. Nine substitute appearances was ultimately insufficient for Chris to show us what he can do and the fact that he failed to score was probably his undoing. Oh how he might rue falling through that glass table at a hotel this time last year which probably cost him a chance of a start and maybe a run under Pards. I am sure the Plumstead boy will make a career for himself elsewhere but it's unlikely to be in the upper echelons of professional football.
Unpredictability then, and Martyn Waghorn has signed a month's extension. He was rumoured to have thrown his toys out of the pram and confronted Parkinson after being dropped after the QPR game and he sat out the games up until last night. It was his final match before he was due to return north to Sunderland and when subbed after scoring, he gave what looked to me like a farewell wave to all four stands. Surprise therefore that he's signed for another month this morning and looks like he's favourite to start against Norwich. He had a much better game last night (than against QPR or his substitute show against Sheffield United) but he looked very raw. A number of first time flicks showed awareness and speed missed by most of his colleagues and he worked hard but looked unlikely to trouble the Derby defence until Lloyd Sam put it on a plate for him. Even then, his shot was nearly blocked and only a fortuitous deflection carried it passed Bywater (Bywater). What he did do was encourage the service from Sam and Bouazza and he actually got Andy Gray moving beyond the shadow of his marker on one or two occasions. He just needs to show Gray how to jump and we'll be laughing.
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