What else is there to say about Derby County? A disastrous Premier League campaign last term has given Paul Jewell's side an unwelcome tag as the Premiership's worst ever team.
That tag is something that Jewell has taken steps to remove and the Club's first victory in the League for 10 months against Sheffield United recently, 'bodes well for the future,' according the Rams' gaffer.
That win however, has only provided half of the points so far this season, after an opening day defeat by new-boys Doncaster Rovers was followed by draws with Bristol City, Cardiff City and Swansea City. Defeats against Southampton and Barnsley in recent weeks have continued to leave the Rams faithful frustrated.
A probable cause for this indifferent start to the season is the huge revolving door at the entrance of Pride Park, that has seen no less than 14 new players arrive and eight leave this summer, in a remarkable show of wheeling and dealing from Jewell.
Amongst the new faces are experienced campaigners and intriguing foreign talent.
Rob Hulse, a £1.75 million acquisition from Sheffield United, is a man who will get amongst the goals; Nathan Ellington has arrived from Watford after excelling under Jewell at Wigan; and ex-West Bromwich Albion defender Martin Albrechtsen adds presence and versatility to the backline.
Youngsters Liam Dickinson, Steve Davies and Nacer Barazite - the latest Arsenal prospect - have also arrived looking for a higher level at which to prove themselves.
From overseas, Polish winger Przemyslaw Kazmierczak has arrived on loan from Porto, joining Andrejs Pereplotkins and Aleksander Prijovic, as unknown quantities within the Derby squad.
With a brand new set of players all needing time to gel, Derby will look to the next few games to really prove their credentials as promotion hopefuls and, perhaps - more importantly - to rebuild a somewhat tarnished reputation.
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Derby will again be without star midfielder Kris Commons, who is nursing a hamstring injury, while goalkeeper Roy Carroll is expected to overcome a back strain.
