Rowett: Tough to see Derby troubles
FORMER Derby County manager Gary Rowett said it seemed “inevitable” that the Rams would head into administration.
Rowett played and managed at Derby, and is now Millwall boss.
“It’s a really difficult one,” Rowett told the South London Press.
“To see a club like Derby go into administration, from the stuff I heard from behind the scenes it seems like that might have been inevitable in the end. I don’t think Mel (Morris) could just have been expected to keep funding the club really to keep it where it was.
“People will have different opinions about what has happened. It is a great, great club – I spent a lot of time there as a player and a coach. It’s a club I still follow, because I live locally.
“I really hope it gets back to where it should be.
“Essentially, Mel wanted to try and get the club to the Premier League and spent a lot of money early on.
“The intention was there to give the community that bit of pride and get the club back to the Premier League.
“I hope they can work their way out of it.
“On the pitch they have performed well and tried their best, which must be hard in terms of not getting distracted.”