Hero today, gone tomorrow: The tale of little clubs like Exeter City

Derby County may be helping define the term ‘season to forget’ but a quick look at last weekend’s team sheet shows they have a squad whose time at the club may also be easily forgotten. Of their 16-man squad, the average time since each player signed is an incredibly low 8.8 month - that’s 35-and-a-half weeks!"

Remember Crystal Palace’s relegation? Their supporters had fans’ favourites like Andy Johnson who battled and helped fight their cause and admirably hung around when their fate was confirmed.

Last season Sheffield United had Paddy Kenny and Rob Hulse. Who can Derby fans say are their ‘heroes’?

Whose name will the fans chant as relegation is confirmed? I wonder which players the fans identify with and trust to stay put and help fire them back up. I doubt the Derby megastore fears selling out of Savage, or Carroll or Robert shirts.