Eustace is 'the right man for the job'

John Eustace is returning to Pride Park a decade after playing his final game for the club

Earlier we asked if Rams fans were happy with the appointment of John Eustace at Pride Park and whether you thought he could keep County in the Championship.

Here are some of the responses:

Mathew: I think most Derby fans welcome the change of management. John Eustace is a great coup for Derby County, all credit to owner David Clowes for getting the deal done.

As an ex-player who gave everything on the pitch, Eustace is extremely well-regarded at Derby (something Paul Warne never had) and will have an instant rapport with the fan base.

With recent defensive additions in Matt Clarke and Sondre Langas he has a solid base to build his Championship survival mission on. Goals (or lack of) are the problem and I think he will need to work minor miracles in that area, with another promising new signing, Lars Salvesen, feeding off scraps.

Helen: I'm over the moon with this sensible appointment. A manager who knows the Championship and the challenges of working with a team in an unfavourable position. We will, I'm sure, get behind him from the start, but recognising the task ahead won't be resolved overnight.

Aaron: I think John Eustace's appointment is a real statement form David Clowes and the board. Paul Warne did his job and has to get plaudits for that but Eustace can hopefully set us up for the future, especially if we do get the investment in the future to build the squad.

Ray: There's a lot of quality lurking in a number of the players - Warne couldn't bring it to the surface due to the way he set up, hopefully John has the necessary skills to at last see the side flourish.

Brian: A good appointment. I feel sorry for Warne - a lovely bloke but it just wasn't working, although in fairness to him we had some bad luck during that losing run. Football's a game of fine margins.

As for Eustace, he's got a good track record and fingers crossed might make the difference. Welcome back! A bit sorry for Blackburn fans but you can see why he's come to Derby - we're averaging double the gates of Blackburn - a massive difference, a much bigger club…and no doubt double the wages.

Philip: When Brum let him go, both my wife and I said they'd made a mistake and we wished he was at Derby. Now we've got our wish and time will tell if we've judged him well. C'mon Eusty - do your stuff!

Carl: It's a massive challenge for anyone coming in as the lack of fire power and creativity wasn't addressed in the transfer window. However he's proven at both Birmingham and Blackburn that he can organise teams, both of which were built on limited budgets into effective units capable of competing at the right end of the table. Looks to be the right man for the job.

Guy: Is it too late to dig us out of relegation? No lack of effort from the team but we have looked devoid of creativity and the ability to kill teams off when in the ascendency this season. Be a real test of the new backroom staff's ability to change this, given the resources at their disposal.

Stephen: I think we will survive in the Championship, but I think we probably would have stayed up under Paul Warne anyway. Just.

James: Absolutely buzzing. Fantastic appointment by the owners. A real coup!

Steve: Fantastic appointment for us, couldn't be happier, no matter what happens this season we have a building block for the future. Hopefully he will galvanise the squad and keep us up this season as there's still time to secure safety.