Davies still a Derby man

Nigel Clough has reasurred Ben Davies that he still has a future with Derby County.

Despite not starting a match for three months the Rams' boss is in dire straights after his club's current form of no win in six and is set to give the player a lifeline.

"Ben has never ever been out of the picture, never," Clough told the Derby Telegraph.

"Whether he has been in the 16 or just outside the 16, and he is 17th man at the moment, he has been in the plans.

"Can we bring Ben back in? We have talked about it. We are aware he lost a bit of confidence some weeks ago which ultimately led to him coming out of the team."

"In our current situation it is about whether he can come back in and rediscover that confidence given the run we are on," he added.

Reading between the lines this essentially means that Clough is willing to try anything now if it means winning a match.

Paul Hill @paulhill3

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