Has freshly-promoted Premiership club Derby rekindled its' interest in Eddie Johnson?

The answer could seemingly be yes...

Skysports.com reports nothing but raving positive comments about the Florida native coming from the mouth Derby County Rams manager Billy Davies.

"He is young, has great pace and also a point to prove because he has never played in England before, he scores goals for fun and has started the American season like a house on fire. He is the most valued player in the MLS."

I'd say that's a glowing spot of interest - Davies is keen to match the pace and youth of Johnson up front with the strength and pure determination of newly-acquired Welsh striker Robert Earnshaw.

Derby boss Davies goes on to say this about American players in the Premiership in general, "Very few American players have come to this country and failed. They have a lot to offer, they are fit and they are very good professionals."


You can bet Derby will have their scouts firmly entrenched in the stands come 9:00pm tonight. Would Derby be a right move for EJ? I think so - EJ needs a place to go where he's a big fish in a small pond. Derby is that place - where he can "overperform" against big teams without the pressure of having a player always breathing down your neck for that shot at a starting position (take the Rooney, Saha, Alan Smith, Guiseppe Rossi saga going on right now). What do you think?