Derby County have signed Sheffield Wednesday’s Sam Winnall on a season-long loan while Jacob Butterfield has gone the other way. Both fans have been expressing their joy or displeasure of the loan swap on Twitter. So let’s see how the fans reacted to the move.
Jacob Butterfield started his career with Barnsley. He made 89 appearances for The Tykes and scored seven goals over a five-year period. Norwich City snapped him up in 2012, but he didn’t play one league game for The Canaries. After loan spells at Bolton and Crystal Palace, he signed for Middlesbrough. He only spent a season with Boro, but he scored three times in 31 appearances. Butterfield signed for Huddersfield in 2014, and he made 50 appearances for The Terriers before signing for Derby in 2015. He has played 76 times for The Rams scoring eight goals in the process.
While Winnall started his career with Wolves, but only made one senior appearance for the club. In 2013 he signed for Scunthorpe where he scored 23 goals in one season to earn himself a move to Barnsley. He was part of the Barnsley side which won promotion to the Championship via the Play-Offs. Winnall signed for The Owls in January. He scored four goals last season.
Here’s how both sets of fans reacted to the loan swap:
Fits right in to our slow boring build up play
— FordyOwl (@FordyOwl) August 31, 2017
This isn’t even a joke is it?
Winnall gave 100% every time and we give him to #dcfc
Why did I stay up for this 💩— jamespottinger (@j17tjp) August 31, 2017
Great. Another average paceless, player with little skill.
— Mike Bartlett (@13Mikeyb) August 31, 2017
Welcome Butterfield, hit the ground running there are places up for grabs. #wawaw #swfc
— Andrew Rathbone (@Raffers182) August 31, 2017
Good deal
— Tom Craven (@TomTomcraven) August 31, 2017
— Willostein (@ichopanimals) August 31, 2017
Disgraceful transfer window
How can you let 2 good quality midfielders go out for a 5th choice sticker but tbf sam is better than martin— Alex Sparham (@Alex1301sparham) August 31, 2017
Great deal
— Tyler Bestwick (@tjTHEBESTwick) August 31, 2017
only a loan 🙄knew it was too good to be true
— Bailey (@baileywardle14) August 31, 2017
Have about 10 strikers and now! Not too worried about Butterfield but with Bryson gone as well, Thin on the ground in the middle
— jez northover (@dizzydodger24) August 31, 2017
