Looking towards the 2010 – 11 season , Alan Tomlinson , who had been with the club as Head Physio since December 2007 , left the club to " pursue other interests . " The club announced it had agreed a deal to sign ADO Den Haag utility player Danny Buijs once the Dutch football season had finished , and gave Russell Anderson , whose contract expired at the end of the season , a new two-year deal . Goalkeepers Saul Deeney and Ross Atkins also signed new one-year deals . They also confirmed their ongoing interest in Crewe Alexandra defender John Brayford and a desire to continue Michael Tonge 's loan from Stoke City into the new campaign . Liverpool youngster Adam Pepper was also taken on trial , scoring in the reserves 3 – 2 defeat at West Bromwich Albion , and Clough highlighted Scunthorpe United forward Gary Hooper as a " player we admire " and confirmed the loan of Tomasz Cywka from Wigan Athletic was with one eye on next season . The club also announced that Season ticket sales for the following season were matching those for the current campaign , with 2,000 season ticket sales on Friday 16 April 2010 being " one of the single busiest days in the Ticket Office 's history . " By close of the club 's Early Bird offer ( which froze 2010 – 11 Season Tickets at 2009 – 10 prices ) on 18 April 2010 , the club had sold 17,357 season tickets , 471 ahead of sales at the same point the previous summer , and claimed they had received calls from " several hundred " supporters who had been prevented from purchasing by the events of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
2009–10 Derby County F.C. season