Sonny Bradley in Derby County transfer admission after making Wycombe debut
Derby County defender Sonny Bradley said his loan move to Wycombe Wanderers capped off a "whirlwind" 24 hours but hopes to lead them to the Championship.
The centre-back made his bow for the League One promotion chasers last night as he completed 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat against Huddersfield. Bradley has joined the club on loan until the end of the season when he will likely become a free agent when his current deal expires at Pride Park.
The former Luton captain played a key role in the back end of last season as Derby secured a return to the second tier, their first promotion in 17 years.
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He hopes that his experience can help the Chairboys achieve their ambitions even though he has yet to train with the rest of the players.
"It was a bit of a whirlwind 24 hours," he admitted. "I got the call on Sunday night and the paperwork was done by 12 on Monday. I met the boys for the first time just a few hours before the game so clearly I've not had a chance to do anything on the training pitch.
"It's just one of them. The team were a little short in numbers so I had to come straight in to try to make an impact. It's easy to say that we were the better team and probably deserved more, but I know what this league is like.
"It's fine margins and one set piece has cost us. It's not even the first contact. It's a second ball, and we go down 1-0. In any league, if you go a goal down, then teams like Huddersfield are good enough to manage it. We couldn't get ourselves back into it, but I felt like it was a positive performance but moving forward I feel good and I feel positive."
Bradley struggled to dislodge the centre-back pairing of Curtis Nelson and Eiran Cashin last season, but when Derby moved to a back three, the 33-year-old helped make a difference as the Rams finished second behind title-winners Portsmouth.
He scored twice in a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient last April and said, "Last season, especially at Derby, I came into it more, especially at the back end, although I didn't necessarily start the season great there.
"But when it got tough at the back end, I was there, I had the experience, I knew what I was doing and I think I can do that again here. Firstly I want to get to the training ground and earn my respect from the players that way and show I am here to make a difference."
