Cyrus Christie did not know whether to laugh or cry when house-mate Jeff Hendrick landed his big-money move to the Premier League.
Hendrick was the subject of a successful bid by Burnley, one of a series of clubs to have been linked with him over the summer, as the transfer deadline approached with the Clarets reportedly paying Derby a club record £10million for him.
But while the move was great news for the 24-year-old midfielder, Rams and Republic of Ireland colleague Christie was left with mixed feelings.
He said with a smile: 'He has gone off and left me now!