Waghorn topped the scoring charts for each his former golf equipment within the East Midlands.
The 12 targets that made him Leicester’s highest scorer within the Championship in 2009-10 got here when the Foxes had solely simply returned to the division from League One.
He left Leicester for Wigan Athletic in January 2014, simply months earlier than they received promotion to the top-flight with a crew that fashioned the nucleus of the one that will raise the Premier League title simply two years later – with striker Jamie Vardy up entrance, captain Wes Morgan anchoring the defence and Danny Drinkwater in midfield.
After spells with Wigan, Ipswich City and in Scotland with Rangers, Waghorn signed for Derby for the primary time.
In that first season, the Rams fell one win wanting promotion to the Premier League, however by the point he left in 2021 they have been battling to remain within the division.
Relegation was prevented beneath then boss Wayne Rooney in 2020-21 with Waghorn within the crew, however administration and the factors penalty that got here with it condemned the Rams to the drop a season later.
Waghorn then re-signed for the membership to assist them out of League One within the 2023-24 season.
Even in retirement he was referred to as on by Derby, with Eustace asking the striker to coach final season as they battled to maintain maintain of their Championship standing.
“By way of the journey that Derby have been on prior to now 10 years, they’re coming full circle to the place they wanted to be going and are once more difficult and in an excellent place on the minute,” Waghorn added.
The identical, nevertheless, can’t be mentioned for Leicester.
“It is the flip facet for them,” mentioned Waghorn.
“After all they went up [in 2014], stayed up there, received the Premier League title, performed Champions League, Europa League and have been competing on the highest degree in that timeframe, however they’re now again within the Championship.
“In 10 years there may be all the time going to be highs and lows for golf equipment, and these two have been dealt their fair proportion of blows.
“However hopefully they’re each on the rise once more and may be competing within the high degree very quickly. They each should be.”
Waghorn mentioned he would “plant a foot in each camps” along with his prediction of a 2-2 draw on Saturday, insists each side have the “qualities” to be among the many sides “within the combine” for promotion this season.
“At the moment of 12 months, in case you can put two or three outcomes collectively in a single week you’ll be able to from mid-table to being proper within the mixture of the play-off locations,” he mentioned.
“One good week, one good consequence can flip issues proper round. Saturday will probably be a giant sport.”
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