Stubbs: I did the right thing leaving Everton for Derby

Despite Everton pushing for a top four place in the Barclays Premier League and UEFA Cup glory this season, Stubbs opted to walk away due to a lack of first-team opportunities at Goodison Park.

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But the veteran centre-back perhaps never expected to find the turmoil he has encountered at Pride Park these past few weeks.

Following Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Wigan, boss Paul Jewell ripped into his players, describing their performance as "disgraceful" and not fit for League Two, never mind the Premier League.

But despite that Stubbs, who was arguably Derby's best player at the JJB Stadium, said: "I have made the right decision.

"I'm not enjoying the results, but I am enjoying playing, and as long as I am playing and enjoying my football, then I will go as long as I can.

"That enjoyment increases when you win, and I want to experience that winning feeling in a Derby shirt, and the sooner the better.

"I don't like losing. If you ask anyone who has been around me, I am probably one of the biggest losers.

"Losing is annoying me, the manager, the players and the staff. We just need to roll our sleeves up and start giving a better account of ourselves than we are doing at the moment.

"When you cross that line there is nowhere to hide, and as a group of players we need to stand up and be counted."

Stubbs maintains Jewell was perfectly within his rights to give the players a piece of his mind after the defeat at Wigan which set a new club record of 21 league games without a win.

Speaking to BBC Radio Derby, he said: "You can see the reason why he had a go because he was disappointed with some of the players' efforts.

"First and foremost as a manager you ask the players to go out and give 100 per cent, and then hopefully after that you get a bit of quality.

"But he questioned some of the players' commitment. There were a few home truths spoken, and whether the players like it or not, they have to take it on the chin.

"A lot of times it's the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts, so it is up to the players to take it on the chin and give the manager a response.

"That's the biggest thing he wants, but he doesn't feel he is getting it at the moment from probably the majority."

Jewell vowed that this week would be an "uncomfortable" one for his players after they put him "through hell" on the touchline at his former club.

Stubbs added: "I think it's going to be an uncomfortable 11 weeks to be brutally honest."