Huntley & Palmer Bit too much of a jump for me, he would be better served at a club in League 1 or below. Bit like Ince, I think the pressure on him would be too much
Plenty of managers who go straight into league management with no experience, so I don't see why. Boothroyd went in his first management job aged 34, and took them up to the Premiership just over a year later. Southgate had no previous experience when he went straight into management at 'Boro, Mark Hughes went straight into international management, and I'm sure you could find others.
Anyway - give him a bit of time, maybe he'll turn Derby into a League 1 side yet!