It was announced late last night that Phil Brown had been sacked by Derby County FC after a poor run of results.

He has only been with the club since June 2005 but has racked up only seven wins against 14 draws and 12 losses. Things were starting to look up recently after his busy spell on the market, taking on the Brazilian Silva on a month loan, as well as signing ex-West Brom player Darren Moore.

Obviously, this wasn’t doing anything for the management of Derby when a meeting with chairman John Sleightholme ended in Brown walking out on is ear.

So who’s next? Who’s going to be our third manager in less than one year? Let us know what you think.

Update: Conversation is heating up over at the BBC Discussion Forums about this issue. Get involved!

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News has come in today that full-back Richard Jackson and mid-fielder Adam Bolder have signed up to the Rams for another two years.

Also in the news: we have taken on the Baggies’ defender Darren Moore for three and a half years so it looks like our back line will be quite comfortable for the forseeable future.

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The Rams winning streak came to an abrupt end this weekend when one of our local rivals known as the Sky Blues gave a repeat performance of last season’s home hammering.

Paul Peschisolido put the Rams ahead within the first two minutes but it was the ex-Ram Stern John who equalised just before the break, who also put the home side in front early on in the second half. Dennis Wise then put another past Lee Camp on his debut, with Dele Adebola and Gary McSheffrey following suit to give Coventry a 6-1 win over Derby.

It just goes to show how much Derby can change in the space of a week after their 5-1 win over Crewe last week!

• Venue: Ricoh Arena
• Coventry: John 5, 47, Wise 59, Adebola 62, McSheffrey 83 pen, 90.
• Rams: Peschisolido 2.
• Reports: BBC | DCFC

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• Rams: Peschisolido 11, Michael Johnson 21, Smith 53, 63, Idiakez 71.
• Crewe: Vaughan 79.
• BBC | DCFC

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After winning Saturday’s FA Cup 3rd round clash against fellow Championship team Burnley, the Rams were one of a few teams who got a secure entry in the draw for the 4th round this lunch time. Many Premiership teams struggled to even get a draw against some of their lower-league rivals but Derby actually got a well-deserved win in this year’s FA Cup tournament.

Thankfully, the draw has worked in our favour. We will be playing Colchester FC on the weekend of the 28/29th January 2006.

While the “U’s” haven’t lost at home since October, the history books show that the only time we have played them was back in the 1976/77 FA Cup when we drew 1-1 away in the first game then won 1-0 in the return leg. Maybe the teams have changed shape considerably in the last 30 years but our chances of a similar result don’t seem too unlikely and there is a good chance we may be making a 5th Round appearance this year.

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Sat 7 January 2006 (15:00)

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Rams: Peschisolido 18, 67.

Burnley: Garreth O’Connor 29.

BBC | DCFC

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