Rams 0-2 Sheffield Wed

It was the last match of the season and Derby were mathematically safe from relegation. It had also been a very busy week for the club with Pete Gadsby and Co taking over ownership at Pride Park. But this wasn’t a game to remember.

Ex-Ram Marcus Tudgay opened the score line for Sheffield Wednesday early on in the game connecting with a free kick from Jon-Paul McGovern in the 5th minute. While Tommy Smith missed a great opportunity later on, he couldn’t finish it off. It all came to an end in the 85th minute when the Owls’ Leon Best managed to lob Lee Camp with a deflected shot. End result: 2-0 to the travellers.

With the season all wrapped up for the Rams and new owners running the camp, it seems like a good time to reflect on what has been quite a hectic season for Derby and not necessarily for the better. Burley leaving at the end of last season gave the team some serious doubts and the first half of the season didn’t go to plan when Phil Brown took over. We lost a lot of our key players to other teams having to try and make money where possible. When Westley came in, he took on numerous loan players from around the League trying to create a stronger and more robust team. It worked in our favour at times and some of the latest additions have given the Rams some confidence but unfortunately, that doesn’t reflect our final position in the table (20th).

Hopefully, next season will see better times for Derby. Terry Westley has got his hands full with training and getting the team up to scratch to take on the new Midlands rivals with Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion getting relegated from the Premiership. Come on Derby – you can do it! Just look at last season…

Match Report: BBC | DCFC