Monthly Archives: February 2009

Ram’s brought back down to earth by Doncaster

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 28 February, 2009
Doncaster Rovers 2 Derby County 1  Having finally found a winning formula in recent weeks, the Rams were brought back down to earth with a bump in this Friday evening kickoff.   Derby were weakened with the both the influential Kris Commons and Nacer Barazite ruled out through injury and were forced to play a more traditional 442 [...]
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Derby victorious in Forest clash

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 21 February, 2009
Nottingham Forest 1 Derby County 3 Matches between these old rivals require little in the way of introduction at the best of times, but add Derby’s FA cup comeback just a fortnight ago into the mix and the intensity is taken up a notch.  This fixture is as much about pride as it is three points.  The [...]
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Derby put four past Seasiders

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Wednesday 18 February, 2009
Derby County 4 Blackpool 1 The Rams continued their recent winning streak with an emphatic victory against Blackpool. Under the flood-lit Pride Park the Rams made a confident start to the game and were ahead by the eighth minute, as Hulse pounced on Stephen Crainey’s poor back pass to set up Kris Commons who passed into an [...]
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Manchester United outplay and knock out upbeat Derby

By Simon Jobling | Published: Sunday 15 February, 2009
Derby County 1 Manchester United 4 Derby have faced Manchester United three times this season, all in crucial Cup fixtures. It took a tense return leg for Man Utd to beat Derby in the Carling Cup so hopes were high for Derby to improve on their previous attempt against the world’s finest. Man Utd dominate the game [...]
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Derby put three past Plymouth with confident performance

By Simon Jobling | Published: Saturday 7 February, 2009
Plymouth Argyle 0 Derby County 3 Since Nigel Clough took over at Derby County, the team’s performance has gone from strength to strength with fantastic performances against F*rest, Coventry and even in the defeats against Birmingham and Man Utd. Derby’s trip to Plymouth’s Home Park was their opportunity to creap out of relegation, even leap-frog their opponents. Just [...]
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Derby come back to beat Forest in exciting FA Cup tie

By Simon Jobling | Published: Wednesday 4 February, 2009
Nottingham Forest 2 Derby County 3 Derby’s FA Cup first leg against F*rest at Pride Park resulted in a 1-1 draw, giving Nigel Clough the opportunity of returning to his old City Ground to show the Reds exactly what Derby are capable of. However, George Burley Billy Davies had other plans and within the minute, Chris Cohen [...]
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