Monthly Archives: April 2009

Derby beat Addicks to Assure Survival

Derby County 1 Charlton Athletic 0  Another season of Championship football was finally assured for the Rams after this determined victory against already relegated Charlton.  The first half of this affair highlighted all the reasons why these two teams have both languished in the lower half of the table for much of the season.  The problem lay [...]
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Rams Royally Rumbled

Derby County 0 Reading 2  Derby once again failed to achieve mathematical safety, leaving it instead until the penultimate weekend of the season for another chance to seal the deal.  To say that Reading rattled Derby’s cage during the opening stages of the game would be the understatement of the season. The ball found its way to [...]
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Derby Left Empty Handed After Palace Trip

Crystal Palace 1 Derby County 0  Derby were left ruing missed chances as they left South London still two points short of assured mathematical safety.  However if this was playing on the minds of the Derby players then it certainly didn’t show.  This tie had end-of-season-kick-around written all over it, and that is exactly how it was [...]
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Rams Throw Away Lead Against Wolves

Derby County 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3  In the second game of Derby’s Easter doubleheader the Rams squandered a 2-1 lead against the league leaders to ultimately lose the game 3-2.  The game did not get off to the best of starts for the Rams, who after only 6 minutes found themselves a goal behind.  Andy Keogh struck [...]
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Rams Gather Vital Points At Hillsborough

Sheffield Wednesday 0 Derby County 1 This Easter visit to Hillsborough saw the Rams finally pass the magical 50 point barrier as they took one giant leap towards finally sewing up Championship football for next season. The Derby side fielded today had a different feel about it, with the most noticeable absence being the rested Robbie [...]
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Rams Thrashed By Soaring Bluebirds

Cardiff City 4 Derby County 1  Derby’s midweek visit to Ninian Park was the result of the previous tie being postponed due to the weather; after ninety minutes many Derby were left hoping once again for some divine intervention.  Out of the blocks it was the Rams who created the best chances, with John Eustace twice making [...]
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