Author Archives: Simon Jobling

End of an Era

By Simon Jobling | Published: Sunday 3 January, 2010
It comes with great regret that we have decided to bring the usual format of Super Rams to an end. After years of on-and-off match reports and reviews, we have come to the conclusion that it isn’t the right direction for the Super Rams website. This is not to say it’s the end of Super Rams. What happened? When [...]
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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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Derby defeat lacklustre Coventry in Clough’s first win

By Simon Jobling | Published: Saturday 31 January, 2009
Derby County 2 Coventry City 1 After Derby’s defeat at Birmingham on Tuesday, Derby had dropped into the relegation zone and were desperate to get a win against Midlands rivals Coventry. Rob Hulse was on form from the off with two very close attempts on goal in the space of 10 minutes. It was in the 14th [...]
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Birmingham scrape a win over dominating Derby

By Simon Jobling | Published: Tuesday 27 January, 2009
Birmingham City 1 Derby County 0 After a week of Cup matches against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, Derby had to change focus back to the more important task of improving their league performance with a trip to St Andrews to face promotion-chasing Birmingham. Derby pretty much dominated the entire first half, seeing Kris Commons whacking one [...]
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