Category Archives: Campaign

Derby Left Empty Handed After Palace Trip

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 18 April, 2009
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 [...]
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Rams Throw Away Lead Against Wolves

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Monday 13 April, 2009
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 [...]
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Captain Connolly Salvages Sweet Point Against Burnley

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 4 April, 2009
Derby County 1 Burnley 1 It took Derby late into injury time to salvage a point from this encounter with Burnley in front of a sundrenched Pride Park. The first half was a testy affair with end to end football. Gary Teale twice came close for the Rams, once with a long range effort forcing [...]
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Rams held to stalemate by Tykes

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 21 March, 2009
Derby County 0 Barnsley 0  With a long list of players on the treatment table it was always going to be a lacklustre afternoon for the Rams.   Fielding an unchanged side Clough’s boys managed to impress little during the first half, failing to get a single shot on target.  Barnsley faired little better; however the [...]
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Leaky Defence Costs Derby as Blades Hit Four

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 14 March, 2009
Sheffield United 4 Derby County 2  Derby’s defence frailties were ripped open at Bramall Lane as the Blades scored four.  Despite early attacking flourishes the Rams found themselves behind on seven minutes. David Cotterill found himself with the ball on the wing and under no pressure his pass across to Kyle Naughton  also in acres [...]
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Derby Scrape Draw at Saints

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Tuesday 10 March, 2009
Southampton 1 Derby County 1  Derby edged onto 46 points after a hard fought draw against second from bottom Southampton.  The first half of this evening kickoff was a gnarly affair with neither side taking control of the game.  Hulse and Teale both came close at times for the Rams but neither were able to [...]
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