Category Archives: In Brief

Summarising the Derby County news from around the Web

Derby beat Addicks to Assure Survival

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 25 April, 2009
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 Gather Vital Points At Hillsborough

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 11 April, 2009
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

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Wednesday 8 April, 2009
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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QPR beat Derby at Clough’s first game in charge

By Simon Jobling | Published: Sunday 18 January, 2009
Derby County 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 Nigel Clough must have been ecstatic with Derby’s Carling Cup win over Manchester United last week, expecting to see a new lease of life in Derby’s performance. His expectations against QPR could only have been more of the same, if not more. Rob Hulse and Kris Commons both had reasonable [...]
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The Football Fans Census

By Simon Jobling | Published: Friday 13 July, 2007
I’ve just received an email from Tim at The Football Fans Census about a quick survey they’re currently running to find out more information about football fans and their opinions of the football league and your football team, i.e. Derby County: Fans Survey – Derby County We’re running a short survey to gauge how optimistic fans feel [...]
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Derby County’s Pre-Season Friendlies including Espanyol

By Simon Jobling | Published: Wednesday 20 June, 2007
Among the pre-season friendlies, Derby will be expecting a visit from UEFA Cup Finalists, Espanyol. Derby County vs Espanyol Saturday 4th August 2007 3.00pm Pride Park This is such a high profile game that is bound to attract some foreign interest for the new Premiership Derby County. While Espanyol only reached 11th in Spain’s La Liga (the top division), they [...]
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