Tag Archives: Barry Bannan

Season ends with defeat at Watford

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Sunday 3 May, 2009
Watford 3 Derby County 1  End of season games are often an excuse for a party; to celebrate success or more likely for Derby to forget the woes of the previous 9 months. So whilst the Rams faithful partied hard on the terraces of Vicarage Road, the team got in the mood and took to the [...]
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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 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 Tykes did [...]
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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 of space [...]
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