Tag Archives: Championship

Blades cut Rams down to size

By dennisdcfc | Published: Sunday 13 September, 2009
Derby County 0 – Sheffield United 1 Derby fans entered the international break downbeat following the 3-2  defeat to local rivals Nottingham Forest and the disconcerting aftermath to which both sides have been duly fined.  Following a relatively comfortable start to the season, including a number of relegation candidates, Derby faced their sternest test of [...]
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Pilgrims Unhappy on their Travels

By dennisdcfc | Published: Sunday 23 August, 2009
Derby County 2 – Plymouth Argyle 1 Following on from the much-needed clean sheet at Blackpool, Derby hosted Plymouth at Pride Park, a side who had failed to beat the Rams in their previous 6 attempts.  With the return of key players Commons and Hulse, the outlook for Derby was bright.  However, concerns about the [...]
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Rams Start Strongly Against the Posh

By dennisdcfc | Published: Monday 17 August, 2009
Derby County 2 – Peterborough United 1 Derby’s season opener witnessed what the media labelled the battle of the ‘greats’, Clough Jnr vs. Ferguson Jnr.  Both promising young managers, burdened with the baggage of their fathers managerial success; the opening game of the season was the ideal opportunity to improve their standing.  Clough was notably [...]
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Derby put four past Seasiders

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Wednesday 18 February, 2009
Derby County 4 Blackpool 1 The Rams continued their recent winning streak with an emphatic victory against Blackpool. Under the flood-lit Pride Park the Rams made a confident start to the game and were ahead by the eighth minute, as Hulse pounced on Stephen Crainey’s poor back pass to set up Kris Commons who passed [...]
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Derby put three past Plymouth with confident performance

By Si | 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 [...]
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Derby defeat lacklustre Coventry in Clough’s first win

By Si | 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 [...]
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