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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 [...]
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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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Impressive Derby unable to overcome Swans

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Tuesday 3 March, 2009
Derby County 2 Swansea City 2  The Rams fielded an unchanged side for the visit of Swansea City, but once again found themselves stifled in their quest for three points.  Both sides made bright starts to the game, however it was Derby who were to take the lead. Robbie Savage was denied a repeat of [...]
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Ram’s brought back down to earth by Doncaster

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 28 February, 2009
Doncaster Rovers 2 Derby County 1  Having finally found a winning formula in recent weeks, the Rams were brought back down to earth with a bump in this Friday evening kickoff.   Derby were weakened with the both the influential Kris Commons and Nacer Barazite ruled out through injury and were forced to play a more [...]
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Derby victorious in Forest clash

By Jon Nicholls | Published: Saturday 21 February, 2009
Nottingham Forest 1 Derby County 3 Matches between these old rivals require little in the way of introduction at the best of times, but add Derby’s FA cup comeback just a fortnight ago into the mix and the intensity is taken up a notch.  This fixture is as much about pride as it is three [...]
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Manchester United outplay and knock out upbeat Derby

By Si | 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 [...]
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