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Rams leave Royals reeling

Derby County 2 – Reading FC 1 Derby’s loss to Swansea made it 4 losses in 5 for the Rams and left the club precariously close to the drop zone.  Add to that the unbelievable rise of arch-rivals Nottingham Forest and it has been a difficult few weeks for Derby fans.  Nigel Clough attempted to address [...]
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Rams Bounce Back to Beat Sky Blues

Derby County 2 – Coventry City 1 Derby came in to Friday’s game in a run of dismal form: as if 3 straight defeats were not bad enough, the Rams became the first unfortunate victims to fall to Roy Keane’s much-maligned Ipswich Town.  Despite the recent lack of success, Derby fans had some optimism in [...]
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Much Improved Rams Thwarted by Tractor Boys

Ipswich Town 1 Derby County 0 Derby travelled to Portman Road with high hopes; after all despite Derby’s atrocious away form of late, Roy Keane’s Tractor Boys were yet to make a notch on the victory post. Derby however proved that once again when it comes to ‘curse’ breaking the Rams are kings.  Time and [...]
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Derby lose out to Forest in feisty encounter

Nottingham Forest 3 Derby County 2 There are few matches in the modern game that are anticipated with such intensity by the fans as the East Midland’s Derby.  This encounter was no exception. The game got off to an electric start, unfortunately for the Rams it was more of an electric shock.  With in a minute of [...]
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Season ends with defeat at Watford

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 Left Empty Handed After Palace Trip

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 it was [...]
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