Derby County
Selling out - and just giving…
UPDATE - see the foot of this post.
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Should Rams rein in growing expectation?
In July, Joel Clyne wrote a piece on Derby County building for the future and an overview of their summer signings. Now, 13 games into the new season with aspects of the division starting to take shape, Joel thought it would be a good idea to have a closer look at how the Rams are progressing.
Not so many changes were made at the club last summer. So far, the …
Eleven points – the revival of Derby County
The last two years have been a struggle for Derby County following relegation from the Premier League. However, the Rams are yet to succumb to the tumble into League One as happened to their East Midlands rivals Leicester City and Nottingham Forest. This is a key campaign for Nigel Clough, and Stephen Marshall is optimistic.
I must confess that, without two Kris Commons wonder strikes, I would not have been …
Future England stars of the Football League
During England’s European Championship qualifier with Switzerland last week, The Seventy Two asked Football League fans whether there were any players currently at their club who may play for England one day.
It is rarely that simple, of course. And it was a slightly hypocritical question given the opinion piece published on this very site on the subject of Connor Wickham a couple of months ago.
Nevertheless, here are the …