The Seventy Two has canvassed the opinion of several Football League writers from a variety of different clubs to ask one simple question: what do you want from your football club? Given around 300 words to play with, there were numerous responses so we will be looking at a cross-section every day this week, continuing with the thoughts of Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Leicester City and Notts County supporters. Nottingham Forest by Pat Riddell I don’t expect too much from my club (no, really). Winning games is nice — play-off semi-finals seem particularly troublesome for some reason — but it’s…
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Deja vu for Derby County as stability comes at a cost
After making their best start to a league season in 106 years by winning their opening four matches, Derby County are once again staring a relegation battle in the face. Joel Clyne balances the long-term stability of the club with a nagging desire to climb the table as soon as possible. Despite a terrific start to the season, in which Derby gained 18 points from the first eight games, they have since gone on to win just one other game and have dropped alarmingly down the table to a position to which they have become much more accustomed in their…
A Nottingham Forest exit from a Derby County perspective
He’s been shown the door at Nottingham Forest, but just what is it about Billy Davies that infuriates those around him? Derby County supporter Joel Clyne explains… When Billy Davies was appointed manager of Nottingham Forest back in January 2009, a chuckle or two was shared between Derby fans. Welcome to the Billy Davies show. There can be no question of the Scot’s calibre as a manager. In the full seasons he has taken charge of second tier clubs, Davies has never failed to finish in the play-off places. His sides, on average, have scored over 64 goals per season…
Five Stars: Derby County’s best players in the 21st century
After a successful Premier League spell under Jim Smith in the 1990s, Derby County’s supporters have had less to shout about since the turn of the century. Perhaps it says something about the club’s current squad that, of the five stars Joel Clyne picks out as the best since 2000, none remain at Pride Park today. Seth Johnson Yet another product from Dario Gradi’s youth system at Crewe, Seth Art Maurice Johnson – and no, I’m not making that up - joined Derby for a then club record fee of £3million in the summer of 1999 and quickly established himself…
Crowd Control: Derby County’s Season Ticket Teaser
Derby County supporters have become accustomed to spin at this time of the year. Season ticket sale time. It has seemed to work over recent seasons, with around 29,000 season tickets being sold for the 2008/09 season, 26,000 for the 2009/10 season and 23,000 for the current campaign. Joel Clyne gives the lowdown on the challenge ahead at Pride Park. In theory, Derby should have been able to compete in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League. Not the case. The Rams finished in a meagre 18th place despite being promised promotion by manager Paul Jewell. More talk…
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