Derby County Blog

Another season and another defeat in the fifth round of the FA Cup for Derby as they were knocked out of the competition by Premier League side Birmingham City.
The Rams performed admirably against their higher placed opponents and after 55 minutes a cup shock looked to be on. It was Jay McEveley who opened the [...]

East meets West this weekend in the next round of the FA Cup as Derby from the East Midlands meet Birmingham from the West Midlands at Pride Park.
Derby go into this game on an excellent run of form, victories over Forest and Newcastle at pride park and an excellent performance at Sheffield United have seen [...]

What an amazing 11 days for Derby County! The league leaders Newcastle and bitter rivals Nottingham Forest have both been beaten at Pride Park, and the Rams came so close to beating Sheffield United at Bramhall Lane but had to settle for a point.
Derby will be hoping that they can continue to play the better [...]

After getting his hands back on the Brian Clough trophy Derby County captain Robbie Savage was delighted with his teams’ performance in the East Midlands’ derby.
“It wasn’t just the result that was sweet, it was the way we absolutely dominated a team that hadn’t been beaten for 19 games,” he told the Derby Evening Telegraph.
“Our [...]

Rob Hulse headed Derby County to victory against their arch-rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park. The striker scored the only goal of the game as the Rams earned themselves a 1-0 victory to get their hands back on the Brian Clough Trophy.
It was the inform Forest who went into the match as favourites and they [...]

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East Midlands derbies between Derby and Nottingham Forest are always lively affairs, (who can forget Robbie Savage’s scarf waving, Nathan Tyson’s corner flag waving and the 22 man brawl from recent matches) and this weekend’s clash promises to be just as fiery.
Forest are flying high under Billy Davies and currently sit in second [...]

Robbie Savage’s reaction to the comments made on BBC Radio Derby has really caught the media’s attention but also has angered many Derby fans.
The Rams captain reacted angrily to the suggestion that some of the players were beginning to lose faith in some of Nigel Clough’s backroom staff, Savage insisted that he (and his teammates) [...]

As we near the end of 2009 it’s time to reflect on the year and the trials and tribulations that have affected Derby County.
The year started with lots of positivity, Nigel Clough took over as manager in early January and installed a fresh approach to all aspects of running the club.
On the pitch the Rams [...]

Derby County’s impressive home form came down to earth with a bump as Doncaster Rovers stole all three points at Pride Park.
The Rams had been unbeaten at home since early November and were on a 4 game unbeaten streak before Rovers arrived at Pride Park, but the visitors deserved their victory as the home side [...]

Birthday boy Chris Porter returned from nine months of injury hell to score Derby’s only goal at Vicarage Road and extend the Rams unbeaten record to 4 games.
It’s been a good fortnight for Derby as they finally begin to look like a team capable of challenging in this division. Victories over Reading and Watford have [...]