Ramsbottom: the relegation exploits of Derby County

[Pope John XXIII]

A thing of beauty


Three years ago Derby watched us have a miracle season and get promoted at Wembley while they went down to League One.

Could they better than by going straight back down while we get European football?

 

[Thewolf/jimmygordon]

Hull at home to Plymouth on Tuesday

Cardiff at home to Burnley Tuesday

Derby have got no midweek game

The table will be looking even worse for them before next weekend

 

[Thewolf/jimmygordon]

Derby forum:

"He's trying to play passing football with a team of players that can't pass. As much stick as Warne got he was playing to the tiny bit of strength that team has."

 

[Woanz]

2694 days since they beat us

Not long till it’s 3000 days and unless we get them in the cup we probably won’t even play them

 

[seasider red]

I don't normally like to celebrate the misfortunes of others, but I think in this case I'll make an exception

 

[Pope John XXIII]

Derby haven't won a game of football since boxing day. They have two points from the last 39 available (11 defeats in 13).

Their run in isn't bad though. They only play Burnley of the promotion chasers.

They play Coventry, Blackburn and West Brom who are chasing the playoffs.

And they play Stoke, Hull, Luton, Swansea, Plymouth and Portsmouth of the teams around them.

Any game they win there is going to make a big difference.

But any game they lose is going to also make a big difference. Six 6 pointers there

 

[finbar70]

Derby haven't won a game of football since boxing day. They have two points from the last 39 available (11 defeats in 13).

Their run in isn't bad though. They only play Burnley of the promotion chasers.

They play Coventry, Blackburn and West Brom who are chasing the playoffs.

And they play Stoke, Hull, Luton, Swansea, Plymouth and Portsmouth of the teams around them.

Any game they win there is going to make a big difference.

But any game they lose is going to also make a big difference. Six 6 pointers there

I said weeks ago they’re down and they will go down

 

[chandos9]

Leicester City will be relegated, but Derby County will too. However there is hope for Derby County having an east Midlands rival: Notts County are well placed to come up from League Two.
Those midweek fixtures may clash with Nottingham Forest European games though......

 

[MaltaRed]

What happened to the Brian Clogh trophy game?

 

[sherwood]

I watched some of their games against Leed and Norwich. They are utterly shite. Can't wait to see them go down, hilarious.

My last memory of them is some of their fans spitting on people, abusing older women and making their grand children cry as they passed on Lady Bay bridge.

Fuck'em. Non league would be too good.

 

[chandos9]

What happened to the Brian Clogh trophy game?

The Brian Clough Trophy is not a specially arranged fixture, but a trophy awarded to the winner whenever a game between Forest and Derby County comes about naturally. That is why it has not been played for a bit, due to being leagues apart......

 

[orbitalforest]

What happened to the Brian Clogh trophy game?

I think the trophy has now found a permanent home.

 

[FeNris]

They have already turned on Eustace, so yeah... They are boned. It's wonderful to see.

 

[JC21]

But you said they'd beat Boro, Pope. This must be the first time you've ever been wrong, surely?

 

[FeNris]

But you said they'd beat Boro, Pope. This must be the first time you've ever been wrong, surely?

And we are all glad he was... Just this once

 

[radfordinlondon]

I remember them when they tried to game the system with their stadium- all about how genius Mel was running rings around the league. Not fooking laughing now are they!

Karma's a bitch eh...

 

[JC21]

2694 days since they beat us

Not long till it’s 3000 days and unless we get them in the cup we probably won’t even play them

Am I right in thinking that one of them on the old 606 used to have how many days since Forest were in the PL in their name? If so, how many days has it been since they've been in the PL? Surely it's more than our absence from it.

 

[JC21]

Am I right in thinking that one of them on the old 606 used to have how many days since Forest were in the PL in their name? If so, how many days has it been since they've been in the PL? Surely it's more than our absence from it.

And wasn't their last time in it the 'record breaking' one as well?

 

[FeNris]

Am I right in thinking that one of them on the old 606 used to have how many days since Forest were in the PL in their name? If so, how many days has it been since they've been in the PL? Surely it's more than our absence from it.

Sadly not. The last time for them was 2008, so some 17 years as of the end of this season.

And yes it was their 11 pointer.

 

[Pope John XXIII]

The Brian Clough Trophy is not a specially arranged fixture, but a trophy awarded to the winner whenever a game between Forest and Derby County comes about naturally. That is why it has not been played for a bit, due to being leagues apart......

However, the original premise was that Forest and Derby would compete for it every year, with a friendly being played when the two teams were not in the same division.

That was pertinent at the time because Derby had just been promoted to the Premier League and Forest had just lost to Yeovil in the L1 playoffs, so the Trophy started with a friendly at Pride Park, which I attended. That was meant to be the pattern of it.

However, they got relegated the following season, we were promoted and we shared a division for the next 14 years, so it never really came up again.

When we were promoted I was surprised that we didn't arrange a friendly with Derby as per the original intention. I guess everyone at both clubs just forgot or lost the desire.