Tag: derby

26 September 2024 Off

Paul Warne: Derby County head coach “unaffected” by investment talks

By Total Football News

Derby County head coach Paul Warne says potential investment talks have not affected him as the Rams prepare to host Norwich in Saturday’s early kick-off.

It has been reported that Derby owner David Clowes has been in talks with potential investors for a majority ownership at the club.

“It didn’t affect me at all to be honest, I didn’t know the story had circulated,” Warne told BBC Radio Derby.

“I

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24 September 2024 Off

Derby County: Owner David Clowes in talks about selling majority share in Rams

By Total Football News

Derby County owner David Clowes has held talks with unnamed potential investors about selling a majority stake in the Championship club.

The Derbyshire property developer spoke to BBC Radio Derby in the summer about being open to bringing in new shareholders to help fund the club’s aspirations of returning to the Premier League.

It was reported, external by the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that Clowes would consider selling upwards

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21 September 2024 Off

Sheffield United 1-0 Derby County: Championship – Blades edge out Rams at Bramall Lane

By Total Football News

Both teams began the match in good form following back-to-back league wins, and it was the visitors who could have opened the scoring after a minute, but Kayden Jackson fired wide when he ought to have done better.

Sheffield United’s Rak-Sakyi then found a yard inside the penalty area, but his effort was wonderfully saved by Rams summer signing Zetterstrom, who managed to deflect a goal-bound shot on to the

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19 September 2024 Off

Regis Le Bris: Sunderland coach says ‘Middlesbrough is not our real derby’

By Total Football News

While Le Bris samples this fixture for the first time, it will be a fourth Wear-Tees derby for Carrick.

He has won one, drawn one and lost one of the previous three, with the victory coming at the Stadium of Light last October in a 4-0 win.

As a native of the North East, the former Manchester United and England midfielder needs no introduction to what Saturday’s encounter means

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14 September 2024 Off

Erol Bulut: Cardiff City boss avoids media after Derby loss

By Total Football News

Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut refused to conduct interviews after Saturday’s defeat at Derby County consigned the Championship’s bottom club to their worst start to a season for 35 years.

The 1-0 loss was Cardiff’s fourth from five league games, in which they have collected just one point and scored a single goal.

With a goal difference of minus 10 at the foot of the table, this the Bluebirds’ worst

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6 September 2024 Off

Derby County: Ex-boss Gary Rowett on Rams getting to grips with the Championship

By Total Football News

Rowett has moved back into media work this season, having finished last term as interim Birmingham City boss – a stint that ended in relegation from the Championship.

His four-year tenure as Millwall manager had been brought to an end earlier that season.

It was in the early months of the campaign that he noticed a shift in the approach to the game at that level, with a focus on

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31 August 2024 Off

Derby County 3-0 Bristol City: Kenzo Goudmijn scores in Rams win

By Total Football News

Derby’s third home win out of three this season was as much down to their tactical nous as their ruthless attacking.

Boss Paul Warne has said his side are not “Championship ready”, but while they may struggle to compete in terms of finances and experience, their energy and organisation once again stood out.

City were on top early on and had the better chances, notably Armstrong, who was twice denied

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29 August 2024 Off

Derby County boss Paul Warne says club are ‘not Championship ready’

By Total Football News

Derby County boss Paul Warne believes the Rams are not yet Championship ready following last season’s promotion from League One.

The Rams have taken three points from their opening three games in the second tier and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Barrow on Tuesday.

Warne is hoping to strengthen his squad before the transfer window closes on Friday, but says they have to be

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25 August 2024 Off

Swansea City v Cardiff City: South Wales derby in the Championship – BBC Sport

By Total Football News

This was also the first draw between the teams since 2020 and a relatively tame affair by derby standards – until tempers boiled over in added time.

Cardiff manager Bulut was sent off for refusing to hand the ball back and arguing with Swansea’s players, before Oliver Langford handed out four yellow cards.

It was a messy end to a game which had seemed to be there for the taking

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25 August 2024 Off

Watford win again after fightback against Derby

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Watford manager Tom Cleverley on match-winner Moussa Sissoko and fellow goalscorer Vakoun Bayo:

“He [Sissoko] is pivotal to what we are trying to do. He is our on-field organiser with his game intelligence and experience – and in these kind of moments he is different class.

“And when someone looks after their body the way he has his whole career the ageing process is a very slow one. He is

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