The Derby County Herald
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
The paperwork begins on Manfred Ugalde
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Derby County have done the hard part with Norwich City, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Market23 Aug 2027
Sondre Langås hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Derby County can pretend not to have heard.
Match17 Aug 2027
Derby County strike at the death to beat Sheffield United
There were 86 minutes on the clock and Sheffield United had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Derby County did not stop to explain themselves.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Jayden Danns scores twice — 8.70
Two goals and a mark of 8.70 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Derby County
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match21 Aug 2027
6 unbeaten for Derby County
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Derby County did not have in the autumn.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Door shut on Adam Bareiro
Derby County asked and Boca Juniors said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match17 Aug 2027
Derby County see off Sheffield United
Three points for Derby County, 2‑1 the final word against Sheffield United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces23 Aug 2027
One of their own: Max Johnston
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Jason Harvey joins the Derby County first team
- Market Simon Murray steps up from the Derby County academy
- Market Benjamin Russell steps up from the Derby County academy