The Derby County Herald
Match22 Apr 2028
7 matches without a win for Derby County
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Derby County are no longer polite ones.
The terraces24 Apr 2028
Derby County supporters have found a favourite in Jayden Danns
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Jayden Danns has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market24 Apr 2028
Derby County promote Alexander Johnson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Johnson has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market24 Apr 2028
Oliver Palmer steps up from the Derby County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oliver Palmer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Apr 2028
One of our own: Samuel Brown joins the Derby County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Brown is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Apr 2028
Derby County promote Adam White from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Adam White has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings24 Apr 2028
Jayden Danns was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.18. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Squad24 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Derby County
Leonardo Bittencourt was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match22 Apr 2028
Brentford snatch it back from Derby County
A goal on 89 minutes turned three points into one and a good afternoon into an argument about game management that will run until Saturday.
In brief
- Match Derby County and Brentford take a point apiece
- The dugout Liam Miller on the point
- Squad A ban for Jayden Danns