The Derby County Herald
Squad6 Nov 2028
8 saves: Lukáš Horníček was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 8 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
The dugout6 Nov 2028
Luke Murphy says Derby County went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match4 Nov 2028
The wait goes on for Derby County
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad6 Nov 2028
Tempers go at Derby County
Lukáš Horníček 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.
Player ratings6 Nov 2028
Dastan Sätpayev runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout6 Nov 2028
The manager makes an example of Lukáš Horníček
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Loan watch6 Nov 2028
Carlton Morris counts the days
“I watch every Derby County game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Newcastle United runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad6 Nov 2028
Words at Derby County training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dion Sanderson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings6 Nov 2028
The game went through Kenzo Goudmijn — 6.97
Marked 6.97 on 9 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
In brief
- Match Honours even between Derby County and Middlesbrough
- Market Daniel Kyerewaa told to find a new club
- Squad A place in the month's best eleven for Alvin Ayman