The Derby County Herald
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Derby County make their move for Lebogang Grobler
$9.6M on the table at SuperSport United. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Henrik Meister takes the afternoon — 8.36
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Henrik Meister provided it, and the 8.36 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Derby County rebuffed over Gyrano Kerk
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Antwerp have kept their man, and Derby County go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Archie Gray due for a Derby County medical
Everything agreed with Tottenham, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Derby County
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Derby County get the job done against Southampton
A 2‑1 win over Southampton, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Henrik Meister
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Liam Wilson joins the Derby County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liam Wilson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stephen Smith joins the Derby County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stephen Smith is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Edward Reid joins the Derby County first team
- Market Derby County promote Matthew Butler from within
- Squad Appearance number 200 for Joe Powell