The Derby County Herald
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.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Eduardo Felicíssimo turns down Derby County
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Sporting CP keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Roméo Lavia goes up and wins it — 7.95
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.95 for the rest of it.
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
Chelsea tell Derby County: Justin Kluivert is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Bobby Clark
“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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Derby County promote Adam Parker from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Adam Parker 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Jonathan Hughes joins the Derby County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jonathan Hughes 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 Peter Walker steps up from the Derby County academy
- Match The run at home goes on for Derby County
- Match The run is over for Derby County