The Derby County Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Derby County turn down Tranmere Rovers for Risilanu Ismail
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Carlton Morris stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Carlton Morris and Derby County agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sam Szmodics in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Derby County this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Jack Payne would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Jack Payne is living that version at Derby County, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bobby Clark gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Derby County on Risilanu Ismail
He is 19, and nobody at Derby County signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Richard O'Donnell is free to find somewhere else
- Market 36 months and counting on Lars-Jørgen Salvesen