Theo who? Mining for gems in the era of Financial Fair Play

With the 2011/2 season finally over, it’s time for a summer of transfer tittle-tattle, erroneous Sky Sports reports, kids confusing their game of Football Manager with reality and #dcfcfans claiming to have seen Glick in a hotel lobby with Kevin … Continue reading

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Carroll the derailer?

Spurs blogger Chris Miller asked me to jot down a few thoughts on our half-season loanee Tom Carroll, at the end of what was, unfortunately, an unsuccessful spell at Derby County for the 19-year old… *** Tom Carroll joined Derby … Continue reading

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Statistical Overview: Derby County 2011/12

TOTAL APPEARANCES 1. Jason Shackell 49 2. Frank Fielding 47 3. Craig Bryson 46 4. Gareth Roberts 41(3) 5. Jeff Hendrick 39(4) 6. Jamie Ward 37(2) 7. Ben Davies 31(5) 8. Theo Robinson 29(12) 9. Paul Green 28(1) 10. John Brayford 26(1) 11. … Continue reading

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Financial Fair Play

Despite reports to the contrary, Financial Fair Play is to be introduced in the Championship next season, meaning that clubs will be forced to moderate their spending to an extent – eventually. Initially, clubs will be permitted to lose £4m in the … Continue reading

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Everything but the Goal

It’s fair to say that Derby County didn’t deserve to lose to Cardiff City on Tuesday night, but as soon as Joe Mason’s goal went in, it seemed inevitable that we would and I predicted to Tommo that it would … Continue reading

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