Tag Archives: Derby County

Two Remain In The Hunt

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Two Championship sides remain in the hunt for the Carling Cup, Derby County thanks to an injury time penalty winner via Nathan Ellington over Stoke and Burnley 3-0 winners over Arsenal. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the other two … Continue reading

Carling Cup Quarter-Final Draw

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Three Championship teams remain in the hunt for the Carling Cup and there will be no all Championship ties for the quarter-finals. The fixtures will be played on December 2, and at 2:45 pm eastern time. Here are the opponents … Continue reading

Derby County Fans Launch Match Day Site

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This season Derby County fans launched a site for all who are Rams fans and those who are not that covered each Derby match home and away. The site http://match.therams.co.uk/ is free to register on and provides commentary as well as … Continue reading

Carling Cup Round Four Fixtures

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  The Carling Cup returns on Tuesday and four Championship sides are still in the mix for the Cup.Here are the fixtures for Round Four of the Carling Cup. Derby County v Leeds United – Pride Park Stadium 2:45 pm … Continue reading

10 Reasons Why This Premier League Season Is The Best Yet

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This weekend we were graced with another very entertaining and competitive Premier League weekend. At this rate, we’re well on course for one of the most exciting Premier League seasons in recent memory. Here are ten reasons why: No more … Continue reading

FA Probe Norwich-Derby Match

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     The Football Association has begun a probe into the Norwich-Derby match after unusal betting patterns occured at haftime of the match. Derby won the match 2-1. Norwich PM Norman Lamb has asked Sporting Secretary Andy Burnham to look into … Continue reading

All Hail Hull City, Giant Killers Of The Premier League

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Who would have expected Hull City — tipped by many for relegation, myself included — to go to the Emirates Stadium and pull off one of the shocks of the season against the mighty Arsenal? Every player on the Hull … Continue reading

Football League Rules In Favor of Derby

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The Football League ruled today that ticket prices for the QPR-Derby match on Saturday will be what was agreed between the clubs before the season began. QPR raised ticket prices for Derby fans by 10 quid but Derby refused to … Continue reading

QPR And Derby County In Ticket Price Row

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      Derby County have asked the Football League to look into QPR’s raising of ticket prices for traveling fans in this Saturdays upcoming Championship match. All clubs had agreed ticket prices before the start of the season, Derby fans … Continue reading

Hope Springs Eternal For Big Four Gatecrashers

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The first weekend of the Premier League is over, and what an entertaining weekend it was. Thirty two goals and an average of 3.2 goals per match, and a few surprise results. Who said the Premier League was boring?! Here … Continue reading

Expert Football Coverage From Around The Leagues

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While you’re enjoying EPL Talk, don’t forget to check out the sister sites in our network for a taste of German, Italian, Spanish, European and American soccer. Bundesliga Talk has the statistics comparing Schalke to Atletico Madrid for the most … Continue reading

Pride Park Lives Up To Its Name

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Despite having the worst year that a football fan could have if you supported Derby County like I do, the loyalty showed by the clubs fans were  recognized in a Sky Sports survey. Even as Derby only claimed one win … Continue reading

CCC Club Snapshots: Derby County

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Derby County Founded: 1884 Nickname: The Rams Ground: Pride Park (33,597) Last Season: 20th in the EPL 11 points (that hurts to type) FA Cup Winners: 1945/46 Community Shield Winners: 1975/76 First Division Winners: 1971/72, 1974/75 Second Division/CCC Winners: 1911/1912, … Continue reading

2008/2009 Championship TV Schedule On Sky Sports

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Sky Sports has announced its schedule of televised Championship matches for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season. Here’s the schedule: Sunday, August 10: Nottingham Forest v Reading Saturday, August 16: Bristol City v Derby County Saturday, August 30: … Continue reading