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Derby County 3 - 5 Coventry City

DERBY COUNTY v COVENTRY CITY Championship #2

Saturday 1230, 16th August, 2025 Pride Park Stadium, Derby

So, first things first.
Those of you that 'know' via social media ignore anything I've sent. I have been 'so deeply hacked' (the words of my oldest daughter - a senior product manager) that I/we have spent 5 hours sorting it and there are still potential issues to iron out. So ignore me ...........................but not on here

Lets get to Saturday and our first home - you know the game where the only top you can wear is your DCFC shirts of dubious vintage because of this poor weather.

I, like many of you are finding it hard to call. We don't have a settled team, which makes it difficult to predict any sort of outcome much less the scorers in Banno's prediction league. Morris and Ward have impressed (I'm easily pleased) and Forsyth, at the age when many players call it a day, is still first name on the sheet.

Am looking forward to my first game this season - Cov fans have sold out their end and it promises to be a raucous affair. Tickets are still available - lots and we have to remember how to access the turnstiles..........and we see the return of Frank, so be kind

So, let’s enjoy the sunshine, sit back and don’t get stressed ‘cos we all know the ending………..

Let’s go
Team: Zetterström (GK), Batth, Clarke, Morris, L. Thompson, Ozoh, Jackson, Elder, Nyambe, Sanderson, Adams (C)

Subs: Vickers (GK), Forsyth, Osborn, Weimann, Goudmijn, Rooney, Ward, Brown, Clark




posted 3 days, 13 hours ago

Perhaps Heb was thinking about his second stint at Derby. He was well past his autumn years then though and whatever he was covered in at that time, it was not glory.

posted 3 days, 12 hours ago

Lars-Jørgen Salvesen and Patrick Agyemang expected to be back in the next week or so.

posted 3 days, 12 hours ago

Curtis Nelson 4-5 weeks away from return. He was well ahead of schedule but suffered a slight setback in Austria

posted 3 days, 12 hours ago

Kane Wilson's session on Monday was his first since the end of last season so still some time to go until he returns to play but John Eustace very happy to have him back with the group

posted 3 days, 12 hours ago

At the presser, JE told @dsj_itv that Koki Saito is a player everyone has been looking at but went on to say they’ve been linked with a number of players across the window and it’s great to be linked with all the good players in the Championship and he’s no different.

posted 2 days, 17 hours ago

Alex Matos …

posted 2 days, 14 hours ago

Derby County have made a third bid to sign Sturm Graz right-back Max Johnston, according to reports.

Sky claim that Derby have submitted a £2m offer with improved add-ons as they look to add the talented Scottish international in what has been an impressive transfer window.

posted 2 days, 11 hours ago

With Italian clubs such as Udinese and Bologna now also interested I think this transfer is a lost cause and the value for the player will just be driven up. It'd be a cracking coup if we were to get him but given he has a chance of European matches vs games on a Wednesday in Millwall I'm sure playing in Italy for a Serie A club would be the more appealing choice.

posted 2 days, 10 hours ago

He's from Motherwell - playing in Millwall would have been a boyhood dream come true...............

posted 2 days, 9 hours ago

comment by Desicafu (U8481)
posted about 2 hours ago
With Italian clubs such as Udinese and Bologna now also interested I think this transfer is a lost cause and the value for the player will just be driven up. It'd be a cracking coup if we were to get him but given he has a chance of European matches vs games on a Wednesday in Millwall I'm sure playing in Italy for a Serie A club would be the more appealing choice.
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Depends if they meet the asking price

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