Steve Bloomer's Washing

February eh? Richard and Tom relocated to the pub for the latest East Midlands derby in our first pod recorded directly before and after a Rams game. Forest have the local derby spoils – but how concerned should we be long-term about Derby’s slump in form? There’s also input from other Rams fans in the…… Continue reading SBW 46: Forest post-match special

Derby’s cup dreams are over following a tame last 16 FA Cup defeat to Brighton. The result followed a disappointing draw against bottom club Ipswich, leaving Chris and Richard to wonder if teams are starting to work Frank Lampard’s side out. There’s also a chat with Club 84, the Rams supporters group who want to…… Continue reading SBW 45: Seagulls slump

By Chris Parsons January is a testing month. You’re cold, skint and guilt-tripped into cutting out the booze – and that’s before any football. The first month of the year hasn’t always been kind to Derby either. Three years ago a winless January cost Paul Clement his job, and in transfer windows since there have…… Continue reading SBW Monthly: Playoff credentials tested as Cup magic continues

Derby drop out of the top six with a frustrating goalless draw at Deepdale, but progress continues in the FA Cup. There’s the case for the defence after consecutive clean sheets, and we also ask who should fill the Rams midfield with Mason Mount likely to miss the whole of February. We’ve also spoken to…… Continue reading SBW 44: Accrington & Preston

By Ryan Burton Ashley Cole ‘won over every single fan’ at LA Galaxy during his three seasons in America, according to an MLS expert. Cole, who signed for the Rams until the end of the season, has spent the last three seasons in the States – making 86 appearances during a fruitful spell across the…… Continue reading ‘He’ll coaching whether he’s playing or not’: MLS expert on the experience Ashley Cole brings to Derby

SBW look back on another eventful fortnight for Derby, who stay in the promotion mix by doing the double over Reading and progress in the FA Cup thanks to more comeback heroics. There’s also chat on the Rams latest signing, Ashley Cole (!), and whether the veteran fullback can still cut it in English football,…… Continue reading SBW 43: Royals, Cole & SpyGate

Derby’s latest fightback saw them force a replay from Premier League Southampton in the FA Cup from two goals down. Chris, Richard and Tom discuss the mercurial Tom Lawrence, Jack Marriott hitting double figures and how to fix our defensive woes. There’s also a preview of Derby’s clash with Leeds United as we speak to…… Continue reading SBW 42: Saints, Boro & Leeds