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CCC Clubs Pre-Season Schedules Part II

June 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Doncaster Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, derby county, ipswich, norwich, plymouth argyle, preston north end

Derby County
16 July Burton Albion (A)
19 July Rotherham (A)
23 July Oldham Athletic (A)
26 July Mansfield Town (A)
29 July Rushden & Diamonds
2 August FC Utrecht (H)
Doncaster
19 July Scunthorpe (H)
29 July Port Vale (A)
1 August Bolton (H)
Ipswich Town
Could not find any information on the clubs pre-season
Norwich City
Tour of Sweden 16-23 July
16 July Gorleston
19 July Ahlafors IF
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2008/2009 Championship TV Schedule On Sky Sports

June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Swansea City, cardiff city, coventry, derby county, ipswich, norwich, southampton, watford

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: Watford v Ipswich
Saturday, October 4: Coventry City v Southampton
Saturday, October 25: Reading v QPR
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The Silly Season Is Off And Running

June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Transfers, Wolverhampton, barnsley, birmingham city, charlton, derby county, plymouth argyle, watford

While officially the transfer window isn’t open yet clubs are making signings that will become official on July 1st. It might be a free transfer of a player who is out of contract or a transfer involving money or just plain rumors involving players and clubs, the silly season has begun for Championship teams. The […]

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Derby Go Up

May 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Blackpool, Bristol City, Scunthorpe United, derby county

Derby County sealed their return to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. The win is said to be worth more than £60 million in revenue for the club and should help strengthen their standing.
Steven Pearson scored the game’s only goal by converting a Giles Barnes’s low cross. Barnes had […]

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Derby move on

May 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · derby county, southampton

Derby have booked their place in the Championship play-off final after a thrilling semi-final against Southampton. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Southampton mounted a comeback but saw their dreams dashed as they lost in a penalty shoot-out.
A powerful header from Darren Moore put Derby up by two goals on aggregate within three minutes […]

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Halfway to Wembley

May 14th, 2007 · No Comments · West Brom, Wolverhampton, derby county, southampton

The first leg’s are over and I got things half right. Derby turned in a strong away performance to come away from St. Mary’s with a 2-1 lead. There should be no huge surprise as Derby’s away record was outstanding (12W-3D-8L). There is a highlights package on YouTube but be warned that the sound quality […]

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The £60m Playoff

May 11th, 2007 · No Comments · West Brom, Wolverhampton, derby county, southampton

The push for the Premiership kicks off, as the first legs of the Championship semi-finals take place this weekend.
On Saturday, 6th place Southampton host 3rd place Derby County. Southampton will be without skipper Claus Lundekvam, who suffered ankle ligament damage in the win over Southend in the final game of the regular season. Pedro Pele […]

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Final Matchday Preview

May 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Leeds, Queens Park Rangers, West Brom, Wolverhampton, birmingham city, derby county, preston north end, sunderland

All of the action in the Coca-Cola Championship takes place on Sunday with only the play-off places to be decided. A recent report from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group estimates that promotion from the Championship to the Premiership will be worth about £60m. The three promoted teams are guaranteed at least £35m extra revenue and if […]

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Derby County Announces Major Kit Deal with Adidas

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · adidas, derby county, football kits

The FootyBoots web site has revealed that Derby County will be wearing Adidas starting next season instead of their current kit manufacturer, Joma. Read more here.
The question is: Will Derby be wearing the Adidas kits in the Premiership or Championship? Their Friday match against Luton Town will be broadcasted live on Setanta Sports (2:30pm ET).
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Three games to go

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Queens Park Rangers, West Brom, Wolverhampton, birmingham city, derby county, plymouth argyle, preston north end, stoke city, sunderland

Its down to the wire in the Championship with only three matches remaining for most clubs. Sunderland (82 pts) continue to sit first in the table after their 2-1 win over QPR on the weekend. It’s not all sunshine and lollipops over on Wearside as it was announced that midfielder Graham Kavanagh will miss the […]

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