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Expert News and Analysis of the Championship League

Football League Rules In Favor of Derby

September 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Queens Park Rangers, derby county

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 pay the increase and appealed to Football League. The ruling today states that Derby fans […]

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QPR And Derby County In Ticket Price Row

September 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Queens Park Rangers

 
    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 were to be charged £30 for seating in the upper tier and £20 the lower tier […]

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Pride Park Lives Up To Its Name

July 25th, 2008 · Comments · derby county

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 last season (1-0 v Newcastle) the Derby faithful sold out Pride Park, usually sold out […]

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CCC Club Snapshots: Derby County

July 15th, 2008 · Comments · Uncategorized, derby county

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, 1914/1915, 1968/69, 1986/87
Derby is one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. 
Celebrity fans of Derby are: Kim Barnett, Peter Baxter, […]

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2008/2009 Championship TV Schedule On Sky Sports

June 21st, 2008 · Comments · 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
Saturday, November 8: […]

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The Silly Season Is Off And Running

June 5th, 2008 · Comments · 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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