Derby County: January 2009 Archives

Championship strugglers Derby have agreed a fee with Motherwell - reportedly in the region of £400,000 - to sign striker Chris Porter.

Derby boss Nigel Clough is waiting on the fitness of Andy Todd and Steve Davies before he names his side to face Coventry.

Derby have accepted an approach from an unnamed Premier League club - believed to be Fulham - to take Giles Barnes on loan.

Under-fire Derby winger Gary Teale has vowed to prove the doubters wrong after coming in for some stick from the fans.

Nigel Clough says he could not fault the players in the defeat to Birmingham on Tuesday which sees Derby drop into the relegation zone.

Derby boss Nigel Clough could have both defender Andy Todd and striker Steve Davies available for the clash with Birmingham tonight.

Derby's attacking midfielder Nacer Barazite says he is determined to bring more goals to his game to help the Rams relegation battle.

Derby go into tonight's clash with Nottingham Forest without the services of defender Andy Todd and striker Steve Davies.

Giles Barnes claims he never had any doubts that he would return to the Rams first team and says he has been fit for weeks.

Derby boss Nigel Clough claims Giles Barnes will be a key figure for the Rams in their continuing Championship battle.

Manchester United secured their place in the Carling Cup final after a 4-2 second-leg semi-final win over dogged Derby at Old Trafford.

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has rubbished reports that winger Liam Lawrence is set to leave the club and move to Derby.

Derby boss Nigel Clough wants the Rams to be more positive especially with their efforts at home, following the defeat to QPR.

Derby boss Nigel Clough is looking for his players to bounce back from the defeat to QPR and clinch a place in the Carling Cup final.

Derby's Mile Sterjovski is looking for a fresh start at the club following the arrival of Nigel Clough as manager.

Nigel Clough has started to trim the size of his squad and Andrejs Pereplotkins' season-long loan has been cancelled.

Rams boss Nigel Clough will get his first look at striker Nathan Ellington today as he gets a run out for the reserves.

Derby are on course to set a record for the biggest away attendance ever at Old Trafford in next week's Carling Cup tie.

Defender Jay McEveley has returned to Pride Park after his loan move at Charlton was cut short due to injury.

Derby misfit Robbie Savage is hoping the appointment of Nigel Clough as manager will give him and the squad a new lease of life.

Derby's goalscoring hero Kris Commons says he will treasure the Rams' victory over Manchester United in the Carling Cup all his life.

Kris Commons' wonderful first-half strike gave Derby a deserved, but slender, first-leg win over Man United in the Carling Cup semi.

Derby chairman Adam Pearson has denied that the appointment of Nigel Clough as manger has anything to do with sentimentality.

Chairman Adam Pearson says Nigel Clough 'is ready for the bigger stage' after confirming that he will become the new manager of Derby.

Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough looks set to follow in his fathers footsteps, as he is favourite to take over as the next Derby boss.

Nigel Clough appears to be leading the race to become Derby's new manager but their have been over 20 applicants for the post.

On-loan Notts County defenders Jason Beardsley and Mitchell Hanson have both been recalled by Derby County.