Steve Bloomer's Washing

In remarkable scenes no Derby fan predicted 10 games ago, the Rams find themselves on the brink of survival thanks to a superb 1-0 away win at Hull City - their second consecutive victory on the road, but only their fourth all season.

Chris is joined by Martin Fisher and Chris Smith to celebrate the glorious scenes on Humberside, including saluting unlikely match-winner Nat Phillips, before focussing on the last day permutations... and who we think will beat the drop.

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In your bonus Patreon podcast for March, Chris sits down with Nathan Scarff, who was DCFC Head Groundsman from 2015-2018 - which includes the period when the club installed the pitch which came in for national criticism this month.

Nathan told SBW what Mel Morris said to him when Derby installed their new playing surface, the 'interesting ideas' the former owner had for the Pride Park pitch, and what's caused it to deterioriate so noticeably in recent weeks. He also explained the process of maintaining an elite football pitch, the Derby manager who wanted the grass long to stifle the opposition... and his thoughts on astroturf gardens.

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After an insipid Pride Park defeat to relegation rivals Luton on Good Friday, Derby bounce back with a stunning win at the Hawthorns which ended West Brom's playoff hopes and kept the Rams just above the bottom three trap door.

Cutch and Anton are joined by SBW debutant Joel Clyne to salute the superb away day in the Black Country, including a return to set piece success and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's outrageous late third goal to seal the points.

How will the final two games of the season play out? Derby's fate still feels completely unknown, but we discuss the final fixtures - and which side above the Rams we could reel in.

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Join Cutch, Tom and Anton for a glorious springtime trip to the south coast, where Eustace's Rams twice took the lead, only to be pegged back in injury time and end up settling for a point at fellow strugglers Portsmouth.

Recorded live in the away end throughout the pulsating 'feral' and 'chaotic' 2-2 draw, our latest At The Match podcast gives you a flavour of our experience watching Derby County.

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The John Eustace revival is (temporarily) halted for Derby County as Swansea edge a nervy, uneventful, drab encounter in South Wales to see off the Rams 1-0. Chris and Cutch reflect on the end of Derby's winning streak, along with the impressive Preston win which completed four wins in a row.

We study Derby's apparent new-found strength from long throws, look at the remaining fixtures for the Rams and their relegation rivals, and ask you all... will Derby stay up?

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We're back in the game! A sensational third straight victory sees Derby climb off the bottom of the Championship and within a point of safety, going into the final international break of the season. Chris, Cutch and Tom look back on the superb, long-overdue second away win of the season at Plymouth, before also hailing the crucial midweek win over Coventry and wondering how on earth Marcus Harness became key to the Rams' survival hopes.

We hear your thoughts on what exactly has changed under John Eustace, the peculiar dynamic between Derby head coach and the club's medical staff, and the embarrassing deterioration of the Pride Park pitch. There are plenty of DCFC talking points in Ep.219 as Derby's survival hopes are rekindled.

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No you weren't dreaming - Derby County really did score two goals from open play and win a football match at the weekend. A jubilant Chris Parsons, Anton Martin and Chris Smith bask in a long, long overdue three points as John Eustace gets off the mark and gets one over on his former employers in the process. Can a seemingly lost Rams side use their first win of 2025 as a springboard for a survival charge?

We also salute Craig Forsyth as he opened the scoring for the Rams on his 372nd competitive DCFC appearance, and wonder how on earth Derby will cope with their unprecedented injury crisis which currently has almost an entire team of players unavailable.

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As a dismal 10th defeat in our last 12 continues Derby's woeful 2025, Chris, Cutch and Phil pick over the 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough and ask if there are any positives in this current Rams side.

Phil recounts his eventful trip to the north east and back (featuring a flying cow and a raucous hen do), as we ask where this Rams currently are on the Relegation Cliche Spectrum.... and also - is this the worst Rams sides in a generation?

There's analysis too on the end of David Ozoh's season and a possible return for Jeff Hendrick in another desperate attempt to breathe any life into Derby's survival hopes.

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Join Chris, Tom, Cutch and Anton for a trip to Loftus Road on what was felt beforehand like the optimistic start of a new Derby County era.... until the match started. A 4-0 drubbing at the hands of QPR laid bare the size of the task facing new manager John Eustace - and the handful of Rams fans we spoke to in the away end whilst recording this pod in real time were in agreement about the size of Derby's on-field problems.

How many of Derby's first choice XI are actually Championship quality? Should Eustace name a new captain to inspire the Rams after this hugely deflating performance? And can Derby's new boss take any positives from the heaviest defeat of the season? All questions we attempted to ask in the away end at Loftus Road as Derby County's season sunk to a new low.

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After 871 days and 132 games, the Paul Warne era at Derby County is over. Chris, Anton and Ollie Wright discuss the highs and lows of Warne's two and a half years at Pride Park, and pay tribute to one of the few managers who's actually managed to get the Rams promoted out of any division.

We also look back on the draw at Norwich, where Derby finally ended their losing streak - although there wasn't a huge amount different tactically. There was plenty to be excited about with the debut of Sondre 'Dolph Lundgren' Langas, and cause for optimism if the Rams world class disallowed goal was anything to go by.

Then there's 'The Eust'. How would the managerial approach of Derby's former midfield enforcer be different to that of Paul Warne? Is £750k a fee worth paying for a manager? And how many players can we remember from his last ever game as a professional?

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