Rob Parker | March 11, 2010
Rams rely on stand-in keeper
Derby midfielder Robbie Savage was left to take the goalkeeper’s gloves as his side lost 4-1 at Reading. First-choice goalie Stephen Bywater went off injured in the 13th minute, and his replacement Saul Deeney was sent-off for a foul in the penalty are in the 41st minute with Derby 2-1 down.
Savage [...]
Rob Parker | January 25, 2010
Derby team-mates help re-enact hilarious moment
Remember Robbie Savage getting smacked in the face with the ball while commentating for Radio Five Live? Still laughing about it? Us too.
Well, the Derby midfielder has been reliving the moment from the comfort of… a chair in the middle of a goal while his team-mates pelt him with shots!
Spotted [...]
Rob Parker | November 13, 2009
Derby midfielder’s inadvertent identity theft
Robbie Savage has spent most of his career being told he looks like a woman, but when it really mattered it turned out he just wasn’t quite girly enough.
The Welshman had been due to travel to Amsterdam with the Derby squad yesterday to play a friendly match. The plans hit the [...]
Rob Parker | September 10, 2009
Confused youngster tries to loan himself to different team
Derby County defender Jermaine Johnson joined up with the wrong team as he attempted to begin a loan spell at Stafford Rangers. The 19-year-old introduced himself to his new ‘team-mates’ from Tamworth at a motorway service station and began the settling in process when a call to [...]
Rob Parker | February 16, 2009
You only sing phlegm your winning
Cameras caught Cristiano Ronaldo sending a gobful of his finest World Player of the Year spittle in Robbie Savage’s direction during yesterday’s FA Cup clash between Derby County and Manchester United. The Portuguese international was visibly unimpressed with the attention he was receiving from Savage and launched a greenie in [...]
Rob Parker | January 21, 2009
SAF’s F1-style Carling Cup celebrations
Sir Alex Ferguson is a very experienced manager. He’s been round the block and seen it all before. That’s why when his Manchester United side defeated the mighty Derby County in last night’s Carling Cup semi-final, he was able to keep his cool.
Don’t expect any lavish celebrations from Fergie after reaching [...]
Rob Parker | November 13, 2008
Two teams united in a fall from the big time!
When Derby met Leeds in the Carling Cup last night, the fans of both sides realised they had something in common. The self-deprecating Rams and Whites followers joined forces for a stirring chorus of “we’re not famous anymore.”!
