Whether it was the tussle between Adam Forshaw and Sam Szmodics, or when Rams captain Lewis Travis “let himself down” with what John Eustace called a “ridiculous” yellow card, their reacquaintance with Blackburn was inevitably fiery.   For Ben Brereton Díaz, Dion Sanderson, Sam Szmodics and chiefly former Rovers skipper Travis, it was akin to welcoming your dysfunctional, now-disowned family to your new abode. Even with some their favourite sons back in their corner, the same

It may have been Craig Forsyth’s 37 th  birthday, but it wasn’t just Mr. Derby County who received gifts on Tuesday.   The Scottish stalwart marked his big day in style when he finished from six-yards-out to cancel out the Amir Hadžiahmetović corner which Callum Elder turned into his own net. And while referee Adam Herczeg neglected to give Forsyth a birthday card, he was the beneficiary of some lacklustre officiating – his strike should really have been flagged as offside.  

As the full-time whistle sounded at Vicarage Road, John Eustace clearly felt the need for some brutal honesty.   “We let ourselves down,” he told RamsTV , “We were too slow with the ball. Physically, we got beat up.”   This is about as harsh as we’ve heard John Eustace in his 50 games in charge, who even rejected opportunities to give a more upbeat slant. On BBC Radio Derby , he instead reaffirmed his view that Derby “weren’t competitive enough” over the 90 minutes.   So, in