Reaction from Rams Head Coach John Eustace following Derby County's 2-1 Carabao Cup defeat to fellow Championship side Lincoln City

The new season is upon us, and yet Derby County fans remain impatient. Alongside the usual mix of tension and excitement that accompanies the start of a new campaign, there is a rather large elephant in the room. That being the pending investment from Saudi government official and billionaire boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh. Four years on from David Clowes’ reluctant act of heroism, this has potential to be a season that is most consequential, as the lifelong fan hands over

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Derby County reunion tour. But whether in the presence of Jake Buxton, Nigel Clough, or as at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham United technical director Steve McClaren, The Rams’ performances haven’t exactly been vintage. Though, in fairness, that is not the point of pre-season friendlies. They are simply the warmup gigs. The opportunity to tweak the set list, fine tune the staging or test out new equipment. Finding the optimum set-up takes

Many boxing fans have long praised prospective Derby investor Turki Alalshikh for making huge fights happen. While many of the Pride Park faithful are hoping for a similarly big impact, head coach John Eustace seems more cautious. In his first media interview of the season, Eustace spoke to BBC Radio Derby after Saturday’s 1-0 Bass Charity Vase defeat to Burton Albion. He said: “Obviously I’ve spoken to the club and they’ve mentioned that there is a takeover, but I think

It may soon be known as the Liam Thompson Derby, but this was apprentice versus master. In the first of two games in 24 hours, John Eustace took on the man who brought him to Pride Park twice, Nigel Clough. The former Rams boss has transformed Mansfield Town into a stable League One side, now sporting a strike partnership which Paul Warne likely dreams of: 2022-23 Rams player of the year David McGoldrick, and perennial target Michael Smith. Thompson was nowhere to be seen

Friendly, what friendly? After a quick glance at the surroundings, it was easy to see why Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg have adopted the Austrian town of Imst as their pre-season base for two decades. But neither they, nor Derby were there to relax. Among the idyllic coniferous trees and mountains, there was more than a fitting amount of needle. As Julian Schuster’s side took to the pitch for the first time since their Europa League final defeat in May, you wondered if Cr

If Filip Bilbija turns out to be as hard to mark as he is to categorise, Derby County will have a player on their hands. The Rams have described their third summer signing in an abundance of ways. As a ‘midfielder’, an ‘AM’ or attacking midfielder, and a ‘versatile attacker’ capable of playing as a ‘wide man, and as the focal point of the frontline’. But this is not a case of crossed wires in the scouting department, or editorial mix-ups.