Tim Bates

The only thing worse than that performance is probably the state of Danny Batth's face after a couple of elbows and a ball in the mush #dcfc

Gutted that Ebou & Curtis have left. Two colossal players for us, both captains and have been immense on and off the pitch. Won't forget Ebou being physically sick on the pitch after a challenge and still playing on for the next 70 minutes. Both amazing in their own way #dcfc

@dcfcofficial Do wonder if he'd not picked up his injury, if this move would be happening. Rock solid, always gave 100% and can easily play at Championship level. Sad to see him go 😭

Derby County can confirm that defender Curtis Nelson has joined Sky Bet League Two side MK Dons on a permanent basis. The 32-year-old defender brings his time with the Rams to a close after two-and-a-half seasons of service at Pride Park Stadium. Go well, Nels! 🙌

@SteveBloomerPod BBD doesn't jump for headers

Your 5⃣ word reviews of Derby 1 Wrexham 2...?

Contrary to what I'm reading on here, I quite enjoyed the game today, but probably not for the right reasons. Football from both teams bordered on Sunday league at times - mistakes, slipping over, misplaced passes and some scrappy passages of play #dcfc

@DoctorBenjy The manager creation screens are genuinely embarrassing, something that would have looked bad 10 years ago. Improve that aspect, compromise on the UI design and fix stability (which they may have addressed now), would be a start

Yesterday I asked Twitter to describe #FM26 in one word and I'd say 80% were pretty negative, which I understand but now the bigger question.... What can Sports Interactive do now to satisfy you? Answer seriously, I'm genuinely interested, and we'll talk about the replies on Stream later

🔥 FM26 GIVEAWAY (PC) 🔥 - RT to ENTER✅ - Winner drawn tonight when beta drops!⚽

@SteveBloomerPod @RCutcher He was lucky to stay on the pitch last week and I've not really seen anything in his performances that suggest he's an improvement on what we already have. Whilst I don't mind a directional leader on the pitch, it's a fine line between motivation and moaning!

Lewis Travis then. Unfairly criticised, or underperforming? We had our say on the latest podcast. @RCutcher: 'A real leader has to be leading at all times... you've got to park your own performance.' What have you made of the Rams' new skipper so far?

@ManagerOld @cm9798v2 Downloaded, ready to play as @dcfcofficial Is there a way to run this full-screen, the DOS box is tiny on my monitor. Assume I can edit the properties somehow!

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@RJConway92 We haven't played through or created from central midfield since the Rooney days. We lack any kind of creative link in the centre of the pitch so always have to look wide, where our options have been limited up until recently. Front-foot attacking central midfielder please!

Derby's last 3 games have been RUFF. We're not showing any flickers of invention until the hour mark. Lots of huffing and puffing but opposition just feeling it like a mild breeze. You can point to injuries, but I'm hugely disappointed with the lack of attacking output 8 games in

@HLTCO 100%! As a Derby fan, it is great to see Will Hughes quietly ply his trade in the Prem. He's one of those players that people struggle to see the value of until he makes them tick in their team. He did it for Derby and now Palace. What a player!

Whilst I understand United’s frustration with their own problems, Will Hughes is massively disrespected by the vast majority of neutrals. His reading of the game, timing and game management are outstanding and have been for ages.

@dcfcofficial Was really looking forward to seeing him back in the Derby team this season, as his presence was much missed. One of the best dribblers we've had, not bad for a right (wing) back. Best of luck!

Kane Wilson has left Derby County to join Milton Keynes Dons on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. The club would like to thank Kane for his service and wish him every success in the future.

@domjdietrich @BBCDerbySport This is a massive shame. Maybe injury record (and ongoing concerns) play a part but when fit and playing, he's a great asset and arguably our most talented dribbler of the ball the last few seasons, better than most wingers we've had recently. Be sad to see him go!

Latest on Kane Wilson as I understand it, bid has been made by MK Dons and likely to be accepted by Derby County as they look to move players on between now and 19:00 on Monday. Live on the Sportscene Preview from six to discuss, let us know your thoughts @BBCDerbySport #DCFC

@Britpopmemories @parwiksten Really great album and the single release B-sides were some of their best work too including a great cover of New Life by Depeche Mode

30 years ago today honorary Britpop band (the Swedish inclusion clause being used here) The Wannadies released the album “Be A Girl”. Who bought a copy?

@ComeOnDerby_ Paul "Simmo" Simpson

Without revealing your age, who was the very first #DCFC player that you adored? 👇

@JohnLewisRetail Felt sorry for your Victoria Centre staff today dealing with numerous idiots in the home / bed section. Mostly female staff having to deal with young adults with attitude, must have been tough. Felt like better security needed. Cathy in particular needs a day off

@ZiferblatNow Very lucky! We can't make any of the dates due to them being on weekdays and having the little one at school 😞

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@ComeOnDerby_ Was surprised by how well he played, his work ethic and commitment given his previous track record. Also scored one of the best team goals I've ever seen live, although I'm still convinced it was offside. Shame he didn't stay longer

On This Day in 2021, Ravel Morrison signed for the club. What did you make of his time at the club? 👇 #DCFC

@GamewithDave Yes, I'm old enough to have worked on it!

Are you old enough to remember when GTA looked like this?

@HLTCO Agree this is a bit of a farce. The deadline was well prior to Palace getting anywhere near the final and, as you say, he won't be near either club by the time the competition kicks off. From a neutral viewpoint, I don't really understand why Palace needed to be punished.

I wrote this out a week or so ago as a full on explainer of Palace’s POV over all of this, in case UEFA decided to demote us or kick us out of Europe altogether, given how many neutrals are likely to see the decision and then ask for the intricacies of it all. It’s Palace’s perspective, I’m not saying that UEFA are right or wrong before bundles of neutrals get on my case, it really is just an explainer in the most thorough way I can manage on here. Cheers. Shares weren’t placed into Blind Trust because John Textor never had decisive control. He has spoken openly on many occasions about Parish being the man who calls the shots at Palace well before this issue became newsworthy. If Textor did have anything like “decisive control”, it’s fair to assume that we would be in just as much of a financial hole as every other club he gets his hands on. In reality, Palace are prudently run and have always remained comfortably inside PSR regulations, whilst Lyon’s debt has increased alarmingly throughout Textor’s time at the helm. Given he had clear and decisive control of Lyon without any ambiguity; why weren’t his shares in the French club placed into Blind Trust? The Deadline for putting shares in Blind Trust was July 1st until this year; why would you move that to March 1st when the season was still in full swing? We were playing Millwall in the Round of 16 on the day of the March deadline; it’s hardly as if we were on the verge of winning the first major trophy in our entire history. We had to beat Fulham (A) + Villa and Man City at Wembley to get there from that point. Lyon only got into the Europa League on the final day of the season thanks to a 99th minute Le Havre equaliser at Strasbourg which elevated Lyon into their Europa League spot on GD; it’s hardly as if this was a likely scenario back in late February. John Textor had been actively trying to sell his stake in Palace for well over 18 months prior to the Blind Trust deadline, simply because he had no tangible influence behind the scenes and grew extremely frustrated at running into a brick wall time and time again. His aim had always been to bring us into his multi-club model alongside Lyon, Botafogo and Molenbeek only to be told repeatedly that the other members of our board had no interest in such a shift of strategy. The only piece of business done between the two clubs throughout John Textor’s time on either board was the sale of a fringe first-team player in Jake O’Brien (who made 0 Premier League appearances for Palace) to Lyon in the summer of 2023. John Textor has now agreed to a sale of his shares in Palace to American Woody Johnson, meaning that with Premier League approval, there is zero tangible link between Textor and the club. John Textor has also stepped down from his role as the head of Lyon with Michelle Kang taking his place, meaning that by the time the Europa League draw is made, the man UEFA are seemingly worried about having influence will not be involved in the decision making process at either club in any sense, decisive or otherwise. Lyon were initially relegated to Ligue 2 by the DNCG after accumulating more than €500m of debt and being warned back in November of 2024 that they needed to get their house in order by June of 2025. Following the call to relegate them, they were given a 2 week period to get their house in order, removing John Textor from the position at the head of the hierarchy and injecting further funds into the club, despite little to no sign that it’s anything other than a plaster on a long-term gaping wound. With French football in a major mess in terms of TV contracts and general interest in Ligue 1, there was a widespread desire from stakeholders outside of the Lyon bubble to ensure that they were reinstated to the top tier, future proofing the league as a whole from further drop offs in interest rather than dishing out appropriate punishments for financial mismanagement on a major scale.