In the first of our post-season podcasts, Chris and Tom chat to Brian and Melvyn Mole, the Swadlincote-born brothers - and diehard Derby fans - who won millions of admirers with their globe-trotting stint on BBC One's 'Race Across The World'. The duo, who spread the word about DCFC all the way to India in one of many hilarious moments from their appearance on the hit BBC show, told Chris and Tom about their Derbyshire upbringing, and watching the Rams from the Normanton End at the Baseball Groun...
Jun 20, 2025•45 min
In the second part of our Season Review, Chris, Cutch, Tom and Phil pick up in January... where the season started to go badly wrong for Derby County. We analyse what went wrong on that bleak run of seven straight defeats, pick the moments when we thought the Rams were definitely relegated, and assess the incredible turnaround masterminded by John Eustace. We also pick our Player, Signing and Unsung Hero of the Season, in what turned ended as a relief-filled season. Who were the underperforming ...
May 26, 2025•50 min
In the first part of our look back on 2024/25, Chris, Tom, Cutch and Phil recall the heady optimism of August before Derby's return to the Championship and initial feelgood factor as the Rams won three of the first five games... before wins turned to draws and draws to defeats as Paul Warne's side started to slip down the table. There was early season bad officiating, Warne's divisive 'sugar on top' comments and precious little to celebrate away from home before Christmas, which would ultimately...
May 22, 2025•42 min
In our final regular podcast of 2024/25, join Chris and Cutch for a real-time matchday pod recorded before, during and after Derby's final day showdown against Stoke City. A day which started out with permutations, nerves and trepidation ended with mass relief as Luton's capitulation vs West Brom meant the Rams' goalless draw with the Potter secured their Championship status. We also reflect on the phenomenal recovery job John Eustace has pulled off, in saving a Derby side who were bottom of the...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 224
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. SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! Get...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 10 min
This is a shortened, taster version of our latest Patreon podcast. To support SBW on Patreon, where you get an extra Derby County podcast each month, competitions, extra content and more, head over to: patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing 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 s...
Apr 25, 2025•22 min
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 ou...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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. SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! Get extra podcasts, bonus content and more benefits for just £3 a month. H...
Apr 14, 2025•39 min
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? SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! Get ext...
Apr 06, 2025•49 min
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 Joh...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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 competitiv...
Mar 10, 2025•51 min
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 poss...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 1 min
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? Sh...
Feb 17, 2025•42 min
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 ...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 8Ep. 215
After Derby's underwhelming recruitment at the end of the January transfer window, Chris, Cutch and Anton assess whether the Rams have really improved their squad from what it was on December 31. We look at new Derby County signings Harrison Armstrong and Sondre Langas, as well as the early signs from the returning Matt Clarke and fellow Norweigan new boy Lars-Jorgen Salvesen, before discussing once again the Rams' sorry run of defeats which could stretch to a new club record with a loss at Norw...
Feb 05, 2025•50 min•Season 8Ep. 214
*This is a shortened version of our latest bonus Patreon podcast. To hear the episode in full and get loads more great DCFC member benefits, support us over at patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing.* In our fourth Roundtable podcast on Patreon, Richard Cutcher hosts three rival Championship fans on SBW to get some opposition takes on the season so far, the battle to beat the drop... and how they rated Derby. We cover highlights of 2024/25 for our fans of Portsmouth, Luton and Sheffield Wednesday, whi...
Jan 30, 2025•36 min•Season 8Ep. 213
As an exhausted, injury-ravaged Derby County sink into the bottom three, Chris, Cutch and Tom attempt to keep the faith in discussing whether the Rams can pull themselves out of trouble. We analyse the damaging defeat away at Cardiff City and the key points which caused the 2-1 defeat, before addressing the growing unrest over Paul Warne's position - and how bad results may have to be before David Clowes has not choice but to act. There's plenty of transfer news to get stuck in to as well - the ...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 212
An eighth league defeat in 11 games sees the Rams continue to tumble downwards in the Championship, leaving the Rams squarely in the relegation dogfight we'd all hoped we were just about good enough to avoid. Chris is joined by Phil Hile and Chris Smith to rue the missed chances and intervention of the crossbar against Watford, along with more alarming defending and lack of goal threat. We say goodbye, sweet prince to Tawanda Chirewa (we hardly knew ye), discuss Paul Warne's team selection for t...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 211
Two more defeats on the road see Derby County start 2025 as they finished 2024 - with very little to cheer about away from home. Chris, Cutch and Tom look back on a forgettable trip to Ashton Gate and the 1-0 loss against Bristol City, and ponder whether the starting XI is a side capable of avoiding relegation. We also discuss the defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, have our say on that goal, and wonder whether it's possibly the best strike Derby have ever conceded. Oh, and there's Tom's very belated...
Jan 05, 2025•55 min•Season 8Ep. 210
As Derby County round off 2024 with a narrow defeat to league leaders Leeds United, Chris, Cutch and Tom look back on a positive pair of festive performances, following the home win over West Brom on Boxing Day. There's praise for Ebou 'The Championship N'Golo Kante' Adams, admiration of Zetterstrom's unorthodox goalkeeping, and enjoyment of Kane Wilson's latest wing back adventures, despite a 1-0 loss to a team probably destined for the Premier League next season. The SBW panel also reflect on ...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 209
In Derby County's final fixture before Christmas, join Chris Parsons and Phil Hile on a festive journey to Bedfordshire which ultimately ended in more sickening last minute disappointment, as the Rams threw away a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1. There's the inevitable chat about the unique away fan experience at Kenilworth Road, the latest Premier League would-be record breakers of Derby's 11 point record, and all the action recorded in real time from behind the goal in the away end. Learn more about your...
Dec 22, 2024•36 min•Season 8Ep. 208
As Derby return to winning ways with a stunning four goal-dismantling of fellow League One promoted side Portsmouth, Chris, Phil and Chris Smith bask in the Rams' biggest win of the season - and wonder if Paul Warne's curious post-match comments after Leeds contributed to Derby's faultless display. We admire the 'penguin feet' of Marcus Harness, Kenzo's ball retention, wonder where we'd be without Ebou, and generally reflect on a much-needed three points after a series of morale-sapping late def...
Dec 15, 2024•58 min•Season 8Ep. 207
In a sickening consecutive home defeat, the Rams are sunk by a 94th minute Jamal Lowe strike gives Sheffield Wednesday a first Pride Park win for 18 years. Chris, Richard, Anton and Phil - in an in-person podcast - give their immediate reactions to the late defeat and ask if Derby are now looking over their shoulder, standing just three points above the bottom three with tough fixtures to come. We also discuss the return of Frank Lampard to the Championship fold, and 'look forward' to the Rams g...
Dec 03, 2024•54 min•Season 28Ep. 206
Richard Cutcher returns from a triumphant cameo making Forest fans look silly on national radio to host our latest pod alongside Tom and Anton, following another Derby 1-1 draw, this time at Deepdale. Was it a case of a point gained or two dropped against the side 21st in the Championship? We also spent a considerable amount of time discussing the advantage rule (trust us on this one), wonder how Derby will cope against Swansea without Jerry Yates, and look at the state of the rest of the divisi...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 205
Derby finally end their long overdue wait for an away win in the Championship, thanks to a 2-1 win over Coventry - but aren't able to back it up with another three points following a frustrating 1-1 at Pride Park again Wayne Rooney's Plymouth. Chris, Cutch and Tom discuss the wastefulness on show against the Pilgrims, before assessing the points return from recent games, Jerry Yates' resurgence, Liam Thompson, attendances, and upcoming fixtures. With Paul Warne also now the division's longest-se...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 204
Derby County's winless run is stretched to four matches as Stoke City edge a forgettable game 2-1 at the Bet365 Stadium. Chris Parsons, Anton Martin and Phil Hile look back on Derby's latest away day to forget, from Ben Gibson's ridiculous own goal to... Ben Gibson's headed winner minutes later, and ask what the Rams need to do to turn their fortunes around on the road. There are questions asked of Paul Warne's tactics - are we simply too easy for home teams play against? We also look at the ind...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 203
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Oct 31, 2024•24 min•Season 8Ep. 202
With Derby searching for their first away win of the Championship season, join Chris Parsons, Tom Martin, and some of our wonderful listeners on a journey through South East London, where the Rams eventually had to settle for a point, having gone ahead through Jerry Yates' bundled first Derby goal. We talk previous meetings at The Den in our pre-match discussions in the pub near London Bridge, the Rams incredible away support this season and predictions, before diving into the action, which Chri...
Oct 21, 2024•32 min•Season 8Ep. 201
The Rams return to winning ways in the Championship before the October international break thanks to two equally fantastic goals to see off QPR at Pride Park. In our 200th episode, Richard, Chris, Tom and Anton salute Curtis Nelson's majestic 14 yard header which opening the scoring, whilst crucially clarifying whether it was a 'bullet', 'towering' or 'commanding' header. There's praise too for Marcus Harness and his first Derby goal - has he now played himself into Paul Warne's starting XI? The...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 8Ep. 200
Derby suffer back-to-back defeats for the first time since returning to the Championship as a 1-0 reverse at Sheffield United is followed by a controversial 3-2 Pride Park defeat to Norwich. Chris is joined by Phil Hile and SBW debutant Joe Gale to look back on those officiating mistakes, while also asking if the linesman blunders covered the fact that the Rams simply could not match Norwich for large parts of the game. There's analysis too of Derby's fixtures so far, and the games coming up. Ca...
Sep 30, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 199
