As Derby's diminuitive Dutchman Kenzo Goudmijn strikes again to sink Championship bottom club Cardiff City, Richard Cutcher is joined by Chris Smith and Phil Hile to review a third Pride Park league win without conceding, which saw the Rams nestle nicely in the top half of the second tier after five games. There's overdue praise for 'Man of the Match' and Derby's best ever Australian, Callum Elder, discussion on which of Derby's summer signings has impressed most and, yes... that Ebou Adams inju...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 198
For many Derby County fans, Marco Gabbiadini was one of their first heroes in the black and white shirt. A big money signing by Arthur Cox in the 1991/92 season, the former Sunderland man spent five seasons at the Baseball Ground, scoring 50 goals and helping the Rams get promoted along the way. To speak to Gabbiadini now, however, is to speak to a former footballer with very different matters on his mind. As well as discussing his favourite moments, least favourite teammates, the 'dirty, smelly...
Sep 06, 2024•48 min•Season 8Ep. 197
Back at Pride Park for the first time since promotion, Chris Parsons and Richard Cutcher make the journey to Derby in our first 'At The Match' podcast of 24/25. Recorded before, during and after the fantastic 3-0 win, Chris and Richard discuss Derby's transfer deadline day deals to bring in Marcus Harness and Nat Phillips, before witnessing the best performance of the Paul Warne era from the South West Upper Stand at PPS. Re-live a magnificent Rams performance with atmosphere recorded in real ti...
Sep 03, 2024•47 min•Season 8Ep. 196
A disappointing week sees the Rams suffer a second away defeat before being dumped out of the Carabao Cup in the second round by League Two Barrow. Chris, Richard, Anton and Tom go over the main talking points from the 2-1 loss at Vicarage Road, whilst recording live during Derby's penalty Tuesday night shootout embarrassment. We also discuss the scale of Derby's current injury woes, along with Corey Blackett-Taylor and his relative lack of gametime since signing for the club in January. In ligh...
Aug 29, 2024•55 min•Season 8Ep. 195
The Rams are off and running back in the Championship! As Derby hold out for a gritty 1-0 victory of promotion contenders Middlesbrough, Chris, Blake and RamsTrust's Hilary Leam bask in our 100% home league record, assess the best performers from the Pride Park win, and discuss how much of the single goal victory was down to luck over judgment. With Dajaune Brown failing to take his first team chance earlier in the week, we also ask what the future holds for the young striker, we compare Derby's...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 194
The Rams' return to the Championship is one featuring a brutally harsh lesson in second tier football as Blackburn ease past Derby County 4-2 at Ewood Park in front of the Sky Sports cameras. Chris is joined by Chris Smith and broadcaster Martin Fisher to pick the bones out of Derby's heavy opening weekend defeat. Are the Rams currently physically fit enough for the rigours of the division? Will Warne change the shape of the defence after the second half capitulation? And how did we rate the deb...
Aug 11, 2024•49 min•Season 8Ep. 193
In our second preview episode ahead of the 2024/25 season, we invited three fellow Championship podcasters onto SBW to get a broader view of the battles at both ends of the division this year. Burnley fan Natalie Bromley, from the 'No, Nay Never' podcast, was our guest as she told us who Scott Parker's side will be competing with to secure promotion next May. Also returning to the 'Roundtable' pod was Jake Smith, Porstmouth fan and broadcaster on Pompey's 'Express FM', who told us whether Derby'...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 192
We're back! As the Rams return to the second tier following a two-year voyage of discovery in League One, Chris, Richard and Ollie Wright chew through all the incomings and outgoings ahead of an exciting 2024/25 campaign. Paul Warne has completed six signings (so far) and Derby's squad is shaping up nicely... but do we yet have enough quality to compete in the unforgiving Championship? The SBW panel discuss a potential midfield trio of Kenzo Goudmijn, Ebou Adams and David Ozoh, hail the imminent...
Jul 25, 2024•56 min•Season 8Ep. 191
We did it! After an exhausting, emotional, and ultimately successful final day against Carlisle, Chris, Tom, Anton, Cutch and Blake sit back, digest and discuss the entire promotion weekend. Our second promotion podcast sees us chat about how promotion felt at the time, wider reflections, our tribute to David Clowes, the celebration party, how Derby's squad looks now, and plenty more. Championship here we come! To support SBW and get extra bonus episodes, merch, benefits, competitions and video ...
May 03, 2024•57 min•Season 7Ep. 190
So it all came down to this. Join Chris, Tom, Anton and Cutch for a podcast recorded in real time at Pride Park during Derby's final day promotion-sealing win over Carlisle. Recorded before, during and after the historic 2-0 home win, this audio match report is our take on Derby County's promotion from League One as it happened. For more podcasts, bonus content, competitions, benefits and more, support SBW on Patreon! Simply visit patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to help keep the podcast going f...
Apr 30, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 189
Almost there! After a record-breaking 13th away win of the season, Paul Warne's Derby County are just a single point away from returning to the Championship at the second time of asking. Chris and Cutch are joined by Chris Smith (@cspaceram) review a bruising, battling, nerve-shredding 1-0 win at Cambridge, before attention turns to the possible Pride Park promotion party at the weekend, at home to Carlisle. The SBW panel also rejoice at the news that Puma will be returning at Derby's new kit su...
Apr 23, 2024•56 min•Season 7Ep. 188
Chris, Cutch and Anton journey to Pride Park for what could have been a nervy home encounter against Leyton Orient, but which turned out as a stress-free afternoon, thanks to a Sonny Bradley brace which saw the Rams easy 3-0 winners. Support SBW on Patreon to access more bonus episodes and subscriber-only content. Try us with a seven day free trial! www.patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 15, 2024•35 min•Season 7Ep. 187
After catching their breath, Chris and Anton are joined by a soggy Richard Cutcher, fresh from his trip to the south coast, where Derby gained a valuable point - and avoided defeat - in the crucial top two clash at Portsmouth. We analyse the main talking points (including the fox on the pitch), and ask if Pompey was the game where Corey Blackett-Taylor finally arrived as a Ram. There's yet more praise for Ebou Adams and his incredible mental fortitude to play whilst fasting for Ramadan, another ...
Apr 05, 2024•54 min•Season 7Ep. 186
*This is a shortened version of our latest bonus Patreon episode. To hear the interview in full, sign up over at: patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing * In our latest DCFC interview released exclusively in full to SBW Patrons, Richard and Chris spend 40 minutes in the company of the Rams' 'Brummie buffalo', Kane Wilson. Having established himself as a key part of Paul Warne's squad - not least with the winning goal against Bolton Wanderers this month - the 24-year-old told us how at home he feels at...
Mar 28, 2024•16 min•Season 7Ep. 185
With the chance to go seven points clear of third place in League One going begging, Chris, Tom and Phil look back on a sorry afternoon at Sixfield, where Derby slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Northampton Town. We analyse the sitters missed, Sonny Bradley's red mist, and the latest possible addition to the injury list. Are Warne's methods leading to more muscle strains, or is it just coincidence and bad luck? There's also analysis of our promotion rivals' run-ins, points predictions for Easter, and w...
Mar 26, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 184
Join Chris and Cutch as they make a nervy trip up to Pride Park for the massive promotion showdown with Bolton Wanderers. A win would take Derby four points clear of 3rd place in League One, while defeat would pull the Rams back into the playoff mix. Recorded in real time from the stands, our latest 'At The Match' podcast is an emotional journey through a tense and stressful encounter which ultimately ended in relief thanks to Kane Wilson's second half headed winner. Learn more about your ad cho...
Mar 20, 2024•34 min•Season 7Ep. 183
An amazing 12th away win of the campaign sees Derby County regain 2nd spot in League One, having briefly dropped to 3rd during the week. Chris and Phil Hile are joined by SBW Ultimate Patron Peter Bond to look back on the impressive, satisfying 3-0 away win at Bristol Rovers, the instant impact and evergreen quality of Dwight Gayle, and whether the Rams can squeak automatic promotion without beating another top two rival. There's also a shocking revelation about Branko Strupar, ponderings on who...
Mar 10, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 182
With none of the top three winning and Derby going down 2-1 at Oakwell, is it now a four horse race for automatic promotion from League One with Barnsley eyeing a late dash? Richard Cutcher, Tom Martin and Anton Martin assess Derby's defeat against the Tykes, their wider form against the top eight and compare the run-ins of our promotion rivals in a bid to make sense of a topsy-turvy race for the Championship. The lads also debate Derby's striker options with Dwight Gayle, Martyn Waghorn and Cor...
Feb 26, 2024•44 min•Season 7Ep. 181
Derby County's promotion bus continues to motor as the Rams maintain their grip on 2nd place thanks to a convincing win away at Exeter City. Chris Parsons, Richard Cutcher and Phil Hile look back on a ruthless performance on the road, and hail the impact of loanee midfield dynamo Ebou Adams. We also discuss the recent BBC Radio Derby interview with CEO Stephen Pearce, wonder who'd be awarded Player of the Year right now, and talk blue cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
Feb 15, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 180
Join Richard Cutcher, Tom Martin and Anton Martin on another away day as Warne's Rams travel to south-east London in search of a tenth league away win of the campaign. Derby have had mixed fortunes at Charlton in recent years, but with new boys Corey Blackett-Taylor and Ebou Adams having boosted the Rams' ranks in January, there are hopes of another three points on the road which would keep Derby in touch with the automatic promotion race in League One. Recorded throughout the day and directly i...
Feb 08, 2024•21 min•Season 7Ep. 179
Derby returned to winning ways at the weekend (just), but questions still remain over the Rams' consistency, aggression, and desire as the League One promotion slog continues. Richard and Anton are joined by Match of the Day commentator and avid Rams fan Martin Fisher, who returns to the pod to talk life in the gantry, as well as his thoughts on the Cheltenham win, jeering Conor Hourihane, and booing the team off at half time. There's also discussion on Derby's new arrival, midfield Ebou Adams o...
Feb 01, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 178
With the League One season now past the half way point, Richard caught up with pod panelists from our promotion rivals, including two guests who'd also given us their predictions back in pre-season. We speak to Bolton fan James Jarvis, from the Lion of Vienna Suite podcast, Jake Smith, Pompey fan and radio presenter on Portsmouth's Express FM, and Dan Wheldon, from 'The Yellow Block' Peterborough United podcast. Our League One top four panel reveal their team's weaknesses, where they're looking ...
Jan 23, 2024•48 min•Season 7Ep. 177
The Rams opt to concentrate on the league in early 2024 after a disappointing 1-0 home exit in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy to Bradford City... but how important was it as a competition anyway? Chris and Tom are joined by Chris Smith to look back on a 'brutal' Pride Park defeat, assess Joe Ward's deficiencies as a right back, and wonder if Derby have the squad depth to go the distance in the League One promotion race. It's January, so there's the inevitable discussion about Max Bird's future...
Jan 11, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 176
Chris Parsons looks back on some of our best moments and exclusive episodes from the SBW Patreon in 2023. Our Patreon is the place where we release the regular SBW podcast early, as well as bonus, exclusive episodes, including interviews with former Rams players and managers. In the past 12 months, we've spoken to the likes of Craig Burley, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Mark O'Brien and Gary Rowett. Here's a taster of some of our best Patreon content from this year. If you'd like to hear more of these...
Dec 30, 2023•28 min
The Rams' penultimate game of 2023 sees a seventh win in eight league games, as Wigan are edged out at the DW. Chris is joined by Ollie Wright (@derbycountyblog) to assess the latest impressive result on the road - including a stressful last 20 minutes, before pondering the future or Eiran Cashin and heralding the new contract of superb fullback Ryan Nyambe. Ollie also tells Chris about the inspiration for his latest book, 'Coming Home', based on personal reflections of Derby's recent administra...
Dec 27, 2023•58 min•Season 7Ep. 174
In this shortened version of our November Patreon interview, Chris, Richard, and a group of our Patreon listeners sat down on Zoom with former Rams player, coach and manager Gary Rowett to recall his two spells at the Baseball Ground and Pride Park. Rowett is best remembered as the manager in 2017-18 who took Derby to the playoff semi-finals, before defeat over two legs to Fulham. There were, however, many important moments in Rowett's managerial stint - the transformation of Matej Vydra into th...
Dec 20, 2023•26 min
Fiiiiive goooold wins! Chris, Tom and Phil look back on a superb 3-0 away win at Leyton Orient which made it 13 scored and just one conceded in our last five, as Derby hit their traditional December purple patch. Phil also shares his incredible experience of watching the Orient game from the balcony of a rented AirBnB, complete with funny looks and the odd bit of abuse from the locals. The panel also give some serious chat on the Rams' Christmas fancy dress effort, before winding up the pod with...
Dec 13, 2023•38 min•Season 7Ep. 173
The temperatures are getting chilly... but Warne's Rams are starting to cook! Chris, Anton and Phil look back on back to back wins which extended Derby's winning streak to four in League One, sending Paul Warne's side into the top six for the first time this season. There's welcome praise - and a possible new chant - for first touch goalscoring hero Tyreece John-Jules, along with analysis of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and his fantastic form... are we becoming too reliant on NML to win games? The SBW...
Nov 30, 2023•40 min•Season 7Ep. 172
Days after we thought Warne's Rams had turned a corner with their impressive win over Barnsley, Derby embarrass themselves in the FA Cup, losing 3-1 at home to League Two Crewe Alexandra, in our first FA Cup First Round exit in nearly 30 years. Chris, Cutch and Anton attempt to decipher Derby's ongoing inconsistency, but heap praise on Kane Wilson and James Collins for their recent performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 171
Recorded live from the away end, join Richard Cutcher and Tom Martin for an audio adventure in deepest Cheshire, as Warne's Rams travel to Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the FA Cup. For Derby, a chance to gain confidence, score goals, put in a mood-boosting away performance and get ourselves in the hat for round two. There's impressive buildings, chicken, six hours on a train, a late comeback, and plenty to ponder as Derby scrape a replay... just. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Nov 07, 2023•30 min•Season 7Ep. 170
