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I'm Ollie Wright and I've been writing about Derby County FC for over a decade now. An independent blog on Derby County Football Club from a professional journalist and passionate Derby fan.
The Derby County Blog
4M ago
Sincere thanks to Steve Kitson, who runs the DCFC Memories website, for being kind enough to take an interest in Coming Home. He sent me a few questions and I was glad to have the opportunity to wax lyrical on …
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The Derby County Blog
5M ago
My new book, Coming Home is out now in paperback and e-book editions. After 20 years as a Ram in exile, Derby County Blog author Ollie Wright returned to the East Midlands with a young family in tow. Once Covid …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
As ridiculous as it seems to pose that question after such a shocking performance and result against the mighty Fleetwood Town, the simple answer remains… yes, of course we can. As we head into the home straight, the surprising reality, …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
I was hugely grateful to BBC Radio Derby for giving me the opportunity to talk all things Tens & Nervous for half an hour recently – plus, they made my conversation, with Burton Albion commentator Dave Fletcher, available as a …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
The paperback copy of Tens & Nervous Volume 2 is available now, via Amazon. E-book to follow, for those so inclined. Here’s the blurb! “The biggest risk of all, the thing I dread, is that the Morris story – the …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
Two preview pieces have gone up on the Patreon ahead of the West Ham cup tie. Should be a belter! Q&A for West Ham United bloghttps://www.patreon.com/posts/west-ham-preview-77908821 Latest chapter of the Coming Home book project, which also looks back at the …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
The excellent Ben Lavender has very kindly provided artwork for my second book – Tens & Nervous Volume 2 (2015- 2020), which is really, truly, honestly, nearly there now… https://www.patreon.com/posts/77012232 Share this with other people...
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
It’s been a while since I posted to this website. There are several reasons for that, but mostly, it’s because I have a new project on the go over at Patreon. All of my work is now published there:- www.patreon.com/derbycountyblog …
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The Derby County Blog
1y ago
If you’ve enjoyed what I’ve produced here over the years, there are now a few ways that you can help me to keep this blog going. Buy a book Tens & Nervous volume 1 (2010 – 2015) is out now …
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The Derby County Blog
2y ago
A while back, I tweeted in response to a guy who had called Chris Kirchner an “American Alonso” to say that I thought he was dead wrong. And despite last week’s dispiriting updates on the state of Kirchner’s takeover bid …
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