We're back! Chris Parsons, Tom Martin and Anton Martin reconvene to assess Derby County's current squad ahead of the 2025/26 season. The Rams have an entirely new forward line in Carlton 'He looks like Kenzo' Morris, £5.8m US signing Patrick Agyemang, and the returning Andi Weimann - but will it be enough to see Derby compete at the right end of the Championship after last season's relegation struggles? We also cast our eyes over the usual summer topics, answer your Patreon questions, discuss the new home kit, and a couple of juicy transfer rumours currently circulating around Ebou Adams and possibly left back arrival Owen Beck. 🚨 SBW will be on Patreon-only from this season 🚨 As mentioned in this episode, for family reasons, we're scaling our output back on SBW this season - and the only place to listen to the podcast will be on Patreon. There’ll still be regular independent Rams analysis, features and interviews throughout the season - just on one platform from now on. We are, and always have been, incredibly grateful to everyone who listens.  We’d love you to join us over on Patreon - our growing Rams community with loads of benefits and ad-free podcasts - on the link below. You can try a seven-day free trial, or even get your first month half price on all tiers.  JOIN HERE! www.patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the third anniversary of David Clowes' late intervention to take over Derby County and save the club from administration, Richard Cutcher chats to football finance expert Kieran Maguire to assess where the club is financially and how competitive the Rams can expect to be in the Championship. Kieran explains why David Clowes got 'more than he bargained for' when he completed his takeover of Derby County in July 2022, along with how Derby's wage budget compares to the rest of the division, how much more we'd reasonably be able to spent if we did secure that much sought-after extra investment, and how DCFC's value now compares to what the club was worth when Clowes took over. SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! From the 25/26 season onwards, Patreon will be the only place where you can listen to Steve Bloomer's Washing. You can get ad-free podcasts, bonus content, competitions, a welcome pack and become part of our community for just £3 a month - try a seven-day free trial over at https://www.patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Ground in the 1970s as kids, when the Rams were champions of England. We also asked Brian and Mel for some insider knowledge of how the show works, how they were cast - and which Derby players past and present they think would make the best 'Race' contestants. A must listen for any Rams fans who also watched RATW! ** SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! ** Get extra podcasts, bonus content, a welcome pack for joining and loads more benefits by supporting SBW for as little as £3 a month. Visit patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up - you can even have a seven day free trial! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 players we're expecting more from in 25/26? Can John Eustace take his Derby side even further next year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 lead to the dismissal of one of Derby's longest serving managers in the new year. The SBW panel also decide Goal of the Season in this first Season Review instalment. SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! Get extra podcasts, bonus content and more benefits for just £3 a month. Head over to patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up and support the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Championship and seven points adrift in early March, before discussing our best and worst moments of the campaign... and early ambitions for 2025/26. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 extra podcasts, bonus content and more benefits for just £3 a month. Head over to patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up and support the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 said to him when Derby installed their new playing surface, the 'interesting ideas' the former owner had for the Pride Park pitch, and what's caused it to deterioriate so noticeably in recent weeks. He also explained the process of maintaining an elite football pitch, the Derby manager who wanted the grass long to stifle the opposition... and his thoughts on astroturf gardens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 out? Derby's fate still feels completely unknown, but we discuss the final fixtures - and which side above the Rams we could reel in. SUPPORT SBW ON PATREON! Get extra podcasts, bonus content and more benefits for just £3 a month. Head over to patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up and support the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Head over to patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up and support the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 extra podcasts, bonus content and more benefits for just £3 a month. Head over to patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing to sign up and support the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 John Eustace, the peculiar dynamic between Derby head coach and the club's medical staff, and the embarrassing deterioration of the Pride Park pitch. There are plenty of DCFC talking points in Ep.219 as Derby's survival hopes are rekindled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 competitive DCFC appearance, and wonder how on earth Derby will cope with their unprecedented injury crisis which currently has almost an entire team of players unavailable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 possible return for Jeff Hendrick in another desperate attempt to breathe any life into Derby's survival hopes. ** SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON ** Get a bonus SBW episode every month, extra video content, membership perks, exclusive competitions and an invite to our private DCFC Discord group by supporting us on Patreon for as little as £3 per month. Visit patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing - you can even try for free for a week with a trial membership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? Should Eustace name a new captain to inspire the Rams after this hugely deflating performance? And can Derby's new boss take any positives from the heaviest defeat of the season? All questions we attempted to ask in the away end at Loftus Road as Derby County's season sunk to a new low. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 'Dolph Lundgren' Langas, and cause for optimism if the Rams world class disallowed goal was anything to go by. Then there's 'The Eust'. How would the managerial approach of Derby's former midfield enforcer be different to that of Paul Warne? Is £750k a fee worth paying for a manager? And how many players can we remember from his last ever game as a professional? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Norwich in their next fixture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

*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, which single player from each others' sides they'd take for their team, predictions for the rest of the season and - crucially - the three teams our panel think will be sent down to League One. Our guests for this Roundtable chat are the returning Jake Smith, Pompey fan and presenter on Portsmouth's Express FM, Luton Town home and away devotee Matt Storey, and Matt Johnson, co-host of the Owls fan podcast 'Wednesday 'Till I Die'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 possible return of Matt Clarke, an acceptable fee which we'd be happy with from Brighton to lure Eiran Cashin away, Danish unknown Oscar Fraulo... and a goodbye to League One's James Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the FA Cup exit at Leyton Orient, and hope/pray that incoming 'striking Viking' Lars-Jorgen Salvesen can provide the firepower to steer Derby away from trouble. Also - we try to name every Scandinavian who's ever played for Derby County. GET MORE PODCAST ON PATREON! Support SBW and get an extra bonus episode each month, a welcome pack in the post, an invite to our members-only Discord channel, and loads more benefits. www.patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices