Gareth Davis

I worked as an editor on a few of these for Pitch Publishing. Some excellent submissions on there, happy reading!

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Sunday August 24 is Liam’s Day – a day to support two great causes, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust and Mesothelioma UK, and to remember Liam, a loving and brave young man who sadly died from a rare form of cancer last October.

Take a look at the poster for full details.

John Eustace: my 2009 interview with Derby County’s new manager When news broke that Derby County were looking to appoint their former player John Eustace as their new manager, it dawned on me that I had dealt with John during his playing days. Back in the latt…

Back in 2009, when I was Derby County’s programme editor, I interviewed John Eustace after he joined on loan from Watford.

Thought I’d dig the piece out and have another read. It’s here for anyone who is interested:

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That game was the first time I saw Derby County play. Here’s a little blog I wrote about it, and the season as a whole, along with some more match highlights.

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YouTube video by wigwog6 Derby County Archive (old classics)

There are some highlights from that opening game, a 2-1 defeat at home to West Ham, here.

Just don’t be alarmed at how bad the presenter is…

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Derby County 1988/89 season review: my Rams debut I recently celebrated 35 years since I first saw a live Derby County match, back on 14 January 1989 at home to West Ham United. It wasn’t a great result but it was absolutely a great season f…

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the first time I saw Derby County play – and despite the defeat, I was hooked!

I hope this blog about the match, and the 1988/89 season, brings back as many memories for you as it did for me.

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I can vouch for Aberdeen's Golden Era having done the edit. A topic I had a bit of knowledge of, and was fully informed of afterwards. Really interesting.

Nailed it! 🐏

I might do a series about the League Cup. Couple of paragraphs per season should be enough!

Derby County in the FA Cup – the 2010s Derby County’s FA Cup story of the 2010s ranged from the lows of defeat to non-league opposition to the highs of beating Premier League sides. And it was all played out against a backdrop of …

A bit of evening reading for all of my fellow #dcfcfans out there: the last in my series of blogs about Derby County’s exploits in the FA Cup, this time covering the 2010s.

Don’t forget to check out my other pieces while you’re there!

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Absolutely, if they can get that then we’re on to a real winner here, it will be the perfect replacement for *that* place.

Thanks Jimmy. We’ve definitely had some bleak times in the FA Cup over the years, more to come in next month’s piece.

That stat is just fantastic isn’t it. One of the absolute greatest I’ve ever read, feels likely that the century will be reached too.

Derby County in the FA Cup – the 2000s It took until the second year of the new millennium for Derby County to play an FA Cup tie. They had actually been the first side in English football to score a goal in the year 2000 when Branko St…

No real surprise that my first proper post is a #dcfc #dcfcfans one!

Here’s my latest blog about Derby County in the FA Cup, this time looking at the 2000s (and while you’re there, please take a look at my older pieces too):

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I'm hoping this is pretty easy to find my way around!