Derby has separated ways with coach Paul Warne after a sad course of the results that let them weaken in the league relegation zone.
A 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United on the weekend saw the Rams fall to the 22nd at the table, two security points were sitting with just 16 matches left to play. #
Their current fall includes seven consecutive league losses – their worst championship in 17 years – and a total of eight defeats in all competitions since late December.
Warne, who took responsibility for Pride Park in September 2022 a few months after Wayne Rooney resigned as Derby Boss, led the club to promote League One last season, securing their return to the second tier during the first time who were asking. However, their struggles this campaign led the club to take decisive action.
The owner of the club David Clowes recognized Warne’s contributions, stating: “No fan should ever forget his contribution. The results in football dictate the decisions and we thought that to give us the best chance of maintaining the championship status, Time was right to make a change.
Warne arrived in Derby shortly after the club’s appearance by the administration owned by CLOWES. He worked with the rebuilding of an exhausted team, he was largely based on free transfers and loan signatures to gather a competitive side for the League One campaign.
With Derby County’s regret he decided to relieve Paul Warne for his position.
– Derby County (@dcfcofficial) 7 February 2025
His spectacular history at Rotherham United, where he succeeded in promoting League One three times, saw him greeted as “King of League One” during his appointment.
However, his first Derby season ended with frustration as they failed to reach the play-offs. The following year he delivered automatic promotion, enhancing his reputation for success in the third tier.
A steady start in this season saw the Rams sit 11th in November, but since then, their form has been suspended. A FA Cup output in Leyton Orient of League One added the growing frustration among supporters.
If Derby suffers from another defeat against Norwich on Saturday, he will match an unwanted milestone-only in the third time in the club’s 141-year history that they have lost eight consecutive league matches in a single season. The first appearance of such a series dates back to 1888, the opening year of the Football Championship in England.
