|  Nickname:
The Rams
Year formed: 1884
Ground: Pride Park
Capacity: 33,597 2007/08
average: 32,432
For visitors: 3,000 in the
Cawarden (South) Stand that
can rise to 4,800 to meet demand
Record attendance: 41,826
Position last season: 20th
in the Premier League
Manager: Paul
Jewell (November 2007)
 Players
in: Paul Connolly (Plymouth,
free), Jordan Stewart (Watford,
free), Paul Green (Doncaster,
free), Kris Commons (Notts Forest,
free), Steve Davies, Tranmere,
signed), Martin Albrechtsen
(West Brom, free), Liam Dickinson
(Stockport, £750,000)
Players out:
Michael Johnson (Notts County,
free), Robert Earnshaw (Notts
Forest, £2.65m), Lee Holmes
(Southampton, free), Kenny Miller
(Rangers, £2m), David
Jones (Wolves, free), Craig
Fagan (Hull City, £750,000),
Darren Moore (Barnsley, free)
Key man: Giles
Barnes
Record transfer fee
paid: £3.5m (Robert
Earnshaw, Norwich, 2007)
Record transfer fee
received: £7m
(Seth Johnson, Leeds, 2001)
 Ticket
office: 0870 444 1884
Ticket prices:
Adults £29-£44,
Concessions £15-£23
Official website:
www.dcfc.co.uk
Return journey:
280 miles
Journey time:
6hr 15mins
For directions to the ground
click
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Last
meeting: Norwich City 1, Derby
County 2 (March 6, 2007): Norwich’s
Championship revival was cruelly
halted by title contenders Derby
in a thrilling Carrow Road see-saw
contest. Peter Grant’s
fighters matched County blow
for a blow but it was ex-Man
United starlet David Jones’
second-half double that pushed
Derby back to the Championship
summit after edging his battle
of the young guns. City’s
brightest star Chris Martin
deservedly nudged the hosts
ahead with a clinical lash from
the edge of the area before
Jones curled a sublime leveller
past Tony Warner. The talented
midfielder secured the points
when he latched onto Giles Barnes’
cheeky back heel.
Full
Match Report
Last
Norwich away win: 28/12/2003
Derby County 0, Norwich City
4 (Fleming, Mackay, McVeigh,
McKenzie)
Chances:
Officially the worst team in
the history of the Premier League,
Jewell and Derby seemed to have
accepted relegation only a few
weeks into the season. Since
walking into the job at Pride
Park, Jewell has been rebuilding
the side with the likes of Kenny
Miller departing. Now they should
be a strong Championship outfit,
lead by the likes of Robbie
Savage who can still be an influence
despite entering the veteran
stage of his career. With plenty
of money to spend thanks to
American backers, Jewell, who
has previously got Bradford
and Wigan out of this division
while be expecting to do the
same with Derby.
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