Derby were fighting for their existence two years ago – now they are heading for the second tier thanks to David Clowes and Paul Warne
“Turn up expecting the worst,” is not the rallying cry many managers would deliver when their team is on the cusp of promotion to the Championship . But Paul Warne is not like most managers and for that, can be grateful. When he arrived at Pride Park 18 months ago, it was with little fanfare — after all, Derby had only just ensured their survival when local businessman David Clowes rescued them from liquidation at the eleventh hour.
He retained the backing of Clowes and CEO Stephen Pearce despite fans calling for him to go and confrontations between captain and fans in the away end at Shrewsbury. A run of just two defeats in 19 games from then marked that disappointing away trip as a turning point as they overcame injuries to all of their strikers to keep pace with Bolton and Peterborough.
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