Derby find themselves back in the English footballing second tier for the first time since 2003 after three years away, but former Rams player Jayden Bogle feels that the ascent to the summit won’t be easy when compared to other clubs such as Leeds United.
Derby County has undergone a tumultuous recent past, which included playoff heartbreak and the financial chaos that came close to sending the club under before a demotion to League One. Under the watchful eye of Paul Warne, the Rams are back in the Championship and slowly finding their feet.
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There are plenty of top end clubs in the current Championship, including Leeds United, both Sheffield clubs, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers with their rich footballing histories.
Leeds are a club who have that winning culture, the pressure to perform — with ex-Derby man Jayden Bogle explaining how there’s so much ‘bare mad support’. It shows the historical and recent disparity between the two sides as Bogle expressed Leeds is the biggest club he has played for.
As Leeds United have nine major silverware compared to Derby County’s trophy cabinet (and history) over the last 15 years which boasts zero, if only players were that easily transferrable. For their part, Derby has enjoyed relatively modest success — four major trophies in all but nothing on a European scale.
Although Derby County has an impressive history complete with ardent fans, the team has been working far away from its glory days where titles such as both 1971/72 and 1974/75 league championships were earned only a few seasons apart. Pride Park has proven to be an iconic ground in English football yet the Rams’ 2007/08 Premier League season will always be remembered in infamy.
