Steve Bloomer's Washing

An amazing 12th away win of the campaign sees Derby County regain 2nd spot in League One, having briefly dropped to 3rd during the week. Chris and Phil Hile are joined by SBW Ultimate Patron Peter Bond to look back on the impressive, satisfying 3-0 away win at Bristol Rovers, the instant impact and evergreen quality of Dwight Gayle, and whether the Rams can squeak automatic promotion without beati...

With none of the top three winning and Derby going down 2-1 at Oakwell, is it now a four horse race for automatic promotion from League One with Barnsley eyeing a late dash? Richard Cutcher, Tom Martin and Anton Martin assess Derby's defeat against the Tykes, their wider form against the top eight and compare the run-ins of our promotion rivals in a bid to make sense of a topsy-turvy race for the...

Derby County's promotion bus continues to motor as the Rams maintain their grip on 2nd place thanks to a convincing win away at Exeter City. Chris Parsons, Richard Cutcher and Phil Hile look back on a ruthless performance on the road, and hail the impact of loanee midfield dynamo Ebou Adams. We also discuss the recent BBC Radio Derby interview with CEO Stephen Pearce, wonder who'd be awarded Playe...

Join Richard Cutcher, Tom Martin and Anton Martin on another away day as Warne's Rams travel to south-east London in search of a tenth league away win of the campaign. Derby have had mixed fortunes at Charlton in recent years, but with new boys Corey Blackett-Taylor and Ebou Adams having boosted the Rams' ranks in January, there are hopes of another three points on the road which would keep Derby...

Derby returned to winning ways at the weekend (just), but questions still remain over the Rams' consistency, aggression, and desire as the League One promotion slog continues. Richard and Anton are joined by Match of the Day commentator and avid Rams fan Martin Fisher, who returns to the pod to talk life in the gantry, as well as his thoughts on the Cheltenham win, jeering Conor Hourihane, and boo...

With the League One season now past the half way point, Richard caught up with pod panelists from our promotion rivals, including two guests who'd also given us their predictions back in pre-season. We speak to Bolton fan James Jarvis, from the Lion of Vienna Suite podcast, Jake Smith, Pompey fan and radio presenter on Portsmouth's Express FM, and Dan Wheldon, from 'The Yellow Block' Peterborough...

The Rams opt to concentrate on the league in early 2024 after a disappointing 1-0 home exit in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy to Bradford City... but how important was it as a competition anyway? Chris and Tom are joined by Chris Smith to look back on a 'brutal' Pride Park defeat, assess Joe Ward's deficiencies as a right back, and wonder if Derby have the squad depth to go the distance in the L...

Chris Parsons looks back on some of our best moments and exclusive episodes from the SBW Patreon in 2023. Our Patreon is the place where we release the regular SBW podcast early, as well as bonus, exclusive episodes, including interviews with former Rams players and managers. In the past 12 months, we've spoken to the likes of Craig Burley, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Mark O'Brien and Gary Rowett. Her...

The Rams' penultimate game of 2023 sees a seventh win in eight league games, as Wigan are edged out at the DW. Chris is joined by Ollie Wright (@derbycountyblog) to assess the latest impressive result on the road - including a stressful last 20 minutes, before pondering the future or Eiran Cashin and heralding the new contract of superb fullback Ryan Nyambe. Ollie also tells Chris about the inspir...

In this shortened version of our November Patreon interview, Chris, Richard, and a group of our Patreon listeners sat down on Zoom with former Rams player, coach and manager Gary Rowett to recall his two spells at the Baseball Ground and Pride Park. Rowett is best remembered as the manager in 2017-18 who took Derby to the playoff semi-finals, before defeat over two legs to Fulham. There were, howe...

Fiiiiive goooold wins! Chris, Tom and Phil look back on a superb 3-0 away win at Leyton Orient which made it 13 scored and just one conceded in our last five, as Derby hit their traditional December purple patch. Phil also shares his incredible experience of watching the Orient game from the balcony of a rented AirBnB, complete with funny looks and the odd bit of abuse from the locals. The panel a...

The temperatures are getting chilly... but Warne's Rams are starting to cook! Chris, Anton and Phil look back on back to back wins which extended Derby's winning streak to four in League One, sending Paul Warne's side into the top six for the first time this season. There's welcome praise - and a possible new chant - for first touch goalscoring hero Tyreece John-Jules, along with analysis of Natha...

Days after we thought Warne's Rams had turned a corner with their impressive win over Barnsley, Derby embarrass themselves in the FA Cup, losing 3-1 at home to League Two Crewe Alexandra, in our first FA Cup First Round exit in nearly 30 years. Chris, Cutch and Anton attempt to decipher Derby's ongoing inconsistency, but heap praise on Kane Wilson and James Collins for their recent performances. L...

Recorded live from the away end, join Richard Cutcher and Tom Martin for an audio adventure in deepest Cheshire, as Warne's Rams travel to Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the FA Cup. For Derby, a chance to gain confidence, score goals, put in a mood-boosting away performance and get ourselves in the hat for round two. There's impressive buildings, chicken, six hours on a train, a late comeba...

This is a shorter, taster version of a podcast from the SBW Patreon - to hear the full, 45 minute episode and get loads of other exclusive Derby County content, hit the link below - you can even try our Patreon without paying by using our 7-day free trial. www.patreon.com/stevebloomerswashing Our latest guest for our October Patreon special is a former Ram with a unique footballing story. Mark O'B...

Paul Warne manages an almighty 'must win' victory, as a routine 2-0 triumph over a limited Exeter City eases the pressure on his job and lessens the toxicity around Pride Park temporarily. Chris, Richard and Anton deliver an on-the-whistle reaction to Derby's 6th league win of the campaign and hail important goals for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Conor Washington, before asking if the latest victory...

A relatively comfortable 2-1 away win in the Papa John's EFL Trophy makes it seven games unbeaten for Derby County... so why does it feel like our season is still to get going? Chris is joined by Ollie Wright (@derbycountyblog) and debutant Phil Hile to assess the Blackpool win, Cheltenham draw, and Notts County victory, where the 'Sibley Enigma' is raised again - will he ever nail down a long ter...

As Derby trudge to another winless - if slightly more encouraging - result at Pride Park, Chris, Cutch and Anton ask why Derby are still finding it such hard going at home compared to our very strong start away. We give praise to the returning Tom Barkhuizen, but question why the Rams are struggling in front of goal given the number of crosses being thrown in the box. Where are we on Derby's promo...

The SBW panel dissect a frustrating, tepid display against playoff rivals Portsmouth, which saw James Collins give Derby sight of an undeserved 1-0 win, before Pompey equalised in injury time. Just what is it about this current Rams side which has bred such negative feedback, despite a relatively decent start to the season? Chris, Blake and Cutch analyse Paul Warne's playing style and ponder if ou...

Chris and Anton are joined by Rams fan Will Brown, the lead singer from Marseille, a Derby five-piece indie band making waves up and down the country. We chatted all things Derby County with Will, and quizzed him on what's better... watching the Rams win, or fronting a band in front of hundreds of fans? This podcast is a shortened, taster version of the August bonus episode from the SBW Patreon, w...

Cutch, Tom and Blake reflect on a frustrating, yet-somehow-inevitable 2-1 defeat at Bolton's Toughsheet Stadium, in which the Rams scored against the run of play, only to concede twice thanks to a combination of defensive calamity and odd officiating. With August now out the way, SBW also looks at the results of Paul Warne's full summer transfer window as Rams boss and awards marks out of 10. Ther...

Paul Warne's Rams were booed off in their opening Pride Park fixtures before a morale-boosting, much-needed victory over Fleetwood Town at the weekend. Chris, Tom and Cutch assess the defensive calamities against Oxford United and Blackpool, before breathing a big sigh of relief as Martyn Waghorn's second goal in as many games made it two wins from four in League One. We also assess exactly what's...

Chris and Blake are joined by Chris Smith as Derby's 23/24 season opener ends with disappointment in a home defeat to Wigan Athletic. The SBW panel discuss the errors which undermined the Rams' intense pressing, why the defeat 'wasn't catastrophic', and positives on show from debutants. There's also discussion on the likely arrival of more firepower - which one of Jordan Rhodes, Martyn Waghorn or...

With the 2023/24 season upon us, Richard Cutcher chaired a podcast panel with four other opposition fans from around the division, to gauge the mood as the Rams' rivals rate their own promotion chances, as well as who they're tipping for top goalscorer, which manager is under the most pressure... and who'll finish in the top two. We were joined by James Jarvis from the 'Lion of Vienna' Bolton Wand...

Chris, Tom, Cutch and Anton return to preview Derby's 2023/24 campaign and review Paul Warne's summer business so far. Drawing on the opinions of our new recruits' former fanbases, the SBW panel talk through each of the clubs additions and share their expectations for the season ahead. Are the Rams deserved bookies' favourites to win League One, or will it be another classic Derby County false daw...