Derby County SACK Paul Warne as horror run of seven straight defeats leaves Rams in relegation zone

DERBY COUNTY person sacked Paul Warne aft a nightmare tally of 7 consecutive defeats.

The fearfulness signifier sees the Rams successful the Championship relegation zone, 2 points from safety.

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Paul Warne was sacked arsenic Derby manager[/caption]

The Rams person mislaid 7 successful a enactment successful the ChampionshipPA

Warne took implicit from Wayne Rooney aft Liam Rosenior’s interim spell successful September 2022.

Following his accomplishment from Rotherham, the ex-midfielder had a beardown commencement but signifier collapsed and Derby missed retired connected a League One play-off spot.

However, Warne took them backmost into the Championship astatine the 2nd clip of asking successful 2023-24, finishing second.

But helium has overseen conscionable 7 wins and six draws from 30 league games successful the 2nd tier truthful acold this season.

And with Derby 2 points disconnected the bottommost and 2 points disconnected 21st-placed Hull, proprietor David Clowes made the determination to occurrence Warne.

A Rams connection said: “It is with regret that Derby County person decided to relieve Paul Warne of his position.

“While Paul and his unit helped present connected the club’s nonsubjective of a instrumentality to the Championship past season, the caller tally of results necessitates a change.”

Clowes added: “Paul is simply a antheral of large integrity and embodies the values we clasp important astatine Derby County.

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“No instrumentality should ever hide his publication successful securing promotion to the Championship. I surely won’t.

“However, results successful shot dictate decisions and we felt that to springiness america the champion accidental of retaining our Championship status, the clip was close to marque a change.

“Paul goes with our thanks, gratitude and champion wishes. He and his household volition ever beryllium invited astatine Pride Park.”

Former Rotherham, Oldham and Yeovil ace Warne enjoyed 3 promotions successful complaint astatine the Millers earlier leaving for the East Midlands two-and-a-half years ago.

He oversaw large squad overhauls during some summers successful charge.

However, aft releasing 7 first-team players earlier opening their Championship campaign, Warne’s squad was not acceptable for the commencement of the play and struggled for aboriginal results – positive mislaid to Barrow successful the Carabao Cup.

When Mark Robins near Coventry successful November, the Derby brag became the longest-serving manager successful the division.

However, his clip came to an extremity aft successive losses to Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City, Watford, Sunderland, Cardiff and Sheffield United – arsenic good arsenic a punishment shootout exit to Leyton Orient successful the FA Cup.

The Blades decision was connected Saturday – six days agone – and the announcement of Warne’s sacking came conscionable 24 hours earlier kick-off distant astatine Norwich tomorrow.

It means Michael Carrick is present the gaffer who has been successful his station astatine a Championship nine for the longest clip – with his Middlesbrough assignment successful October 2022.

Steven Gerrard is the aboriginal odds-on favourite to travel successful Rooney and Frank Lampard’s boots by taking connected the Derby occupation – helium is 4/5 with Coral following his Saudi sacking.

Ex-Nottingham Forest and Leicester brag Steve Cooper, Rob Edwards and Russell Martin are besides successful contention – portion Rooney himself is 10/1 to marque a melodramatic Pride Park return arsenic helium looks to get backmost successful the dugout aft a little stint astatine Plymouth.

Steven Gerrard is the aboriginal favourite to regenerate Warne astatine Pride ParkGetty