The Rams were one of the favorites in the third division before the season started, but they are currently 11th in the table after three wins and three losses in their first six league games.
Derby were beaten 2-1 by promotion hopefuls Bolton Wanderers at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday, increasing the pressure on manager Paul Warne.
The 50-year-old replaced Liam Rosenior at Pride Park last September and despite spending most of last season making the playoffs, Derby fell out of the top six on the final day of the tournament. campaign.
Warne has won three League One promotions as manager of Rotherham United, but some Rams fans are starting to wonder if he is the right man to bring them back to the Championship.
FLW Derby County fan expert Shaun Woodward remains supportive of Warne and urges his supporters to be patient, but he admits support for the manager is waning. Shaun said: “I’m in the camp, although it’s getting smaller and smaller and I think Paul Warne is that man.
“He has done it many times in this tournament and he knows how to get out of it.
“A lot of people say he’s underwhelmed but he’s clearly not because he’s promoted Rotherham many times out of this league so he knows what he’s doing at this level.
“Derby is a completely different club from Rotherham, but I still think they are a man.
“It will take time, we already have all kinds of sanctions and all kinds of restrictions. “It might take us a few years.
“Some of our fans suck, if we lose a game fire him, if we win a game he is a genius.
“I think we have to be a little more balanced, there will be ups and downs along the way, but we have to stick with him.
“We can’t keep hiring and firing, that’s not going to get us anywhere, so I think he’s the right guy, we just have to be patient.”
What future for Derby County?
After the match against Northampton Town was canceled due to an international call, Derby will have its next game against Portsmouth at Fratton Park in less than two weeks. It may seem a bit premature to comment on Warne, but after his poor form late last season caused the Rams to miss the playoffs, he must deliver on his promise this time around.
Derby played most of the second half against Bolton with 10 men after Joe Wildsmith was sacked and, before the Trotters loss, showed signs of improvement with consecutive wins over Fleetwood Town and Peterborough United.
Undoubtedly, the start to the season wasn’t good, but given the stellar record at this level, Warne should have had more time.
