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Bottlers? Just go out andwinbig games!

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

UNDER normal circumstances, a point at home against one of the division’s worst defences would be a cinch. A dream fixture. Snap-your-hand-off time. But Derby are not a normal club.
And, as the Rams prepare to face lowly Barnsley needing only a draw to guarantee a place in the top six, it is a mark of their inglorious reputation that few will be surprised if they crumble. Derby, after all, are the Tottenham of the Championship. The flamboyant nearly men, whose obvious talent is matched only by their propensity to bottle it on the big day.
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