McClaren in last chance saloon at familiar surroundings

It has been a turbulent couple of days at Pride Park – long standing manager Nigel Clough was surprisingly relieved of his duties following a defeat to arch rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday, before perhaps even more eyebrow raising Steve McClaren was handed the job just under 48 hours later.

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Four Potential Surprise Packages in the Championship next season

Given the unpredictable nature of the championship these days some might argue that there is no such thing as a dark horse in English football’s second tier. Nevertheless ,here are a few sides who aren’t amongst the most prominent with the bookies – yet could well find themselves battling for a place in the promised land come the close of the season.

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