Tuesday’s opponents Derby County have confirmed that former England boss Steve McClaren will take over as head coach on Wednesday after he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.

McClaren will watch tomorrow’s game from the stands with academy manager Darren Wassell in charge against the Blues.

One-time Shrewsbury and Stockport boss Paul Simpson has been named the Rams' new first team coach and ex-Manchester United keeper-coach Eric Steele has also joined McClaren's staff.

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oldelsworthyfan added 17:55 - Sep 30 I hope he's got his brolly still!
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BuckieBlue added 18:00 - Sep 30 Surely tmrw is too early to make an impact!
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RetroBlue added 18:02 - Sep 30 Sod it . This is the last we wanted. How many times does this happen to us ?
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toforoge added 18:05 - Sep 30 yep not god news, just hope and think we will be strong enough. them running around like mad to try and impress new manager will not help though.
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Langdon_Blue added 18:34 - Sep 30 Starting on Wednesday gives McClaren all tomorrow to lose his 'Dutch' accent and perfect his new Derbyshire twang!!
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BigAlsMate added 19:04 - Sep 30 Following this news, I'll be more than happy with a point from this game. Tunni to score for us. COYB!
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Mr_Jingles added 19:51 - Sep 30 Beggars belief. what do these clubs see in McLaren? I'm sure clough would have done okay. Derby will struggle for sure with that wally (with the brolly) in charge
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ShropshireBluenago09 added 19:52 - Sep 30 Derby are muppets for getting rid of Clough.Was doing a good job on low budget.Bringing in MacLaren - what has he done apart from the dutch team he won the title with (FC Twente?) They deserve F*** all. IMO.
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Keaneish added 20:11 - Sep 30 This appointment stinks. Clough sacked on a Saturday and McClaren appointed on the Monday!!? McClaren that desperate to get back into football he'd take this on and after just managing their bitter rivals? That smiley face is a bit of a facade if you ask me. If the Derby fans were shocked at the sacking of Clough then they must be even more shocked at the appointment of McClaren within 48 hours! If i were Derby fans i'd be asking serious questions of the board.

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Michael11 added 20:15 - Sep 30 Glad i'm not a Derby fan right now. To sack a man popular with the fans who plays decent football for an absolute donkey is not a good idea.
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oscarwhiting added 20:56 - Sep 30 Don't know if u have realised, but he's not in charge tommarow night!
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Chicago_Blue added 21:07 - Sep 30 He's not in charge, no, but will be watching from the stands, with the players keen to impress him.
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chorltonskylineblue added 21:08 - Sep 30 With the life of a footbal fan being largely ruled by emotion, this article on the BBC website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23724517 - is worth a read 'Does it make statistical sense to sack a football manager?' Basically, research seems to bear out that teams that sack a manager get a short term boost in results before regressing to the mean. This is a common phenomenon known as the 'Paul Jewell effect' (previously the 'Roy Keane effect').

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MickMillsTash added 23:13 - Sep 30 Not great news but we've got a good experienced team- keep them quiet for the first 20minutes of each half and we'll be OK. Don't think I have seen us lose at Derby since Eddie Youds debut in 91. I'm too old for this caper can anyone explain why I'm going tomorrow night?
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essextractorboy93 added 23:36 - Sep 30 The wally with the brolly hahaha
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riley26 added 02:10 - Oct 1 Forget about what's going on behind closed doors, it's 11v11 and we are due an away win, McGoldrick due an away goal too.
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Bergholtblue added 11:46 - Oct 1 This could go two ways. They could play out of their skins to impress the new manager in waiting, or, They could try too hard or be afraid of making a mistake and play badly. I hope its the latter! I got relatives with Derby season tickets!
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TimmyH added 11:47 - Oct 1 Too late to make an impact for tomorrows game? it's usually about the players mentality and getting off to a 'fresh start' and impressing him which impacts the team rather than the managers tactics/ethics or what ever you want to call it - but as said we're due a win and we have a good record their so fingers crossed.
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Seasider added 16:27 - Oct 1 Yet another 'foreign 'coach lol
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