Source: Team_Talk
County boss hails Rams' good form
They also reached the FA Cup fifth round where they were unfortunate to lose to Birmingham, whose winning goal came in stoppage time.[LNB]Derby have deservedly beaten promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and smashed five goals past Preston on Tuesday night.[LNB]Clough, who replaced Paul Jewell as manager 13 months ago, insists the run is more impressive than the purple patch this time last year when the Rams won four consecutive league games against Coventry, Plymouth, Blackpool and Forest.[LNB]"We have gone four league games unbeaten and but for the cruelty of losing late on to Birmingham in the cup, it would be five games," said Clough. "But the satisfying thing is the level of performance in the last six matches. That has been as consistent as it has been in the last year, even when we had the good run last February.[LNB]"This run has seen us play better quality football. We are producing confident, positive football and gaining results to move us up the table."[LNB][LNB]
