Senior Writer Jack Bryan and Joe Egerton preview Derby County's 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. How will they line up? Who will be the key players? And crucially, where will The Rams finish?

Some signings make sense on the pitch. Others make sense in the heart. But every so often, a transfer drops that makes sense on a cosmic, deeply specific Derby County level.

Jack Bryan chronicles how John Eustace's Derby County completed the great escape to avoid relegation from the Championship over 14 'cup finals'.