League Two

ROO SALUTE AS HIS RAMS DROP

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The LeaguePaper Team
24 April 2022

MIDWEEK ROUND-UP
By Joe Acklam

DERBY’S attempts to scale a mountain fell short as they were relegated from the Championship on Easter Monday, but manager Wayne Rooney insisted he was ‘proud’ of his players.
Handed a 21-point deduction for going into administration and breaching EFL financial rules, the Rams were always going to be up against it. They battled valiantly, but relegation was confirmed after Luke Amos notched an 88th-minute winner for hosts QPR.
That was coupled with fourth-bottom Reading bagging an incredible point by coming back from 4-1 down to draw...

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