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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
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Tom Pegden

Thousands of Derby County fans call on minister to help save beleaguered Championship club

Thousands of fans have signed a petition calling on the Government to help Derby County over legal issues preventing a take-over of the club.

Derby fan Adam Boddington has set up the petition asking sports minister Nigel Huddleston to look at compensation claims which have been made by Middlesbrough and Wycombe Wanderers against Wayne Rooney's side.

Almost 40,000 people had signed the petition by Monday morning.

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