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We have made the second international break of the campaign and to me, there seems to be a different feel to the Championship game this season.
I have watched thousands of football matches from 1984 to the present day and have commentated on 613 games involving Derby County.
But what I cannot understand right now, in October 2025, is why holding, grappling or blocking is allowed to take place so readily?
This season Derby County have signed Carlton Morris, a 6ft 1in (1.85m) brute of a striker who is built like a tank.
He is combative and clever, yet in his first nine matches in the Championship he has spent most of his time in a clench with defenders who hold him, pull his shirt and…
