The Rams trailed 3-1 at half-time but netted three without reply in the second period to seal victory.
Blackburn took an early lead through Josh King but former Arsenal forward Alban Bunjaku equalised for Lee Glover's side.
Two goals from Anton Forrester looked to have put Rovers in control - but Derby had other ideas.
German midfielder Tom Koblenz pulled one back and a brace from striker Shaquille McDonald completed the turnaround.
DERBY COUNTY U21: Mitchell, Hendrie, Sharpe, Koblenz, Rawson, Hanson, Santos (Vernam, 90+2), Guy (Adams, 83), Thomas, Bunjaku, McDonald (Zanzala, 89). Other subs: Behrens, Dryden.

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TALKS have begun between the police and Derby City Council, which could see 48 CCTV cameras in the city still being used but not monitored.

Instead they would be looked at from police headquarters in Ripley if officers or members of the public call in to say an incident is happening.

And the council has now said there is no longer a threat that the CCTV could be switched off from March 31 next year – even if the negotiations fall through.

Instead the cameras in the city centre, and some parks and car parks, would be run on a "record-only" basis.

It marks a considerable change of plan from when the authority wrote to shopkeepers in a letter, which it says was sent in November, to say the CCTV was set to be switched off on March 31 next year.

On December 3, the council's budget document for 2014-15 was unveiled saying it planned to "delete the public area CCTV system".

On December 5, the authority confirmed they were still at risk, and two days ago it said that negotiations were ongoing and that the system will not end "subject to the negotiations being positive".

Yesterday a council spokeswoman said: "We are hopeful that, between now and March, we can find someone who will monitor the CCTV. If not, we will continue funding the CCTV system which will involve a record-only facility."

She said the funding for the maintaining of the CCTV system by the council was fixed for the year from April 1.

Superintendent Gary Parkin, of Derbyshire police, said: "We have discussed the future of the Derby CCTV cameras with representatives of the council.

"At the moment we are in the early stages of discussions about the technical feasibility of setting up a link between the Council House and the force's Contact Management Centre at Ripley.

"If such a link was feasible, and was installed, it would allow the police to use the cameras to monitor incidents reported to us or watch one-off events such as marches or demonstrations within the city."

The council spokeswoman said the authority was also talking to Pub Watch, Store Watch and businesses about finding alternative ways of running the CCTV.

She said: "Alternative solutions will depend on funding and third-party involvement but could potentially include technology to transfer images to be monitored remotely or to maintain a record-only facility."

News that the future of the cameras in the city centre is looking more positive may prove a boost for businesses that had been written to in the November letter.

That had said: "Since 2012 the decision to end funding has been discussed with partners and we have attempted to stimulate debate about alternative funding or ownership arrangements to enable the system to continue. Unfortunately, no viable alternative funding has been forthcoming.

"We currently plan to end the operation of public area CCTV on the 31 March 2015. At this time monitoring of the cameras will end and the process of decommissioning the equipment will commence."

A DERBYSHIRE Christmas pudding maker says its range of traditional festive desserts have been selling like hot cakes in the run up to the big day.

Matthew Walker, which has its factory in Heanor, has been supplying a wide selection of mouth-watering Christmas puddings to supermarkets, convenience stores and wholesalers across the country.

Its latest offerings include the Cranberry and Clementine Christmas Pudding and the Black Forest Christmas Pudding.

The firm is the world's oldest Christmas pudding maker, with production having started in 1899.

It makes more than 26 million puddings a year, some of which are exported as far afield as Australia.

According to the firm, it uses 1.3 million litres of alcohol a year to make them.

A DERBY secondary school which has been inspected for the first time since it became an academy in 2010 has been judged to be "good" and its head teacher praised for his "sound values".

The predecessor of Chellaston Academy – Chellaston School – was "deemed to be outstanding", according to the report published by the Office for Standards in Education.

But head teacher Ray Ruczszynski said it would not have been possible to be judged "outstanding" because of the gap between some of the highest-achieving pupils in the school and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mr Ruszczynski, who last month announced he will retire next summer, said: "The major reason why we were judged as 'good' rather than 'outstanding' was that the gap in attainment between our disadvantaged pupils and all other students was wider than the national average.

"This is because we cater for the entire ability range, from the most able to the least able, and there will inevitably be a very wide gap in attainment and achievement.

"But, as it states in the report, our disadvantaged pupils do better at this academy than many other students across the country, but our other students perform 'exceedingly well'.

''The report clearly states that this is the central issue. In effect, we have been penalised for the very high attainment of the majority of our pupils."

The team from Ofsted recommended the school should improve the quality of teaching "so that teaching is as good as the best in the academy" and strengthen leadership and management by analysing data more regularly.

The inspectors praised the "exemplary behaviour and attitudes of staff, governors and students at the school and also the commitment and skill of the governors.

They were also complimentary about the sixth-form provision at the Swarkestone Road school, which has a 100% retention rate, and their attainment at the end of two years is "very high" and exceeds national averages. Mr Ruczszynski said that the inspectors had remarked that the majority of students are "flying" on all measures.

He said: "Our results continue to be some of the best in the area and they will continue to be so. Current predictions give us much room for optimism over the next few years.

"The academy's attainment and achievement is higher now than it was when we were last inspected and judged as 'outstanding'.

"The action points were already identified in our school improvement plan and there were no surprises.

''We have every confidence that we shall continue improving."

A "QUITE outstanding" Derby soldier who hospitalised two men in an attack at a city centre bar has been spared prison.

Daniel Doyle broke one man's nose by punching him inside Walkabout during an argument.

Then, moments later he punched a second man twice, leaving him with a broken jaw, although a court agreed that a second attacker may have contributed to the injury.

Derby Crown Court was told that Doyle, of Oakwood, had been out drinking in Derby with friends when two groups got into an argument inside the Market Place bar, on April 21.

Sarah Slater, prosecuting, said: "The first victim remembers being poked in the face with a finger and the next thing he remembers is a blow to the left side of the face, followed by a second punch that felt as hard as a head butt.

"He fell backwards and was not able to breathe properly.

"He suffered a broken nose.

"The second victim went outside the Walkabout bar to seek help from a friend.

"The next thing he remembers is waking up.

"CCTV shows he was punched three times, twice by the defendant and a third time by a second man.

"He was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital where a CT scan revealed a broken jaw and he had to have surgery the next day.

"The prosecution accepts it is not 100% possible to say for sure if the injury was caused by the punches from the defendant or the second man."

Doyle, 20, of Woodbeck Court, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in relation to the attacks.

Gregor Purcell, for Doyle, said his client was a serving soldier, but it was not revealed in court which regiment or battalion he is attached to.

Mr Purcell said: "He is liable to be called into action at any time as part of a rapid reaction force.

"His major is in court today with references about his previously exemplary conduct but now that good conduct reward that was on offer to him is gone.

"He will also be punished in that he will not be able to undertake the junior non-commissioned officer course for two years."

Recorder Andrew Easteal handed Doyle a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

He must also pay £2,000 compensation to the man with the broken jaw and a further £400 compensation to the victim whose nose he broke.

Recorder Easteal said: "I have read that you are not just a serving soldier but a quite outstanding soldier.

"It is clear from everything I have read that you are an enormous asset to the British Army and it is quite evident that your time so far in the Army has taught you not to use violence.

"But on this occasion you let your major down and you let yourself down, and as a result of what happened that night you have undergone anger management

"I believe it is in the public interest that I suspend your sentence. I hope that you have the sense, courage and commitment to put all this behind you and forge a successful career in the military."

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IT was a proud moment for Nottingham when Carl Froch unleashed an eighth-round thunderbolt but Derby played a massive part in making the night a success.

Clifton Mitchell's Security Alert was contracted to look after the 80,000-plus spectators and countless celebrities who turned up to see the biggest fight in British boxing history.

Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, her husband rugby star Mike Tindall, chef Gordon Ramsey, actor Danny Dyer, boxer Amir Khan and James Bond actor Daniel Craig were all looked after by security staff from Derby, drawn from the elite full-time employees at Clifton Mitchell's firm.

Clifton says: "Running the security at Wembley everything has to run perfectly. If it goes well then it's brilliant for your reputation but all it takes is one suspicious package and it's a disaster. With royalty there, I was on edge. It was a job that any security company in the country would have loved to have, so it was a massive result for us."

Cilfton's company provides security to the players and manager of Leicester City Football Club and for events at Derby's iPro Stadium as well as for a variety of large-scale music festivals up and down the country, snooker, pool championships and darts.

There is a core of between 40 and 50 people on his books but for big events, calling on 500 people would not be a problem.

"For a little Derby company, we are operating in the premier league," says Clifton, who built up Security Alert from scratch after his boxing career ended.

"It's not always the best boxers who make the best trainers and it's not always the best boxers who make it when they finish boxing because they involve a different set of skills," he says.

Clifton was trained by Brendan Ingle, perhaps most famous for guiding Naseem Hamed's during his early years.

Clifton says: "Naz had his debut on the undercard of one of my fights and I got to know [former WBO Cruiserweight champion] Johnny Nelson who now commentates for Sky Sports."

The world of boxing is relatively small and tightly knit. Clifton says: "There are a lot more people who like me than who dislike me, and likeability is really important."

At the end of last month, Clifton was in Tyson Fury's corner when he beat Dereck Chisora, to claim the European and vacant British title heavyweight and earn himself a shot at taking on undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko.

"I've known [his father] John and [uncle] Peter Fury for years and I think that Tyson would beat Klitschko," says Clifton.

"At 6ft 9in, he's awkward and has got what it takes to go all the way."

Clifton's own boxing career involved British and European title fights during the 1990s.

"To begin with I didn't really take boxing that seriously and would spent a lot of time playing American football," he says.

"Alongside boxing, American Football was my main sporting interest and I played seven or eight times for Great Britain.

"I started boxing professionally in 1991 and found it easier than being an amateur because things slowed down.

"Rather than three rounds of madness, you could take your time. If you had a bad first round as a amateur then you had to go all out in rounds two and three to get back into the fight."

His professional boxing career ended in frustration, through.

Clifton says: "At that time, the British Board of Boxing Control were very nervous about brain scans because they had been sued by Michael Watson so I remember sitting in a hotel in Munich not knowing whether I would be able to fight which wasn't the best preparation."

After retiring from the ring, he was asked to put together a team to look after a few Derby nightspots.

Clifton was already well-known in the city and problems evaporated at the pubs and clubs where his people were on the doors.

The business evolved through Clifton's connections in the boxing world and he started putting on security for bouts in sports halls and leisure centres.

Clifton says: "I've always had the right people around me. My partner Caroline is the one who ensured that I did things properly and ran it like a real business, looking after insurance and inland revenue issues. Without her, I would have bodged it."

Simon Roberts is now his right-hand man at Security Alert, handling much of operational side of the security business while Clifton who admits to preferring pad and bag work to paperwork.

DERBYSHIRE police have quashed rumours about warnings not to go to shopping centres this weekend.

Officers said they had been made aware of a number of reports where a good Samaritan has allegedly helped a man in Derby and, in return, this man has warned them not to be in the Intu Derby shopping centre on a certain date - either December 20 or December 22.

A spokeswoman for Derbyshire police said different variations of this story were being reported about various shopping centres across the country.

She said: "It has become apparent that this is being widely talked about within communities and on social media and that people are becoming worried."

The spokeswoman said these reports had been looked into by police and they were found to be an "urban myth" and "there was no credibility to it".

She said: "Similar myths have circulated at this time of year for many years.

"Although this story has been found to be untrue, Derbyshire police is reminding people to remain vigilant at all times and report suspicious activity to shopping centre staff or the police."

A spokeswoman for Intu Derby said: "We are aware of rumours circulating on social media that are causing some concern in the area. We have investigated these claims and have found no evidence of any incidents. If a member of the public does have information please can they contact the local police on 01773 572 034/3."

A FAMILY ran a cannabis dealing business from houses in Pear Tree and Normanton, a court heard today.

The Dharma family employed an army of street dealers to sell the drug to buyers in Shaftesbury Park.

Derby Crown Court heard today that they stored the drugs down an alleyway next to a house in Reeves Road.

They then transferred it to the disused leisure centre on the park where it was "stashed" behind a metal panel covering a drainpipe.

The sentencing of the 13-strong gang has heard how a team of "foot soldiers" would sell the deals in the park, Reeves Street and Cambridge Street.

One of them, Tammy Thomas, whose maiden name was Dharma, dealt drugs in front of her three young children and one of them even reached into the "stash" pipe where the cannabis was being kept.

Jonathan Dunne, prosecuting, said: "Observational evidence showed she was moving drugs around between Reeves Road and Shaftesbury park in her child's push chair and one of her children was seen taking cannabis out of the stash location.

"She was also seen dealing in front of her three young children.

"We says that Anthony and Deano Dharma have the leading roles in this conspiracy and we suggest that Paul Dharma and Danielle Dharma played significant roles."

The conspiracy involved 18 people who have all pleaded guilty to different drugs charges.

They are:

Anthony Dharam

Deano Dharam

Paul Dharam

Danielle Dharam

Tammy Thomas

Adam Lawrence

Damien Andrews

Lyndon Foote

Nicholas Jones

Mariusz Klys

Joseph Byrne

Dominic Halliday-Fox

Reuben Hudson

Adam Crofts

Adisa Bajric

Abbas Hussain

 Sara Brochocki and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Some of the group were arrested during a series of raids on nine homes including Cambridge Street and Reeves Road, in February this year.

Those raids saw 16 people initially arrested and four dangerous dogs seized.

The gang's sentencing is expected to last for two days.

PLAYING Chelsea has whetted the appetite among the lads for more of the same next season.

Facing Jose Mourinho's side in the Capital One Cup provided a gauge for what it takes to play at the top level.

Premier League football is what the club want to achieve, what the players want next season and what the fans want.

There was a taste of it on Tuesday and how good it would be for Derby County to play Chelsea and others on a more regular basis.

I watched the game from the stands along with Jamie Ward and Zak Whitbread and I thought the lads did well against top-class opposition.

Speaking to a few of them afterwards, more than anything they were disappointed about Jake Buxton's red card.

The game had reached a really interesting stage when Craig Bryson's goal reduced the deficit to 2-1. The atmosphere was terrific and who knows what might have happened in the final 20 minutes.

The sending off was a blow and very harsh.

Wardy, Zak and myself thought the red card was going to be shown to Lee Grant for handling as he slid outside of the area.

Instead, it went to Bucko for denying a goalscoring opportunity. If anyone denied Loic Remy a "goalscoring opportunity", it was Granty by being so sharp off his line.

The red card and two-match suspension is such a shame for Bucko because he has had to be patient to get back in the team.

He played well against Chelsea but will have to be a spectator for a couple of games.

The lads felt they needed a performance after the disappointment of losing at Middlesbrough and they can take plenty of positives from the display on Tuesday night.

We have given Chelsea a game twice this year, having faced them in the FA Cup in January.

Mourinho showed us a lot of respect by naming a strong side in both matches and Chelsea showed their quality.

Not only are they a team of fantastic talent and have one of the best coaches in the world but they work extremely hard and know how to win games.

You always felt they had another gear and did what they had to in order to win the game.

They are a better side than when they came to Derby in January and will take some stopping this season.

WATCH highlights of Derby County's FA Youth Cup third round victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Rams triumphed 2-0 at the Amex Stadium to set up a trip to Liverpool in the next round.

Offrande Zanzala opened the scoring on the hour and Tom Mellors added a second six minutes later.

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ANOTHER game, another three-into-two conundrum.

The formation favoured by Derby County head coach Steve McClaren means one of Craig Bryson, Will Hughes or Jeff Hendrick will miss out.

Derby's 4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 system has Omar Mascarell as the holding midfielder, the screen in front of the back four and a vital role in the way the Rams play.

He is new to English football and learning with each game. His performance in a tough test against Chelsea on Tuesday night earned deserved praise.

Mascarell has started the last nine matches although the 21-year-old has been more influential in home games when Derby enjoy plenty of possession rather than on the road where his lack of experience has shown, especially without the ball.

He was not alone in struggling in the second half at Brentford, and in the defeats at Leeds United and Middlesbrough. The balance did not feel right on those occasions and begged the question of why Derby did not turn to John Eustace again.

Mascarell's inclusion leaves Bryson, Hughes and Hendrick vying for the two other central midfield roles.

Bryson and Hughes started against Chelsea and both did well.

Bryson never stopped running and his goal gave Derby hope before Jake Buxton was sent off and Andre Schurrle scored Chelsea's third.

Hughes, as he does, showed composure when on the ball.

There is usually greater control and smoothness to Derby's passing and possession when the England Under-21 international plays.

Hendrick was among the substitutes and replaced Hughes after 76 minutes, having started the previous two games with Bryson.

Of the three, Hendrick has started eight of the last 10 games. Bryson and Hughes have each started six.

This is not a new conundrum.

We saw it in the play-off final at Wembley in May and the puzzle/problem has existed since Hughes broke into the side on a regular basis at the start of the 2012-13 campaign.

All three players have been tried slightly out of position at times in recent seasons without a great deal of success.

Hughes was selected in the holding role in four games at the start of this season. Derby won two, drew one and lost one and Hughes was replaced by Mascarell before the hour in three of the matches.

Hughes, Bryson and Hendrick are at their best when using their natural strengths in the knowledge that there is a safety net behind them, something John Eustace and then George Thorne provided so effectively last season.

Their know-how not only helped the two other midfielders but also gave the full-backs the confidence to push on.

Nigel Clough admitted to wrestling with the midfield dilemma during his time as manager.

He wanted to fit in his "three gems", as most managers would, but the blend has to be right and Derby are a better balanced side with a midfield controller.

I recall Derby adopting a 4-3-1-2 shape that also moulded into a diamond to good effect in wins at Brighton, Yeovil and Millwall last season. This formation allows the trio to start, with Hughes at the tip and the controller at the base.

Derby sit third in the table and the current system has served them well.

They have had plenty of joy fielding two wide forwards and there is little reason to change, although three defeats in the last four away games makes this a relevant discussion point.

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DERBY County will again be without Jamie Ward this weekend.

A thigh problem rules the Northern Ireland international forward out of the Championship clash against Norwich City at the iPro Stadium.

Ward missed eight games with a thigh injury before he returned as a substitute in the home victory over Brighton earlier this month.

A new problem with his thigh then kept him out of the games against Middlesbrough and Chelsea.

Derby hope Ward can be available for the Boxing Day fixture at Birmingham, but they will take no risks with him.

"We are building him up to make sure when he comes back he is 100 per cent right. We are not taking any chances," said head coach Steve McClaren.

"It is his thigh. It is not the same injury but one related to it."

Ryan Shotton is set to step in for the suspended Jake Buxton against Norwich.

Buxton serves a two-match ban following his red card in the Chelsea game.

Zak Whitbread is still out with back and hamstring problems.

The central defender has not featured for two months.

Here film geek Neil White, who aims to watch EVERY movie that's released and reviews them on his blog Every Film, gives us his top 20 movies of 2014 - plus his bottom 10. 

In case you missed any of them at the cinema, enjoy the trailers below.

1. 12 Years A Slave Steve McQueen's film is a staggering achievement and it is also damned important, ramming home how, through the ages, people have mis-used the so-called word of God for their own evil ends. Sadly, that is as relevant today as it was in 1841 when the film is set.

2. Wolf Of Wall Street Any Leonardo DiCaprio doubters should watch The Wolf Of Wall Street. He is mesmerising and magnificent as notorious American fraudster Jordan Belfort. Rarely have I know three hours to go as fast as they did while I was entranced by Martin Scorsese's stunning movie.

3. Next Goal Wins The best film about football ever. In 97 wonderful minutes Steve Jamison and Mike Brett reminded me why I first loved the beautiful game as a child and offers an antidote to the money-grabbing which has turned me away from it in the past few years.

4. The Imitation Game "The best British movie of the year", proclaims the poster for The Imitation Game and, for once, a film equals its hype. Don't be surprised to see Benedict Cumberbatch among the Academy Award winners for his magnificent portrayal of Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing.

5. Guardians Of The Galaxy This space adventure boasts whizz-bang special effects but also has a sparkling sense of humour and irony and a brilliant soundtrack, based on songs from the 1970s and 80s. It was the blockbuster success of the summer but Marvel purists should not be disappointed.

6. Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom Ignore those who talk it down - Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is a superb biopic and Idris Elba is outstanding as its subject. It is a historically accurate account of the tumultuous life of the most famous man of my lifetime and, in my view, it is a triumph. 

7. BoyhoodThere has never been another picture like Richard Linklater's Boyhood and there may never be another like it again. It is unique because it was filmed over 12 years with the same cast coming back to shoot small segments which were then tied together. It is mesmerisingly good.

8. The Raid 2 The last time I recall an audience breaking out into spontaneous applause DURING a film was the midnight screening of the final Harry Potter. Here, the movie-watchers were moved to clap at a spellbinding action scene. I had heard that The Raid 2 was not as good as its predecessor. Rubbish. It is far better.

9. Blended Words I didn't expect to write include: "Adam Sandler's latest movie made us laugh more than any in the last 10 or maybe 20 years." And yet it is true. Despite our anticipation of another huge Jack and Jill-like turkey, the audience guffawed until they were hoarse during Blended.

10. Dallas Buyers Club My abiding thoughts after watching Dallas Buyers Club were not just that it was a career-defining performance from Matthew McConaughey but that his weight-loss was so alarming it must have bordered on dangerous.

11. Gone Girl I have seen Rosamund Pike many times in movies and once on the stage but she has never been this good. Pike gives an electric performance as a wife who has disappeared from a marital home which she has shared with the husband she fears.

12. Pride Whatever your views on the 1984 miners' strike and the gay liberation movement, I defy you not to laugh and also feel a bit of good old British defiance during Matthew Warchus's excellent Pride. This beautifully-written comedy drama recalls the unlikely backing for the pitmen by a group of gay and lesbian campaigners.

13. The Lunchbox Ritesh Batra's film shows that Indian cinema can be about so much more than the singing, dancing and slapping of Bollywood. It's beautiful cinematic story-telling and had me spellbound. It is an exploration of loneliness and love across the generations while digging deep into the rich culture of Indian life.

14. Mystery Road Here's a film which deserved much more exposure at UK cinemas that it had before slipping to DVD. Mystery Road has echoes of The Rover, Wake In Fright and even Animal Kingdom in showing the seamier side of Australia, a nation which likes to portray itself as utopia.

15. Calvary Calvary is brilliantly written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and boasts a wonderfully melancholic performance from Brendan Gleeson. It is an exploration of the beleaguered Catholic church from an unusual perspective - that of a village priest who is simply trying to do a good and honest job. Terrific.

16. The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To EdenThis mystery has all of the exotic elements of a classic Sherlock Holmes tale, but happens to be true. The story of the Ritters, Wittmers and a fictional Baroness took place on Floreana, one of the Galapagos Islands in the early 1930s is told here in Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine's engrossing documentary.

17. The RocketThe film from Laos is a joy - aided by a wonderful performance by debutant Sitthipon 'Ki' Disamoe who plays a spirited young boy whose family fear he is cursed because he was a twin whose brother died at birth. This fear persists with all sorts of disasters befalling his poverty-stricken kin.

18. Heli Heli is built up with the lightest of touches before it launches into a grimly violent essay on the drug wars and corruption in crime-riddled Mexico. It also includes a scene of torture which is so realistic that it made me leap from my seat in anguish.

19. Omar A riveting thriller about love and betrayal on opposite sides of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Adam Bakri excels in the title role of Omar, a dissident who becomes victim of blackmail by the secret service. Hany Abu-Assad's film, delves deep into the moral dilemmas which face ordinary people in an extraordinary situation.

20. Last Vegas The biggest surprise about Last Vegas is that it is so funny despite such an unpromising premise. Honestly, who would have reckoned on a pensioners' version of The Hangover, tickling the ribs quite so much? It heralds the return to form of Kevin Kline.

Meanwhile this is Neil's choice of the worst films to disgrace our screens in 2014.

1.SANTA'S SUMMER HOUSE

A contender for the worst Christmas movie ever! Kickboxers and martial arts fighters act straight in a film about Santa… in the summer.

If that wasn't unpromising enough, they throw in a ten-minute croquet match.

2.PUDSEY THE DOG, THE MOVIE

Does a children's film have to be as moronic as this?

Pudsey The Movie had echoes of the very worst kids' TV programmes, written by adults who think they know what makes youngsters laugh.

3.MURDERDROME

'The world's first roller derby slasher film.' This might suggest the world was in need of such a movie. The evidence is that it probably wasn't.

4.HUMSHAKALS

Two of Bollywood's biggest stars in one of the lamest comedies which has ever come out of India. Humshakals is not only puerile, it is, at times, offensive.

5.KIRPAAN, SWORD OF HONOUR

Bad movie-making which hides behind its pre-occupation with patriotism, honour and Punjabi family value

6.GOD'S NOT DEAD

Bland religious message wrapped up as a movie. I would doubt that even the most devout Christians could possibly think this is good.

7.WOLFCOP 

An alcoholic cop investigates mysterious cult after he is turned into a werewolf. What could go wrong? Everything.

8.THE FACTORY

A gang of tourists turn up at a museum dedicated to serial killers, complete with dummies. You guessed it… they come to life.

9. MEET THE FIRM: REVENGE IN RIO

Did the third of the White Collar Hooligan franchise really have to be this bad? Gags as funny as being smacked in the face with a brick

10. BULLET

Shootings and slashings and shootings and slashings and shootings and slashings... accompanied by acting so wooden that it reminded me of the National Forest.

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STEVE McClaren has called on Derby County supporters to help the team through its toughest week of the season so far.

Three games in eight days against Middlesbrough, Chelsea in the League Cup and Norwich City was always going to be a demanding schedule.

Derby lost at Middlesbrough last Saturday in a poor display and they were knocked out of the Capital One Cup at the quarter-final stage by Chelsea on Tuesday.

The Rams return to Championship action when they welcome Norwich to the iPro Stadium tomorrow (12.15pm).

Derby have lost three of their last four matches and five of the last 10, and McClaren says this is a time for resilience.

"At times you have to dig in, dig deep and be resilient to get through certain patches in the season, and I think this is one," said the head coach.

"We have had three defeats from the last four games. You are going to get this in football and it is how you fight and scrap and get yourselves out of it that counts.

"That is what I am interested to see.

"It started on Tuesday against Chelsea and I want to see it follow on tomorrow against Norwich.

"We expect tough periods and patches when we are not playing as well and not getting results.

"This is why the supporters are so, so important to us tomorrow.

"I cannot emphasise that enough.

"We are used to the free-flowing football and you can get used to that and expect it for 90 minutes but sometimes you need to show resilience and dig in.

"We will ask that of the crowd as well as the players.

"This has been our toughest week, so far.

"It was a difficult game against Chelsea, the toughest tie of the round, and we came out of it with as much credit as we could while losing, which we didn't want to do.

"Now we face a third game in a week and Norwich are a very good team.

"It is a big game for us, a big test."

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