DERBY'S Intu shopping centre has revealed plans to show a drive-in movie on the top floor of its car park.

It announced the news on its Facebook page and is now appealing for people to choose the first movie to be played.

The options are Dirty Dancing, Grease, Mamma Mia, Sky Fall and Top Gun.

More than 800 people have flooded the Facebook page with their votes.

Marketing manager Tania Vesty said: "We already have drive-in movies at other Intu centres and they have been a great success.

"So that's why we decided we would try it in Derby. We think it's going to be popular.

"The first event is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 1, and Quad [the Market Place arts centre] will be providing the screen."

Voting for the choice of film – conducted entirely though the shopping centre's Facebook page – was due to close at 9am today.

Tania added: "We will announce the chosen film on our website.

"At this stage, we cannot confirm how many cars will be able to park there, how much tickets will cost or times."

The centre says that further details will be revealed today.

Hundreds of people have taken to Intu Derby's Facebook page to share their views on what film should be screened.

Zoë Marello posted: "Has to be Grease, 'stranded at the drive-in'."

Carrie Louise agreed, saying: "Grease! Just imagine everyone singing along."

Claire Nelson posted: "It's got to be Grease at a drive-in."

But Nina Thornton said: "Top Gun all day long."

Jack Fowkes also voted for Top Gun.

He wrote: "Intu, this is a great idea to promote the shopping centre."

And Sarah Gerrard said: "Top Gun, then my son would come, too, and I could educate them in 80s-tastic films!"

"It must be Dirty Dancing," posted Claire Cutts. "Thanks for organising this for my birthday treat."

Emma Mace couldn't decide. She said: "Dirty Dancing, Grease and Top Gun... I can't decide between them."

Ruth Wheatley posted on the Facebook page: "I'm easy, whatever comes on. I love all films on the list."

Other people on the Facebook page praised the idea for the event.

Kelly Martin said: "This is the most exciting thing to happen in Derby, ever!"

And Kirsty Gaskin said: "That's amazing. I would go to watch any of those films."

A FATHER of young twins has described a £5 gift card sent to him by a superstore when he found a bug in a box of cereal as "a slap in the face".

Liam McDermott was shocked to discover the insect walking across his Asda Choco Hoops when he picked up his spoon as he went to enjoy an evening snack.

He returned the box to the store in Spondon, which sent it to their customer services team.

A few days later, Mr McDerrmott, 23, received a letter from the supermarket giant apologising and enclosing in the letter was a £5 gift card.

He said he called customer services which told him Asda could offer him a further £10 but he declined.

In response, Asda have said Mr McDermott, of Dovedale Circus, Cotmanhay, only returned the box and they have not had sight of the insect to identify it or how it got into the box.

Mr McDermott, whose twin sons Ethan and Elijah are still in hospital having been born 12 weeks premature, said: "To me, being offered £5 is nothing more than a slap in the face and I told the customer services team this.

"I spend £80 to £90 a week with Asda and, if this is how they treat their customers, then I'll be going elsewhere to do my weekly shopping from now on.

"When you buy a product from a well-known huge firm like them you expect the quality to be of the highest standard but this wasn't the case and the way they handled my complaint was poor, to say the least."

Mr McDermott, who also has a 17-month-old son, Harvey, said he had just poured milk on his cereal when he noticed something moving in his food.

He said: "It was crawling over my food, almost swimming through the milk, it was horrible, like a silverfish or something like that.

"I only do online shopping so had to drive to Spondon to hand the box in and raise the complaint.

"They were fine in the store saying they would send it away and the customer service team would be in contact.

"But the letter came through with the gift card which I just think, and told them, is a desultory offer."

A spokesman for Asda said it had not seen the insect to analyse and was unable to say how it got into the cereal.

He said: "We set ourselves the highest standards for our products and are at a loss as to how this could make its way into one of our products.

"We haven't had any other complaints of this nature, so this appears to be an isolated incident.

"We're sorry for any upset caused to Mr McDermott."

FORMER Newcastle, Aston Villa and Fulham defender Aaron Hughes has joined Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Northern Ireland international has signed a one-year deal with the Seagulls following his departure from Queens Park Rangers.
Hughes, 34, becomes new manager Sami Hyypia's first signing.
"We wanted to bring another experienced defender and Aaron fits the bill," said ex-Liverpool player Hyypia.

LEEDS United have added two more players to their squad.
Italian midfielder Tommaso Bianchi has joined the Yorkshire club from Serie A side Sassuolo, signing a four-year deal.
The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Serie B outfit Modena.
Senegal striker Souleymane Doukara has also been recruited by Leeds, on a season-long loan from Italian side Catania.
The 22-year-old forward scored six goals in 20 appearances for Serie B club Juve Stabia during a loan spell last term.

SOMEHOW, you just knew Will Tavare was heading for a big score from the beginning of Derbyshire's LV County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham College.

It wasn't just because the 24-year-old, the nephew of former England batsman Chris, has been in impressive form in his first year as a Championship cricketer and not because he looked especially solid from the start. Quite the opposite.

Tavare played and missed so many times in the first hour, without really giving a chance, that he just seemed destined to end his day either with the scruffiest 20 of his life to his name or a very big score.

It was the latter and, credit where it is due, after battling through that first hour, it was a very good innings.

Tavare's 135 was also crucial in giving Gloucestershire the good start they were looking for at 304-6 after they had won the toss on what looked an excellent batting strip.

But first Gloucestershire had to get through Derbyshire's initial burst with the new ball and the bowlers did all they could to make that settling in process as awkward as possible.

Mark Footitt and Tony Palladino were excellent, so too was Tom Taylor when he came on to replace Palladino from the chapel end.

Footitt picked up the first wicket with the final ball of the fifth over as Gloucestershire's Australian captain, Michael Klinger, drove to extra cover, where Billy Godleman took a good catch diving forward.

When Taylor got the ball to rise at Alex Gidman and Wes Durston took a fine flying catch at second slip, Derbyshire had their opponents

34-2 in the 18th over and were well on their way to a very good morning.

After lunch, Hamish Marshall left a ball from Palladino that nipped back and had him lbw for 45, just as the New Zealander appeared poised to hurt Derbyshire, then Palladino similarly added the wicket of Ian Cockbain for five to make it 118-4.

That added up to Derbyshire being happy with life but they could not remove Tavare for far too long a time and when Will Gidman came to join him at the crease, the whole tone of the contest changed.

They added 175 for the fifth wicket and though Derbyshire's three frontline seamers continued to bowl much better than six wickets in the day suggests, the pair made it mainly Gloucestershire's day.

Tavare moved to his third century of the season with a pulled six just after tea and went on to hit 17 fours and two sixes before he finally got the nick to one that he had threatened so many times in that first hour.

The wicket went to Taylor, who produced a hostile burst with the second new ball after Footitt's radar failed him and then found an inside edge off the bat of Benny Howell on to the stumps.

The youngster finished with 3-43 in 16 overs and is looking increasingly impressive.

The only blemish on Taylor's day came when Will Gidman hit tentatively to midwicket off Footitt in the third over with the second new ball.

The ball went straight to Taylor but somehow went straight through him and to the boundary.

The younger Gidman, having another really useful season as an all-rounder, was on 65 at the time and though he occasionally looked the more skittish batsman in that fifth-wicket partnership, he goes into the second morning on 88 not out.

He and Tavare had got away from more than Derbyshire would have wanted at times, especially when the spinners were on, but the bowlers – with more luck – may still restrict them to a reasonable total.

TOM Taylor took another step forward in his maturity as a first-team seam bowler at the start of Derbyshire's LV County Championship match at Cheltenham.

After taking three wickets in the first innings last week against Essex, the 19-year-old claimed another three yesterday against Gloucestershire.

But it was his last spell of the day, in which he took two of his victims, that was the most impressive as Taylor bowled with real venom to finish with 3-43.

"That's good to show he has the stamina and an engine because that's what you need in four-day cricket – to be able to maintain your pace throughout the day," said bowling partner Tony Palladino.

"You have to be able to show that with the second new ball and he did that to get Will Tavare out – a batsman who was really well set – and he got him with a ball that really kicked.

"That is the best Tommy has bowled in the first team. His rhythm was superb and he was bowling with good pace. He bowled brilliantly.

"He got his reward and it was well deserved. Hopefully, he can get a couple more tomorrow and get his first bag."

Palladino also had a good day with the ball, taking 2-41 in 22 overs and bowling every bit as tightly as he has been asked to.

"My job at the moment is to try to be the stop bowler and if I get any wickets it's a bonus," he added.

"I'm trying to be someone to throw the ball to and count on, and when it's my day I'll take the wickets. I feel like I can attack as well but it's easier for me to slot into that role."

Though Gloucestershire edged the day one honours at 304-6, Palladino felt it was a good day for Derbyshire.

"We had a bit of a mad period, about 20 or 30 minutes after we got Cockbain out, when we gave up a few too many four balls and they got away from us," he said.

"We dragged it back a bit late on and we have to be reasonably happy with that day's work.

"The wicket is flat and it's not doing a massive amount. Gidman and Tavare got in and played well and it's like Chesterfield here in that you get value for your shots.

"We are figuring it out in four-day cricket and feel that we are staying in games.

"Essex batted well at the end last week but we felt we played all the cricket and put ourselves in a position to win the game.

If we can keep doing that, we are happy."

FANS will get their first glimpse of Burton Albion's new faces tonight – and Gary Rowett says all four are eager to pull on the yellow and black for the first time.

George Taft, John Mousinho, Lucas Akins and Stuart Beavon will be involved as the Brewers head to Ilkeston in their first pre-season friendly of the summer (7.30pm).

A triallist goalkeeper will also be involved, with Rowett expected to field two different sides before and after half-time, as will one or two youth-teamers.

"We've done a lot of physical work in the first couple of weeks and some of the players will have been thinking 'let's get through this until the games start'," said Rowett.

"That's not to say that training has been aimless, as we've been working hard, but they'll all be looking forward to pulling on a shirt again.

"It's been a while since we played so there's a little bit of excitement, not least from some of the new lads.

"So we'll just let them go out and enjoy themselves – we won't give them too many instructions.

"Everyone will get at least 45 minutes."

"EIGHTEEN months ago, all she was throwing was a ball for her dog!" says Rebekah Walton's coach, Barry Hawksworth, of the new English Schools junior girls' javelin champion.

But 18 months ago, John Port School student Walton, now 14, decided to have a go at throwing the javelin – and showed she was a natural.

Still learning what is a technically complex event, she did not travel to the English Schools Championships, in Birmingham, as favourite at the weekend.

She had thrown 36.65 metres to win the Derbyshire Championship for her age group in May and 38.39 metres last month to win the Derbyshire Schools Championship.

Those were good throws but unlikely to be enough to win a medal.

Hawksworth says Walton, who lives at Etwall, was still struggling with her technique in the early rounds at the Alexander Stadium.

She qualified for the final stages with a modest 36.41 metres.

"She was struggling – it wasn't quite right," said Hawksworth.

"Bethan Rees, from Cannock, was a nailed on favourite and when she threw well over 42 metres I thought 'that's it, the rest are scrapping for silver and bronze.'

"And then, in the fifth round, Rebekah put everything together..."

Walton's fifth throw sailed out to 43.23, only a metre short of the championship best and a massive new personal best.

There was nothing the rest of the field could do about it and the gold medal was hers, one of six won by young Derbyshire athletes on the day.

Hawksworth, now 67 and still throwing competitively, has coached throwers and sprinters with Derby for many years and seen plenty of young athletes come and go.

"You get these people sometimes," he said, "who come in straight at the top. They've never done the event before but they're a natural.

"Rebekah is one of those. It's still hard work for her because she'd never thrown a javelin before and there is so much technique to learn.

"She'd played netball for Derbyshire and she had to make a choice.

"She started with Burton AC and I coached her there, before her parents decided she should come over to Derby.

"She's still only 14 and all the time I can see that there is so much more to come from her.

"I have never, in all my years in athletics, seen someone come through the ranks as quickly as Rebekah.

"Of course, she has to realise, and I've told her, that it won't always come so easily to her."

Walton's throw was so big it sees her ranked second in the country at under-17, even though she still qualifies as under-15.

It is never wise to over-state the potential of a young athlete, as so many other factors can influence their lives as they go through their teens, but Walton's mother, Caroline, says that her daughter is "a very determined young lady" who has always been keen on sport.

"It was still mostly netball until recently," she said.

"Rebekah had tried the discus but javelin was the one she clearly had a talent for and she really only settled on it at Easter.

"Winning the English Schools, though, has taken us all by surprise and it was a wonderful day.

"I have to say that we wouldn't be where we are without Barry, though.

"He's been a fantastic support."

CAPTAIN Dan Wheeldon was man of the match as Sandiacre Town reached the last eight of the ECB National Club Championship.

Wheeldon took 4-33 and made 39 not out as they won by five wickets away to Staffordshire side Stone.

But he was run close by the man who captained the side when they won this competition in 2003, John Trueman, who took 2-30 and made 50 not out in a match-winning unbroken stand of 97.

Trueman is one of two survivors of the winning 2003 team, with John Jordison.

Wheeldon's bowling at the death, when he took three of his wickets, was instrumental in keeping Stone to 174 all out, with top scorer Dan Lunn left stranded on 63 not out.

Andy Rhodes' run-a-ball 34 got Sandiacre's reply off to a good start but they were struggling at 81-5, effectively six after Jack Anderson turned his ankle and had to retire after only two balls.

The run rate was not a big issue, however, and Trueman and Wheeldon saw them through.

Chesterfield, faced with taking a weakened side to York in their last-16 match, were perhaps relieved that the game was rained off – but they are starting to acquire a fixture pile-up.

Next Sunday, when the York game could be replayed, Chesterfield are due to meet Spondon in the Derbyshire Premier Cup.

Saturday's Premier League game against Lullington was postponed after the death of Lullington player Charlie Veale and the Spireites are already a game behind after missing a Saturday with Derbyshire at Queen's Park.

"It is, I suppose, a good problem to have, although I wish we could replicate our cup form on Saturdays!" said chairman Mike Taylor.

KEIRAN Preston took his season's aggregate to 807 runs from 10 innings as he won the County League's batsman of the week prize for the second time on Saturday, scoring 146 for Mickleover in their 75-run win over Barton.

It was Preston's fourth century of the season and he also has two fifties. Mickleover's own KP is also a goalkeeper on Bristol Rovers' books, so Division 4S bowlers may not be suffering for too much longer.

The bowler of the week is Paul Wallis, who took 7-30 for Kirk Langley seconds against Sawley fourths in Division 10N.

JOSH Clarke of Ockbrook & Borrowash added another point to his tally in the Premier League Player of the year standings. James Chapman of Sandiacre moved into the top four.

LEADERS: 18pts: Josh Clarke (Ockbrook).

14pts: Jamie Benstead (Dunstall).

13pts: Josh Brear (Spondon).

12pts: James Chapman (Sandiacre).

THE top two were unmoved as both Ockbrook & Borrowash and Sandiacre Town took maximum points in the Beechdale Mazda Derbyshire Premier League title race.

And that was bad news for champions Swarkestone, held to a draw by Dunstall and now 30 points behind second-placed Sandiacre.

Ockbrook stuttered for a while in their win over Alfreton but proved they now have some batting depth.

Josh Clarke's 50 out of the first 87 got them going but after he had gone, they slipped to a worrying 114-6, with wicketkeeper Corrie Keable gone for 38.

From there, teenager Jacob Conners hit 51 and put on 73 with Nick Birds (32).

Dan Corcoran added 24 from 12 balls at the end to carry them to a respectable 231-8 and when Alfreton lost their first two wickets, including Australian Anthony Mosca, for three runs, the bottom side faced a long battle.

Kevin Dean took three of the first four to fall on his way to 4-33 and when John Aspinall was caught and bowled by Trevor Smith for 33, Alfreton were 73-5.

Elliott Savidge defied Ockbrook with 31 not out but they were all out for 148 with 45.5 overs gone, Lian Wharton grabbing three wickets and Keable taking six catches.

Alvaston & Boulton chose to bat at home to Sandiacre but after they put up 50 for the first wicket, wickets fell too regularly.

The top six all got more than 20 but no-one got further than Rahib Ali's 36 as Rob Cook took 3-55 and they could reach only a modest 213-9.

It was not plain sailing for Sandiacre, who lost New Zealander Mitch McCann for a duck and were 105-4 when James Chapman went for 53.

Andy Rhodes hit them out of trouble in a stand of 91 with John Trueman, scoring 67 from 54 balls with eight fours and three sixes.

Only 18 more were needed when he was out and Trueman's experienced head took care of most of those as he finished 30 not out.

Swarkestone would have been expecting more than 201 all out when they began with 58 between Jamie Guthrie and Chris Durham at home to Dunstall but their middle order faltered against the spin of Martin Clewley (2-48) and Steve Brodrick (4-38), keeper Andy Malkin having three stumpings in five victims.

With Bruce Dilks' opening seam bringing him 4-39 from 15 overs, Dunstall could not keep up with the necessary rate and closed on 182-8.

A week after probably their worst display of the season against Ockbrook, Marehay climbed out of the relegation places with their first win, a close finish at Spondon.

They put up a useful 224 all out after initially slipping to 7-2, Ben Gartside scoring 63 with five sixes and five fours.

At 125-3, Spondon seemed on course but Marehay kept chipping away.

James Kyte, Ben Perry-Taylor and Matt White each took three wickets, Australian pace man White's three-wicket burst at the end proving crucial as Spondon were bowled out for 216 with nine balls left.

ECKINGTON continued their march back towards the Premier League with an eighth Division One win in nine matches.

But the battle behind them is hotting up after Duffield got themselves back in the mix and Elvaston slipped up at home to Ilkeston Rutland.

Quarndon moved into the second promotion place as they took maximum points at home to Clifton.

Clifton's decision to bat first backfired as they were bowled out for 151, in which Faisal Khan scored 52.

Nathan Dumelow, who had taken four wickets, followed up with 44 as Quarndon got home by three wickets, despite four wickets for Khan.

Elvaston would have fancied their chances of consolidating their second place at home to Ilkeston but their 207 all out, achieved only after Simon Lillie's late 32 not out added to Matt Gawthrop's early 70, was not enough to beat Ilkeston, who went past the target with five wickets down and four balls to spare.

Staveley Welfare chose to bat first at Eckington but only Joe Bullimore's 63 held up the leaders as the visitors were bowled out for 149.

Andy Firth and Andy Lee hit fifties as Eckington eased to an eight-wicket win in 32.5 overs and their lead is now 44 points.

Derbyshire physio and former wicketkeeper James Pipe hit 58 for Duffield as they made 194 all out at home to Sawley & Long Eaton Park, who were bowled out for 162.

Opening bowlers Joe Wozniczka-Wells and Luke Webb did all the damage, with Wozniczka-Wells taking 6-37 and Wells 3-30.

Opener Richard Lawton stood firm on 96 not out forSawley – but no-one else reached double figures.

Stainsby Hall are enduring a difficult season and they were thrashed at Matlock, who batted first and put up 224-7, captain Kevin Leatherday top-scoring with 56.

Stainsby's reply collapsed to 20-5 and they were shot out for 61.

Cutthorpe are blowing hot and cold this season and endured one of their "cold" days as Rolleston whipped them out for 102 in 26 overs.

Rolleston knocked those off with only one wicket down in 22 overs, with Gareth Marshall on 39 not out.

Division Two leaders Alrewas kept the chasing back at bay with maximum points against West Hallam, passing a target of 214-9 with five wickets down.

Ambergate, eight points behind them, also took maximum points, blowing Aston-on-Trent away for 64 after scoring 192-9.

Josh Nicholas was their star man, scoring 55 and taking five wickets.

NOT too many clubs will complete a 27-point win and find that they have dropped from top to fourth in their division when the tables are published.

But that is the unfortunate fate that befell Ticknall's fourths this week, after they completed a four-wicket win over previously unbeaten Ashbourne seconds.

Having been beaten, Ashbourne found themselves climbing a place, to second in the Division 10S table.

The reason is that Clifton thirds, unable to come up with enough players, withdrew from the league last week and results against them have been removed from clubs' tallies.

Unluckily for Ticknall, they were the team who had played Clifton twice, taking maximum points both times, so they have lost 54 points.

Ashbourne lost 27 but they have still lost two games less than Ticknall and have a game in hand over them.

Perhaps Ticknall were fired up by the nature of their bad luck, because, already aware of the points deduction, they bowled Ashbourne out for 120, held up only by their hosts' captain, Brynn Williams, who scored 39.

Ticknall completed their run chase in 22.2 overs, with opener Matthew Holdgate making 53.

Abbots Bromley seconds are back on top of the division after Oliver Roberts took 6-27 to skittle Hilton thirds for 97 in a five-wicket win.

Victoria Humber and Antony Rudd, of Hathersage Avenue, Derby, were married at St Peter's Church in Chellaston, followed by a party at the Waterfall Inn.

Picture: Field Photographic of Heanor

RICHARD Higham-Thompson, 39, of Medina Close, Alvaston, had his licence endorsed with six penalty points, was fined £623 and ordered to pay £35 costs and a £62 victim surcharge for failing to give police information about the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence in November last year.

DONNA Cross, 30, of St James Road, Derby, was fined £35, ordered to pay £35 costs and a £20 victim surcharge for exceeding 30mph speed limit in Blagreaves Lane on October 3.

KEVIN West, 39, of Northumberland Street, Derby, was fined £75 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge for being drunk and disorderly in Pear Tree Road on July 10 and failing to surrender to court on July 25.

USMAN Marsha, 18, of Sinfin Lane, Derby, was fined £300 and ordered to pay £200 costs and a £30 victim surcharge for driving in Crewe Street with no MOT certificate or insurance on December 7.

JESSICA Zoppi, 34, of King Alfred Street, Derby, was fined £137 and told to pay £120 costs, with a £20 victim surcharge, for watching a television without a licence between January 13 and February 14.

JAKE Smith, 18, of Springfield Road, Repton, was conditionally discharged for 12 months, fined £620 and ordered to pay £27 compensation for causing criminal damage to a fence on February 22.

THOMAS Brooke, 30, of no fixed address, was fined £110 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge for stealing a bottle of wine from Tesco in Rutland Street, Ilkeston, on July 3 and £143 of items from Morrisons in Chesterfield on April 10.

MARTIN McCarthy, 22, of Mill Hill Road, Derby, was jailed for six weeks for stealing a Sony Bluetooth speaker worth £170 from Sainsbury's in Peake Drive, and having a foil-lined carrier bag for use in theft on July 3.

RESIDENTS in Spondon are ''appalled'' because two controversial wind turbines are still not producing energy regularly.

The 130-metre structures, in Megaloughton Lane, are not working because of issues with the radar system at East Midlands Airport.

The turbines, which were installed in December, are located in a "sensitive area", according to the airport, and when switched on, appear as an unidentified object on the air traffic control display.

Ray Mellor, of Wingerworth Park Road, said: "It seems incredible that with modern technology they are still not working. I'm appalled at the situation and the lack of communication to ensure this would not happen.

"It's an incredible waste of money and an economical disaster. There does seem to be a lack of professionalism here. I doubt if they will ever work."

The turbines will produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity – the equivalent of supplying about 3,000 homes with power.

The airport and Severn Trent are working together on installing new technology to solve the problem.

Gordon Highman, a retired senior shift charge engineer, also of Wingerworth Park Road, is unhappy at the lack of action. He said: "What a waste of money this is. It seems a little bit weird they are not working yet.

"It's ridiculous it is taking this long. I have now got used to seeing them but I still think they are a waste.

"They will not be saving me any money on my Severn Trent bill. It is something that is a flop until they start generating because they are idle all of the time."

Spondon ward councillor Evonne Williams said: "I do not want this to be rushed and there is no time scale on how long it will take.

"I would like it to be quick but not at the risk of health and safety."

Severn Trent's renewable energy manager, Martin Dent, said: "While the turbines have completed some of their commissioning tests, we continue to work on the development and installation of new radar equipment at East Midlands Airport. The equipment is needed to make sure that the airport can operate safely when the wind turbines are in use and we will give it the time it needs to get it right."

A spokesman for the airport confirmed it was working on the issue with Severn Trent.

Other work that needed to take place to make the turbines operational included installing lifts and motors and carrying out more tests so power could be sent to the National Grid.

DERBY County's players have the character to bounce back from their Wembley woe, says club captain Shaun Barker.

The Rams were denied promotion to the Premier League last term when they suffered a last-gasp 1-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers in the Championship play-off final.

Steve McClaren's men will be hoping to put the disappointment behind them by mounting another challenge in the 2014-15 campaign.

And Barker is confident the current squad are well capable of doing just that.

"We've got to focus on what got us to that stage and keep doing it," he said.

"If we can keep the squad together and maybe add a couple of players, I think we've got a great chance.

"We saw from Leicester last season how a team can learn from their mistakes and frustrations – and come back a different team.

"The lads deserved all the plaudits they got and, hopefully, there will be even more to come from them.

"It's going to be tough, because there are always strong teams coming down and others who will strengthen.

"It's tough to compete but we've got a good unit here and, fingers crossed, they can get the club back to the Premier League.

"It's all about character and how we bounce back now.

"Without a shadow of doubt, we've got the characters to do it."

Barker, who is recovering from a serious knee injury, believes Derby deserved to go up last season.

"Our season was defined by two minutes and, unfortunately, that did not reflect how good a season it was for us," he said.

"We deserved to be promoted. Leicester and Burnley were the best two sides but we finished third quite comfortably. We dominated the final and it was just a shame that we couldn't cap it off.

"It was extremely tough to take. What happened wasn't in the script and we didn't see it coming.

"We were confident going into the game and had every right to be.

"We were the form side and I don't think any of the teams involved would have wanted to face us.

"But we will pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down and if we recover in the right way, we've got a great chance."

cwatson@derbytelegraph.co.uk

SID Siddiqui has had to get used to strange women running up to him in the street and asking for "selfies".

And son Umar thinks nothing of walking into bars and getting a round of applause.

He and his family have won new-found fame thanks to their roles in Channel 4 show Gogglebox.

Without moving from their comfy sofas at their Littleover home, Sid and his sons, Umar, 36, Raza, 35, and Baasit, 31, have become household names by giving their opinions about telly programmes to the nation.

The latest series – which simply films people at home watching TV – pulled in five million viewers and led to Gogglebox scooping this year's Bafta award for best reality and factual show.

Sid said their role means they are regularly recognised in the street, adding: "Women in particular run up to you screaming 'I want a selfie!'"

Umar works at the Royal Derby Hospital as a bio-medical scientist. He said: "You often get looked at and you can hear people whispering 'he's from Gogglebox'.

"We went into the Pitcher and Piano bar in Derby together and got a big round of applause."

Raza, who works for IMS Lettings, said: "Last week I was at The Blessington Carriage for a Coke. Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I looked round she took a picture of me."

And Baasit, a teacher in Nottingham, said: "After the first episode I walked into school and was hounded by kids. They quote things that I've said on the programme and I say 'that's great but we're in an exam'."

The family is in talks with the show's producers about appearing in the next series.

If a deal is struck, it is likely Sid's wife and two daughters will remain off camera, as has been the case for series one, two and three. "They don't like to be on TV," Sid explained.

The Siddiquis were able to get their hands on the show's Bafta last week during a visit from show bosses.

Umar said it felt "surreal" to have been part of a Bafta-winning show.

Show creator Tanya Alexander confirmed she wants the Siddiqui family to sign up for the next series.

She said: "I love these guys. Gogglebox, first and foremost, is about warmth – and that's what you get from the Siddiquis. It's their dry sense of humour and clever wit that I like the most."