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Derby have applied to enter administration, the Championship club have announced.
According to the club’s directors in a statement released on Friday, they “had no choice but to make the tough decision” to file notice to appoint administrators. Derby claim the move was due to “a number of developments”, including a failure to identify new owners and the continuing impact of the pandemic on revenue streams.