Derby County latest: Joe Wildsmith and Conor Hourihane aim to bridge growing Rams rift, Paul Warne makes frustration claim | OneFootball

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Derby County are in a bit of lull at the moment after a tough result against Shrewsbury Town in Sky Bet League One.

The Rams' form this year has been up and down at best so far this season, with them just about inside the top half of the third tier standings.

Indeed, a loss against Shrewsbury last time out has hardly done anything to inspire confidence, and they will be eager to respond as quickly as they can, with Exeter City coming up in the latest round of midweek fixtures.

What are the latest headlines doing the rounds at Derby, then? We take a look here...

Joe Wildsmith pleads with Derby fans

The goalkeeper wants them to stick with the players.

The Shrewsbury defeat felt like a real down moment with players remonstrating with fans after the loss.

In the aftermath, goalkeeper Wildsmith asked the supporters to keep with the squad as they bid to climb up the table.

Via Derby Live, he said: "I can see why they are frustrated.

"In the last couple of games, weather-wise and what has been going on across the country and in Derby itself, they've shown their faith by coming here to back the boys.

"It's not the way we wanted to repay them. It's frustrating and we fully understand why there were grievances at the end. But I would just ask them to stick with us and stay positive. We are working really hard every single day and we don't take it lightly."

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Conor Hourihane looks ahead

His focus is on Derby's results right now.

Hourihane was one of those at the centre of the animated discussions against Shrewsbury, with him heard to be saying 'we're trying our best.'

Via the Derby website, he has looked ahead to the Exeter game and said that it is up to the players to give the fans something to cheer:

"It's down to the players, the performances and the results. If you want to be successful we need to put in good performances and results to get the fans on board because that's ultimately how it works."

Paul Warne comments

He claims he is just as frustrated as the Derby fans.

Finally, Paul Warne also commented on the situation, saying that the supporters are no more frustrated than he is at the current run of patchy form.

Quoted by Derby Live, the former Rotherham man said: "They are no more frustrated than me. This is my life. I can understand why they are frustrated because they've seen their team play and do everything they can to win, but not win.

"I don't think they've left thinking Shrewsbury were loads better than us and we couldn't get in their half.

"Everyone has done as much as they can to win a game of football but it wasn't enough. You have to hold your hands up and say the opposition took their chances and we didn't."