Nottingham Forest's arch-rivals Derby County were relegated from the Championship this afternoon as they lost 1-0 at Queen's Park Rangers.
The Rams fell to defeat as Luke Amos scored two minutes from time to send Wayne Rooney's side hurtling towards League One next season after Reading snatched a last-gasp draw against Swansea. Derby's players and Rooney they saluted the Rams' travelling support in emotional scenes at Loftus Road in what has been a tumultuous season off the pitch.
The Rams were docked 21 points for FFP breaches and for being plunged into administration while they were also hit with a transfer embargo which made Rooney's job even more difficult. Forest fans have been keeping an eye on the developments of their fiercest rivals and here's what they had to say after their relegation was confirmed...
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Lisa Pitt: "Not going to gloat about #dcfc relegation. I remember the feeling of being at QPR in 2005 and experiencing the same heartache. Rivalry is a weird thing, we actually thrive off it, and now it will be missing for while, pretty sure most #nffc fans will miss those fixtures!"
Mike NFFC: "Rooney has been amazing from an #nffc perspective.. 9 straight away loses, breaking another record to add to the 11 points one.. build that statue now! Give him a 5-year contract … that should be long enough to take them down to the National league."
Stan Harper: "I wonder if this pint will go down as easy as Derby did."
Phil Scarlett: "I will miss the Forest Derby derbies for at least one season but hay ho onwards and upwards."
Hazza Edmo: "Cya later lads."
Hannah Forest: "A small part of me does feel a bit sorry for their fans on a human level, because relegation is painful and it's something that haunts me every season."
Ian Crook: "QPR score in the 88th to win. Reading score in the 95th to draw. I thought it was Derby who fight to the end???"
Richard West: "What time is the bounce."
