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SIR – Despite coming from a poor background, I made it to the local grammar school, which was in fact a “grammar and technical school” (“Pledge to drop grammar school ban could go on back burner until the next election”, report, October 6).
On-loan Blues midfielder Adam McDonnell netted for the second game running as Aldershot drew 3-3 away at Maidenhead in the Vanarama National League.
Daryl Murphy scored twice and Christophe Berra and Aaron Cresswell once each to see the Blues into a 4-1 half-time lead at Derby. In addition to his goal, Cresswell assisted the other three.
Town allowed a 4-1 half-time lead slip as Derby County fought back to claim a 4-4 draw at Pride Park. Daryl Murphy scored twice and Christophe Berra and Aaron Cresswell once each before the break with the home side having pulled one back through Zak Whitbread. The second half was almost constant Rams pressure and they eventually grabbed a point with skipper Craig Bryson scoring twice and Jamie Ward once.
Boss Mick McCarthy wants to see more of the same from the Blues when they take on Derby County at Pride Park this evening. Although Town have picked up just a single point on their travels this season, the Blues manager says they couldn’t have played any better.