Life After The Rams

Season Two of Life After The Rams kicks off with a Derby County legend. After a summer break and a World Cup packed with drama, we’re back — and we’re starting with one of the most unforgettable characters ever to wear a Rams shirt.
Ted McMinn wasn’t just a winger; he was a showman. A player who could electrify the Baseball Ground with a single touch, a cult hero whose personality was as memorable as his football. In this episode, Ted reflects on his time at Derby, the moments that defined his career, and the life he’s built since hanging up his boots.
This season is supported by Mr Shaw’s House in Derby — our home for live events — and by RamsTrust, the Derby County supporters’ society promoting good governance and fan engagement.

This special preview edition of Life After The Rams sets the stage for a powerful new season of stories from former Derby County favourites.
Colin Gibson introduces the guests lined up for the months ahead — starting with Mark O’Brien, who speaks openly about surviving open‑heart surgery, being forced to retire, and discovering a completely different way of looking at life.
Lee Holmes reflects on a career shaped by incredible highs, devastating setbacks, and the lessons he’s determined to pass on.
And we begin the season with Derby County legend Ted McMinn, whose life after football became a battle far bigger than anything he faced on the pitch. His episode arrives on August 13th, just days before the Rams kick off their league campaign away at Charlton Athletic.
A first look at the stories, honesty and humanity that define Life After The Rams. Season Two starts now.

Season one of Life After The Rams has taken us inside the lives of sixteen former Derby County players and managers — the highs, the lows, and the moments that shaped their careers long after leaving the Baseball Ground and Pride Park.
In this special Best Of episode, we revisit some of the standout conversations from the series. Phil Gee reflects on his rise from hopeful youngster to Rams hero. Craig Short opens up about the financial abuse suffered by former players. Roy McFarland and Colin Todd take us back to the glory of the 1971/72 title‑winning season. Phil Brown talks candidly about his brief and turbulent spell in charge. And we return to our live show with Shane Nicholson, who shares the stories — and the turning points — that defined his life on and off the pitch.
A celebration of the people behind the shirts, and the stories that stay with them.
Supported by Seven Restaurant & Café Bar, RamsTrust and Mr Shaw Design.
Season two arrives in August. Until then — Up The Rams.

Derby County. 95/96. The season that changed everything.And at the heart of it was Robin van der Laan — the captain who drove that side, set the standards, and scored the goal that took the Rams back to the Premier League.In this episode, Robin talks us through the pressure, the belief, the dressing room, and the moment that sealed promotion. A leader’s view of a season every Derby fan carries with them.

This special live recording of Life After the Rams at Mr Shaw’s House brings Shane Nicholson’s extraordinary story to the stage. In front of a packed audience, Shane opens up with honesty, humour and a rawness that holds nothing back.
From marking Zola in the Premier League to being in prison on the day of a play‑off final, Shane reflects on a career shaped by brilliance and chaos. He talks openly about a childhood marked by violence, the addictions that followed him into professional football, and the managers who shaped him — including Arthur Cox and Roy McFarland.
But this conversation goes deeper than football. Shane shares the night he held his dad’s hand as he took his final breath, the moments that nearly cost him everything, and the purpose he’s found in helping others. It’s powerful, emotional and unforgettable — a side of Shane Nicholson you’ve never heard before.
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In Episode 15 of Life After The Rams, we sit down with a forward whose fire, edge and relentlessness made him one of the most memorable characters of the modern Derby era.From the car crash that nearly ended his career before it began, to fighting his way up the leagues, to the move that brought him to Pride Park, Jamie’s journey is anything but ordinary — full of graft, goals, setbacks, and the sheer will that carried him all the way to the Championship and the international stage.
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Lee Camp’s Derby County story began long before his first‑team debut. A local lad who came through the academy, he broke into the senior side as a teenager and quickly learned what it meant to handle the pressure of Pride Park. In this episode, Campy reflects on those early years, the characters who shaped him, and the moments that defined his time in a Rams shirt.
From loan spells to promotion pushes, from the highs of big‑stage performances to the realities of life as a goalkeeper fighting for every opportunity, Camp charts a career built on resilience, longevity and a love for the game that never faded.
 
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Rory Delap’s name will forever echo around Pride Park for one reason—that throw. But behind the folklore is a story of resilience, reinvention, and a career built on far more than a single superpower.
In this episode, Rory sits down with us to reflect on the journey that shaped him: the early days at Carlisle, the Premier League years that tested his limits, the pride of representing Ireland on the biggest stage, and the unexpected way a throw‑in changed the trajectory of his life. He talks candidly about the highs, the setbacks, the managers who pushed him, and the moments that still stay with him now he’s on the other side of the white line.
This is Rory Delap as you’ve never heard him—thoughtful, funny, grounded, and full of the kind of insight only a man who’s lived every corner of the game can offer.
A Derby County cult hero. A Premier League survivor. A coach still shaping the next generation.
And yes… we talk about the throw.
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Phil Brown sits down with Colin to revisit one of the most challenging chapters in Derby County’s recent history — the 2005–06 season, a year defined by upheaval, hard decisions and the relentless demands of Championship football. He reflects on stepping into the job at a moment when the club was fragile, the squad was shifting, and stability felt just out of reach.
Phil talks openly about the realities of that period: the pressure of following a successful predecessor, the difficulty of reshaping a team on the fly, and the moments that tested his resolve as a young manager finding his way. He also shares the lessons he carried forward, the people who helped shape his career, and the pride he still feels in having taken on a role that mattered deeply to him.
A thoughtful, honest conversation with a manager who faced Derby at its most uncertain — and learned more from that season than any other in his career.
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Bobby Davison is our guest on episode 10, and few players embody the graft and heart of 1980s Derby County quite like him. From the shipyards of the North East to 106 goals in black and white, Bobby talks with disarming honesty about the journey that shaped him — the camaraderie of Arthur Cox’s dressing room, the pressure of constantly fighting for his place, and the thrill of walking out at a full Baseball Ground as “little me from up the North East.”
Across the conversation he reflects on the strike partners who made him better, the managers who pushed him, the moments that still sting, and the club he still checks the scores for every weekend. It’s Bobby as supporters rarely get to hear him: grounded, funny, reflective, and full of affection for a club that changed his life.
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