Derby County fans march on Pride Park to 'save the Rams' ahead of Birmingham City match
Report by ITV Central's Phil Brewster
Derby County fans descended on Pride Park to protest ahead of their Birmingham City match today.
It started in Market Place near the Assembly Rooms at 11:30 this morning (30 January) and continuing to Pride Park before the sell-out Championship clash.
Rams fans say they are "standing up to the EFL" as part of the "Save Derby County" campaign.
The club has been in administration since September. But despite several parties expressing an interest in buying the club, the EFL and and administrators are locked in talks on how the club will be funded for the rest of the season.
Talks are ongoing between administrators Quantuma and the EFL, who want proof of how the club will be funded for the rest of the season.
The EFL and Quantuma said four extra weeks would allow Derby to continue discussions with interested parties and provide "additional time to seek clarity on the claims from Middlesbrough and Wycombe".
Police were warning visitors that there would be rolling roadblocks on five roads from half an hour before midday.
Those five closed roads were Morledge, Cockpit island, Pride Parkway, Riverside Road and Royal Way.
From the Assembly Rooms, the fans made their way past Derby City Council House and Derby Crown Court, before heading down the Morledge.
The fans then went onto Cockpit Island and up Pride Parkway before descending on Pride Park Stadium.
Local MPs have been lobbied into getting involved and social media campaigns have lifted the severity of the situation up the national agenda.
Derby's opponents today were Birmingham City, many of whom are also unhappy about the way their club is being run. On the pitch Derby battled back from two nil down to earn a point.