John Terry sends message to Wayne Rooney and Derby County after relegation

Former England captain John Terry has sent a message to Wayne Rooney and Derby County following the Rams’ relegation from the Championship – revealing he is “gutted” to see them go down and hopes they can “bounce back next season”. 

With Derby losing 1-0 to QPR and Reading drawing 4-4 with Swansea City yesterday, it was confirmed that the Pride Park outfit have been relegated to League One.

The Rams have been deducted a total of 21 points this season and have a threadbare squad due to the club’s administration but Rooney and his players still came close to what would have been a truly remarkable escape from the drop.

Tributes have poured in since the news was confirmed and Terry is among those to have sent a message via social media.

The 41-year-old took to Twitter to hail the fight shown by his former England teammate Rooney and the Derby players.

Gutted for @WayneRooney & @dcfcofficial

They should be extremely proud of the fight they have put up.