Forest v Derby - Is it even a rivalry now?

These clubs couldn’t be further apart. Forest - have gone from being a basket case under Fawaz to a very well run data driven club under Marianakis. As I said on another post - it’s got to be killing Derby fans right now watching Forest battle it out for CL

The direction Forest have gone in and the transition from being a badly run club to an excellent one provides a bit of hope for my own club - if we can get decent owners in then things can change quickly. That said - Derby are just drifting and don’t look like they are going anywhere

That makes me think - is this even a rivalry now? It used to be hotly contested not just because of the history but because the clubs were competing at the same level. Now it’s surely like playing Notts County for the Forest fans.

So do Forest fans feel remotely bothered by them anymore? And by the way best of luck for the season - don’t begrudge Forest flying the flag for the East Midlands at the top table of English football. We did it for a few years but it will be a long time before that happens again