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title: "Derby County: Fans react as Jason Knight is made captain for the first time"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/derby-county-fans-react-as-jason-knight-is-made-captain-for-the-first-time/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Derby County News"
published: "2021-01-16T16:55:46Z"
modified: "2021-01-16T16:55:46Z"
---

# Derby County: Fans react as Jason Knight is made captain for the first time

**Many Derby County fans were reacting to the news that Jason Knight was given the captain’s armband for the first time during Saturday’s match.**

The club [tweeted](https://twitter.com/dcfcofficial/status/1350445277912715266?s=20) this news ahead of the big Championship match against Rotherham. Many fans flooded to the tweet to rave over this update, with one supporter even him a ‘king’ after the news emerged.

Before the Rotherham match, Knight had featured 22 times already this season ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/374779/Show/Jason-Knight)). He has impressed this season, and when Wayne Rooney managed to pick up his first win as interim coach, he praised the midfielder, [saying](https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/12/staff-reaction-millwall-december-2020-ramstv): “Knight gives you great energy all over the pitch.”

All associated with the club have had to deal with months of [media reports](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/13737376/derby-knight-sibley-pay-wages-wayne-rooney-administration/) speculating that various sides are interested in him and Wayne Rooney giving him the armband could be a statement to say that the club want to keep hold of the [19 year-old.](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/374779/Show/Jason-Knight)

That’s what the fans are hoping anyway, as they flocked to the news to praise Knight and beg for him to stay with the Rams.

### Here is what Derby fans said following the news:

**“He deserves it, leads by example and never gives in.. COYRs”**

Credit: [@cjsharpe10](https://twitter.com/cjsharpe10/status/1350446094744956928?s=20)

**“HES NOT LEAVING YESSSS”**

Credit: [@AttackingGoalie](https://twitter.com/AttackingGoalie/status/1350445658034098176?s=20)

**“King”**

Credit: [@RamseyTheRam2](https://twitter.com/RamseyTheRam2/status/1350445386192871428?s=20)

**“Make him stay”**

Credit: [@dcfcGeorge\_](https://twitter.com/dcfcGeorge_/status/1350445314629656579?s=20)

**“Things you love to see: a teenage Jason Knight captaining Derby.”**

Credit: [@TheNoveltyAct](https://twitter.com/TheNoveltyAct/status/1350455833398804481?s=20)

**“Big movements from wazza”**

Credit: [@jacobshippers](https://twitter.com/jacobshippers/status/1350451416310153217?s=20)