Derby players boycotted the BBC following Friday night’s match with Fulham — and may do so again on Tuesday night at QPR.
The club’s squad are ‘furious’ over a lack of an apology from the broadcaster following comments made by pundit and ex-player Craig Ramage on Radio Derby.
Ramage was sacked by the BBC after singling out Derby’s ‘young black lads’, saying they needed ‘pulling down a peg or two’ after a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield on February 15.
The 49-year-old apologised on social media but the BBC’s failure to do likewise has caused outrage among many of Derby’s squad.
On Friday, nobody from the club — including manager Phillip Cocu — spoke to the local BBC station after the 1-1 draw at Pride Park. Talks have been ongoing between both Derby and the BBC with a view to finding a way forward.
It is thought that the BBC feel unable to offer an apology until their own investigation has concluded.
However, that has not gone down with Cocu’s players who feel that the BBC are failing to take responsibility for what happened.
Both Derby and the BBC declined to comment.