Derby County are looking very strong at the moment and the news has gotten better today with their latest player contract being sorted.

The Rams are on a good run of form and look as though they will be hard to stop in the race for promotion with them taking on Bristol City tonight at Pride Park.

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It would seem, then, that tonight will provide another chance for them to underline their ambitions but their contract signing of George Thorne has also surely managed to do that.

Indeed, the talented midfielder has penned a new deal to stay at the club until 2020 at least - as per the club's official Twitter account:

Thorne evidently feels as though things are going places at the club, then, and fans have reacted to the news so here is the best of what has been said: