CHAMPIONSHIP
By Jack Billam
DERBY terminated the contract of captain Richard Keogh “for gross misconduct” this week following an internal disciplinary hearing.
The 33-year-old Republic of Ireland defender suffered a serious knee injury after he was involved in a car accident with Wales international Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett on September 24.
Lawrence and Bennett, who later admitted to drink-driving charges, were both fined the equivalent of six weeks’ wages – the maximum contractual limit – by Derby.
A club statement read: “As a result of that proces...