Savage looks to put bite into Rams

ROBBIE SAVAGE hopes his hatred of losing will rub off on his new Derby team-mates after he completed his move to the Barclays Premier League’s rock-bottom club for an initial £1.5 million yesterday.

Even optimist Savage accepts he has probably exchanged the chance of UEFA Cup football with Blackburn for next season in the Coca-Cola Championship but insists the Rams can fulfil his longer-term ambitions.

The 33-year-old, who has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract, said: “I’ve never played in a promotion-winning side and I am sure I will at Derby if we do go down this season.