SO what did Colin Todd think of his side's victory over his former club?

The man, pictured third from the right during Saturday's Premiership clash, who left the Reebok in acrimonious circumstances refused to reveal his thoughts on beating his old club after Saturday's match as he sent in his skipper Darryl Powell to take the post-match media conference.

Todd declined to speak about the visit of Bolton to Pride Park in the days leading up to the game and maintained his silence after it.

One can only imagine it gave him special satisfaction to put one over his former employers. But exactly what it meant to him we may never know.

Powell casts envious eye at Reebok rivals DARRYL Powell looked enviously up the table at Wanderers' today and admitted: "At this moment in time I'd rather be in their position than ours."

The Derby skipper is confident Saturday's Pride Park victory will be the launchpad for a surge away from the Premiership relegation zone but still sees points in the bag as a major plus for his Reebok rivals.

"We've got a long way to go and at the moment they've got 20 points and we've got 13 but it's not about what Bolton do that concerns us," he insisted.

"We've got to concentrate on getting as many points as possible going into the new year and moving up the table.

"We know we are capable of it."

Derby were as relieved as they were delighted after Malcolm Christie's 66th minute strike registered only their third victory of the season. But former Wanderers' boss Colin Todd left everyone guessing about his thoughts on the result when he refused, without explanation, to attend the post-match press conference, leaving Powell to do his talking for him.

Beating Wanderers was clearly a major coup for the Rams.

"I've seen Bolton quite a few times and everyone finds it difficult to break them down because they do defend really well," the captain acknowledged. "But we did our jobs well.

"We prepare for every game the same way and have teams watched. We saw them against Spurs and everybody commented on how well they play, We knew it was going to be a tough test but everything we worked on I think we did up to a point ..."

That point came after Christie broke the stalemate. Wanderers launched a determined bid for an equaliser and tested Derby's nerve and resolve.

"We were very edgy, very nervous and started going on the back foot in the last 15 minutes," Powell conceded. "All in all the win was something we really needed and which we deserved.

"Hopefully we can grow from this, We have what it takes. Winning and losing are habits and until this we've had a losing habit. Now, hopefully, we've turned that round."