NottsRam77

Scott Malone was the reason we were good. 
Look at us since he's left! Prove me wrong.

Players don’t always work out .
Take Anya for one .
Thats not MM fault he has to go on Manager recommendations for players. 

I thought 2020 was a tough year, 2021 has been absolutely mental so far.
5 weeks ago my brother-in-law committed suicide and then last week my wife lost our baby whilst 4 months pregnant and we spent a rough couple of days in hospital having to still give birth. Tough times.
I was at least hopeful Wayne Rooneys Rams would cheer me up slightly on the Saturday, but it wasnt to be.
My escapism has always been the Rams, but at the minute it's like going on holiday to Normanton to get away from it all.
 
 

Despite the eccentricities of some on the forum, and massively passionate emotions - and despite knowing how terribly upset so many of us will be if we get relegated - we are lucky to be able to have this forum to get the stresses off our chests. 
But I have just realised that with relegation being a real possibility - and with lockdown associated isolation, reducing the resilience of many - that for a few Derby County fans, they may be at much greater risk than would be usual when a team gets relegated.
Derby County goes to the core of some, and for anyone more vulnerable than they might normally be in normal times, the risks may be higher for those few. (There will be some left feeling bereft by relegation - with this being on top of other problems - and with relegation pushing them over the edge - maybe.)
Maybe the club might want to arrange counselling for the worse affected fans! Or something!
Truly, maybe the club could subscribe to a helpline service for a few weeks - and advertise the number somehow - even during the match - in case of relegation!
This is not a normal season, when the gut wrenching moment of relegation would be shared with thousands of others. For some, it will be felt alone. And for some, it will be on top of having vastly reduced resilience.
It is a good job that we have this forum - for us lot to get Derby related stress off our chests! But, there'll be some isolated fans out there with no release!
I know that I spout nonsense sometimes - and have terrible attempts at humour - but I don't think we should laugh about this.
I might be worrying too much - but if others agree - and there is sufficient consensus - maybe David could pass on any such consensus to the club.
I don't think that I am being unrealistic or over dramatic ...
We fans all go through highs and lows - from minute to minute in games - match to match - season to season. That's part of being a fan. 
I just wonder if lockdown might make it dangerously worse for a few fans out there? I doubt that it will include people on the forum.
Maybe others can see the risks more clearly, or have good ideas about how best to reach out to anyone that might be at risk of we get relegated.
(Basically, I have noticed how forum members are seemingly protecting themselves mentally - preparing themselves for the emotional roller coaster that would come from relegation. Many say that relegation is inevitable. They will be delighted to be proved wrong. But, they will cope with relegation better if it happens, I think. But, if so many forum members are doing things like this ... it made me realise that there will be some, out there, in a far more vulnerable state after a year of isolation - and I suddenly worried about how they will cope if we should be relegated.)
(We are less likely to be relegated than the other two teams - but there is a significant chance that it will happen.)

Utter crap 

Utter crap 

Utter crap 

I'd be keeping my mouth shut till 2.20ish on Sat.

That’s a right dog poo squad even for league one standards. We’re in massive trouble 

It’s the incoming Spanish omelette that worries me.

I’m not sure I’m ready to handle the tension on Saturday ... I might start drinking now to prepare myself lol

We’re screwed then if it comes down to concentration lol

I’ll be doing exactly the same with a bottle of crown royal black that I bought from Nashville a few years ago
... have been saving it for a special occasion .... or when I really really want to drown my sorrows 

You really need to knock that stuff on the head mate, perhaps some people cope with the situation by being convinced we are down in the same way you cope by being certain we are staying up ,,, personally I feel it’s bloody written we are going down but I would give my right nut to be wrong and stay up ??‍♂️,, 

We didn't. We need to win the next one. #COYR

Wow yourself. You're the one accusing fans of wanting to see us relegated. How pathetic is that? Most don't want to see Rooney here but I don't see anyone willing us to go down. You seem incapable of distinguishing between the two.

Sit down mate! NOBODY wants us to go down and it's ridiculous AND 'tasteless' as you put it, to suggest otherwise. 

Madness Marriott is only 26, with some good man management he could still do a job for us. 

Jesus QPR, Watford, Boro. Big as Preston. That's the worst list I've ever seen. What were you doing when you put this together. Use the list to roll another one.?

Why did you post this

A Rotherham win tonight would put us in the bottom three. How is that a good result for us?

It's carlsberg 

Mount for me is one of the best players this country has right now, Willy Hughes was and is a v good player but mount is quite literally another level 
his ability to find pockets of space in between the lines high up the pitch where it’s hardest to do and affect games from there is similar to a young cesc fabregas for me, the kids quality and we were lucky to be able to have him
but ur totally right it effectively put a sticky plaster over our fragile squad and masked some of lampards expensive and costly purchases like malone and co 

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