NottsRam77

Chin up everyone, what will be, will be! Theres no glory supporters here lol! Whatever league, we will follow and support the rams! 
 
Having said that id rather us not go down lol! Im nervous! Having a few beers after a long week! I cant see us winning tomorrow but i hope im wrong, i hope we scrape through and can draw a line under the season and just move on! 
 
Rooney, any players reading this..... sort ya sh#t out and get a win tomorrow!! Then we can regroup and rebuild for next season! Its been a tough year or so for everyone, players included! Altho im sure the money helps ?!! The rest of this year n next should be better ?
 
Make tango cry tomorrow lads!! Foooooooking come on!!! Up the rams!!!

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

I’m going to have a lager ? to calm the nerves 

Love this football club. Will never stop believing. We can do it tomorrow COYR ??

Went for a walk to try and forget about the magnitude of tomorrow. Midway through I got chased by a goose for the first time in my life. 
Not sure what it all means. Worrying though, ain't it.

Tomorrow will be our 598th consecutive game in the Championship since our demise from the Premier League...heres hoping we get to see a 600th next season..

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

Agree totally 
that QPR final, obviously came away bitterly upset and disappointed but I got over it so quickly, that season was just pure utter undulated pleasure to watch, and that sort of football doesn’t come around too often, so was a privilege to watch our team serve it up 
tomorrow for me ... is the biggest d day in my time supporting Derby 
I may be wrong and happy to be corrected but I’m so scared about the worst case scenario 

You’ll be a fungai to be around tonight then. ?

I never worry about anything I can do nothing about.

Dont envy u living in notts mate!

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

I envy u all... your much calmer and more rational than I am lol 
Also guess u don’t live and work in Nottingham too ?

Not given it a seconds thought all week!
Tomorrow, yer say?  Blimey, that's come round quick!  I guess I might put it on in the background.
 

 

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

Been sat behind a desk most the day with my stomach in knots with nerves 
god knows what I’m going to be like tomorrow....Mrs knows what a big deal this is for me so is kindly taking herself and the eldest out leaving me with the 2 yo lad
hes Going to have to face the harsh reality of being a Derby fan in Nottingham some day so it may as well start tomorrow 
We’re in this together 

COYR!!!!

I hope anybody that attends outside the ground pre-game does so with good intentions and only to support and encourage the lads.
This lot of players certainly do not deserve to be applauded and cheered in to the ground, however what choice do we have? Whether you like this squad, or any individual player, it doesn't really matter. This set of players currently represent Derby County Football Club and have one game to ensure they don't take us down. Any negativity or abuse directed before the game will not have any benefit whatsoever. The only thing it does is potentially hand Sheffield Wednesday the psychological upper hand.
We need to stay up no matter what. We don't need to be singing, dancing & hugging if we manage to survive. The players don't need pats on the back if they crawl to a 0-0 draw that sees us safe by the skin of our teeth. It's likely our squad will be vastly different next season regardless of what division we're playing in, and from around 3pm on Saturday the vast majority are players I honestly could not care less about, or who they go on to play for next.
However until then, they mean absolutely everything and may somehow still have the opportunity for some kind of redemption after a season which has been mostly filled with embarrassing, soulless performances.
Give the lads the encouragement to get us over the line. The players shoot themselves in the foot on the pitch often enough, let's not do our bit as fans to help them pull the trigger.

Should have tried harder to keep Paul Goddard. Said it at the time. 

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