Ram@Lincoln

I'm sure I've read that Smith plays full back too? Wasn't that one of the big things to bring him in? We can't be wasting Knight out at full back.

Why is the difference between 19 and 20 games so significant that 20 makes it totally unfair but 19 is OK? Not because you went to 19 is it??

Totally unfair? So what alternative would you suggest? It surely is as fair as it could be. Presumably on 19 you will be in second tranche? Anyone suffering 20 away performances last year deserves freedom of city never mind first chance at tickets

It's not really unfair though is it? Me getting first dibs when I didn't go to any away games at all last season would be REALLY unfair, but fans getting prioritised by number of games attended, however they slice it, is about as fair as it could be. 
With 19 games to your names, I doubt that you and your Dad will miss out on any tickets, so stop worrying. 

will just be some under 23s and 18s  I think, give this a miss the day before the opening game save some money. Notice Matlock blew promotion last year could not score and think they have only scored 1 goal all pre-season and actually could not even field a team against Alfreton, could be a predictable 0-0

That's the spirit the OP was looking for.

Wildsmith - we have a habit of destroying the confidence of our keepers

I think it should go by how many away games you went to during the 1986/7 season 

I agree as it would be worth me bothering this season.

Decided to look up 'my' brick from 1997 when Pride Park was built last Saturday before the Hertha Game.
Came across this nearby - says it all.   Who would have known back in 1997 !!!

There's a finite amount of tickets going to be available, that's not the clubs fault! All they're doing is prioritising the fans who travelled up and down the country last season supporting a team that was likely to go down ?‍♂️

Any chance they could prioritise those that only went to away games at the seaside... with their spouse... just the two of you... in a seven seater MPV... and a pre-booked "Park on my drive.com thingy"?
 
Well, when I say games... 

Great with Rasiak but must be in his 40's now.  Probably a better option than McDonald though.

Show off!

The massive flag that flew proudly above the centre of the main stand at the Baseball Ground in the days if Blue & White, the image from you tube is from the promotion match in 1987 v Leeds !

I’m sorry, but this issue is not the fault of Derby City Council, it’s about DCFC utilising a Derby City Council parking facility and hiking the price to make a fast Buck !! 
If you are savvy and plan ahead you can park for every home game for £3.10p per match using the City Council Mi Parking App,  as you get a 5hr car park pass for £3.10p = £80 a season 

I've written back to the council and to the club's supporter liaison officer to see if clarification can be gained. As you say, the council seemingly are trying to save face and know they screwed up. My concern now is when I return to the car following the Leicester game, am I going to get another ticket and have to go through this faff again? 
It seems like a utter waste of time to all involved as Derby provide the council car park stewards to vet each car going into the car park on a match day. If you don't have a valid car park ticket then you are simply turned away. The car park is now £180 so isn't exactly a cheap way of parking, but with the money (hopefully) going to the club and the guaranteed parking space it's worth it for my family.

On Saturday, despite having a car park season ticket for the new season, myself and many others had parking tickets issued by the council. On the club website here; https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/07/202223-season-ticket-information-confirmed it says that pre friendly matches are included.

However, I received a parking ticket from the council despite my proof of purchase of the car park season ticket and the information from the club above. Fortunately, following appeal the council have now cancelled the ticket. However, they are saying that friendlies aren't included in the car park season ticket and a separate parking ticket is needed, when the club say that the car park season tickets are included.

The council's logic here doesn't make sense, if the club has got their terms wrong with the council and friendlies aren't included, then fair enough the fine stands and it's to be taken up with the club for false information (and letting me into the car park with the car season ticket). On the other hand, if the club is correct and the friendlies are included then why is the council saying otherwise and only letting me off as a seeming favour due to the facts I have presented to them from the club website?
Following the game, I saw a number of cars with tickets on and the car park steward said he'd had many people complain to him. Hopefully everyone can get their ones cancelled.

The Park and Ride Bus transfer component of the deal does not operate when there is a batch on for obvious reasons m, but the ‘parking’ component of the deal still operates. The DCFC operatives on the entrance to the South Car Park will tell you that if you have a Mi Park on line booking, you should park on the Upper Car Park behind the Arena, but that’s cobblers, if you have a Mi Parking on line booking, you can park on either upper or lower car park - your parking contract is with Derby City Council and not DCFC. I can’t verify or proof it , but might it be a case whereby DCFC might have block booked a load of spaces with Derby City Council at £3.10 a space or lower and might be selling them through the club at £10 a space ?. 

We have no reliable reports about why Duncan has disappeared off the face of the earth, but we have media reports, a farewell message from the player and "banter" from his new club that tells us reliably that Buchanan has signed for another club whilst under Contract to Derby County Football Club. Fans don't care about the nuance of whether, legally, he was entitled to tear up his Contract, or whether he needed the money for some noble purpose. All they see is a player who's been nurtured by the club and given every opportunity to shine walking out on a contract he willingly signed, at a time when the club was at its absolute lowest point, and doing so in a way that seeks to ensure that the club gets zero compensation for the time, effort and money expended on him. Fans are therefore entitled to draw conclusions on his character based on some pretty damning evidence. 

Part of the problem is wardens are incentivised to issue fines.
On private car parks, it's a money making enterprise.
On auto systems, they default to issuing fines if possible.
Ker-ducking-ching .
Also, if it's private land, they can't issue a fine, they don't have any authority to do so. They try to make it look like one, but it's effectively saying your parking was a breach of contract and the charge for that is £x.
Once had one for overstaying in a motorway services. I had the receipt from the hotel for the stay, so ignored it and it went away, but I was hoping they'd take it further so I could start sending them invoices for my time in responding to them.
"Please find attached evidence that my stay was in fact in compliance with the stated terms of staying in the car park. As by contacting me in this manner you have implicitly accepted that I will respond to your letter, you have also implicitly accepted that a reasonable administration charge will be made for my response. As such, I enclose an invoice for £100 to be paid within 30 days. If payment is not received within 30 days, a 100% uplift in the administration fee will be made to cover additional costs incurred by myself in recovering this money.
Kind regards etc. "

You have a ticket card with a hanger on that goes on your rear view mirror. On arrival to the car park there are stewards at the entrance that check you are displaying the correct car park ticket and then wave you in. Occasionally depending on how busy it is, they'll direct you to a certain section to park up. As @Keepyuppyhas found, it seems to be significantly cheaper to pay to park on the councils system not by buying a season ticket from the club.

He didn't impress for me, but as said neither did anyone. The problem will Diallo and anyone else coming in, they have very big boots to fill from Ebiowei and pre January Ebosele. All these young wingers will always be compared against them, the stage has been set and they have to perform to the high standards we now expect. Granted, this is a high pressure environment, but we have shown to be the club to give the youth chances and a place where the youth can prosper.

Agreed, it's not worth the DET getting involved. For me, the issue is sorted. For the others with tickets, I hope they manage to get theirs cancelled too. It does seem a confusion between the club and council, I just hope it's clarified for the weekend. As said, I've written to the council asking for clarification so fingers crossed get it in time. If I do, I'll post it here.

I've written back to the council and to the club's supporter liaison officer to see if clarification can be gained. As you say, the council seemingly are trying to save face and know they screwed up. My concern now is when I return to the car following the Leicester game, am I going to get another ticket and have to go through this faff again? 
It seems like a utter waste of time to all involved as Derby provide the council car park stewards to vet each car going into the car park on a match day. If you don't have a valid car park ticket then you are simply turned away. The car park is now £180 so isn't exactly a cheap way of parking, but with the money (hopefully) going to the club and the guaranteed parking space it's worth it for my family.