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Well, having sat through that second half, no way am I brave enough to go skipping back through these pages to see what was being posted! One can only imagine! 👀 I'll just sigh with relief, take the 3 points, thank the players for not giving up, and go again on Saturday. EIEIEIO...

Not sure if Lincoln are our bogey team, but we need the points, to help towards a return ticket to the Championship. A good win, and I'll go loco. etc.

You are most welcome, my friend. T'was no bother! 👀 If you have any further questions you need answering, just pop back again, and ask away, yeah! 🐏

Nob'ead? Is that you? 🤷‍♂️

To all those Warne-haters out there who have thus far refused to wear a bobble hat purely because of the association twixt the two...

Pfft. Forest haven't appealed to me in over 50 years. They've got no chance with 7 days!

No! 😲 Not until he has officially retire... oh... someone's moved it already!

Whether Warning: The Met Office warns that it is currently unknown Whether Forest will get enough points deduction to be relegated and/or finish with less than the coveted 11 points.

I know mate! Tell me about it. 🙄 It's her No**ingham birthright and Ilson upbringing! There's just no controlling her! On the upside, I never had to teach her how to spit! Still... She'll be at Lincoln with me next week, cheering on The Rams, so there's still a bit of decency in her! 😉

Surely we must Shittor bust The pressure rises So please, no nasty surprises Home win 3-1 Collins #neverindoubt #don'tknowwhatweweresoworriedabout #ohyeoflittlefaith #whatapleasantevening #etc

Oh! So it does! Well I never! etc 🤣 🍻🐏

Found it! 17th Jan 1981... (3 days short of my 18th! What an horrendous thought! 😲) Reference to Bolton v Derby match postponed... https://www.derbycountymemories.co.uk/derby-county-postponed-programmes-from-the-1980s Same date... Chesterfield 0 v Charlton 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-charlton-athletic-17-january-1981-137802/ Brownie points to @Daly duncan emery duncan for remembering the away team. (Wise of me not to argue that one! 🤣) The result probably explains why we were welcomed in the away end throughout. I'm almost certain we would have joined in the celebrations when they scored! 🤣

Think you've mixed up your quotes, as that's the Chesterfield game I referred to. Wouldn't argue with your reference to "Charlton not Orient". I'm defo hazy on that one! I can't even recall the score! 🙄 🐏🍻

But that was because it was still new and exciting! #born in '92 👀

Ah! My mistake. My shame! The perils of skim-reading! Apologies. 🍻 PS: Can I publicly shame @derbydaz22 too, as it appears they made the same mistake! 🤣

I say void the game and award the 3 points to Vale. If it happens at their next game, then void again, and award double that to the opposition. #Hail the efl #etc

not all of them! Waggy is a right laugh!

If this is the pub by Spider Island being referred to, then it's long been demolished, and replaced with a shiny new Starbucks.

I thought it was a pleasant disposition and a beard? When did this change? 🤷‍♂️

What is the world coming to! Where the hell did that black kid get an axe from! Scary poo, bro!

We had an away game at Bolton, postponed just as we arrived at Derby Bus Station. Rather than lose the money for the privately hired coach, we took a look at the fixtures, and had a vote. Some chose to give up, and amble home. Some of us chose to jump on the bus, and divert the driver to Chesterfield v... Orient, I think? 🤷‍♂️ (This was back in the day of "Pay at the gate". Probably 80/81? 🤷‍♂️). We were in the pub before noon! And just a 15 min walk to the turnstiles. Best part of 3 hours in the pub before kick off. It got heavy! So I guess we may have been merry by the time we headed for Saltergate! Loud, proud, and very obviously from the city of the county! We even found a flat-capped higher-ranking police gentleman, to discuss the sensible option of heading for the away end, but he was adamant we were local, and therefore had no option but to be corralled into the home end. We quietened down from that point. We ended up being a couple of dozen or so of us, right in the centre of their home fans singing section behind the goal. We spent the 10 mins before kick off either keeping quiet, or just joining in with the "Derbyshire, La, la, La"!... But as soon as the game kicked off, one of us got bored, and out came the Derby songs! A quick dispersal by those around us, just for them to gather their thoughts I guess, and then a good 5 or 6 mins of mayhem. Fists flying at close quarters. The occasional kick out, when space allowed. Lots of testosterone trickling down the concrete steps. For my own sins, I received a mildly blackened eye, and a short sharp scratch to the nose. I didn't check the medical records of those around me, and don't recall any ambulances being requested. I'm pretty sure I landed a swinging fist, but as my eyes were closed, I cannot confirm (I also used to close my eyes when heading a football. This may explain why I never became a pro footballer nor a "top lad"! 🤣) Plod finally came to their senses, dragged/guided us out at the front, and escorted/marched us around the perimeter of the pitch, past the dug-outs, to the opposite end of the ground, and in with the away fans. Seems our original idea was a good one afterall, but I imagine that aforementioned flat-capped higher-ranking police gentleman had a smug grin on his face, as he counted our minor cuts, bruises, and the odd limp! I hasten to add, we didn't have a recognised hooligan amongst us (as per every away game on The Mafaway), and at no point was "The taking of their end" discussed prior to our arrival (or at any time since!), so nor do I claim that we ended up doing so! At a push, maybe we "Held our own"! For the record, our welcome into the away end was most welcoming and convivial. Ended up being a good crack of a day. *I probably slept through the second half, but that's lunchtime drinking for yer! 🍻

T'was but one mere campsite, in an otherwise vast land of poo-laden misery, my friend! 👀

A number of campsites have their own dedicated dog walks. One such site that we frequented a few years back used a similar rule on theirs, but even provided little garden trowels, brightly hand painted for that extra nice touch, and all hanging on posts about every 100m or so, so absolutely no excuse to flout the rules. We're not dog owners (we just went for an short evening stroll), but thought it an excellent idea. We never spotted one single pile of poop, so it seemed the dog owners there were happy to oblige. 👍

If that is the work of you own fair hands, then I salute you sir. Top work in enemy territory. Bravo.

I don't know! We spend 3.5 months coming for Pompey, and before you know it, every bugger's doing it! 👀 Looks like coming for Pompy is the new black! At least it shows B4 really was a trendsetting Ram, and not merely a sheep. xxx