Mucker1884

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

I asked in the "gasroom" why we weren't getting the extra allocation. This was one of the replies...
 
SWFC only had 2572 at ours on Saturday. There were some untaken seats in the portion of our Family Stand allocated to them . The Family Stand is the lower tier of our biggest stand. There were Wycombe supporters with young children who moved to less appropriate parts of our ground or didn't come on Saturday. I am sure that you can understand it would be undesirable to split the upper tier and have opposition fans above our Family Stand whoever the opposition would be.
Our new owners have always been keen on the Match Day experience, and there are some seats in the ground for home supporters that it is necessary to walk 4 / 5 ths of the way round the ground to reach and leave those seats, if those stands have a split allocation. The queues for various facilities were greater than I have ever known on Saturday.
We were very close to selling out the remaining areas of our ground to our own fans. This despite the weather and the bad experiences of some of our fans on the first occasion against Ipswich when we split the two stands to sell additional seats to opposition supporters. We had more than 5700 Wycombe supporters in the ground for the game against SWFC and that number has been recently rising steadily. I can't think of any club in the country who would sell seats to opposition supporters and turn away their own supporters or even run the risk of turning away their own supporters. That is not a courtesy, that's rolling over to have your tummy tickled.
I reckon that we tried to increase the away allocation as an experiment, and from the point of view of our supporters it certainly wasn't an unalloyed success. It may well have been that if our home games against SWFC and DCFC had come in the reverse order, Derby fans would have been offered the additional seats and Sheffield Wednesday fans would not have been given the opportunity. I am sure that there is every chance that if we are play-off contenders towards the end of the season we won't be splitting our stands to increase the allocation for away supporters.
I think our club has acted sensibly and without prejudice in this matter.
I am sure that Derby will return to at least the Championship at some stage. As you say, whatever happens, enjoy your season.
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

I hear Owen Coyle is a big fan.
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Springett, Springett, start the bounce...
 

Sloppy in parts.
Bird with a helping hand.
Not always on top.
Only just held out long enough.
Was great to come from behind.
That final blow brought such a scream of delight.
 
Yeah.  All in all, a successful afternoon...  even if I do say so myself.
 
 
 
... How'd the footy go?  ?

Is that a tenner, but with the serial number cut off?  

Cheltenham away was the 81st ground where I have seen Derby play. My first match at the Baseball Ground was in 1966 aged 8 when my Father and Grandfather took me. First away game was Villa Park in 1968/69 during Clough and Taylors promotion season. Cheltenham's ground made me feel I was back in the 60's again (how lucky we are with Pride Park).
I stood behind the Derby dugout yesterday and loved it when Paul Warne popped round the side of the dugout and exchanged some jovial banter with the Cheltenham fans behind him. All in the best possible taste and another throw back to the good old days. How many grounds could that happen at nowadays ?
Finally, I don't think I have ever witnessed home fans applaud an away goal in the way the Cheltenham fans around me did with Birdy's screamer. A sporting response from football supporters very rarely seen in the modern game.
A great day yesterday but back to the 21st century next week against Bolton.

Need the old 70's songs for this one...
 
We are the Pride of the Midlands
The c*** of the north,
we all hate scousers and cockneys of cause
we are the Derby and we are the best
We are the champions so fck all the rest
 

As in life, my friend, as in life!

Not sure I'm doing this right!  ?
Missed the last 3 home games, despite having a pre-paid season ticket.  ?
Same again next weekend, missing the Bolton game.  ?
 
Just forked out for the cup ticket, as Hoorah, I can actually make that one!  ?
What a plonker!

Oh yeah... That as well.  ?

Ooh!
Need to book my terrier in for the snip.
 
Thanks for the reminder.  ?

I think we are already aware of how this pans out, as witnessed through the last couple of generations.
The thread as a whole is a sad reflection of today's society, inside, outside, and also well away from football stadia.  ?
#No manners.
#No consideration
#No morals
#No scruples
#etc, etc...

Good for you, buddy.
Everyone breaking the rules and/or the terms and conditions of their tickets should at least be aware that they are at risk of being asked to leave.  

I hear that angie
I get this at cinerma some times people taking the mick and calling them mongs I find that highly 0ffivance or I get guest telling them leave them to die. I take no nonce of them and I ask them to leave.

I'll just leave this here. 
IS FOOTBALL ON THE TERRACES GOING BACK TO THE 80'S IDIOT'S FIGHTING ABUSE BEING AIMED AT NOT JUST THE OPOSITION BUT ALSO THEIR OWN FAN'S .
EVERTON FANS WITH DEATH THREATS TOWARDS BILL KENWRIGHT. THE LADY CHIEF EXECUTIVE PUT IN A HEADLOCK BY A SUPPORTER ,THE BOARD ADVISED TO STAY AT HOME FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. 
SCUNTHORPE FANS INVADING THE PITCH WITH FLARES TO PROTEST AGAINST THE OWNERS. 
WHEN DERBY WAS PUT INTO ADMINISTRATION BY THE LAST OWNER. MOST OF THE SUPPORTERS STAGED PEACEFUL PROTESTS, WITH THE ODD FEW HELL BENT ON HURLING ABUSE OUTSIDE M.M'S HOME (THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE BEHAVIOUR). AND IT'S GETTING EVEN WORSE .DISABLED SUPPORTERS ARE NOT TREATED WELL BY SOME OF OUR OWN FAN'S OR SOME OF THE OPPOSITION CLUB'S. STEWARD'S (YESTERDAY'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RANT).
AT DERBY'S GAME WITH CHELTENHAM AN AMBULANT DISABLED SUPPORTER WAS VERBALLY ABUSED BY A MAN WHO WAS WITH HIS YOUNG SON. THE MOTHER OF THE 
YOUNG LADY POLITELY ASKED THE MAN BEHIND TO BE CAREFUL  AS HER DAUGHTER WAS DISABLED AND HAD A BRAIN TUMOUR .
THE MAN THEN SAID WELL F...ING LEAVE HER AT HOME.
THE MANS YOUNG SON LOOKED AT HIS FATHER AND SEEMED EMBARRASSED .
I JUST WONDER LISTENING TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLES LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN YOUNGSTERS WHAT THE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GROW UP LIKE.
UNFORTUNATELY THE LADY DIDN'T GET THE SEAT NUMBER OF THE MAN OR HE COULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DERBY. 
IT IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING THAT OUR DISABLED FAN'S CAN'T ATTEND A GAME IN COMFORT. AND THAT FANS CAN'T JUST DO PEACEFUL PROTESTS. 
THE FA SHOULD INSIST AND FUND IF NECESSARY ALL CLUB'S  TO ENSURE WHEELCHAIR AND AMBULANT SUPPORTER ARE SITUATED IN A PART OF THE STADIUM WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE GAME IN COMFORT AND FREE FROM THE FEAR OF INJURY AND ABUSE.