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I can loan you a sombrero, if that helps?  

I can loan you a sombrero, if that helps?  

Oh, I love this game!  Never lost a game yet…
I went to IKEA last week and saw 1 person in a derby shirt, 1 in a Chelsea shirt, a load of furniture, and a magnetic notice board. 

A wee jaunt over to Ilson Friday morning, pick up 91 year old Father-in-Law... and his bloody mobility scooter... and off to bloody well Mable-sur-La-Thorpe for 3 nights in a bloody well static caravan on one of them there bloody well holiday parks!  
Hey... I know... Sounds horrendous at first light yeah? 
But the fact of the matter is the old man spent 90% of December-April in either hospital or care home.  We almost gave up on him surviving at one point, and he almost lost a big bag of marbles at another, but he got through it... not sure how... and he's been home since May, with a few little niggles, the odd fall, and a one off flat out refusal to accept the wonderful paramedics' invitation to take him back in to get him checked over yet again, despite his breathing being very iffy at the time!
We cancelled a similar jaunt in May as he simply wasn't up to it.
But the past 3 weeks or so have seen him as near to being "back to his normal self" as he's ever likely to get, so now is as good a time as any.  Hey, he'll never be the fit and sprightly 85 year old of days gone by, but he's certainly perkier than he has been since before Christmas, so why not make hay while the sun shines.  Grab the opportunity with both hands.  There's no time like the present.  etc, etc...
This may... or may not, I hasten to add... be his last chance to see the sea, and smell that wonderfu... well, you get the picture!
If that proves to be the case, then I for one will be proud to have played my part in it.  He's a good guy.  He deserves it. 
So, wish us luck... I'm going in...
 
 

A couple of great days in Derby so far, PP for the pre season game yesterday followed by dinner at The Bluebell in Kirk Langley. Today’s been a bit of a pub crawl starting with lunch at The Bullshead in Repton, moved onto Nadee in Findern and finishing up at The Masons Arms in Mickleover. 

Technically it’s called “Playing it out from the back”, but that’s a good way of putting it!  ?

I can loan you a sombrero, if that helps?  

Fancy dress is the even less subtle, off-the-clock cousin of brightly coloured socks, novelty ties and patterned handkerchiefs.
It screams "I have no jokes to tell, so I've decided to come as one so at least we can laugh about something".
What was it Jacqui Abbott sang about khaki personality and red underwear?

We’re gonna win the Cupola, and now your gonna believe us! ?
seriously, all puns aside* if we pull this off before the eave of the season, we should be on the verge of promotion. 
 
 
* I lied!  

 

I can loan you a sombrero, if that helps?  

I can loan you a sombrero, if that helps?  

We’re gonna win the Cupola, and now your gonna believe us! ?
seriously, all puns aside* if we pull this off before the eave of the season, we should be on the verge of promotion. 
 
 
* I lied!  

 

Technically it’s called “Playing it out from the back”, but that’s a good way of putting it!  ?

Some of the best chants are "banter".  Original, witty, off-the-cuff, and usually in direct response to something the oppo fans have just sang.  Often good enough to even make them laugh/smile too!
Problem is, some fans don't know where the banter stops, and offense starts.  There will always be a line, and some will always cross it. 
I guess all we can do is carry on cringing, refuse to join in, and keep them to a minimum... or start a more positive song/chant in direct competition, and hope more join you than them!
Even Blackpool fans had a sly dig (though NOT offensive, I hasten to add), with their "Jump around if you're staying up" whilst clearly goading/laughing AT us.  That could have easily resulted in tit-for-tat, but on this occasion, our response was perfect in everyway, so much so that the Blackpool fans smiled, joined in the banter, laughed WITH us, jumped around with us, and the party atmosphere was soon in full flow!  Now we're best mates!  

We are surrounded by forest fires and yesterday we were told to evacuate our home on Alhaurine Golf,back home now having been told it was safe to do so,but yesterday it was big,big,big,3300 people have been evacuated from Alhaurine el Grande and El Torre,estimate forrest destroyed at 5000 hectares.Helicopters are taking water from the lakes on our golf course,every 6 minuites one drops its bucket,and yesterday we went to my partners rented villa overlooking the mediteranean,where we could see those big yellow fire planes scooping sea water.I think they are using fire retardant chemical now.
So all in all a day of fear,but nice to be home with my computer on seeing that we won our second friendly.
Hope you all in Derbyshire keep cool,Up the Rams

Technically it’s called “Playing it out from the back”, but that’s a good way of putting it!  ?

Oh, I love this game!  Never lost a game yet…
I went to IKEA last week and saw 1 person in a derby shirt, 1 in a Chelsea shirt, a load of furniture, and a magnetic notice board. 

I went to IKEA last week and saw 1 person in a derby shirt 1 in a Chelsea shirt and a load of furniture how utterly embarrassing. 

We can’t even clap in time to Steve Bloomer’s Wat…. DERBY!

Some of the best chants are "banter".  Original, witty, off-the-cuff, and usually in direct response to something the oppo fans have just sang.  Often good enough to even make them laugh/smile too!
Problem is, some fans don't know where the banter stops, and offense starts.  There will always be a line, and some will always cross it. 
I guess all we can do is carry on cringing, refuse to join in, and keep them to a minimum... or start a more positive song/chant in direct competition, and hope more join you than them!
Even Blackpool fans had a sly dig (though NOT offensive, I hasten to add), with their "Jump around if you're staying up" whilst clearly goading/laughing AT us.  That could have easily resulted in tit-for-tat, but on this occasion, our response was perfect in everyway, so much so that the Blackpool fans smiled, joined in the banter, laughed WITH us, jumped around with us, and the party atmosphere was soon in full flow!  Now we're best mates!  

Spending my whole life surrounded by 'Bluenoses', I can tell you that Blues fans have spent their whole lives 'suffering'. Generally speaking, I find them to be self depreciating, constantly living in the shadow of their neighbours, who constantly harp on about a european cup win over 40 years ago.

Some of the best chants are "banter".  Original, witty, off-the-cuff, and usually in direct response to something the oppo fans have just sang.  Often good enough to even make them laugh/smile too!
Problem is, some fans don't know where the banter stops, and offense starts.  There will always be a line, and some will always cross it. 
I guess all we can do is carry on cringing, refuse to join in, and keep them to a minimum... or start a more positive song/chant in direct competition, and hope more join you than them!
Even Blackpool fans had a sly dig (though NOT offensive, I hasten to add), with their "Jump around if you're staying up" whilst clearly goading/laughing AT us.  That could have easily resulted in tit-for-tat, but on this occasion, our response was perfect in everyway, so much so that the Blackpool fans smiled, joined in the banter, laughed WITH us, jumped around with us, and the party atmosphere was soon in full flow!  Now we're best mates!  

Some of the best chants are "banter".  Original, witty, off-the-cuff, and usually in direct response to something the oppo fans have just sang.  Often good enough to even make them laugh/smile too!
Problem is, some fans don't know where the banter stops, and offense starts.  There will always be a line, and some will always cross it. 
I guess all we can do is carry on cringing, refuse to join in, and keep them to a minimum... or start a more positive song/chant in direct competition, and hope more join you than them!
Even Blackpool fans had a sly dig (though NOT offensive, I hasten to add), with their "Jump around if you're staying up" whilst clearly goading/laughing AT us.  That could have easily resulted in tit-for-tat, but on this occasion, our response was perfect in everyway, so much so that the Blackpool fans smiled, joined in the banter, laughed WITH us, jumped around with us, and the party atmosphere was soon in full flow!  Now we're best mates!