Brammie Steve

I’m starting to wonder whether reality is starting to hit for a few who have hung around once Clowes bought the club, fwiw this is mostly by those I’ve seen on social media and on here and I don’t think that is a 100% true perspective but I’ve kinda sensed this since the summer.
But what I mean is, the attendances rose around Mel’s era because we all drank the kool aid that we were close to a prem promotion. Those that come every once in a while wanted to experience that moment and got season tickets, it wasn’t happening but we slipped in the covid era before we saw a backlash. Once we could get back into the stadiums a siege mentality hit everyone because of our dire situation and I think those who might have backed out at that point felt ended up staying for that experience. We went to League One, and it felt like another chance to experience that promotion and it didn’t happen again last season. So I sense that there are there now people who are getting a bit fed, won’t accept the football, won’t accept Warne, think he’s out of his depth and whatever else they want to slang his way. For them I think because of his style and where he came from he’s an easy target (and what’s funny about that is he dropped a league to be here, how much can he out of his depth?). 
We are a work in progress, Rosenior scrambled a squad together but Clowes wanted to give his own man a chance to build something. They mostly worked with what they had last season and nearly stumbled over the finish line. The summer has seen Clowes really stamp his authority on his position and Warne has been able to shape the squad more into the squad he wants. We aren’t going to see overnight success and there’s 38 games to play.
There has to be some acceptance to where we are as a league one side, we are no better than that right now and it comes with inconsistencies. Again j have I sense that some fans think we are better than we are and ‘expect’ things the aren’t going to get. We aren’t going to play teams off the park and we aren’t going to win every game. My concerns is that we end up being a bit like Sheff Wed, think we are too good for this league, there will be a section that hate the manager, manager maybe scrapes through the play offs but then you aren’t really good enough for the champ (ignoring the nee manager/chairman stuff obvs). Is it worth being in that limbo, where you may end up spending money you don’t have to just survive in the champ, or just building a squad slowly and realise it’s going to be a slow progress and ignore everything else around us?
i also think we currently have a quite a few short term injuries that is a knock on effect of a tough pre season, im hoping that they are the type of injuries that we will shake off and in the next few weeks we will see the benefits of a tough pre season once that happens. We need to hit our stride soon though or else I think everyone may start to panic, but  I saw my signs of that stride today than I have done in the other 6 games. 
Our support is numbers is brilliant, but i sense a few thousand might end up missing out when Warne’s project starts to click!
(sorry didn’t mean to rant over your comment!)

They sacked Cloughie after44 days.
Players’ revolt over his disciplinarian style of management.
This crime against football was in January 1978.
Within two years Sir Brian had won two European Cup finals!
And some folk still wonder why Dirty and Leeds are synonymous.
ALSO….
If the fans had been penned in like at Leppings Lane, Hillsborough 11 years later!!?
Makes one shudder eh?

Regularly!
He sometimes wears a Rams tie on Bargain Hunt anorl!

He’s a mad keen Rams supporter too!

My expectation?
League one referees spend he entire international break swotting up on the rules of association Football.
And all officials go to Specsavers!

My Liliput typewriter in its own case.
Far superior to the "petite". 
 

And to think, he also invented the C5!

I got my electric bike over a decade ago and it has been a Godsend!
When my wife was in hospital for ten weeks I used it to visit every day rather than pay through the nose to park.
When Sir Clive invented the C5 I thought the concept was brilliant but that it would be suicide on public roads!
I said at the time that if he converted it to a bicycle or similar I’d be interested.
Sir Clive was treated like IKB (Brunel) who was also a genius but lacked the common sense to realise that:-
An atmospheric railway would be scuppered by rats!
You don’t build the world’s largest iron ship without first making sure you can get it in the Bristol Channel!
Both we’re ideas men who lacked business acumen leaving others to rake in the financial benefits.
And both were uniquely brilliant men!

I got my electric bike over a decade ago and it has been a Godsend!
When my wife was in hospital for ten weeks I used it to visit every day rather than pay through the nose to park.
When Sir Clive invented the C5 I thought the concept was brilliant but that it would be suicide on public roads!
I said at the time that if he converted it to a bicycle or similar I’d be interested.
Sir Clive was treated like IKB (Brunel) who was also a genius but lacked the common sense to realise that:-
An atmospheric railway would be scuppered by rats!
You don’t build the world’s largest iron ship without first making sure you can get it in the Bristol Channel!
Both we’re ideas men who lacked business acumen leaving others to rake in the financial benefits.
And both were uniquely brilliant men!

I got my electric bike over a decade ago and it has been a Godsend!
When my wife was in hospital for ten weeks I used it to visit every day rather than pay through the nose to park.
When Sir Clive invented the C5 I thought the concept was brilliant but that it would be suicide on public roads!
I said at the time that if he converted it to a bicycle or similar I’d be interested.
Sir Clive was treated like IKB (Brunel) who was also a genius but lacked the common sense to realise that:-
An atmospheric railway would be scuppered by rats!
You don’t build the world’s largest iron ship without first making sure you can get it in the Bristol Channel!
Both we’re ideas men who lacked business acumen leaving others to rake in the financial benefits.
And both were uniquely brilliant men!

I got my electric bike over a decade ago and it has been a Godsend!
When my wife was in hospital for ten weeks I used it to visit every day rather than pay through the nose to park.
When Sir Clive invented the C5 I thought the concept was brilliant but that it would be suicide on public roads!
I said at the time that if he converted it to a bicycle or similar I’d be interested.
Sir Clive was treated like IKB (Brunel) who was also a genius but lacked the common sense to realise that:-
An atmospheric railway would be scuppered by rats!
You don’t build the world’s largest iron ship without first making sure you can get it in the Bristol Channel!
Both we’re ideas men who lacked business acumen leaving others to rake in the financial benefits.
And both were uniquely brilliant men!

And to think, he also invented the C5!

And to think, he also invented the C5!

Would this be a Joe Bloggs who went to work 40 hours a week, Married with 2 Children and a mortgage, Or would this be a Joe Bloggs who went from a council estate to be a world renowned footballer...asking for a friend 😉 

When? Sat 2nd Sept
Where? Toughsheet Community Stadium, Burnden Way, Horwich BL6 6JW (Located in the Middlebrook Retail & Leisure Park).
Last Season Bolton finished 5th in League 1 last season before losing to Barnsley in the Playoff Semi-Final.
Opening 5 Matches The Trotters started the season with three straight L1 victories, scoring three goals in each game. They have since gone two without a win as Saturday's draw at Burton followed a heavy 0-4 defeat at home to Wigan.
BWFC Dangermen On paper it would appear to be their two top scorers, former Burton man Adeboyejo (four goals) and NI international Dion Charles (three goals). They have lost two fine loanees from last season though as keeper Trafford and the Liverpool RB Conor Bradley have moved on.
History This fixture will be the 136th time these two Founder Members of the Football League have met in a competitive match. In the Cup competitions it is Bolton who have had the upper hand with five wins to the Rams' two. 
In League encounters though it is Derby who have had the better of it. Of 128 League meetings DCFC have won exactly half. The overall League record is as follows:
P 128  W 64  D 23  L 41
In recent meetings between the sides Wanderers have won just once in the past dozen matches compared to the Rams' seven wins with four draws. 
Although this is an away match for us, our home record against Bolton is fantastic, with Derby unbeaten since a 0-2 loss at the Baseball Ground way back in Sept 1981. Since then the Rams have won 10 and drawn four on Derby soil. That run includes wins in the last five at Pride Park, scoring 17 and conceding three in those five games.
Connections Players who have represented both clubs include Frannie Lee, John McGovern, Jeff Chandler, Nicky Hunt and currently at Bolton is Cameron Jerome. There is also a connection through our ex-gaffer and their former player Phil Brown whilst ex-Rams player Ian Evatt is seemingly doing a fine job at Bolton as manager.
Pair of Titbits Firstly, Bolton's 73 seasons in the top division is the most of any English club without winning the title.
And secondly, and I like this one tbh, the first ever Football League goal came in this very fixture on 8th Sept 1888 on the original opening day of the season. It was scored at 3:47pm (3:45pm kick offs all round then) by Bolton's Kenny Davenport although Derby went on to win the game 6-3.
Rams Expected Line Up I'm not aware of any injuries picked up against Peterborough so we could see another unchanged starting XI as Derby seek a third straight win. 

Don’t you be closing that award down early. I’ve still got five months to win that sucker!

And the award for the most insensitive and asinine contribution to a Rams discussion in 2023 goes to ………..

And the award for the most insensitive and asinine contribution to a Rams discussion in 2023 goes to ………..

And the award for the most insensitive and asinine contribution to a Rams discussion in 2023 goes to ………..

Of roses?

Polite request here to those that may notice some of their posts have been hidden. Play nicely, less of the insults. Thanks in advance.

Warne out?
As if!

Our goalie Lee Grant must be MUCH older than he looks!

Our goalie Lee Grant must be MUCH older than he looks!