Brammie Steve

Well he is my brother.. 

He’s a bit nippy for an old’un ay he?

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

He’s a bit nippy for an old’un ay he?

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

Fair comment, my good sir! Because this thread has been running since October, I hadn't read back from the beginning, so your original starter had slipped my mind!
Also: to the critics of Louie who keep referring to a succession of managers not giving him a decent run; he was actually brought into the 1st team by Cocu, who did give him room to express himself, hence the excitement at the time. The next manager was Rooney who throttled the flamboyance out of him. It may have been to get his fiery nature under control, but I suspect there was more. Maybe Rooney saw him as a number 10, but was also very keen on Max Bird, who had the potential to play the Number 10 role, so maybe Rooney was trying to create room for Max at Sibley's expense, even though he used Bird at CDM. Admittedly this is conjecture as I try to come up with a reason why Rooney would effectively break the lad. And then there is Paul Warne, who has done little more than prat him about.
So Sibley has only had 3 first team managers to contend with, one who blooded him, one who had personal issues and one who doesn't seem to know how to get the best out of what is available to him.
And yes, that last statement might mean that I had better go and get myself a tin hat. Hey ho! 

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

Watching Sibley in games recently I am more and more convinced that he is being over-managed!
Zlatan used to say that he was a Ferrari being driven like a Fiat!
Sir Matt Busby said to Bestie “George, just be in the round 15 minutes before kick-off and you’re in the team!”
Sibley is too good to be micromanaged. Would it be best for Mr Warne to let him off the lead and play to his strengths?
Use him or lose him to a Prem team and watch his value multiply for them!

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

I remember the excitement when Dave Mackay added two “have beens” to the Rams line up!
Lee and George brought a whole new perspective to the team and helped us win our second League Championship.
Come to that, Dave Mackay played a massive part in taking us into the top tier despite injuries and being ‘older than the manager, Brian Clough!” at 35.
All the best Dwight. Enjoy your promotion bonus as a Ram!
 

Come on Posh go for that Trophy!
A few replays to boost the coffers!
Forget all about the league!

Shame they are out of the EFL Trophy, that would cause more of a fixture pile up. Mind you Peterboro are still in that competition.

If you had told me, back in August, that six months later we might be fretting about ‘dropping to fourth’ without playing I’d have choked on me chips!

Up as Champions!”
There… I’ve said it…and I’m glad do you hear me? Glad!!!

Up as Champions!”
There… I’ve said it…and I’m glad do you hear me? Glad!!!

No words.

I don't miss those mens' toilets either!
We used to try and wait till we got home!

That sums up everything it takes to be an authentic, genuine faithful Derby County supporter!

I’ve left Sibley as FRGS despite Warne’s obvious determination to keep him off the scoresheet!

Dare I say, in the mad rush to apportion blame for everything, Burton's second goal was an absolute belter. When our cross went into their area Hugill was on the edge of his own box and was about the furthest forward Burton player. We had at least three players directly between him and the half way line.
If you look at the Burton player who comes away with the ball - he's facing and running towards (broadly) the west stand. As soon as he gets it Hugill is off in another direction - more towards the centre spot. 
Elder, as the last man, is following the trajectory of the man with the ball and looking to cover that area, not realising at that stage that Hugill is running on his blind side and approaching his territory. As the ball is being played, he has to change direction, change his body shape, and try to get across to the ball. Plenty of times he might have managed that, but for two things. 
Firstly it was an outstanding ball from the Burton player to Hugill, absolutely pinpoint and virtually the only spot he could have put it to allow Hugill a straight run on goal. Secondly, look at Hugill's first touch, it was sublime. Any element of close control, stopping it, scuffing it and Elder is on him, but his first touch takes it out of his feet and directly towards goal, giving him the run on Elder. Also, he started that run from the edge of his area as soon as possession was turned over. Brilliant play. 
Yes we can ask questions about Elder (I thought he had a decent game tbf), and maybe Hourihane's positioning and movement if we want, but I just thought it was an outstanding bit of play by Burton. Good finish too.
  

We once had a poll which included a Mr Charismatic!
I won this in 2012 and the title has not been contested since!
In recent years Daniel would have won it by a Cornish mile!
His charisma shone through the posts and topics he put on this site.
He will always be loved and respected as he epitome of a true fan!
’Who being dead yet speaketh!” (Hebrews 11 vs 4)

"Derby win cherried me up no end"
Thank you B4 for this classic quote from October 2023.

We once had a poll which included a Mr Charismatic!
I won this in 2012 and the title has not been contested since!
In recent years Daniel would have won it by a Cornish mile!
His charisma shone through the posts and topics he put on this site.
He will always be loved and respected as he epitome of a true fan!
’Who being dead yet speaketh!” (Hebrews 11 vs 4)

We once had a poll which included a Mr Charismatic!
I won this in 2012 and the title has not been contested since!
In recent years Daniel would have won it by a Cornish mile!
His charisma shone through the posts and topics he put on this site.
He will always be loved and respected as he epitome of a true fan!
’Who being dead yet speaketh!” (Hebrews 11 vs 4)