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Go on Cheltenham, smash em!
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1 hour ago, Kernow said:
Would the title of this thread be too long if I renamed it to this?
Just Stop Oil started this
- Crewton and ariotofmyown
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17 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said:
Fair points - but you admit in your second sentence there but, for fans, entertainment is a big part of it.
So why are people struggling to grasp the idea that some people do not enjoy the way we play under Warne?
I appreciate as well as anyone that football is a game of opinions but once again people on this forum are getting absolute pelters because they don't rate Warne or don't like the style of football. I feel a little bit like @Bris Vegascould type "we should sign some players" and the pitchforks would come out 😂
It's part of it, the size depends on the club. Look at Stoke City under Pulis, had him for 3 years and went back to him for another 7.
Some fanbases are more tolerant with regards to where entertainment matters compared to overs.
It's hard to really point to where we are as I'm 42 now, the Jim Smith tenure, under Burley and the McClaren years are the only seasons where you could sit and say, that's lovely that is, forget the cup, this football is giving me a semi. Lampard at a push if we're just trying not to be too critical.
To think we've had Brown, Davies, Clough, Pearson, Rowett, Clement and I'm sorry but I'll say it, Cocu, that's a decade right there of pretty turgid stuff if we're looking at it through neutral eyes.
I just don't have that we have a history of being entertaining, this isn't entertaining and that matters to me inside. Its been more of a mixed bag with some highs and lows, no real consistency or exceptions so I'm just in this place of wanting to win and be back to pushing for a European place as we did under Jim Smith, seeing Derby in Europe, not pre season is the ultimate ambition I have for this club.
I know it's a long shot and would be a UEFA Conference League or whatever they call it now, but Pride Park, Derby v Leverkusen, how good would that be? If Phil Brown could guarantee that, I'd say bring the orange crispy face bloke back.
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38 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said:
What do you think competitive sport is?
You didn't ask me, although my answer would be it depends who you are asking.
Ask fans, it's entertainment but also a release from everyday life, supporting professionals in their journey for success.
With that, you develop an emotional attachment, a sense of belonging. It's nice feeling, it's not they won, it's we won and it's not a feeling everybody gets to experience outside of football. It's something to look forward to at the end of the week.
However the professionals are simply out to win, as winning brings financial rewards, career progression which in turn brings bigger financial rewards. It's why you see managers now that would rather go out and spend for the here and now as very rarely are they given a chance to bring youngsters through.
Paul Warne won't honestly care where this club is in 10 years, if Liverpool came knocking tomorrow he would be off and you wouldn't blame him. His career, his wealth, his family, he owes us nothing. However managers live and die by their results, no manager will avoid receiving his P45 losing 5-0 but did you see the rush keeper doing Cruyff turns.
So yeah, it really depends on who you are asking and there is a balance to be had, it's harder to strike that balance outside of the financial possibilities the elite clubs have, the ability of the professionals decreases rapidly the further down you go. Where you have a player like Beckham that could stick the ball on your door bell from 50 yards away, we're working with players that would find it difficult to hit the same house.
David Clowes I would imagine wants to win, see a return on his investment, however will be fully aware that outside of the Premier League ticket sales account for a large chunk of the clubs revenue, being the clubs "customers" and I hate calling us that, it's a business though, he needs to ensure we find value in the ticket price.
If I continue, I'll be here all day and way off the actual question.
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2 hours ago, Stagtime said:
They made the newsfeed over here as well😂.
Taking that to update the topic title as again. Could be the longest topic ever by the end of the season.
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10 hours ago, simmoram1995 said:
An attempt to distance themselves from the suggestion that corruption is at play, whilst maintaining no official should be a rival fan.
Feels like the backtracking has begun following the shitstorm it’s created.
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15 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:
I have just been thinking, I hope I haven't gone too early. I'm having horrible visions of being rinsed on Twitter by Forest fans, like @David was by Leeds a few years back (still my favourite day ever).
Regardless of result on Saturday, I will always be here to abuse you 😘
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Go on Henry, call it what it is
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What trainers was he wearing?
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Brutal for Coventry and their fans.
The feeling of turning round a 3-0 score line in 20 minutes, to then thinking you’ve won it at the death…..for the captain to go and Sky the penalty.
I’d be emotionally done in after that for the next week.
Man Utd players got to be feeling pretty embarrassed after that.
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1 minute ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:
Knowing someone from Burton doesn’t create a connection. Put your bottom lip away.
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Weird thing is, it’s a record nobody will really think about. They will continue to assume it’s us as we have the worst tally.
They got off lightly here.
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2 minutes ago, CBRammette said:
He seemed to quite just like "david give us a wave" but appreciate he may have wondered if instead it was aimed at our@David
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1 minute ago, i-Ram said:
He’ll be belting out something for sure.
Now that's a vision I DO NOT want floating in my head, especially just after breakfast.
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Just had this vision, @DarkFruitsRam7 walking around with his arm round his mate belting out this classic, I don't know how I feel about it yet.
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1 hour ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:
As I woke up tired, hungover and jet lagged this morning, I had a thought. While it's always great hearing stories about the glory days of the 70s, the iconic 80s and the fun 90s, there's a whole generation of Derby fans who have only ever known disappointment. I myself had my first season ticket in the 2006/07 Billy Davies season, but I was far too young to appreciate it.
Since then, it's been a mix of hope, heartbreak and 'nearly' moments. Our generation of supporters have witnessed other clubs' fans celebrating siuccess (sometimes at our expense), but we find it difficult to fathom what it would actually feel like for Derby to ever get over the line.
Yesterday, as I walked back back to the bus with my arm round my mate's shoulder, belting Derby songs at the top of our voices, I had the first taste of what it might feel like to experience success as a Derby fan. This morning, I started making preparations for post-game jaegerbombs and cigars next weekend. And thinking about how I'll be raising a glass to the lad that we all miss so much.
We're not over the line yet. But I'm well into dreaming territory. And for us fans who aren't old enough to know glory, it's going to be oh so sweet.
Up the Rams.
Perfect and much needed post on this forum.
Whilst this isn’t up there with becoming Champions of England, for many at your age this will be as you say, the first taste of success as a Derby County supporter.
Our opportunities for success are limited due to the state of the game. This could be the only cause for celebration for the next decade, plus.
Think some of the older fans need to appreciate that and not spoil this moment with the constant doom.
I have 2 promotions under my belt, Jim Smith and Billy Davies, even your post even makes me feel like a veteran, yet I’ll still enjoy this one.
Just booked a table down the local in front of the screen, going down with a bunch of mates who I will fit out with Derby shirts from my collection for the day.
To quote Paul Warne, up them beautiful Rams! 🐏
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Never thought we would have a topic on those on this forum, but here we are, we are here because you know what, with Joey Barton wildly posting misogynist content over on X, it's about time they had some praise rather than criticism.
And they deserve it.
QuoteAn all-girl team has become football's latest "invincibles" by going unbeaten all season - while playing in a boys' league.
Queens Park Ladies under-12s finished top of division three of the Bournemouth Youth Football League, with 18 wins, four draws and no defeats.
They dominated the 11 boys' teams in the league, scoring 61 goals and conceding only 11.
By the time they had played all their matches, they had amassed 58 points, 16 more than the second-placed team, which had two games still to play.
That is some achievement, fair play to them 👏
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I hear you, yet I still refuse to believe that we will lose to Carlisle.
It's not impossible that can come back to haunt me like many posts have, remove all bias, looking at the situation as a team A and team B, no way anyone will be expecting team A to lose this.