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1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said:

I'm not sure they did? 🤷‍♂️
Wasn't it more along the lines of "Please do not go on the pitch before the final whistle".

That's entirely different to your quote, and covers their arses when it comes to thousands breaking the law on their property!
 

Yes, it was inevitable.  No, there was nothing more the club could have done to avoid the invasion.  But that still does not make it right or acceptable.

... and as for the atmosphere once they were on the pitch... Embarrassingly non-existent, imo.
If we'd have partied like that back in the '80's, it would have been called a wake!  👀

Children sliding around on the hallowed turf, and grown-ups wandering aimlessly wondering "What happens now".  No "scenes".  Very little jumping around singing and cheering. No passion.  No emotion.  I repeat... embarrassing. 
To be fair, having a good overview of the proceedings from my seat, I suspect the majority were puffed out after all that exercise!  Looked like most of them had never been near a sports pitch before!  

It was fully expected of course (as a lot of anti-social/selfish behaviour is nowadays!), so it certainly didn't spoil my afternoon, but I still maintain a lap of honour by the players, management, and Mr Clowes... along with their nearest and dearest... would have been much more preferable... especially in front of 25k+ still in the stands.
But much of the stands were nigh on empty within 5 minutes of the final whistle.  When the (majority of the ) pitch invaders eventually left the pitch, they weren't miraculously full again, which would imply most had given up, and headed home.
Check out the numbers still there once the trophy was brought out.  It was like the raffle results at a village fete!  

 

 

Are you serious???

Ridiculous comment. Memories to last a lifetime for me and my boy on the pitch today. Much better than a lap of honour. Brilliant scenes, promotions are special and that was a special afternoon. Players on shoulders being carted off, 80 year olds on the pitch. Enjoy it. Lap it up. We’re back.  Up The Rams 🐏 

2 hours ago, Kathcairns said:

But will they clear it on 10 mins, but is worrying after what happened to the Barnsley player. Its easy to say that wont happen here, but times have changed and things seem to get out of hand quicker. You only have to see how much knife crime there is now.

Knife crime? Let’s not be daft here

Some fun sponges on here today!

I don’t see the fascination personally with laps of honour, they’re pretty boring. Show your support and appreciation during the 90 minutes. But, on occasions like tomorrow, if promotion is secured then it would be nice. Therefore I’m sure we will have both. A pitch invasion of pure relief and ecstasy, it’s been a rough 2 years. Emotions will be high so you can’t begrudge fans going on the pitch. Then clear off for the lap of honour. It happened v Palace and can happen again. Stop worrying about it and enjoy the day!

2 hours ago, Kathcairns said:

I think the players in 1996 went in the directors box with jim and lionel not round the pitch, to many fans on the pitch. The directors box was very close to the pitch there.

Correct me if I’m wrong but this was the Palace game

What an afternoon. Great times in the Cambridge end. Loads of us in the corner celebrating at the end. The train home, chuffin brilliant

Up The Rams 🐏 

Rams are going up Ole Ole…

Make no mistake, we’re on the pitch next week. Promotion is all but done.

Palace 1996, we had a great pitch invasion and then a lap of honour too. I see no different to this weekend coming up.

Fans celebrations on the pitch are special, promotions at home are special. It’s a rarity. Let the fans enjoy it. Lap of honours are ok and I’m sure will happen, but this is generational, regardless of division.

That fat lady is about to sing, enjoy it….

2 hours ago, SuffolkRam said:

Me too, I got my ticket for the Carlisle game.

I am only in Ipswich so tempted to get myself up to Cambridge anyway.

You won’t be the only one. A few of us are going down. Could be epic!

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15 minutes ago, TheTinMan said:

I don't think Bolton are the dangers now or won't be unless they beat Pompey. But we've let Peterborough in and they have got their tails up big time following their day at Wembley. Their fixtures prior to that last game you'd be surprised if they were dropping any points which means we're going to the last day one way or another. 

Oxford away on Saturday for P’Boro is tough. They also have a lot of games over a short period. I’d be surprised if they don’t drop points. If they don’t, and beat Bolton, fair play to them. They’ll deserve it.

We must win the next 3. Pressures on.

2nd half was awful today. No control, poor decision making and composure. We were lucky not to concede in the end. I have no issues with the subs or starting 11. Individuals were off it. CBT and NML were awful. Washington was his usual self, Collins no service and looked unfit. We’ve let others back in it again. 

Umbro have been good. They have at least produced relatively bespoke kits and not the usual rubbish that we got from adidas. They’ve also added the retro kits of years gone by, so overall have been decent.

I definitely don’t want adidas, they were the worst kits we had of recent years. Puma, Hummel, Castore or Bukta for me.

2 minutes ago, Dcfcsr92 said:

Poor second half we needed high press, tried to sit behing the ball another 2 points thrown away! Too many time warne sitting behind the ball kills us

Why high press??

Just because Man City and Liverpool do it, does it mean everyone does? Our shape and discipline were outstanding. We were comfortable. They created nothing. There was no space, everything was in front. Just because they had 70 odd percent possession means nothing. We were not holding on. We were sitting deep, but they were getting frustrated. A wonder strike was the difference. A high press is what they would want, opening gaps to exploit. 

Very good point.

They didn’t trouble us 2nd half so frustrating not to hold out, but I’ll take it.

A very controlled away performance. Our shape and discipline out of possession is outstanding.

Also a shout out to the referee. He was excellent. 

IF we lose tomorrow, we could quite conceivably go into our next game v Wycombe being level on points with Bolton. A point would be great. 

Looks like just single ticket seats left for Blackpool. They best open the East Stand section up

Does anyone know when tickets become available for the East Stand blocks near the away fans? I’m holding fire for the Blackpool game but it’s a risky tactic. There down to below 850 now.

A perfect away day performance. 
 

Decent first half, complete control without creating too much. 2nd half, good 2 goals, soaked up the pressure and hit them on the counter. It could’ve been more. Other results went in our favour. Game on! 

Bolton battered Barnsley. I think Barnsley are a pretty average team, performances aren’t great but results have been decent. Sounds familiar.

Peterborough are the dark horses, picking up form again and have a decent run in. 
It’s going to be tight

1 hour ago, Srg said:

Unlikely. The backlash over his racism would be too much. 

Unfortunate comments, yes. But he’s not a racist. I don’t think there would be a backlash at all. He’s an ex Derby great. It won’t happen though. Not for the reasons stated though. 

16 minutes ago, Mckram said:

 

We should be looking for a young coach that can help develop our younger players with a good style of football as Warne is not the long term answer.

 

Frustratingly we had him here at the start of last season. Unfortunately we let him go. Can’t see Hull releasing him now. 

Cashin at left back? He played there for last 10-15 at Barnsley. Could still be a 4. I’d prefer that to 3 at the back.

I have no complaints with Warne playing 3 at the back today. Bradley was decent last week and it would have been harsh to drop him. He defended well again today. Maybe Sibley could’ve played LWB as Elder is too defensive for that position, but after last week it was understandable for him to play higher. I thought Sibley was like the old Sibley for the first half hour too, harrying everything until he hurt his foot.
We are just so toothless up top for obvious reasons. 2 sloppy mistakes cost us, but there was very little in the game and they barely troubled us either. My main issue was the start of the second half, we were terrible. The passing was appalling, from everyone. Wildsmith included. Also, Wilson gets into some great positions but he has to deliver more once there. A frustrating one. 

Fantastic win. Delighted for Sibbo. The fans were brilliant in the 2nd half and we produced an improved performance.

BUT… I can’t understand Warnes selection today. We were so defensive. 3 at the back and 2 defensive minded ‘wing backs’ was poor. Playing just 2 in the middle when Bird has flourished in a 3 was crazy. We had zero runners getting in and beyond in the first half.

Fair lay to the lads for grinding out a win, but that first hour was proper pony. We could’ve made it easier with a more forward thinking midfield/defence. But, we got the 3 points and that’s all that matters. 

1 minute ago, Wolfie20 said:

Could be he did have some responsibility - I've no idea and I'm fairly sure neither do you so waste of time saying he did as though it's a statement of fact - it isn't!

Oh come on. CEO and finance officer of a club going into admin. Of course he has some responsibility. Morris is the ultimate one of course, but Pearce constantly said we weren’t in danger of FFP. He was wrong. 

1 minute ago, Wolfie20 said:

How on earth can you criticise him for hiding behind an NDA when you more or less admit you haven't a clue what NDAs' are in place? 

Fair enough. But as I said, there was a question which wasn’t asking about any of the intricacies of administration, merely his role at the time. I don’t see why he couldn’t talk about that. Pearce has failed to take responsibility for what happened. 

17 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

You don't know what's incldued in the NDA, so you can't claim there are things he can talk about but chooses to avoid.

One of the questions was about his role in the previous regime. He could have spoken about that. Not everything is covered through an NDA. It’s not financial records or meetings he was asked to disclose. He just hid behind the NDA as he does for most things.