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What a refreshing change to see girls aspiring to be professional footballers instead of just being married to one. 
No duck lips, no Botox and bum lifts, just fit, strong, athletic women. 

What a refreshing change to see girls aspiring to be professional footballers instead of just being married to one. 
No duck lips, no Botox and bum lifts, just fit, strong, athletic women. 

What a refreshing change to see girls aspiring to be professional footballers instead of just being married to one. 
No duck lips, no Botox and bum lifts, just fit, strong, athletic women. 

Yep, thought the new shirts looked very good yesterday. Those of you who disagree are entitled to your opinion, but you are wrong ;)
 

Now they are no longer at Derby County, I will return to having little or no interest in the Rooneys' private lives.
However, before I do, just wanted to say how pleased I am that common sense has prevailed and the correct verdict has been reached.
I hope they make that silly, vindictive woman pay a shed-load of costs and that the Rooneys then donate them to charity. What a complete and utter waste of people's time and a misuse of the British justice system.

....and don't get me started on the reporters who always have to go out and point at the weather if we get snow etc. Usually from a motorway bridge.

Why oh why do cafes and restaurants insist on serving cakes/sandwiches etc on top of the napkin on the plate? ? 

I’ve long found the tv reporters who go and stand outside buildings really annoying. Why do you need some fool to stand outside Buckingham Palace to talk about a royal person? We know what it looks like, you’re not going to get in there, so why bother? Or outside a hospital by the sign that says the name of the place, just why? I don’t need you to travel the country to stand by a white and blue sign to be able to talk about a bloody hospital 

I’ve long found the tv reporters who go and stand outside buildings really annoying. Why do you need some fool to stand outside Buckingham Palace to talk about a royal person? We know what it looks like, you’re not going to get in there, so why bother? Or outside a hospital by the sign that says the name of the place, just why? I don’t need you to travel the country to stand by a white and blue sign to be able to talk about a bloody hospital 

And again following on from the above 'woke' overstaffing - especially in understaffed sectors.
NHS is currently advertising £108k/yr Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. You could get 3 paramedics for that...

BBC overstaffing.
Using an outside reporter to introduce a report by someone else. Andy Swiss travels the world but only talks for about 20 seconds at a time. What's wrong with the army of commentators also out there? Same with news reports.
At the Lioness game there were at least 9 women involved not including the commentators, all of them quite screechy. Pre-match, half time pundits and post match waffle. Muted them till match started.

Last season the atmosphere and togetherness was phenomenal. Rams in big numbers home and away inspired the team to keep fighting. The Club had its future hanging by a thread & Fans responded & inspired. The result is that high calibre players have signed because they want to play in that atmosphere. But can Rams fans keep that support going now the context has changed? The learning points for us:
1.  Support in big numbers home and away: the cost of living crisis will impact here but Derby is a football city so expect the big numbers to continue. In any case, often the atmosphere was better when PP had 25k than when 30k.
2. Inspiring songs like we fight to the end, Allez Allez, Since I was young…are more likely to insure and raise the Teeam’s energy than Collymore’s a winker and other negative chanting. 
 
There’s a total change of context; we are no longer United in the face of extinction. We will be the big fish, the prime scalp. Teams will play in “Cup Finals” against us and raise their performance 20%. At times Derby will struggle. It’s at these points that we need to stay positive and stay classy and try to raise our new team to higher levels. Generate positive energy which will translate to the Team. Do this and we will move upwards and forwards. 
Can’t wait for next Saturday. ? 

Wildsmith - we have a habit of destroying the confidence of our keepers

I think some people mainly have an issue of why these women are given such a big platform when the quality is generally rubbish. You can talk equality, but why women’s football over other sports?
I think women’s football is way behind in quality compared to other sports. Like you see in tennis, swimming, athletics, volleyball and boxing that the top athletes are brilliant. Better than most men.
You can’t say that about women’s football. The best women’s team is no better than an amateur men’s college team, whereas in other sports the best women are genuinely elite players regardless of gender.
There is a huge push for women’s football. Seems like one big marketing scheme to me. 

Swings and roundabouts though isn’t it? It could be argued that whilst folk sitting in the lower tier are indeed more exposed to the weather, they do benefit (a benefit in their mind otherwise surely they’d relocate) from being nearer the pitch. Personally, I prefer the view from being slightly higher up in the stand. 

I can only speak for myself, but I’ve just renewed down in the wet. I far prefer being near the pitch.

Well, yes, I do feel a bit done by it. Lots of people pleased they’re paying less, but I’m not, I used to be in a cheaper seat because of the exposure to the weather 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too. 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too. 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too. 

Sounds like we sit in the same area, we’ve been screwed a bit by the new system, under the old pricing structure ours we’re the 2nd cheapest tickets now they’re joint most expensive ??‍♂️ Having said all that I still won’t move seat.

I bit the bullet and renewed despite knowing that I would miss 4-5 games this season - I was in the east stand for years just like you getting blinded and soaked and the guy I have been going with is now 73 and getting wet and cold in January is not good - anyway I moved to the southwest upper tier for a different view and a dry one. The east stand prices have gone up and my move brings down the bill slightly as I pay for my friend of many years - the club immediately got their revenge on me they have taken £645 twice on my credit card ?‍♂️ Another visit to the ticket office if one of them doesn’t disappear by next week 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too. 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too. 

I’ve not renewed yet, but I will. 
The new simplified pricing works against me a bit, we are low down in the east stand. Those who are higher up and have a better view and never get rained on, pay the same. 
Having said that, I’ve sat there for so long that, when I have moved for a cup game etc, it doesn’t feel right, it’s not the same experience. So, I’m still thinking about where I will sit, but 99% certain I’ll be back in my same seat, blinded by the sun at times, and soaking wet at times too.