Inverurie Ram

Fleetwood Town 0-0 Derby Co Sat 20th Aug 2022.

I looked into buying an away membership for my eldest lad and I, but quickly realised it would be probably a waste of money, based on the 5th option being a quick chase of 200 tickets or less at best. As the full cost of trips these days limits, myself to about 3 games a season.

Also factoring in all the other difficulties of having to pre plan games well in advance, to get all the other costs, at a reasonable price, to justify the trips, and if I take my boy, aiming for school holidays, so he doesn't miss school days for travelling or I have to take days off work etc and prices doubling up for the two of us etc.

I have turned up to places in the past, that I have missed the game because Sky Sports have moved the fixture, and I have refused to pay the extra costs for additional hotel costs, flight costs and more days off work etc.

I fancied going to Accrington with my boy, October school holidays, perfect. But I think I would struggle for tickets, so even though I spent this afternoon looking at all travel options, the cost of flights, accomodation, train and bus tickets to just get us there, it would cost me around the £500 mark, and that's before the worry of trying to get match tickets nearer the game, and before we add food and drink into the mix.

My lad already understands the better feeling of watching a football team, away from home, and being in the away end and being a part of that atmosphere. Some folk could point to signing up with the home club, and trying to get in that way, but when you have spent a great deal of money already, just to watch one live game of football, you would like to watch it, with your fellow supporters, and not in the end, you shouldn't really be in.

Unfortunately this season, especially when my boy wants to attend, then it sways my decision to try and pick games at Pride Park, which at the moment, looks like Bristol Rovers for starters, which works out at about £300, before food and drink.

And maybe we will go to Sheff Wed away, last game of the season, if we get a massive allocation there, and one other game inbetween.

At the end of the day, it's great that we are selling out away from home, and the longer that lasts, it's better for the team, and  if our fans carry on to support, and represent Derby County Football Club with all the respect and dignity, our new owner and club deserve, then I'm happy with that.

1.  First 48 Hours - Members who attended 20+ Away League Matches the previous season

2. Second 48 Hours - Members who attended 15+ Away League Matches the previous season

3. Third 48 Hours - Members who attended 10+ Away League Matches the previous season

4. Fourth 48 Hours - Members who attended 5+ Away League Matches the previous season

5. Fifth 48 Hours - All Members

6. General Sale

D.C.F.C. Life, Love & Unity

Summer - nearly done.

Autumn - enjoy the fun.

Winter - warm up with a run.

Spring - Div 1 will be won.

……….Ticket.

YNot Festival.

11 minutes ago, DanS1992 said:

Only the first game I know, but I expected a lot more from Hourihane. He has been very disappointing so far.

…………….shhhhhh!

I also saw them many times circa 1988/89 as @Stive Pesley. I was chasing about seeing James, The Inspiral Carpets, Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Bridewell Taxis, New Fast Automatic Daffodils, The High, Northside, Cud, Paris Angels, Verve etc and loved every minute of it.

I first saw Happy Mondays at the Aberdeen Venue supporting James on October 14th 1988 Ticket £3.50. They bashed them songs out, and then Bez and Shaun walked off the front of the stage into the crowd and wandered around asking myself included, if anyone had any blow. I still have the fanzine from the gig Halycon Daze ISH ONE, the Aberdeen Alternative Festival Programme and the james chain mail from the gig tucked away in one of many ticket stub files, the ones that survived all the debauchery.

RIP Paul.

D.C.F.C. Life, Love & Unity.

Craig David Roberts