Rambling

I hope he recovers from his “niggle” soon.

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Heard the same words about a certain Gary Micklewhite when he joined... Gary had the physique of a school boy wimp but my what a player he was in what is now called league one. 

Oldest trick in the book.
Won £50 on the horses duck, here, have £20, treat yersen.
A month later she finds £250 stuffed in a sock at the back of a drawer.........
 
true story ?

Absolutely needed tonight’s defeat in the heat to restore perspective. Let’s keep things in balance; we have recruited well. It will take time to gel. Teams will want to beat us. We have to learn how to deal with it. Flat performances happen pre-season as the lactic acid kicks in. We are playing catch-up fitness wise. Keep the positivity. All is well; flat performance. 

He could come to us with a clean slate.
 

Roofe should provide good cover 

The player that got me exited only played 45 mins, and that was McGoldrick. Absolutely fabulous in the 10 role behind the striker. Such an elegant and intelligent player, he will play a big role this season linking midfield and attack. Just oozes class when on the ball.

BORING!!!   Talk footy mate, enough clap trap everywhere else , and look at all B4s comments, he just loves DCFC and footy.  You want to get all political go to a forum for that

Would it of been okay to say the Irish lad?  Yes it would and you wouldn't have complained.  The term black clearly wasn't used in a racist or derogatory way.
Wokery of the highest order, B4 guilty of nothing here!
 

Let it go. 
The guy hasn't got a bad bone in his body. 

Yeah well said old timer
 
 
 
 
JESUS !

He doesn’t want to be here so, don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way out.
Contracts mean nothing to some players and their agents when it suits them.
Had he been injured and unable to play, would he still expect his contract to be honoured?! Of course he would and so he should, however he is fit and able to play and wants to move on for free. 
 
You Byrne are an absolute disgrace, hope you never darken our door again

I remember another Irish duo, Vic Moreland and Billy Caskey. Oh dear!?

All comments like this conveniently overlook the fact we can't do anything outside the business plan, without the EFL agreeing and that we've got hardly any players.
To suggest we shouldn't be allowed to sign anyone good is mental.

Happy takeover day everyone. 

Alf you legend, on behalf of the forum, thanks for brightening up the morning with a chuckle.

Let's get Jody Morris back please.

You make it sound so easy.
Br, Maikel Kieftenbeld

Its easy to be cynical and scoff at the idea that the players want to stay but the evidence we've witnessed is that they have fought for each other and the manager, in the face of extraordinary obstacles, to such an extent that they have formed a bond.
From Curtis Davies to whoever is youngest, from the staff to the tea ladies, they have given their all for DCFC under Wayne Rooney, a "band of brothers" mentality has developed. We have seen it every game and responded with our own buy in. Never has the match day support been so forgiving. 
A player makes an error and we get behind him.
We concede a goal and sing even louder.
Not many of the older players will have witnessed support like this season and I'm sure the younger lads will hear that from them and they probably feel part of something special anyway. 
Inevitably some will leave, no doubt about it, but the offers will have to be decent and not just a bob or two above what they can expect here.
To those who are a bit cynical about it then you haven't stopped behind after the final whistle to share the love with the players - win or lose - its been unreal.
The South Stand is as loud 10 minutes after the final whistle as it has been during the match.

There’s so much in a statement like that. Having seen the ticker tape head line it fills you with pride.
All those thoughts of loyalty, a shared experience that has undoubtedly been there come to the fore.
A desire for that huge adrenaline high you get from working with guys who you know work for you, all with a common goal. It’s called a team and it’s magical. We all experience it (if we are lucky) at some point in our lives. There isn’t much that can touch it. I feel great just reading about it. It cements the truth of what we have seen in the ground as the season unfolded.
Reality does kick in though. People have hopes dreams aspirations .. So maybe 4 grand a week sounds good to most of us but if you get offered twice that and a chance at the big time where world names play ? It all depends what you are .. At 60 something I can see more joy, sense and satisfaction by sticking with it .. As a young man full of power and dreams, the nobility and joy of sticking around wouldn’t be anything like as strong.
.. If you go,  I say good luck, and thanks for the memories.
If you stay … you’ve just earned your first chip in the legend stakes .. You might have been a stat in the employees book but by not walking away,  generations might just remember and revere you long after you are gone. I won’t forget this season or this team. Special moment in my sporting life. 

As nice as this is to hear, part of me feels like this is lip service before we see some of them go as we can’t offer anything contract wise.

It would be nice but I would imagine there are a few agents stirring the pot.

You’re going to be gutted this morning, and rightly so.
But it ain’t all bad.
When we dropped out of the old 2nd division into the 3rd in 1984 things were in many ways, worse.
We didn’t (quite) have the financial issues, but we had a horrible team and the entire season was utterly depressing and devoid of hope in a way this season hasn’t been.
My personal highlight of an utterly depressing season was meeting Dave Watson in a Little Chef on the A1 after we spanked Cambridge away 3-0 in the FA Cup. That was pretty much it for ducks sake.
AND we had not just relegation, but the ignominy of losing to Plymouth in the FA Cup quarter-final to contend with after we had dragged them back to the BBG.
We all thought that we’d bounce right back when we did get relegated and the arrival of Arthur Cox just emboldened that belief.
An opening day away loss to Bournemouth, when Bournemouth then were more like the equivalent of Exeter now, didn’t dissuade us.
Of course, we didn’t bounce back and ended up outside the top 6.
But we had some BRILLIANT away days that season, Hull, Lincoln, and the last game of the season at Newport spring to mind.
It was a whole lot more fun than the previous season because we were, for the most part, competing and you could see what Arthur was trying to do.
There’s something fun about going to smaller clubs and taking the place over. Those of you who travel to away games know that the camaraderie is special.
In fact, the adversity that we have faced this season has developed that camaraderie, only it’s done it at home.
I work online and use social media a lot and the admiration for Derby’s support, especially those of you who travel away is a delight to read. I’ve even read genuine Forest and Leeds fans say they’re impressed.
And what’s not to be impressed about?
Forget the trolls who are loving this, the REAL football supporters appreciate and understand what Rooney has dragged the club through and the guy is universally respected, exponentially more so than when he was merely an excellent player.
He’s now an excellent ex-player and an excellent human being. Time will tell if he can become an excellent manager, but the signs are promising.
The second year under Arthur we did come up and that season was even better for road trips..
I’ve seen Derby beat Benfica, Real Madrid, every top English club multiple times and Forest many times. But if I were to list the best 5 games I’ve ever attended, Derby at home to Rotherham in the old 3rd Division on a Friday night would be up there.
That game with that penalty that took us back up to what would now be the Championship was a raucous, intense and then delirious atmosphere ending in an effing celebration comparable with any I have witnessed - although to be fair, my memory is a tad blurry because we did hit the pub hard.
I doubt there was a Liverpool fan that got anything like the joy from beating Man City in the cup semi or will get more if they win the thing, than we Derby fans got from squeaking past Rotherham that night.
The fact is, winning is just fun, no matter what division you are in. And beating adversity is fun too. So much more satisfying and enjoyable than just delivering on what’s expected.
Somebody posted that they hope we're not that team that thinks they will bounce back up.
I don't really care if fans think that. It's totally irrelevant.
What is relevant is what WR thinks and what he allows his staff and players to think.
And I have no doubt whatsoever that he'll not allow that entitled type of mindset to creep in.
The good news is we have renewed hope for a stable club, a very promising manager in place, an Academy that is flourishing even if it is being pillaged and some wins to look forward to.
We are where we are, so we may as well embrace it and have fun. And you will have some fun, I promise.