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Chesterfield away, to celebrate their return to the land of the living.

If it wasn’t for a 21 point deduction we wouldn’t have gone down either.

I think a big part of getting out of Lg 1 is acceptance you are there.  Because we were such a basket case, we took it quite well and management appeared humble enough to not feel the big I am.  If you think you are better than it, it will consume - as endless Tuesday night cup ties versus teams like Harrogate Town takes it's toll.
The budget helps, but is not all.  Where BC will have issues is if they don't mentally accept the difference and carry on as though going up is inevitable.  I found that we had the effect of being everyone's cup final: you can defeat anyone if primed for a one off match.  

Thanks Wayne.  Once a Ram etc 

South stand - Tupping End 
Area we’re young uns are - The Lambing Shed
East Stand - Ewe Rams stand
North Stand - The Wool Pack 
West stand - Theaves stand 
All alcohol outlets to end in Baa, not bar.
Away end - Cull Sheep End - or the Get Flocked End 
 
 

I was just about to pull you up on your atrocious spelling... and to also question your opinion of West Standers, of course... but luckily, I was clever enough to google it first, thus saving me from making myself look rather silly, and most educated!
So thanks for that, at least!  Phew!  🤓  

South stand - Tupping End 
Area we’re young uns are - The Lambing Shed
East Stand - Ewe Rams stand
North Stand - The Wool Pack 
West stand - Theaves stand 
All alcohol outlets to end in Baa, not bar.
Away end - Cull Sheep End - or the Get Flocked End 
 
 

My wife asked me if I'd seen the dog bowl?
I didn't realise he could!

... The day before. Reflections of yesterday with a bangin head!
It wasn't just Pride Park or the Neptune - it was the whole of Derby - some places have it and some don't, it's that simple!
It's easy to support Liverpool, it's easy to follow one of the Manchester clubs.
I don't think there is a greater footballing place in the UK than Derby!
COYR!

Hi all,
I just wanted to pop on and say congrats on a successful season and well deserved promotion. I know there's been some ill feeling between fans, mostly on the toxic social media platforms (not helped by a large number of idiots of which we at Bolton have f****** loads). I've scanned through your forum and a few others to regularly to check in on the thoughts of some of our promotion rivals over the season and as forums go, this one is generally positive and full of good and honest opinions. We have another fan called Wanderlust who often peruses the various forums and I feel he is a good fan for honest opinions too. I hope we can join you, I'm sure there's plenty of you hoping we stumble and end up stuck in L1 for at least another year, mainly for the fans who've been making stupid excuses for us not winning points this season. Reality is, you and Pompey were the most consistent teams over the season and thoroughly deserve your promotion, so well done and good luck in the championship next year. With your stadium and fanbase and what your fans have been through (trust me, I know what it feels like too), you deserve some good times now!
 
All the best gents (and ladies)

Risky to release all the forward’s before we have signed their (any) replacements. Especially as it is the hardest position to recruit.
Suspect we will keep Collins and leave carrot dangling to TJJ and Gale for time while trying to get better* options.
*They are both quality, but too fragile for me, while Collo we know will be there for us.

There some days that become unforgettable memories - today was one of them.
Thank you, Paul Warne, for doing a great job. Long may you continue to do so.

I trust his abilities. We may not be play off contenders next season but given half decent recruiting we won’t be struggling.
 
PW and his team know what they are doing.  A small upgrade in first touch/natural ball skills, signing Ebou and a scary striker and we won’t be pushovers. 
I don’t agree with the criticism of his football style. It was designed and shaped by the necessity to get out of this league. This league isn’t pretty, the football often isn’t perfect either. We are somewhere else now. I am looking forward to the next chapter.?

Sadly this will be my last match today. My first was in 1956 as a 13year old, My dad used to take me before that but he stopped going when we went down to the third division north. My mate and I would catch the 12 oclock bus from Melbourne and be the first in the ground. We stood in the Normanton end pigeon loft, I think it was 3 shilling. To this day I remember that team. We were champions in 1957 and I ran onto the pitch after the last match against Southport, Ray Straw scored 37 goals that season, The next ten years saw me start work, get married and have two children, I had moved to Derby, and after my family, the Rams were the most important thing in my life I never missed a home game in those ten years even though we were only an average second division side. And then in 1966 after England won the world cup my mate and I decided to have a season ticket, Little did we know what would happen that season, I was at work one day and a Rams supporting work mate told me we had signed a player from Bradford Park Avenue, his name was Kevin Hector I'd never heard of him but he was without doubt the most wonderful footballer to grace the Baseball Ground I had ever seen, and because of this we wanted to see more players like him which led to Tim Ward getting the sack and BC becoming Manager, what followed was ten years of unbelievable success and enjoyment. And then things started to go wrong off and on the pitch and I stopped being a season ticket holder during Peter Taylors time as manager, i still loved The Rams of course and when I turned 65 and retired my old mate from Melbourne and I bought season tickets again. But sadly covid left my best friend of 80 years with a dementia problem and he know no longer knows me. For the last two seasons I have been going alone to the match but its just not the same for me. Therefore I am calling it a day, as I write this I am welling up as I will do this afternoon. Thank you Derby County for every thing I will love you till I die.     

My grandson is doing it, so proud.

Make a clean break with work.
Don’t keep “nipping in for a chat”
Any activities groups or voluntary work you may get involved with needs to be unconnected with the type of work you were paid for!
You have retired!
Enjoy it!
You’ll soon wonder how you found the time to go to work!
 

Longer than he got - a lot longer.
The way he was sacked by Sam Rush was nothing short of disgusting, and still leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Clough had basically kept Derby afloat for about 4 years, balancing the books and operating on a shoestring budget (a string which grew shorter each year) thanks to the almost complete absence of any meaningful investment by GSE, and he left Derby in a far more secure position than when he first took over. The fact that Steve McClaren then took over the reins and took the team forward on the pitch only goes so far in justifying Clough's sacking - and hindsight being 20:20, it's equally arguable that the whole financial mess which culminated in Administration and subsequent relegation would never had happened if Clough had not had his legs sawn from under him following the 1:0 defeat at the City Ground.

I've bee retired over 10 years now, with my hobbies, the garden, house jobs,  my wife's jobs, holidays, Children, grand children, great grandchildren, there's not enough time in the day.
Work was highly over rated I don't miss it one bit, it always got in the way of my hobbies.
@admira In my experience you will soon find there are not enough hours in the day, retirement is not all comfy chairs and a nice nap in the afternoon😂 ...................well not very day.

3 more days for me and then I'm done; giving it all up at 58 so a fair few years early.
Any tips and advice from those that have done it? I've worked full time since I was 16 so I know it's going to be life changing but unsure what to expect!

I’ll be taking the last of the ewes who we managed to adopt orphan lambs onto, back up onto the tops….then just sitting up there looking at the view, thinking thank duck 2024s lambing’ is over, whilst trying to get a signal for updates from the matchday thread.

#physicallybatteredmenatallyshatteredbutunbroken
Flipping need some sleep….perhaps I’ll count the sheep.
Support UK farmers, and care were your food comes from, you to @Mostyn6
COYRs

I’ll be taking the last of the ewes who we managed to adopt orphan lambs onto, back up onto the tops….then just sitting up there looking at the view, thinking thank duck 2024s lambing’ is over, whilst trying to get a signal for updates from the matchday thread.

#physicallybatteredmenatallyshatteredbutunbroken
Flipping need some sleep….perhaps I’ll count the sheep.
Support UK farmers, and care were your food comes from, you to @Mostyn6
COYRs

I buy from local butchers. I was talking about annoying McDonald's adverts

I’ll be taking the last of the ewes who we managed to adopt orphan lambs onto, back up onto the tops….then just sitting up there looking at the view, thinking thank duck 2024s lambing’ is over, whilst trying to get a signal for updates from the matchday thread.

#physicallybatteredmenatallyshatteredbutunbroken
Flipping need some sleep….perhaps I’ll count the sheep.
Support UK farmers, and care were your food comes from, you to @Mostyn6
COYRs

Rams TV in Tampere. Lovely springtime in Finland, woke this morning to this:
 

A wet Saturday night in Brisbane watching Canberra Raiders take on the Broncos, flying to the UK next Sunday morning so hopefully the results will make a 36 hour flight more bearable.