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We need a miracle.

We need a miracle.

We’d have a very poor side even WITH all the trialists signed. What a mess.

The play off defeat to QPR was a defining moment for our club. The way we totally controlled the game, the fact they were down to 10 men and the last minute winner made it even worse. I have never felt as low as a Derby fan and it still haunts me to this day.
Defining moment because if we’d have won that game I don’t think it would be unrealistic to expect us to be an established Premier League club with lofty ambitions. Capacity crowds at Pride Park with stadium expansion already complete by now. Who knows, maybe even spine tingling European fixtures under the lights.
What has followed is a long, drawn out, well documented circus and we find ourselves under an embargo with little hope of improvement any time soon.
I accept this is where we are now and the pre season excitement is still for some reason building but it could have been oh so different.
It just wasn’t meant to be.

The play off defeat to QPR was a defining moment for our club. The way we totally controlled the game, the fact they were down to 10 men and the last minute winner made it even worse. I have never felt as low as a Derby fan and it still haunts me to this day.
Defining moment because if we’d have won that game I don’t think it would be unrealistic to expect us to be an established Premier League club with lofty ambitions. Capacity crowds at Pride Park with stadium expansion already complete by now. Who knows, maybe even spine tingling European fixtures under the lights.
What has followed is a long, drawn out, well documented circus and we find ourselves under an embargo with little hope of improvement any time soon.
I accept this is where we are now and the pre season excitement is still for some reason building but it could have been oh so different.
It just wasn’t meant to be.

The play off defeat to QPR was a defining moment for our club. The way we totally controlled the game, the fact they were down to 10 men and the last minute winner made it even worse. I have never felt as low as a Derby fan and it still haunts me to this day.
Defining moment because if we’d have won that game I don’t think it would be unrealistic to expect us to be an established Premier League club with lofty ambitions. Capacity crowds at Pride Park with stadium expansion already complete by now. Who knows, maybe even spine tingling European fixtures under the lights.
What has followed is a long, drawn out, well documented circus and we find ourselves under an embargo with little hope of improvement any time soon.
I accept this is where we are now and the pre season excitement is still for some reason building but it could have been oh so different.
It just wasn’t meant to be.

Not sure why anyone's watching the inevitable England snoozefest.
Scotland v Croatia has something on it, has a fantastic atmosphere and everything riding on the 2nd half. Both teams have to win!
Change the channel!

I get where you're coming from but it's up to the others to match up to the dedication, professionalism, stamina and mental strength of Djokovic who right now is on a different planet.
He wore out Nadal over 4 and a half hours and then came back from 2 sets down 2 days later against the world number 3. Whether you like it or not the man is an absolute machine and will go down in history as one of the best sportsmen/women of all time.

I get where you're coming from but it's up to the others to match up to the dedication, professionalism, stamina and mental strength of Djokovic who right now is on a different planet.
He wore out Nadal over 4 and a half hours and then came back from 2 sets down 2 days later against the world number 3. Whether you like it or not the man is an absolute machine and will go down in history as one of the best sportsmen/women of all time.

48 hours after the retained list I expect.
A few more pictures of the new pitch and throwbacks to the anniversary of the signings of players we all moaned about at the time but wished they were still here (Johnny Russell anyone?) before anything meaningful I should think.
 

Djokovic and Nadal making a mockery of football managers "resting" players if they play a couple of matches in a week. 
Unbelievable skill and stamina from these two tonight.
If you're not already watching you're probably missing one of the greatest tennis matches of all time.

48 hours after the retained list I expect.
A few more pictures of the new pitch and throwbacks to the anniversary of the signings of players we all moaned about at the time but wished they were still here (Johnny Russell anyone?) before anything meaningful I should think.
 

48 hours after the retained list I expect.
A few more pictures of the new pitch and throwbacks to the anniversary of the signings of players we all moaned about at the time but wished they were still here (Johnny Russell anyone?) before anything meaningful I should think.
 

48 hours after the retained list I expect.
A few more pictures of the new pitch and throwbacks to the anniversary of the signings of players we all moaned about at the time but wished they were still here (Johnny Russell anyone?) before anything meaningful I should think.
 

We needed 3 points from the last 21 available to guarantee safety. With 45 minutes left of the season we have amassed 1.
I think that justifies why we are getting exactly what we deserve.

We needed 3 points from the last 21 available to guarantee safety. With 45 minutes left of the season we have amassed 1.
I think that justifies why we are getting exactly what we deserve.

We needed 3 points from the last 21 available to guarantee safety. With 45 minutes left of the season we have amassed 1.
I think that justifies why we are getting exactly what we deserve.

And therein lies the problem.

And therein lies the problem.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.

It's ludicrous.
We have a bloke with no coaching badges as manager, a TV pundit as assistant, a goalkeeper as set piece "specialist" and some other fella as goalkeeping coach.
Any experienced management team would have scraped enough points together from this final run of games to escape relegation.
What a sorry mess our club has become.
At least that betting company that pay our manger's wages will get plenty of exposure next Saturday.
We deserve everything that's coming to us.