Sweetness34

I'm in favour of pitch invasions, ever since that wonderful day as a 10 year old boy at the Baseball ground, high fiving Ron Willems and having a cuddle with Chris Powell! I talk about that day every single time I see a pitch invasion elsewhere. I think about it now and then for no reason. It's a top 5 moment in my entire life and I like to think there are youngsters at Pride park who in 28 years time be looking back on the Carlise match in the same way I do that Crystal Palace match. It doens't have to be ruined by thuggery, it can be magical

It would be exciting though!

I’ve signed up pretending to be a Cambridge fan and the rascals are only selling tickets to those who were signed up prior to February 1st

My favourite shirt of all time! Probably because I was only 10 when we beat Palace. The age where footballers are more like actual gods to you. I paid well over £100 for this shirt a couple years back in proper mint condition and just wear it all the time and made it way less than mint condition!

Yep, fair play to him. I spent the first day of Ramadan in Saudi this year and was going to give joining in the fast a go out of politeness but the very second the people I was working with offered to allow us to drink some water and have a smoke, I caved...... and that was before 9am 😄 I'm sure he'll be getting plenty of nutrition today

It genuinly feels like ages to me but you're right. In fact it falls nicely for us, as we've had 1 week and a day to prepare for the game (so not too different to any normal week like you say) and they've had Monday and Tuesday. I've just cursed it I think

Who’s the Derby fan on there sucking up to them all? 😂

Congratulations mate, here's to a long and happy life together

I was in a hotel room in Omaha Nebraska. Loving the game but really sad that I was miles away and missing actually being there

We went for 9 wins and a draw over a period of 10 games earlier in the season and I don't think we were playing well at that point if that is possible. No better or worse than now. The whole season has been meh somehow despite being in the mix up top This team could either repeat that and take 28 from 30 points or at the same time, could easily lose 5 of the remaining 10.

Kind of proves the point 😂

We have a squad way above average (possibly the best?) in a division that is dreadful. I honestly believe we're second in the league in spite of Paul Warne, not because of him. Someone like Nathan Jones, whether you like him or not, would have us top of this division as we'd see games out. And we wouldn't have the best Centre Half at the club playing left back

This is why I love footy, it's almost impossible to call yet we do it anyway, and even argue about it 😄 Interesting Bolton are joint favourites to win it and only thrid favourite to finish in the top 2, I just can't get my head around that one! As for Peterbourough being outsiders, this is true after last night's results yet there will be bad results for everyone and who can guess how many times we'll all take it in turns at being the outsider between now and the final top 2 being established? Can't wait for spring and the nice weahter and clarity of who will finish in the top 6 it brings

I think the top 2 will be Bolton and us, with Peterbourough just missing out and pompey 6 or 7 points adrift. I've always thought there was not much difference between winning the league and coming second but I've changed my mind this year and would like to see us be champions. Optimistic? maybe but I feel like we can do it!

Based on nothing other than the experience of being a Derby fan my whole life, I can just see us dropping points on Saturday, struggling but winning against Exeter, either 4 or 3 points from those two games and everyone (myself included) going into meltdown even though it's not that bad before convincingly thrashing Stevenidge and finding oursevels in 2nd because the teams around us also drop points that they don't think they should 0-0 Saturday is my gut feeling, like I say, based on nothing other than that's what happens we're in this position!

How could I forget to mention that! memories!

Seriously though, what on earth is that Ram? I’ve honestly never seen that before. The ‘72 ram looked just like today’s beautiful creature so where did this one 4 or 5 years come from?

It’s my favourite childhood memory too mate. I was 10 but remember it as clearly as any other memory in my whole life! later that year me and my brother got a PlayStation for Christmas and the genuine surprise at unwrapping that is my second favourite childhood memory. 1996 was my favourite year

These stories are mad! I've always thoughht my dad embellished his stories but the 70s really were crazy!

I’m just learning it now 😂

Jacob Laarson was player of the season

I'm amazed at how strongly some people cling on to their oppinions. Is it pride? Because I don't mind admitting I wanted Warne out earlier in the season, peaking after the defeat at Stevenidge and then come December 29th thought he's going to take us up as champions. Being a football fan is way more fun when you over react in both directions.

I sadly do know a few 😞 and they can be ridiculous. They'll make sheep noises like it's some diss and I'm like "oh thanks for that mate, I didn't know a Ram was a sheep, you've really cut me deep there". Some claim to actually hate sheep because of Derby County and I'm not making that up My sister is married to a Forest fan and I had the misfortune on going on his stag do with an awful lot of Forest fans to Benidorm and being the only Derby fan. It was dreadful but at least it was during the years where we were the better team. I can't imagine being in that same situation now

Without thinking, I very nearly instinctively replied saying "well as a young man myself, I have fond memories of the Baseball Ground" before thinking a little harder and realising I'm on the eve of 38 years of age and although I had a season ticket for the last 2 seasons at the Baseball Ground, I was only 11 when we left! My brother who is 2 years younger than me barely remembers it so it's actually quite mad to think that you're quite right, there really are people well into their 30s who either didn't go or don't remember the Baseball Ground. How depressing

Yes, their fans