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Agree with that but substitute Jones for another young, bright intelligent coach who knows what he wants 🤔🤔🤔

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

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

And had Warne done his job properly and stuck with the centre back pairing of Nelson and Cashin in a back 4 that brought all the 'success', then Bradley wouldn't have been in the team....

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

Here he is playing in 2019, same pub.. Spotted American Ram at the bar.  Now we know what happened.
 

When I started coming to matches again in November, Collins was the player that stood out for me. There was a good run of decent football, but then it feels like the whole team has got a bit lost. Collins is getting goals in but his performance isn’t standing out as it was a few months ago. I like him though and think his dedication is a good example to some of the younger players. 

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! 

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! 

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! 

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! 

Except this isn't a new thing... The home atmosphere has been dogsh!t for a while now, and I chalk it up to toxic expectation. I remember it really starting in 14/15, the first season people started assuming we'd finish top 2. It seemingly changed from unconditional support, to entirely conditional. The team has to do something to warrant cheering, rather than generating atmosphere to gee the players on.
I find it all very entitled. It's embarrassing when we come across as the fanbase that thinks they're better than they are. We should have a 'we're in league 1 so better roll our sleeves up and muck in'' whereas instead everyone is expecting champagne football and constant wins, and then literally boo'ing if we dare to have a blip... I think that reflects more poorly on our fanbase, than it does in any way on Warne or his football. 

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

This will be my first match in the stands with my son. Aged 4, so no expectations about lasting for the whole thing, but he's been asking to go and is already excited for Saturday.
He's been practicing his chanting so hoping for an improved atmosphere!

I’ll start warming up @Mucker1884 

I think it must have refused to eat until Hales scored, which explains its emaciated appearance....

When the football card designers didnt have a transferred player in their new colours , they used to draw the new colours on . There are loads of examples from a few years collections in the seventees . All of them are laughable . 

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?

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?

How could I forget to mention that! memories! 

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

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

You just ma
You just made my day. Two of the photos are randomly from my first ever match (1-0 win v West Ham in Feb 1988). Never seen those!

I can't believe anyone claiming to be a Rams fan can openly admit to this!  😲
 
It's like not knowing we beat Forest in the 1903 FA Cup Final by a record 7-0.
It's like not knowing we were formed in 1882.
It's like not knowing our record attendance is 41, 826 v Arsenal.
It's like not knowing Kevin Hector made more penalty saves than any other Derby County Goalkeeper in history.
It's like not knowing our very own Branko Strupar scored the very first Premiership goal of this Millennium, against Reading, in March 2002.
It's like not knowing The Derby County Ram only ever had one eye, three legs, and a rather impressive penis.
It's like not knowing Margaret Thatcher (God rest her soul) officially opened Prime Park Stadium way 25 years ago this week.
 
Dear oh dear... sometimes, I despair, I really do!

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