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48 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

We've been to the Jura (Domaine du Chalain) in Eastern France about half dozen times and love it. Also been to near Saumer. 

This year we're in Le Bugue (19 miles from Sarlat). 

Thanks for your best wishes. She had the treatment (surgery, chemo and radiotherapy) just before Covid and everything seems to be OK now.

Mmm, not been to the Jura as yet, will have to consider that. I'll do some googling.

When I said eastern France I meant Alsace-Lorraine area, Colmar in particular and its environs is lovely and you can pop into Germany or Switzerland for the day.

18 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

Whereabouts in the Loire? We’ve been there a few times.

We’re driving (as in I’m doing all the driving) to a site in the Dordogne in 5 weeks. We’re not resort people and can’t even be doing with hotels. Our first overseas holiday since Covid, my mum passing away and my wife’s cancer diagnosis. I think we deserve one.

Near Saumur if I recall. 

Yes, I do all the driving as well ?

Dordogne is nice, been to Sarlat (Calviac), Bergerac (Saint Foy la Grande) and Les Eyzies on different trips but we don't like going to the same place twice.

Would definitely recommend Eastern France if you haven't been already.

Sorry to hear about your mum and wife, hope it's not severe and can enjoy your time away.

1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said:

Corfu has a lot of untouched, non-resort areas, as have all the Greek Islands.

I'm sure it does and i'm sure it's lovely.

It's just what we booked, well, we both weren't feeling the love so we changed it.

Cancelled my September trip to Corfu, we both thought about it and realised we're not resort people, never have been.

Booked a week on a campsite in the Loire instead, 6 weeks after 10 days at Lake Annecy, also on a campsite.

I kind of agree with @KBB to some extent.

Whilst I do live in Derby, it took me 50 years to get here and I'm not from the area so haven't developed the local hatred ( is that too strong?)

The only team I have any real dislike for is Leicester and that's because of the play-off final, their Admin shenanigans and the sickly media love-in they had.

I would have preferred Luton to go up as I went to school there for 4 years, or Huddersfield because of great Aunt Minnie who's funeral I attended.

Dad was a Wednesday fan so not Sheff Utd either.

Huddersfield it is then ?

1, 2nd Football Team: Mickleover FC

2, Non-English Football Team: Toulouse FC

3, Cricket Team: Don't like cricket

4, Rugby Union and/or League Team: Don't like rugby

5, NFL Team: Don't like NFL but would say Seahawks because my uncle brought a sweatshirt over in the late 80's 

6, NHL / MLB / NBA / MLS Team: Don't like any of them

7, Miscellaneous Team (I.e., Formula 1, other nation sport teams, etc): F1 - Williams and McLaren but usually prefer drivers. Alonso and Vettel

8, Individual Athletic Sportsman Or Woman (I.e., tennis, golf, boxer, etc): Nigel Mansell

9, Individual Indoor Sportsman Or Woman (I.e., snooker, darts, etc): Steve 'interesting' Davis

10, Sportsman Or Woman Deceased: Ayrton Senna

17 hours ago, Turk Thrust said:

What is your...

- Grandad’s Team - Derby
- Dad’s Team - Derby
- Mum’s Team - didnt have one 

- Everyone at your school's Team - Derby

- Your local Team now - Leyton Orient and West Ham

- my neighbour’s Team - Dover

- My nephews’ Team(s) - Hamburg, St Pauli and Werder Bremen

One of which I would have probably supported except I moved from Ilford when I was 2 - thankfully ?

14 hours ago, Van der MoodHoover said:

Grandads team - Yeovil Town on fathers side, Derby on mothers

Dads team - originally Yeovil, but Derby since mid-60s

Mum's team - Derby since birth (father was a member of the boot room team) 

Everyone at school - seemed to be split Liverpool/man utd

Local team - Eastleigh, or in the league Southampton 

Kids team - claims not to like football but has been to a few rams away games with me. 

Good survey ?

Jeez, I went to 6th form in Eastleigh, Barton Peverell

13 hours ago, CBRammette said:

I always like the threads where forum members tell us how they got to be Derby fans. Have enjoyed following the Sport Bible thread on Twitter this week so thought we could waste some time with it on here as we're waiting (again). Added a couple as have taken out Your team which is a bit obvious

What is your...

- Grandad’s Team
- Dad’s Team
- Mum’s Team

- Everyone at your school's Team

- Your local Team now

- Your kids Team(s)

 

- Grandad’s Team - no idea, died when I was 7 but barely knew him
- Dad’s Team - Sheffield Wednesday
- Mum’s Team - Mum not into football.

- Everyone at your school's Team - Which school? Infant School? Junior School? Senior School? Senior school probably Saints and Pompey, Junior School probably Luton or Arsenal, don't remember

- Your local Team now - Derby

- Your kids Team(s) - Eldest likes Villa, youngest doesn't like football.

5 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

Another crass and unsubstantiated comment. How do you know that only I have this opinion, am assuming you've taken a consensus of all of the forum members to gain this fact. 

Anyhows upwards and onwards or whatever they say.

We could take a poll if you like?

Or, let's move on as you suggest.

We're all on the same side here I think.

Onwards and upwards it is.

1 hour ago, SaffyRam said:

 

I'm going to focus on the "I'm hopeful everyone will come around" part.

Stay positive ?

44 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

 

@G STAR RAM has already beaten me to this.

I still also cannot fathom the need to try and defend the indefensible. 

Nowhere have I defended his actions, you made an assumption based on your own prejudiced reading of the post.

I just offered an alternative timeline, extrapolation common in SF.

It's probably way off the mark and we don't live in that timeline anyway but is it plausible? Who knows.

34 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said:

If my auntie had a thingie she'd be my uncle immediately springs to mind.

None of us know what you've speculated on would have transpired it's pure conjecture. 

Of course it's conjecture, 99% of this thread is conjecture.

I'm just postulating an alternative scenario.

Is it plausible? Who knows.

Has Mel done a lot of damage? Yes

Was any of it deliberate? I don't think so.

If covid hadn't happened I reckon we wouldn't now have the HMRC debt we do.

Mel would have changed the amortization policy, taken a 9 point deduction and settled with Gibson.

A couple of player sales, (Knight?Sibley?) to pay down debt and heavy use of the academy a la this season and where would we be?

Lower mid in the championship, a team with sell on potential, lower overall debt and a more saleable club.

So, are we being too harsh on Mel? Does he deserve the level of abuse he's getting on here?

Well done @mozza - thanks for doing this,  seems like a ballache to me.

Can't make it, missus is ill.

Have 2 tickets for EU -D if needed 

Have posted on Twitter, both for 30 but if you know anyone deserving and can pick up from Mickleover you can have them for free.

30 Sombrero's?

Maybe Cardiff should come dressed as snowmen, make a fun thing of it.

Can you get Sombrero's in somewhere like Poundland?

3-3 - Plange

I watched it when it appeared on my Twitter timeline, very good.

Thanks @LeeCharlesTV it was excellent, fair play to you both (is it your missus?) on the kind words.

Best wishes for next season.

54 minutes ago, Naughty James said:

 

 

? I support Derby and Arsenal.  I'm pretty high profile so it's well known they're who I support.

 

 

 

Never heard you.

(Who is he?)

2-1 - Davies

We could confuse the opposition and sing their songs with them.

Join in with their chants about their own rivals.

Could be fun and we'd make a lot of friends instead of pi55ing other fans off with a  'bigger than you' mentality. 

Thanks @86 Hair Islands

New prediction then.

2-0 Ebiowei because, why not?