Grimbeard

My 3 favourite things are eating my family and not using commas. 

I don’t care if we go up ?
OR 
I don’t care, if we go up ?
(Commas save lives - let’s eat, Grandma)
 

Wouldn't have been cheaper to blow up his bakery?

Well I 'spose it'll do if they've got no proper beers like Carling or Woodpecker.

we can laugh because its leicester and forest but it really doesnt feel right does it? in terms of the premier league that is.  almost every club in the prem is at the limit either just under or over it like everton leicester and forest.... apart from the established super league clubs  who will spend the summer picking off players from villa newcastle wolves and the list goes on. speaking of the super league its like its already been introduced
 
it will be burnley and bournemouth that will be next in trouble, theyve had big spends in the past few seasons. bournemouth alone have spent north of 200m in the past 18 months and have hardly recouped a penny in transfer fees
 
to me the rules feel completely wrong as funny as it is because all the vile clubs are getting punished

A Muslim work colleague tells me it's ok to drink water and eat a small amount if doing manual labour.
Mind, at the time he was munching a cheese cob and he hadn't done a stroke all morning, so maybe not the most reliable source of religeous instruction.

Wouldn't have been cheaper to blow up his bakery?

On a tangent, but how amusing would it be to see Leicester bottle promotion after being so far ahead and with such a financial advantage over others...

When you use the term "Thereabouts" when referring to a difference of £13m, it shows just what a shiteshow football has become.
It's almost like... "£13 million?  Pfft!" 🙄
I'm struggling to fall out of love with Derby County FC, but I feckin' detest football!  

Funny how we talk of ‘investors’ … when nearly all, if not all, are effectively giving the Club money and receive no financial return on it at all- in fact it’s lost.
I wonder how many fans - assuming they were multi millionaires would ‘invest’ in the Club in this manner…
We can slag MM off as much as we do but the fact is he gave the Club millions …yes, it turned out a disaster but he still lost a bundle of cash…

Moor Farm on the 1st of July.

Won't lie, i've started checking in on this thread just to see how this whole saga pans out 😂

Also referred to us as County in his very first post. Always a sign of someone with little knowledge of the Rams 

It all depends upon the length of the match threads.
A win today warrants about 25 pages, whereas a defeat at Northampton generates around 60.
All we need to do is steal @RoyMac5's laptop and we're there.

Poor bloke only asked for a few tips on places to go in Derby! 

Today’s kids miss out of all that juvenile high jinx in favour of Tik-Tok & discussing their mental health breakdowns online with total strangers 😲. 

Doombar is what not to like - how Coors can be allowed to change the recipe and percentage and take it from a lovely beer to the slop it is now without being made to change its name should be against the trade descriptions act - think I'd rather pay £2 not to have it to be honest - carry on everyone, rant over 😂

Match Thread: vs Portsmouth (a)
Tuesday, April 2nd, Kick-Off – 8.00pm
Head to Head:
Two grand old clubs who first met way back in 1902 in the FA Cup, a game that resulted in a rather unsatisfactory 0-0 bore draw. The replay at saw us winning the replay 6-3 which doubtless gave the early Rams faithful a little more to cheer. Since then, there’s not been a deal between the two sides, with Derby edging the charts with 42 wins to Pompey’s 35.
Games won: 42
Games drawn: 23
Games lost: 35
The Status Quo:
Well, it’s looking good right now my fellow rams. Likewise for Pompey, who do look near to uncatchable now, though there doubtless remain some happy clappers like yours truly who will still be hoping Portsmouth slip up and what better place for them to begin their demise than in front of their own fans on Tuesday evening? That said, Portsmouth have arguably been THE most consistent side in the division, steadily accumulating wins after a minor, mid-season wobble. It’s fair to say that while they’ve continued their good form, our post-Xmas wobble saw us fall back a little, though if we look at the last half dozen games, we’ve actually outpointed them, indeed only Lincoln, who seem to lay waste to every team they meet right now, can claim to be in better form than our own beloved Rams.

The Key Threats:
There’s little doubt that Cody Bishop is their main striking threat with 16 goals and 2 assists to his name this season, but Pompey can boast other threats, none less than Paddy Lane who has netted 11 times this season, also weighing in with 6 assists. Abu Kamara and Marlon pack have 8 assists a piece, so it’s fair to say that Pompey have multiple attacking threats and they promise to provide us with our toughest game of the season and one in which Nelson and Cashin will need to be absolutely on their A-game if we are to leave with Fratton Park with anything to show for the game.
Team News:
Like most, I was delighted to see Collo return to the fold so swiftly and he looked pretty damn sharp to be honest. Perhaps the ‘rest’ has actually done him well! This is critical as for me, Wash and Waggy look some way off their peak and I suppose, given their lack of games this year, that’s easy to understand.
I was also delighted to see Korey Smith start and for me, he has to stay in the starting 11. He’s not entirely dissimilar to Hourihane, but his mobility gives us more stability, though that said, we did again leave gaps between the press and our back line against Blackpool and if we do so again against Pompey, we might find ourselves in some bother.
With a considerable injury list still hampering his efforts, Warne will again need to marshal his troops carefully and I’d expect a cagey performance from both sides where moments of quality will likely settle the game, rather than one side establishing outright dominance. I’ll drop another update on injuries etc, on this thread nearer the game, but I’d be looking at something similar to what we saw yesterday, with a couple of tweaks:
Firstly, I’ve assumed Elder is once more broken and that we’ll therefore need to use Sibbo in the LB role again. I’d have preferred him starting higher up the pitch, but we have so many missing that it’s a case of needs must. In so much, the back 4 pick themselves.
I’ve kept the same midfield as last week, with Smith again taking the starting role and Conor set to figure later in the game. Adams remains on fire and simply has to start every match now. The only other tweak I’d use would be to play Wash in behind Collo, assuming Jimmy is able to manage 60 minutes at this point in his return. That gives us something like the line-up below, but I do expect this to change, as I very seldom guess Warne’s selection correctly and I’m also hopeful we’ll have one or two more to pick from. CBT, now with some minutes under his belt, appears to be finding some good form and despite our injury situation, we'll have some interesting bench options all the same and perhaps he might even earn a start?


The Game:
I don’t think there’s any doubt that both sides have sufficient quality to punish any errors made and I think this will simply come down to which side best executes their game plan and who is most clinical with the chances they fashion. I’m going for a 1-1 draw with Nate to re-find his scoring touch and secure us another vital point. I think with both clubs and sets of fans riding high, it ought to be a great atmosphere though at present, there is some rain forecast. For anyone making a mini-break of it, please see some 'Things To Do' suggestions and links to some decent eateries below, as suggested by TripAdvisor:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186298-Activities-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g186298-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html
Enjoy the game my fellow Rams fans and safe journey to and fro.
COYR
BE MORE B4

You have to credit Warne for seemingly building a great culture at the club. He’s achieved something that he talked about from day one.

I think it was more
Doo wah doo wah, doowah diddy... 
 
 

Looking forward to Tuesday; should be a cracking atmosphere under the lights with you bringing down a full contingent.  Two proper football cities going head-to-head.  The season I really got in to it was the 86/7 season in the, then, Division 2.  I'd rather the top two positions were reversed, but would gladly take the same overall outcome.

Blimey!  Just how feckin' old are you!  😲

Yards?
decades on side. They are still on side now !