Allanthediver

That game was the first huge target my dad gave himself the morning after the stroke. His recovery in 7 weeks has been incredible!
He may not have been able to clap, or bounce to prove he’s not a Red (but take our word for it, he isn’t), but with my help and with assistance from a steward, he was able to invade the pitch…
The short walk to the stadium was the limit of what he could do. Another enormous thank you to the absolute gent that is @ram59, and his mate Paul, without whom we simply wouldn’t have been able to make it.
UTR!!

Sadly this will be my last match today. My first was in 1956 as a 13year old, My dad used to take me before that but he stopped going when we went down to the third division north. My mate and I would catch the 12 oclock bus from Melbourne and be the first in the ground. We stood in the Normanton end pigeon loft, I think it was 3 shilling. To this day I remember that team. We were champions in 1957 and I ran onto the pitch after the last match against Southport, Ray Straw scored 37 goals that season, The next ten years saw me start work, get married and have two children, I had moved to Derby, and after my family, the Rams were the most important thing in my life I never missed a home game in those ten years even though we were only an average second division side. And then in 1966 after England won the world cup my mate and I decided to have a season ticket, Little did we know what would happen that season, I was at work one day and a Rams supporting work mate told me we had signed a player from Bradford Park Avenue, his name was Kevin Hector I'd never heard of him but he was without doubt the most wonderful footballer to grace the Baseball Ground I had ever seen, and because of this we wanted to see more players like him which led to Tim Ward getting the sack and BC becoming Manager, what followed was ten years of unbelievable success and enjoyment. And then things started to go wrong off and on the pitch and I stopped being a season ticket holder during Peter Taylors time as manager, i still loved The Rams of course and when I turned 65 and retired my old mate from Melbourne and I bought season tickets again. But sadly covid left my best friend of 80 years with a dementia problem and he know no longer knows me. For the last two seasons I have been going alone to the match but its just not the same for me. Therefore I am calling it a day, as I write this I am welling up as I will do this afternoon. Thank you Derby County for every thing I will love you till I die.     

Ronnie Pickering?
 

Ronnie Pickering?
 

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

2000! ....my a*r*e. And I was about halfway down
 

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

2000! ....my a*r*e. And I was about halfway down
 

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

2000! ....my a*r*e. And I was about halfway down
 

2000! ....my a*r*e. And I was about halfway down
 

2000! ....my a*r*e. And I was about halfway down
 

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

Thank-you whoever sorted this out. I was quite happily walking along and turned the corner and saw the masses on the bridge. Bawled my eyes out!! Well done the organisers and all those who showed the world!!

I appreciate this whole situation must be massively frustrating for any Derby fan, myself included. 
However I have no idea of the discussions MM and the EFL are having. I also don't know how Mel is, or indeed what is driving his approach. 
I understand that much of their discussion will be subject to NDAs. 
So, whilst it is unpalatable for most of us that we don't know what might be going on behind the scenes, we must be patient and assume that those representing Derby County are acting in the best interests of the club. 
Imagine if you were doing your level best for the club, working long hours to try to get the best resolution for the club, only to find on social media that you are incompetent, greedy, a disgrace etc. 
All we can do, as supporters, is to support the players during this difficult period. After all, their effort and application have been laudable. 
 
 

Hey Allan. Here's the original thread: