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2 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

That's close to me.
Were you the guy taking pics with your phone?  I think I saw you!  😉

Might have been……..I was right at the end of the row U (it’s an age thing), was you the bloke with the jesters hat carrying  a tray of chips smothered in tomato ketchup? 👍🏁

Thoughts on the match, pinched from the Carlisle forum.

I was the safe standing bit, I can’t stand the whole game my legs go numb but the railings were really good and can lean on them.  Wasn’t in great favour of safe standing but changed my mind.

“Bstand jnr was losing a bit of interest in all honesty over the last few games, which is totally understandable at 14 considering the s**** on show.

He's absolutely loved his trip today, came home bouncing and can't wait for next season to hopefully replace the "scenes" today.”

“the sound was deafening at times”

Probably one of the best atmospheres for a game of football that I've ever been at, the Derby fans when they did that 'jumping up and down' thing were phenomenal.

On a more positive note, I've been chatting to a few Derby fans tonight who were all very complimentary about the Blue Army. They were impressed with the numbers who came down and of the noise we made. I've no problem with Derby County. A proper football city and proper supporters. Good luck to them next year.

………..seemed like a real decent bunch who deserve a lot better, good luck to em.👍🏁

To quote Phoenix Nights.

“ Jerry can you smell smoke”

B4 April 2023…….

Well calling all derby fans to get really really really behind the lads we need get behind the lads lets have wall of noise and have sea of black and white let's have scafs flags and balloons let's cheer lads on.

get behind the lads ✅

wall of noise ✅

sea of black and white  ✅

scafs flags balloons ✅

cheer lads on ✅

……………...I think we did you proud Saturday Dan. 👍

All sorted………..we’re up

Cash is in the house!

B4 April 2023, If ever we needed a rallying call, different game but the sentiment remains exactly the same!
 

Well calling all derby fans to get really really really behind the lads we need get behind the lads lets have wall of noise and have sea of black and white let's have scafs flags and balloons let's cheer lads on into the play offs. The louder we are the better lads play. Let  burton players shake with fear and let them think what on earth have we got our selfs into here.

…………..no further comment required! 

Here’s a bit of rescued memorabilia.

Can’t remember if these were placed on every stand in the ground, but they were definitely on the Popside seats.

“Popside seats”………………..it just doesn’t sound right! 👍😁

For those of a nervous disposition regards Saturday………here’s some chill medicine! 👍😁

Review of the match, pinched from the Carlisle forum.

Derby need a point for promotion and this can do funny things to you mentally. However, some pointers which may settle them down somewhat. There is staggering 69 point gap between the sides. They’re +78 ahead of us on goal difference. Home record for Derby, played 22, won 14, drawn 4, lost 4 – scored 39, conceded 18. Two of those home defeats came in August against Wigan and Oxford. They also lost against Peterborough on New Year’s Day and Charlton at the end of February – but since then have won their last five home games.

Last but not least, we have a Derby legend running our team. He has more appearances for the Rams and scored more goals than for any other club. Is he really going to be trying to win this fixture and potentially deny them promotion? Hmm…

Derby’s a decent away day, so those of you lucky enough to be in attendance - please take a second to take it all in, it may be a very long time before we “enjoy” a Saturday afternoon fixture in the sun at ground and club like this again, so make the most of it.

…………..all seems fair comment to me. 👍

Pinched from the Posh forum, from a Bolton fan.

Can you play the same team on Saturday please because if nothing else it will put the frighteners under Derby. Whilst it’s unlikely Carlisle will do them you just never know in football. We’ve all been there, games we needed to get a result in but the longer it goes the more the pressure increases. A 3-0 win for Wanderers against your reserves and Carlisle pop in a 95th minute winner would go down very well in North Lancashire. ?

Meanwhile, in the real world.

………………….here’s Ferguson and Evatt! 👍😂

From the BBCs Simon Stone.

BBC Sport has been told Nottingham Forest made contact with PGMOL on Friday to highlight the potential for Nuno Espirito Santo being asked about Stuart Attwell’s appointment in his weekly press conference that afternoon.

As it turned out, the subject was not raised in the press conference. 

It is being stressed that at no point were PGMOL asked to change the appointment or that Forest had an issue with Attwell’s involvement in the game.

From the original Forest tweet.

We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him.

Looks like they never even enquired about Attwell being dropped! …..🤡🤡

Won 3-0
 

Pinched from elsewhere.

This decision is based on the club failing to meet the 10-year security of tenure at their stadium, required for new teams applying to enter the EFL which was required by 1 March 2024.

The club requested a 10-year security of tenure from Gateshead Council. This was refused. The National League wrote to the council in support of the application by the club highlighting the impact on the club, its supporters, and the local community if the security was not given.

Unfortunately, the response received was not supportive of the club’s requirements and placed the club at risk of a refusal of membership to the EFL and therefore forfeiture of any right to participate in the play-offs.

Being a member of Gateshead Council could well be a rather precarious pastime at the moment!

Pinched from a grumpy forum member from you know where.

If Carragher thinks it doesn’t matter what club an official supports I hope Liverpool have a known Man United fan reffing their game every week for a decade.

We shouldn’t have to put out a statement like that but we’ve been screwed over almost weekly for a year now and it’s a disgrace.

More of the ‘small teams’ should tell the FA and PL what they think of the blatant bias being shown to certain teams.

Why is small teams in single quotation marks? 👍😁

13 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

 

If you could get back to me it would be most appreciated, as I'll need to know what time Muckerette needs to put the half-baked baguettes in the oven.

Yours sincerely,
Nobody important.

 

baguettes, cor that’s posh!
 

By the time I get home I’ll be celebrating promotion with a chippy tea!👍😁

11 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

I might be cynical, but, does that mean sky are saying "all the matches are ours and are restricted"?

Hold tight…………I’ve just found the small print! 👍😁

In order to assist supporters with their plans around fixtures selected for broadcast, the EFL and broadcast partners Sky Sports have agreed to a minimum five-week commitment for the announcement of games for TV coverage. The five week commitment is shortened to four weeks’ public notice from March and the notice period remains at three weeks for the penultimate weekend of the season.

TV selections for the final day of the season will be released a week prior.

Carlisle game could be a runner on Rams TV for domestic viewers.

Pinched from the clubs Rams TV FAQs

Displaced Weekend Matches

These are matches which were originally scheduled for Saturday 3pm and are displaced from this position.

These fixtures are available to stream in the domestic market.

moved from 3pm kick off to 12.30.

The following fixtures/matches do not (unless otherwise stated) qualify for domestic streaming by RamsTV:

- Saturday 3pm fixtures
- Any of Sky Sports’ live selections
- All Carabao Cup matches are excluded from the streaming opportunity
- Play off matches may not be streamed as they are exclusive to Sky Sports
- FA Cup matches

Sky haven’t chosen any match to show live, they’ve just got a random programme on the 27th titled

Final Day

EFL League 1, Sky Sports Main Event (12:00), Sky Sports Football (12:00)

SECOND…………latest promotion odds.

Is the Carlisle game fancy dress…………..asking for a friend. 👍😁

………..you ain’t seen me right  👍🥸

Lowest scoring team in the league, 43 games only 31 goals scored.

Anyway…………here’s a cunning plan that might just work tonight! 👍😁

Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers attendance 29.604

Derby v Leyton Orient attendance 30,247

……………………….. no further comment required

Attendance 30,247

5th highest today in all leagues and a larger crowd than at Forest.

………………………………….well done to one and all.👍🐏

9 minutes ago, SamUltraRam said:

And don't forget, I believe that every weekend 5 Championship games will be shown live and 5 from the combined Leagues One & Two

That'll be Friday night, Saturday lunch & evening, Sunday afternoon & Monday nights.

Brilliant !?!?!

Dare to say it but if we don't get promoted this season just imagine how many Derby games will be chosen for live weekend coverage next season

………..plus.

All opening, final day, and midweek fixtures in the Sky Bet EFL will be shown live, as will all games played on Bank Holidays including Easter, Boxing Day and New Year's Day alongside the matches played in Sky Bet League One and League Two during international breaks.

pinched from the EFL site.

CHANGES TO CURRENT WAYS OF WATCHING 

Will matches still be available to watch via iFollow, or Clubs’ alternative streaming services?

From the 2024/25 season onward, this new deal with Sky Sports will effectively replace the EFL’s domestic video streaming option provided via iFollow and club streaming services

Audio services will remain alongside existing audio-visual arrangements for international audiences.

PRODUCTION VALUES

So will Sky Sports OTT mean single camera production like iFollow? 

The EFL and Sky Sports will continue to work together to innovate, seeking opportunities to improve coverage and take viewers closer to the action

The EFL will be investing significantly in production infrastructure to enhance the viewing experience.

Sky Sports will have a minimum of eight cameras for each game broadcast on existing channels

A minimum of four cameras will be used at Championship and League One matches, and a minimum of two cameras in League Two

For matches available to stream, Sky Sports commentary will also be provided

Wonder what Owen Bradley makes of all this?

Think I might have to nip up into the loft! 👍😁