alanmarklewis

Thank you for the gracious comments.  I'm a bit *ahem* tired and emotional - it's been a relatively long wait for us to get back in to the second tier.  I'm rooting for you to get over the line and other results this evening appear to have been in your favour.  Good luck and raising a glass to B4.

Have you watched Derby… ever?

Can't lay a finger on Northampton but can turn up at the leaders, such a strange season.

Despite it being impossible, as they all play each other, I expect our four promotion rivals to take maximum points from their remaining games, while we fail to pick up a single point for the remainder of the season.
We finish 6th and, despite getting our hopes back up by sneaking past Bolton in the semis, we collapse in the against Lincoln in the final at Wembley blow a 2-0 lead to lose 5-2. Sending 40,000 Derby fans home unhappy, as 378 Imps celebrate promotion on Wembley Way.
Meanwhile, Leeds and Leicester claim Automatic promotion to the Premier League, and Nottingham Forest escape relegation by a point on the final day.All three go on to finish top 10 in the following season.
In League 2, Wrexham are promoted and proceed to spend £300m to assemble to strongest third tier side of all time, meaning that recently relegated Birmingham city have to settle for second place, as the Rams miss out again and head to Wembley to eventually lose to Rotherham. (Who are by then managed by Conor Hourihane)
 

Thank you for all the love, well wishes and oh matron moments, everyone.
Shame about the result, but I suppose it would not be Derby County if it was all smooth sailing.
With six games to go, we have our destiny in our own hands and that’s what counts. Blackpool will be tough but we’ll hopefully bounce back and flicker into life again.
Must admit I am a bit disappointed that it was just me who rose to the occasion and performed when it mattered.

The logic of the offical statement from Forest seems to suggest that they are being punished for over spending, that somehow not letting them do so allows those with deeper pockets to outspend them. This is a flawed argument on many grounds.
1: Them was the rules all along, if you don't like them then don't play.
2: Those rules were brought in for the absolute benefit of the smaller clubs, to prevent them having to overspend and go into massive debts just to keep up. Indeed, they were put there to ensure that the biggest teams didn't have endless means on their spending, a la early Abramovich.
3: The size of the breach is of such a magnitude as to suggest either complete stupidity or flagrant intent to ignore.
For those comparing the case of Forest and Derby it is clear to see one is a case of bad accounting (ours, as a club we were collectively a bit too cute and we served our punishment, but it was in the end one owner trying to play fast and loose with a definition of debt) and the other a blatant attempt to just subvert the rules as put in place. Forest can cry all they want that they are being chopped off at the knees but the truth is there to see, they broke the rules of the competition they chose to enter into.
The problem we have now is that we enter into a phase of the journey where the lawyers of the convicted become potentially bigger than the lawyers of those prosecuting. Not for Forest but when the day of reckoning comes for City it will be very interesting indeed to see how that plays out.
But, and I say this as someone who is far from a Forest hater (I don't live near there and have no friends or otherwise who support them), it is a sad day when you see the blight that has hit the lower leagues arrive in the top flight. Teams are now not relegated based on their footballing ability and our very close shave with extinction will likely be surpassed by someone like Forest, who just get themselves in that little bit too deep. It is going to happen.

Blatant dive IMO.

It’s about time SKY paid to charter trains and bus travel to compensate away fans for their stupid o’clock ko times.
 

Derby v Bolton will be fun. Two teams fighting it out to see who can bottle it more.

If Puma are next seasons shirt supllier, a remake of this would be epic

If I may be so bold, I'd like to poo-poo on your opinion.
 
North Stand...

 
East Stand...

 
South Stand...

 
And mentioning no names... West Stand...

Doggin? 😁 
 

Luckily he lives in Stafford, saw him the other week up Cannock Chase 😄.

People forget it's not just a football move it's their life too. Still a young lad moving to a nice city, much better night life than Derby and his mates there. Derbys turning into a bigger **** hole year by year, people will blame Warne for not attracting players but I'm sure the city has a big part to play in it too.

I’m embarrassed we’ve even complained. If this was a Forest player winning the game with some schenanigans, we’d all be applauding. The blame is on the wall and the fact nobody spotted him moving the ball. 
Like you said, Samba.. s*** housery.. we all loved it

Superstition is ridiculous and will play no part in our season, touch wood.

B4 April 2023……………………If ever we needed a rallying call.
 
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! 👍🐏

Just watched Paul Warnes prematch interview on the club website. @Owen87ITK asks him about the contract extension that NML has just signed. PW is obviously delighted with this development but he then goes on to describe NML as a "massive weapon."
I'm pretty sure he's meaning it in a complimentary sense, however where I come from that's deemed derogatory terminology. Maybe I misheard him and he just said he's got a massive weapon. 😳

Have you considered dropping acid with your pre-match pie?

For anyone that missed it.
 

Coulldn’t miss out on a pic with Rammie 🐏

@B4’s Sister

Until the last week it has been a long time since I had been at a Derby Match. My Dad has said I’ve probably seen some of the best football so far this season. So, this thread is starting with genuine positivity from me, as my brother Daniel (B4) would also have done. This match means so much more to the Beavis family than any result. We want everyone to wave their scraves and flanges (not literally, ladies 🙈) and raise the roof for both DCFC and Daniel. Please share the details of the applause far and wide. 
I’m reliably told I need to predict a 3-0 win to Derby. 
My dad, Andy and I, will be in the east stand, stairway 35. We’ll be having a drink before the match and at halftime. Please do come and say hello. 
 
#COYR   #GetReadyToRoar  #BeMoreB4