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Nicky Hunt

Mate of mine was in a covers band.  He hated people screaming for this one at kicking out time. Every Time but he hated it.

I am in complete agreement on Mr Brightside. I don't like the song or the band in the first place, so it's particularly galling that this is played so regularly.
It's not maintained popularity, but No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age was massively overplayed.
Chelsea Dagger should carry a death sentence rather than a fine.

I hate the reaction Mr Brightside gets. Everyone thinks it's such an epic song but it isn't. They're all wrong.
I like to try and ruin the vibe. Try and make eye contact with people singing along and having a good time so I can psychologically destroy their enthusiasm, hoping one day that the song loses it's status as a floor filler. 
Pished up people singing the chorus and miming the other verses. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nn3gv5x42o.amp
As an ex DJ myself, there are certain songs that I used to get sick of playing and now cannot stand!
What are yours?
Come on Eileen 
Don’t you want me
Tainted love
Living in a prayer
Uptown funk
Celebration
Dancing Queen
Sweet Caroline
Don’t Stop Believing
Mr Brightside
Don’t stop me now
500 miles 
Aaarrrgghhh!!!
 

What Rooney achieved under difficult circumstances in the relegation season is admirable. I do dispute the narrative that he had nothing to work with. Plenty of our players that season walk into other lower half Championship teams. It was really only in the striker department where the squad was comfortably below the level required.
Anyone want to talk about his first season in charge at Derby? I'd argue it's a much more accurate representation of his ability than the extreme circumstances of the 2nd, which he is unlikely to ever face again. He nearly relegated a team that was easily mid table in terms of ability. I appreciate he inherited a poor start from Cocu, but Rooney had 35 games. His points per game extrapolated over the season would've been good enough for a 20th place finish. He played awful football and took us on one of the worst runs of results in our history. If it weren't for Marlon Pack's equaliser against Rotherham, we'd have gone down.
So many people still have stars in their eyes when it comes to Rooney. So many people queuing up to make excuses for his objectively poor managerial record. He is afforded more leeway than most managers because of his celebrity status and his incredible achievements as a player. I don't care about that. I'm a Derby fan, not a Man United fan. I only care about what Rooney did as manager of this club, and the truth is that he was pretty bad.

I should've been more specific with what I said. I don't care about his record as a player. I absolutely do care about his managerial record for the following reason. All the main pro Rooney arguments are based upon the adverse conditions he was dealing with at Derby. The Birmingham job was a chance to see how he would fare without points deductions or takeover rumours as a distraction. With his players being paid on time and taking over with the team in 6th instead of 24th. As we all saw, that Birmingham stint didn't exactly lend any credence to the idea that Rooney would've been a successful manager here if only the circumstances had been better.
I don't think Rooney was useless, just not very good and vastly overrated by most Derby fans. He was definitely better than Phil Brown.

Spouts on kettles. How hard can it possibly be to design something that directs the liquid where you want it? As it stands most of them have aim about as good as mine after 6 pints.

Excuses and more excuses. The reason I lean into the star struck theory is that I have no other way of understanding how people incessantly run cover for Rooney. Of course no other Championship teams had any injuries to contend with that season. Of course all the referees were biased against us. Of course Middlesbrough deliberately lost to Wycombe. It isn't ringing any alarm bells that you have to resort to conspiracy theories to defend Rooney's managerial record?
What about his completely useless spell at Birmingham? Does that not cause you to reassess your opinion of Rooney's managerial ability or was that also someone else's fault?

What Rooney achieved under difficult circumstances in the relegation season is admirable. I do dispute the narrative that he had nothing to work with. Plenty of our players that season walk into other lower half Championship teams. It was really only in the striker department where the squad was comfortably below the level required.
Anyone want to talk about his first season in charge at Derby? I'd argue it's a much more accurate representation of his ability than the extreme circumstances of the 2nd, which he is unlikely to ever face again. He nearly relegated a team that was easily mid table in terms of ability. I appreciate he inherited a poor start from Cocu, but Rooney had 35 games. His points per game extrapolated over the season would've been good enough for a 20th place finish. He played awful football and took us on one of the worst runs of results in our history. If it weren't for Marlon Pack's equaliser against Rotherham, we'd have gone down.
So many people still have stars in their eyes when it comes to Rooney. So many people queuing up to make excuses for his objectively poor managerial record. He is afforded more leeway than most managers because of his celebrity status and his incredible achievements as a player. I don't care about that. I'm a Derby fan, not a Man United fan. I only care about what Rooney did as manager of this club, and the truth is that he was pretty bad.

What Rooney achieved under difficult circumstances in the relegation season is admirable. I do dispute the narrative that he had nothing to work with. Plenty of our players that season walk into other lower half Championship teams. It was really only in the striker department where the squad was comfortably below the level required.
Anyone want to talk about his first season in charge at Derby? I'd argue it's a much more accurate representation of his ability than the extreme circumstances of the 2nd, which he is unlikely to ever face again. He nearly relegated a team that was easily mid table in terms of ability. I appreciate he inherited a poor start from Cocu, but Rooney had 35 games. His points per game extrapolated over the season would've been good enough for a 20th place finish. He played awful football and took us on one of the worst runs of results in our history. If it weren't for Marlon Pack's equaliser against Rotherham, we'd have gone down.
So many people still have stars in their eyes when it comes to Rooney. So many people queuing up to make excuses for his objectively poor managerial record. He is afforded more leeway than most managers because of his celebrity status and his incredible achievements as a player. I don't care about that. I'm a Derby fan, not a Man United fan. I only care about what Rooney did as manager of this club, and the truth is that he was pretty bad.

What Rooney achieved under difficult circumstances in the relegation season is admirable. I do dispute the narrative that he had nothing to work with. Plenty of our players that season walk into other lower half Championship teams. It was really only in the striker department where the squad was comfortably below the level required.
Anyone want to talk about his first season in charge at Derby? I'd argue it's a much more accurate representation of his ability than the extreme circumstances of the 2nd, which he is unlikely to ever face again. He nearly relegated a team that was easily mid table in terms of ability. I appreciate he inherited a poor start from Cocu, but Rooney had 35 games. His points per game extrapolated over the season would've been good enough for a 20th place finish. He played awful football and took us on one of the worst runs of results in our history. If it weren't for Marlon Pack's equaliser against Rotherham, we'd have gone down.
So many people still have stars in their eyes when it comes to Rooney. So many people queuing up to make excuses for his objectively poor managerial record. He is afforded more leeway than most managers because of his celebrity status and his incredible achievements as a player. I don't care about that. I'm a Derby fan, not a Man United fan. I only care about what Rooney did as manager of this club, and the truth is that he was pretty bad.

You’re not using yours for its intended purpose 

You tell 'em!!! 🤣

Here’s some concept designs I’ve put together. All influenced by the We Are Derby colours that were introduced by the club last year. Have at them ✌️🐏

I think you great break Rooney’s spell with us into several parts.
As a player, there are 2 distinct differences between pre and post the COVID break.  At the start, superb.  He ran the show in lots of games and was in good shape.  After the restart, he was totally out of shape and was hinderance to the team.  In Ryan Conways book I think it’s Max Lowe who said they’d all been given individual trading plans to keep in shape.  When they returned, Rooney had obviously put on a bit of timber and after running 1 lap of the pitch on the first training session he gave up and went back in the changing room.  He looked off the pace in matches and could barely run.
Then as a manager there are also 2 parts.  When he took over he was shocking.  No tactics, no plan.  You’d think for someone having worked for some of the best managers and coaches and with an aspiration to be a manager he’d have an idea how he wanted his teams to play.  We just did what the opposition did.  Then the administration season, which I think is his finest moment.  We did start with a plan and structure as to how he wanted us to play.  Although I think he was a bit lucky to have a good coaching staff with him.  But from the admin announcement he became a leader.  He lead the players, the staff behind the scenes, the fans - everyone.  He galvanised the club and the city.  It was us against the world and he created a siege mentality.  He didn’t let the points deductions get to anyone.  Many would have given up, he gave us all hope and belief that we could stay up.
I’ll always remember that last season, weirdly one of the best despite the ending.  I wish him well at Plymouth, except against us!!  You have to admire his desire to keep going and trying again.  I hope he takes the time to get his backroom team right as I think this will be key to whether he makes a good go of it or not.

Without living in the blokes brain, I have no idea if he fancied Cocu's job.  That 30 minutes he had against Blackburn was however, the most singularly revolting performance i've seen, so at that point, in particular how he should have been playing at that level, he clearly didn't fancy keeping himself in the relevant shape or mindset to carry on playing. Any dedication or will to win was gone. 

I find the ECB's logic odd in that they want pitches to produce test batsmen, then fine Somerset for producing wickets conducive to spin. Leaving aside the sportsmanship aspect, that is precisely what any Indian groundsman will be doing whenever we tour. Surely learning to survive and prosper on such tracks is a valuable skill to learn?
Do you think it has anything to do with advances in technology and better resources? The ground staff are incredible in that they can produce a beautiful flat track in adverse conditions, when in decades past the weather leading up to certain games would've made such a feat impossible.

I find the ECB's logic odd in that they want pitches to produce test batsmen, then fine Somerset for producing wickets conducive to spin. Leaving aside the sportsmanship aspect, that is precisely what any Indian groundsman will be doing whenever we tour. Surely learning to survive and prosper on such tracks is a valuable skill to learn?
Do you think it has anything to do with advances in technology and better resources? The ground staff are incredible in that they can produce a beautiful flat track in adverse conditions, when in decades past the weather leading up to certain games would've made such a feat impossible.

It seemed to start a few years ago with the ECB complaining about low scoring games and wanted better batting pitches in the championship, because that would help produce test batsmen (ECB logic) so we ended up with these pitches that never do a huge amount and go completely dead after a couple of days.
I know Derbyshire and Glamorgan are two clubs who have been vocal about trying to get some life back in their pitches but without being an expert on the subject, that may need digging up the entire square and starting again. Which obviously is costly so clubs will be reluctant to rush into that.

Jack Butland

200 for Matt Lamb.
What an innings. Supported by Guest, Donalds better that a run a ball 67, and a watchful Anuj Dal, the middle order that was under fire has really come good…..fingers crossed we see more of it going forward.

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