EranioIsGod

DC:  "I didn't get to where I am today by leaving kit launches until after the season starts and everyone has already been on their summer hols"!
 

Picture the scene.  We've secured 2nd by winning our next 3 games and Bolton choking against Pompey.  Without anyone knowing the team run out against Carlise wearing an update of this

Can you imagine...

Bit harsh for someone with 6 goals and 7 assists.
At his age and fitness level he’s an impact sub now.
Definitely struggled in a two man midfield. Arguably better on the left side of a four.
Not part of our future so best left as a bit part player.

Caught the local bus down to Portsmouth harbour this morning and asked the bus driver if he'd accept my gold card. He said, "From God's own county - definitely!" He was wearing a Derby County lanyard and turns out he is from Allestree! Got to be a good omen, that. 

We scored from open play. 
Ward carried the ball forward and crossed, the clearance went out wide to Sibs who crossed and the Blackpool clearance was lashed home by Adams. 

What a weird game. A lot of tactics and mind games between managers I reckon. Why did we sit so deep, let them have the ball ? Yet, with it, they didn’t seem very scary did they ? A fair few individual errors, tried a few things early on that didn’t come off, then we got all “safe” with no panache or zip;  but giving the walking wounded thing, maybe that was inevitable ?
Loads of effort from all the lads. Beautiful technique and finish from Adams, well deserved MOTM. That was a certified belter of a goal and worthy to win any match anywhere. CBT’s performance was very encouraging and I  thought Smith had an excellent game.. All the subs made a difference, Tommo’s energy,  Collo’s physical presence and guile shored everything up in the last 20. 
Fussy ref, Lino made some terrible offside calls and just didn’t see others. Very poor on both lines today in my opinion.
3 precious points … it’s getting closer everyone. Keep the faith. 

Another great atmosphere at PP, rocking all around the whole stadium, great goal to win it from Adams, starting 11 spot on, subs also spot on, my man of the match is my player of the season so far Curtis Nelson, thankyou DCFC for making my easter a great one. Once A Ram Always A Ram. 

Makes last week's utter meltdown by many seem a trifle overstated.

Will gladly listen to it on repeat for the rest of the season if it means the ball is hitting the back of the onion bag. 

I thought he meant this fella. Too soon?

With our current injury situation, it brings back thoughts of the season George Burley miraculously had us on the cusp of promotion. I think it was Rasiak and Idiakez who both got injured at that crucial time, and with that our chance of promotion was gone.   
I should say, there are no other similarities 😉 George had us playing some delightful football back then....

🎵"They docked us just the 4 points, but we don't give a F, cos we are Notts Forest and we can barely count ole ole oleee, ole ole ole" 🎵

I've honestly lost track of who's a Derby fan and who's a Bolton fan in this thread.
Only one way to explain a team's performances over a season to someone who's not been to games. It's not Xg, or any of those stats. It's the league table.
Came home from the pub last night absolutely steaming. Mrs was well up for a bit of romance. Couldn't get little Oodle up. Absolutely limp.
I assume that still counts as getting my end away though. Ended my night on +1 expected shag, so that pretty much shows everyone how good I am in bed.
That's how stupid it Xg is.

We all can, and have, say what we want about Paul Warne and some of the players. But what cannot be denied is that this group run through brick walls for him. The grit, determination and will from this group is fantastic. 

Big shoutout to Joe Wildsmith today. Won us the 3 points as much as Kane Wilson did.

Wow, what a result! Some fantastic performances out there today but I just want to take a moment to praise Ebou Adams, to give such a wholehearted display while observing Ramadan can't be easy, what a guy! 

Boltons manager saying our goal was handball 😂 where on earth has he had that from. Extremely salty in his interview, lovely stuff.

Attendance: 32,538…………second highest English league crowd of the day.
 
Well done to one and all. 👍😁

I’ll shed an actual tear (or two) when he finally leaves us. He is still a link to that amazing second half of the 13/14 season, which was as enjoyable as anything I can remember (going back to early 80s). But he has also been that reassuring presence throughout the dark times, ten(?) managers and countless left backs, all inferior. Still quality, still a Ram.

There seems to be an amazing amount of focus on one word from Dominic Dietrich. It just looked full today - much narrower segregation bands, very few gaps visible from where I was sat. TBF though, there was about 50 empty seats in our section 10 minutes before halftime as people's bladders burst and starving children were taken to the nearest aid truck to have life-saving crap shoveled into their gobs.
 

I work with a load of Bolton fans in Manchester, and they are very confident especially after their win on Tuesday. 
As long as we don't lose, its in our hands.
Browsing their forums though, and this made me chuckle....

Bolton have just released today’s set list:
Derby’s a s*******
You’ve only come to see the Bolton
Football in a library
Bolton Are massive
Derby’s a s******* (reprise)
It’ll be great to hear some new and original material from the away end this afternoon.