strawhillram

A nice look at the highs and lows of the last decade or so, a trip down memory lane to blay off wins over leeds and brighton, that 5-0 win over forest, the resillance in the admin season and finally getting over the line with promotion
 

That’s unfair to toilets 

Great suggestions, how about the west stand lower becoming the paddock? Then be bold and rename the south stand the Osmaston end and the north the Normanton end...

I maybe old school, but no way would i want a mega rich foreign owner, but im probably in the minority. If that happened to all the so called big clubs in the championship and league 1 what happens to all the small clubs, prob go out of buisness like we nearly did.

No one is perfect

That’s unfair to toilets 

No one is perfect

One should be named after the clubs record goal scorer The Hector Stand 

Good job Colin Bell wasn’t one of our iconic players ! 

Revealed in the press today. Presumably a reward for automatic promotion.
Use this thread to share all the social media high jinks 😁
 
What happens in Vegas ends up on the DCFC fans forum 😜

Won't anyone think of poor Bielik's Poland career?

Happy to see Birmingham drop out of the championship after their disgraceful behavior the season we were relegated.

My thoughts are that it feels like proper football. I’m becoming increasingly alienated by modern, elite football. I watch it less and less now, and when I do watch it, the enjoyment is sucked out by the way it’s organised and run.
There’s real supporters who support less glamorous clubs because they love them. Not because they win anything or because it’s a tourist attraction. 1700 fans travelled from little Carlisle, just to watch their team that were relegated weeks ago. That’s proper football.
There’s obviously far less money, the facilities are nowhere near as good, the players can’t quite play the same kind of football, but it’s strangely enjoyable.
From scoring two in added time at Port Vale, to Wilson’s header against Bolton, to watching Collins’ penalty at Forest Green from a grass verge outside the ground because the one single turnstile wasn’t working quick enough, it’s been great.
Although saying that, I’m hoping we don’t have to return any time soon!

The Carlisle fans summed it all up for me, 
I met some on the train yesterday who were brilliant. About 30 of us Derby fans got on at Utch station to a chorus of, "your just a bus stop in Stoke" from them. 🤣 A couple of us were offered cans of beer from them and the banter was great,
Walked up to the ground with some blokes who were sound and very respectful about Derby as we were with them. Proper fans of a proper club, they've had very little to cheer over the years but the miles they put in following their club is unbelievable.
Good luck to Carlisle, hope they have a swift return to League 1 and to all the other clubs who have fans who choose to follow their local team rather than be plastic supporters of Man Utd or Liverpool.

I prefer it to the Premier League. 
If you're outside the clique of Premier clubs then each game is just damage limitation. 
I hope the top six or whatever leave for some TV super league (Harlem Globetrotters anyone?) and the top domestic league becomes more competitive as a result. 
Even the championship is now ruined as a competition by parachute payments tilting the balance. 
At least League One was competitive, unpredictable and, in the most part, entertaining.

For me, it's travelling to away matches seeing grounds full of fans who aren't glory hunters, they passionately support their local club who probably have no chance of glory - and loads of younger fans who could easily just choose one of the normal 'big 6' to follow - fair play to them
Also, most, if not all of the towns have been a joy to visit, Cheltenham, Oxford, Carlisle, Lincoln, Shrewsbury etc - loved them all
Going to places like Birmingham & Sheffield again won't seem the same
As for the quality of football, it was lower but of course it was, it's the 3rd division

It would make great “where’s Wally”.
 Reminds a bit of a scene from Les Mis 

It would make great “where’s Wally”.
 Reminds a bit of a scene from Les Mis 

Right, admit it, which one of you was this?

Everyone= 10.
Ok, that's probably generous.
Everyone 9.5.

Carlisle fan vlog. Pretty good watch, to be fair. Slightly too much filming of the back of the people in front of him, but good nonetheless. 
 
 

It would make great “where’s Wally”.
 Reminds a bit of a scene from Les Mis 

I was at PPS, but looked like 40 odd according to the London Branch Facebook. 

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