SamUltraRam

Both a warrior & a gentlemen - l wish him nothing but the best for the future 
 

and Wigan who are facing points deductions before the season even starts

The best thing about missing the play-offs is we have more time to focus on our squad plans for next season.

BTW, you can immediately tell people who don't go to games on here.
Don't ever moan again about the atmosphere at games because we already put ourselves out big time to provide the atmosphere for your entertainment. That's going to get even more difficult,  whichever division we find ourselves in next season.

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

I think we underestimate ourselves and our facilities sometimes. This is very much in line with the conversation that I had with Bristol Rovers fans this season... they were genuinely really impressed with PP. In fact they started the conversation due to overhearing us talk about a slight surprise at their numbers and as I said elsewhere, they listed the stadium as one of the main reasons why they all wanted to come.

Sure, we can't compete with the top grounds and brand new stadiums but we make countless other ground look like tatty sheds. We're not in the top cluster any more but we've still got great facilities.

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

Comment by an MK Dons fan on their forum regarding their visit to PP "Our club could learn so so much from that ground in how to run our ground... for a new build it felt like a football ground... every time I see these types it makes me more and more embarrassed about ours tbh... and even more flabbergasted at those that defend it."
"I'm talking more what it looks like. More character. More feeling of an actual football stadium. You walk around ours when the football isn't on and it feels like what it is, a multi purpose stadium and not a football stadium. Very little signage. Very little to showcase its MK Dons that play there. Pride Park had it all. Old pictures in poster form all around the exterior of the ground of former players, memorable moments, seas9ns gone by. The board we have at the top of the Cowshed? They had similar outside their gate. About 8 burger vans, statues of legends etc. Ours is quite simply a big bowl with some black marble brickwork and an MK Dons badge plastered on the building in each corner. Once you get into the ground there's very little character. Very few quirks to make it feel like ours. Go to many other grounds and it's full of imagery of their club. Their proud moments. Ours is simple, plain black, round and characterless."
I've also seen many, many comments from visiting Championship fans over the years who think PP is the best of the 'bowl' stadiums

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/reading-facing-second-points-deduction-121250735.html
 

Next game was a 1st Round FA Cup game at home to Crewe Alexandra
A comfortable 5 - 1 win for Derby

 

Back in the day before mobile phones my wife was in hospital giving birth to our second son. It was August 1991 and the first game of the season ( we drew at Sunderland 1-1). I was armed with money to ring all the family from the public phone box once he had been born.
He duly arrived at 3.40 in the afternoon just before half time. I went down to ring everyone to give them the news but decided to ring the club call line first. ( still remember the number 0898 121187). By the time I had finished I had used all my money before even ringing any of the family.
I pretended that all the public phones near the hospital had been vandalised when the family questioned why it was late in the evening when I rang everyone.
When my first son was born, October 1989, we were playing Cambridge in the League Cup ( we won 5-0). My wife was due at any time and against advice I went to the game and left her the phone number of the Baseball Ground so they could put out an announcement if there were  any developments.
We live in Sheffield and he arrived the next morning. I still get grief even now for going to the game. They still know nothing about the Sunderland game.

In 1985/86, games 29,30 & 31 were all at home.
3 - 1 win against Walsall, 1 - 1 draw with Darlington & a 2 - 0 win against Bristol City
This put us on 63 points, 6 ahead of our current total but we were about to hit a bit of a wall over the next 4 games as our fixture backlog began to catch up with us
 
In 1984/85 , game 29 was a 1 - 1 home draw with Rotherham, then game 30 was a 2 - 0 home win against Walsall followed by game 31 which was a 3 - 2 away defeat at Hull City  who were to gain automatic promotion.
That put us 43 points, 14 behind our current total
 
 

In 1985/86, games 29,30 & 31 were all at home.
3 - 1 win against Walsall, 1 - 1 draw with Darlington & a 2 - 0 win against Bristol City
This put us on 63 points, 6 ahead of our current total but we were about to hit a bit of a wall over the next 4 games as our fixture backlog began to catch up with us
 
In 1984/85 , game 29 was a 1 - 1 home draw with Rotherham, then game 30 was a 2 - 0 home win against Walsall followed by game 31 which was a 3 - 2 away defeat at Hull City  who were to gain automatic promotion.
That put us 43 points, 14 behind our current total
 
 

Here's the web link to the story - just click on 'translate this page' to the right of the address bar
https://www.elprogreso.es/articulo/lugo/supporters-lucenses-derby-county/202302081938181638595.html
I have to say, that picture is fantastic capturing all of the stadium

Here's the web link to the story - just click on 'translate this page' to the right of the address bar
https://www.elprogreso.es/articulo/lugo/supporters-lucenses-derby-county/202302081938181638595.html
I have to say, that picture is fantastic capturing all of the stadium

Galician Rams in the Spanish press…

From the 1985/86 season when a prolific young Phil Gee was coming through