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Looks awesome Loweman , my favourite ever Derby shirt in pic 5 . long sleeve plain crew neck , nowt on it but the Ram , to the right of the blazer , hope it`s the next retro one to turn up in the club shop , the one with the black and white collar and cuffs to the left of the blazer has been on sale , and sold well , see plenty at the match , COYRs

Not had one for a couple of years. Decided to buy one today.

Well done Simmos Bluebirds , quality penalty shootout , Paul will be warmly welcomed back to PP next season

Well done Simmos Bluebirds , quality penalty shootout , Paul will be warmly welcomed back to PP next season

Well done Simmos Bluebirds , quality penalty shootout , Paul will be warmly welcomed back to PP next season

Unlucky guys, I genuinely couldn’t see you slipping up but sadly that’s how it goes. Hopefully Posh can do Wednesday now and if we do similar to Barnsley we won’t have to worry about the hoardes of Rams or Owls fans we’d face at Wembley because I don’t think many Wanderers fans can afford two trips to Wembley in one season. For what it’s worth it may not be a hardship for you leaving it another year to get up. You were limited in the players you could sign and late in the season it’s showed but give Warne a chance to build and you’ll certainly be pushing for the automatics next season and with a much stronger situation behind you. We’re also being pretty pragmatic about the play offs and it may also be a year early for us too so we may be challenging again next year also. Not much coming down so if it is Wendies going up it’s all to play for for both of us. Hopefully we’ll make it, on our day we can beat any of the others so we’ll just wait and see. Sorry you missed out this time but best of luck for next year, you’re far too big a club to be kicking round this level. 😉

Got my Retro Rams shirt on...Blue and White Stripes, Off to the Telegraph in town, Sink a few beers and watch the game, All I ask is that those that start and who finish the game...they give it their best, I can not ask for anymore.
Enjoy the day folks where ever you are 

Safe trip to all Rams on here making the game tomorrow, yer mainly a good sort. 
 

Left it too long probably. Used to work with a Forest fan who left it till his son was 8 to get him interested.  By that stage and unbeknownst to him, living in Derby and going to school there had swung his son toward the better side of the A52 and the red toilet paper being passed off as a football shirt at Christmas was not well received.  No amount of cajoling or repetitive listening to Mull of Kintyre was changing anything.  A few weeks later his son arrived in the car with mum, outside work, in a gleaming White shirt with resplendent ram and the battle was lost.  Last time I saw him he was 20 and still part of god's chosen much to my piss taking delight.

Just saying it as I heard it. Your commentary was from the away end wasn’t it? We weren’t at our best at all, the line up and the performance put paid to that, but we sang for most of the game. I could see you guys bouncing a bit but we just couldn’t hear you at all, the sound doesn’t carry well. It’s what happens at a lot of grounds, one team sings ‘is this your library?’ and the other team sing ‘we forgot that you were here’. 
 
Anyway, my work here is done, good luck for the rest of the season 👍

In knight’s defence, if you’re Irish and swear at someone, it’s not deemed abusive. It’s technically referred to as craic.  Did by any chance the kid have red hair and freckles ?

Great 😊 win and great support. COYR we can still get in the playoffs !
Picture of us on the train to the match yesterday !

Maybe the best way to motivate your players to perform on a Saturday is not to give an interview on the Friday saying the following: 
 
"It is no hidden fact that I like 3-5-2. I like to have two players in every position. I need two wing-backs. And I'll obviously get Tom Barkhuizen and Nat Mendez-Laing fitter, so they can do it more.
"But they need help. We need centre-backs, we need centre forwards, we need a lot, really. That's the truth."
There are a number of players out on that pitch (and sitting as underused subs) who either already know they aren't part of Warne's 3-5-2 plans or don't want to be. It showed today.
As a fan at every away game this season, I'm hearing a lot more discontent in the stands than I'm reading on here. We do the hard miles every week, pay out a shed-load of money and are bemused by what we're trying to acheive at the moment. There's no pattern, no cohesion and little to give us heart. I think we're entitled to criticise when it's due.
We sang our socks off in that second half as we wanted to get those lads over the line for what would have been a very undeserved victory. They looked disappointed and a bit sheepish when they came over to us at the end. Some of them didn't come over at all. I didn't notice Warne at all but I left about ten minutes after the end.
We're rapidly losing that togetherness that saw us through the toughest of times last year. Makes me feel sad. 

Alvo Rams cheering on Harry Scarff.
 
 

I am hoping for 1 ticket for Bristol Rovers and 2 for Exeter. I’m an away member, but with less than 5 matches, so I am in the last membership window (which opens next Wednesday at 10am).
Not that confident there will be any Bristol ones left by then, so have registered on their website in case. However, when I went on to see how it worked, it wouldn’t let me buy a ticket because I’m a ‘newly registered client’ which I guess is their way of preventing away fans doing what I am trying to do 😂
Anyone got any tips about getting around this? This is my first ever post BTW 👍

Jeff arrived during the Brian Clough era during my transition from school to the world  of work. I am not aware of talking about conversation rates in those days, but he didn’t seem to need many chances to be able to put the ball in the onion bag. Sadly he simply didn’t get many matches, and was usually brought on from the bench.
I started this topic because I found out today that sadly he passed away about eight years, and I had no idea. ?
He was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, which normally gives you 3 years to live from the time of diagnosis. Jeff died after only 9 weeks. How sad.

I've had hospitality in the Toyota Suite on several occasions, which included a seat in the Directors Box three times.
However, the Directors Box tickets are given only when there are seats available and only when there is a small group of match day sponsors, otherwise you get a seat on the balcony outside the suite on the half-way line, more-or-less above the dug outs.
I've also been in the Igor Stimac Lounge and Captains Table, all of which are excellent places to have a pre-match meal, which, of course, are a cheaper option, which gives you a seat in the Toyota/West Stand (Captains), or on the balcony in the NW Corner (Igor's).
All-in-all, an excellent way to watch a game, in very comfortable surroundings, and, before anyone calls me a  member of the 'Prawn cocktail brigade', I am also a very long-standing season ticket holder who does clap, sing and occasionally give the players my opinion!!

Really like this initiative so made our way over to the hub before the game on Saturday to buy £20 worth. Lovely guy at the door who spent 10 minutes telling me all about his struggles with his mental health and how much the community trust had helped him. Said he would never have been able to talk to fellow fans without the confidence he had gained through them and had learned how to help others which in turn helped him. Nervous as hell but he wanted to do his bit to repay them. Makes you realise just what a positive effect any form of community outreach can have and what a strong brand dcfc is. Loved hearing his story and all he told me about the various things the club do to support in areas I wasn't aware of. Whoever you were you are a truly inspiring man. Keep up the great work. 

I had a call from British Transport Police, with a resolution I was happy with.
Someone viewed the footage that Officer Smith had filmed, and there is an acceptance that many of his comments were 'stupid'. It wasn't appropriate to speak to the male Derby fan in that way, and I didn't deserve the threat of being pulled around by my scarf.
It's hardly the most devastating thing in the world, but Officer Smith's line manager has been informed, and they're going to give him some training. They'll also be keeping an eye on whether similar complaints are made in the future.
I hope they're not, because I don't want the bloke to get killed over it. I wouldn't want to do his job. In the end, nobody got hurt, but people have kicked off for a lot less than that.
So, that's that. If you were one of the people who were mistreated on - I think - the delayed 17:44, the mistakes have been acknowledged. In particular, if the couple I mentioned in my earlier message are reading, I hope it makes you feel better, because neither of you deserved to be intimidated in the way you were.

I like Paul Warne and he comes across like a great character... but 2 wins out of 7 in this league, with this squad, isn't good enough. If form doesn't improve soon and we drop out of the playoffs I'd want questions to be being asked. 

Rubbish photo - the blurry-ness  reflects that it was 2am yesterday morning! ?
My girls off to Portugal with England Roller Hockey - quite proud TBH!

I have written a new Derby County song (with a latin /  pop vibe ) released soon on all digital platforms. Hope you enjoy.