norwichram

Coward.

I know Tommo has his limitations, but his willingness to be there when a pass needs to be made is top class. Always, always shows for the ball. Never goes missing. Absolute polar opposite to Hourihane in that respect.

Told ya 😁

Crowd has been excellent - sometimes I worry when it's a full house that it tends to be quieter and more pressured.
Not checked the thread for a while. In case not previously mentioned, I wanted to say there was a moment for Angie Vallance, talked about on Radio Derby. Well done to the DCFC family.

Get in!!!!! 1-0 Kane Wilson from an Elder corner….
Said he’d have an impact 😉 

Him too. No wonder @one_chop was pleased with the Wildsmith withdrawal.
 

Fozzy’s been good 

Adams is immense 

I wish World of Sport was still on so I could watch the wrestling

We will score on the counter against the run of play. Fight me 

To be fair to Paul Warne, I and others have been critical of late subs....too late to influence the game.
So I for one will not criticize early subs.
Anyone know why barkhuizen has been taken off?

Defence cuts.

Close game, they’ve had the best chance but think we’ve been the better side without creating much. The Gayle injury is a blow but the resulting tactical change has benefitted us weirdly, in terms of control anyway. 
Got to make more of the set pieces we’re getting, Waggy and CBT to come in and add some threat up top second half maybe 🤔
Would possibly consider shifting Sibley into the position Adams is playing then hook Hourihane for Elder. Sibley would then be better located to smash in a 20 yarder to secure the 3 points

Hopefully….

Sorry. “Then we can redraw battle lines regarding our stances on the new manager” 😉 

Great result for both of us today. You guys deserve to go up with such amazing support. I honestly can’t wait until we meet in April. The atmosphere is going to be electric with our fans on good form and yours as well who never disappoint. I think we both go up in the automatic promotion places it’s now down to who wins the league. We are blighted by injuries at the moment so I’m nervous for our match and if we play like we did today we could be facing a drubbing. 
 
I’m from Pompey originally but live in the midlands now so I’m pissed by the change to an evening game like I imagine many here are as well. Best of luck for the rest of the season. 

Anyway, back to today. There have been big calls for Derby fans to make it a "Black and White Saturday", so I'm doing my bit. I've dug out my old Avon Tyres Rams shirt, with Avon now being used to advertise my beer gut, a black and white Derby hoodie, and some black and white socks my daughter bought me for when we have a family get together to watch an away match on Rams TV - while the match is on the three women there are blathering on about anything but football, then at key moments want me and my son to stop watching and explain what is going on. My constant reminders that "we are here to watch the football, so stop blathering on about plant pots, dusters and hamster's toe nails" have meant that my daughter had the socks marked with "SHHHH - The Match Is On". Haa very Haa!
But today, the match is on, but DO NOT BE SHHHHHH!!!!!! I'll be in the South stand as part of a wall of sound!
 LOADS OF NOISE PLEASE!!!
 

This is a historic fixture. One of ours scored the first goal ever in worldwide league football against you in a game you went on to win - 137 years ago!
We have an appalling away record against you - the 4th worst of all the teams we've played. You've halted your slide down the leagues, we're on the way back from the brink of extinction. Two original clubs.
History points to you winning again today and the contrast of styles and tactics will be decisive one way or the other.
We're nervous - you're nervous - it's massive and PP will be full. Which for a League 1 game is outstanding.
Whoever wins - fair play.
 
 

You can’t make the point that if Gayle didn’t handle the ball, you’d be ahead of us, then just say “water under the bridge” when it’s pointed out that Bolton have directly benefited from a refereeing error this season too.
Had the referee correctly identified that Wildsmith didn’t handle the ball at the Toughsheet Stadium, and didn’t send him off, then we may have got at least a point from that game. That’s a swing of at least 3 points against an important promotion rival, meaning we would currently be 4 points clear rather than one.
We also conceded a last minute equaliser against Pompey which looked very much offside. Again, that’s a swing of 3 points. Add those two poor decisions together, and not only are we waving you goodbye in the distance, we’re top of the league.
But you can point to any given decision over the course of the season and say “what if?” I don’t think Gayle deliberately handled the ball. It was a handball, but the goalkeeper made up the ref’s decision by charging out and making contact.
We’re both in League 1, we both know the standard of refereeing leaves a lot to be desired. I’d argue we’ve been on the receiving end of poor officiating much more than we’ve benefitted this season.
At the end of the day, it’s tough sheet, and you just have to get on with it.

Days like these drive me mad. The nerves, excitement and anxiety.
I feel it building a couple days before and the day itself is like waiting to go in for surgery 🤣
Even if we lose, all I want to see is a team that goes out and gives it everything they’ve got. If I see that I’ll be content.
Seize the day Derby 🐏
 

Really wish I could be there today, instead of being stuck here with my foot up after doing a swan dive on the stairs the other day.
 But, I refuse to miss out - I'll get my fix...
 I'll be listening in on Rams player wearing my lucky shirt, sat in one of the small chairs with scrave at hand, and a flange of 150C hot choc for half time. Before the match I'll log onto the megastore website and complain loudly that they still dont have any "Argentinian" shirts, and I'll get my youngest to call me and shout expletives down the phone at crucial points during the game.
 I'll have to make do with getting my wife to get me to stand up so she can squeeze past me 5 mins before half time and 10 mins before 90 mins, but jumping up to cheer the Rams many goals - well that could be a little interesting, but I'll manage!
 Of course, I'll stand outside the loo for 10 mins at half time for that true match day nervous bladder feeling and I may even see if I can get a recording of the radio Derby moan-in so I can have some background noise of people wingeing about Warne's tactics so I get the true sound of the crowd! 🤣
 
 Come on Derby, get the 3 points in style for an 'owd bloke with a bad ankle!
 

Let’s make pride park a cauldron of noise and get right behind the team , weather we are playing well are not , not one bit of negativity please . Let’s remember what it was like in our relagation season with everybody united . Any body who wants to moan today please stay away , this could be a turning point for our club and help us get back to the championship 

Reading the suggestion thread takes up all our time so no opportunity to post here

Forgot to turn my work alarm clock off so I've been awake since 5am. Gonna have to run on pure adrenaline today now after not getting my full allocation of beauty sleep. Don't leave me deflated for the long drive home Derby. My life is in your hands. COYR we can do this. 

Bloody hell. 8 hours since anyone posted, and I have been asleep all of those. I sometimes think I am the only proper Rams fan on this board
Wishing all you attendees a fantastic day. Big day, for a big club to deliver. Come on Warne. Make them all write an emotional ‘Why board’ entry, and then send them out the team thinking they are unbeatable. Come on you Rams!!!!