CWC1983

Followed Scotland, 3 nights in London, 4 in Birmingham and 4 in Nottigham.
The atmosphere in Bham and Notts was brilliant, Wembley was good pre match but nasty after it.
Utter despondency when Mcallister missed that penalty to new depths when Gascoigne scored his goal. 
We should have scored 1 more goal v Switzerland to qualify, but we also should have got horsed by Hollland in the 1st game. 
You should have won that tournament, a real missed opportunity. 
It's a crying shame that England hasn't hosted a world cup since 66, it would be an absolute belter. 
 
 

Followed Scotland, 3 nights in London, 4 in Birmingham and 4 in Nottigham.
The atmosphere in Bham and Notts was brilliant, Wembley was good pre match but nasty after it.
Utter despondency when Mcallister missed that penalty to new depths when Gascoigne scored his goal. 
We should have scored 1 more goal v Switzerland to qualify, but we also should have got horsed by Hollland in the 1st game. 
You should have won that tournament, a real missed opportunity. 
It's a crying shame that England hasn't hosted a world cup since 66, it would be an absolute belter. 
 
 

Followed Scotland, 3 nights in London, 4 in Birmingham and 4 in Nottigham.
The atmosphere in Bham and Notts was brilliant, Wembley was good pre match but nasty after it.
Utter despondency when Mcallister missed that penalty to new depths when Gascoigne scored his goal. 
We should have scored 1 more goal v Switzerland to qualify, but we also should have got horsed by Hollland in the 1st game. 
You should have won that tournament, a real missed opportunity. 
It's a crying shame that England hasn't hosted a world cup since 66, it would be an absolute belter. 
 
 

My cousin got a great little job working as a photograph runner at the City Ground.  Back in the days before online technology the nationals would take pictures of the games and the films had to couriered off during play to get the newspaper print prepared.  
She gave me a pretty garish looking all white official press jacket with Euro 96 on it after she was done with it.  No idea where it went . I have form for such things .
Seem to remember a lot of Derby fans went to the City Ground as Croatia had there group games there during the Igor days.  I can also remember the excitement that we'd signed Asanovic for 10p before the tournament and he was brilliant.  
Very fond memories of that time .  Life seemed a lot simpler and people seemed a lot less miserable - even prior to the misery of the last year- and the music was better an all.

That's the skill of a recruitment team and manager. 
Pick up players that offer something more or different than you have at your club at the moment.
Just because a player is released from Middlesbrough, Bolton or Sheff Wed doesn't mean he's not of use to Derby. 
There could be personal family reasons behind it, a falling out with the manager, not fitting into a style of play, or perhaps the player has sat tight and waited for his contract to expire before wanting to try somewhere else. 

Clubs across the country seem to be releasing more 1st team squad players than usual. 
It might be a sign that they are attempting to lower wage bills. 
There could well be a glut of players on the market that will have to lower their wages expectations. 
 

That's the skill of a recruitment team and manager. 
Pick up players that offer something more or different than you have at your club at the moment.
Just because a player is released from Middlesbrough, Bolton or Sheff Wed doesn't mean he's not of use to Derby. 
There could be personal family reasons behind it, a falling out with the manager, not fitting into a style of play, or perhaps the player has sat tight and waited for his contract to expire before wanting to try somewhere else. 

That's the skill of a recruitment team and manager. 
Pick up players that offer something more or different than you have at your club at the moment.
Just because a player is released from Middlesbrough, Bolton or Sheff Wed doesn't mean he's not of use to Derby. 
There could be personal family reasons behind it, a falling out with the manager, not fitting into a style of play, or perhaps the player has sat tight and waited for his contract to expire before wanting to try somewhere else. 

That's the skill of a recruitment team and manager. 
Pick up players that offer something more or different than you have at your club at the moment.
Just because a player is released from Middlesbrough, Bolton or Sheff Wed doesn't mean he's not of use to Derby. 
There could be personal family reasons behind it, a falling out with the manager, not fitting into a style of play, or perhaps the player has sat tight and waited for his contract to expire before wanting to try somewhere else. 

Clubs across the country seem to be releasing more 1st team squad players than usual. 
It might be a sign that they are attempting to lower wage bills. 
There could well be a glut of players on the market that will have to lower their wages expectations. 
 

Clubs across the country seem to be releasing more 1st team squad players than usual. 
It might be a sign that they are attempting to lower wage bills. 
There could well be a glut of players on the market that will have to lower their wages expectations. 
 

Clubs across the country seem to be releasing more 1st team squad players than usual. 
It might be a sign that they are attempting to lower wage bills. 
There could well be a glut of players on the market that will have to lower their wages expectations. 
 

From the chief sports writer at the Tomes, Martin Zeigler,
For all you football fans out there - Helen McNamara who said 'I think we're absolutely ******' is the Premier League's new No 2!
 

Well done on posting this ?. Keep talking and listening. 
You are not alone, there are lots of us on here willing to listen and help. 

Me and my partner had a good conversation about the past year and how it has affected us differently. It has been really difficult on many relationships and COVID has made us both more resilient to deal with all kinds of rubbish being thrown from every direction.
My career went down the toilet as soon as it was evident COVID was here to stay, I was absolutely devastated. I finally found a job I was really interested in, good people supporting me at work as well. I've always found jobs to be very tedious after awhile because I want to learn new things so this was an ideal fit. Thankfully I found something else fairly quickly but it has been a grind, getting moved to different shifts every couple of months hasn't been great for my health. Paying the bills was the most important thing on my mind. My partner's university course has been awful. Students getting a rough deal because the miscommunication and lack of support, COVID being every excuse for very simple questions. Adapting to change is tough but we've got through it. 
It's good to see some normality resuming. You take for granted seeing family and going out for a drink in a local. I'm happy to forget about the last 12 months now and look forward. Vaccine all booked too. 

Shankland will be £1.5 -£2m minimum. I guess that rules Derby out. 
Siegriest is a good keeper but possibly £0.5m.
There's a decent crop of players coming out of Scotland at the moment but mostly youngsters, and the clubs will look for transfer fees due to the length of contracts they are on. 
 
 
 

Just did the same, brought it forward by 2 weeks. 

So Josh Taylor did the business against the previously undefeated Jose Ramirez and is now one of only 5 fighters to have unified a division in the 4 belt era. Calling out Terence Crawford for a fight in Edinburgh Castle next.
Fair play son, fair play! ?

Well done on posting this ?. Keep talking and listening. 
You are not alone, there are lots of us on here willing to listen and help. 

It's the drink that does it unfortunately. I went out last weekend with a mate had far too many and my emotions crept up on me. Not such a bad thing as it's really dangerous to keep things bottled up all of the time I know from personal experience. Try not to lose sight of all the people who love you and what a poorer world it would be for them without you in it. Am sure your mum's always happy for you to share or just unload on anytime. Counts for a lot. Stay safe.

Nothing to be sorry about. As much as we rely on our brains, sometimes they can be so blooming mischievous if we don’t keep it hem under control. Problem is that they know everything about us, but like a naughty dog you have to show who is the boss. 
Listen to your amazing mum, what a great starting point. The Power of Love can overcome all. 
Sometimes something great can be just around the corner, a new partner, a job offer, a frickin’ wonderful takeover by some sensible but very wealthy group willing to splash a few shekels on the team. 
Personally, despite my advanced (ish) years, I find a run on my own can put things into perspective, there are some fantastic trails in East Staffs, South Derbys and N W Leicestershire. 
keep smiling x

Not read the whole thread but have to say impressed with people's views over the past couple of pages - thoughtful and considered.  Personally I'm keen to get back to normal, or whatever the new normal is however, living in a vulnerable household I shall remain cautious. No more snogging strangers, and like someone has already mentioned, I'll choose an outdoor seat at the pub where possible!  I know of two people personally who are refusing to take their jabs - mainly on the basis they are concerned about long term affects.  One to be fair is now leaning toward having it (I'm glad as she's a good friend of the family), the other remains strongly in the no camp and is adamant he'll do whatever he likes: #@$*!.   I have my 2nd jab end of this month and I can't wait.  
In my view it's important we continue to work toward getting back to some sense of normality, for our well-being, the economy - a whole host of reasons.  It does need everyone though to still be cognizant that it's not all rosy, some remain vulnerable and not to ignore all risks.  What worries me is people have short memories and will be fairly blasé once they feel they're unshackled.  Same goes with holidays abroad - we've chose to completely veto the idea this year, much as I'd love to spend two weeks next to a pool sipping a Mai Tai. I've been somewhat surprised at a few people I know who are jumping on planes at the first opportunity.  Personal choice I know but for me, we're not yet on top of this, and most definitely not across Europe. For me this summer / autumn remains a bit of a test case - next year will be where things hopefully go back to some semblance of where we were pre-Covid. 
I really look forward to getting back out there, but strongly hope people remain sensible - possibly a vain hope. 

There is a fear that if they let the virus carry on at high levels it might mutate and render the vaccinations useless. 

There is a fear that if they let the virus carry on at high levels it might mutate and render the vaccinations useless. 

Things looked different back in October 2020.