EtoileSportiveDeDerby

Fantastic comments by a superb professional, will be missed. Shows that some footballers have humility and brains. Massive respect. 

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us

Nun at all. Are we sure he's put pen to papal?

Anyone see any white smoke over Pride Park when he was announced?

I'd love to see the lad push for a starting spot - let's hope vatican.

Let’s just say his mother thinks he’s superior
 

A wee jaunt over to Ilson Friday morning, pick up 91 year old Father-in-Law... and his bloody mobility scooter... and off to bloody well Mable-sur-La-Thorpe for 3 nights in a bloody well static caravan on one of them there bloody well holiday parks!  
Hey... I know... Sounds horrendous at first light yeah? 
But the fact of the matter is the old man spent 90% of December-April in either hospital or care home.  We almost gave up on him surviving at one point, and he almost lost a big bag of marbles at another, but he got through it... not sure how... and he's been home since May, with a few little niggles, the odd fall, and a one off flat out refusal to accept the wonderful paramedics' invitation to take him back in to get him checked over yet again, despite his breathing being very iffy at the time!
We cancelled a similar jaunt in May as he simply wasn't up to it.
But the past 3 weeks or so have seen him as near to being "back to his normal self" as he's ever likely to get, so now is as good a time as any.  Hey, he'll never be the fit and sprightly 85 year old of days gone by, but he's certainly perkier than he has been since before Christmas, so why not make hay while the sun shines.  Grab the opportunity with both hands.  There's no time like the present.  etc, etc...
This may... or may not, I hasten to add... be his last chance to see the sea, and smell that wonderfu... well, you get the picture!
If that proves to be the case, then I for one will be proud to have played my part in it.  He's a good guy.  He deserves it. 
So, wish us luck... I'm going in...
 
 

He won’t get many Euros in his budgie smugglers.
Duty free will be a challenge too.

All Mostyn needs is budgie smugglers and euro’s. He’ll be fine.

I'd start Cashin 

The difference is that Forest's academy setup is well established. Darlow is 31 for example. Bamford 28, Lascelles 28, Osborn 27, Burke 25, Worrall 25, Cash 24, Yates 24, Brereton 23, Johnson 21. Dawson, Reid, Jenas, Morgan and many others before them. 
We started from scratch 10 or so years ago. We had a 5 or so year spell of bringing players through in the Burley era, an another spell in the late 90's, but the club has never had a sustained approach to the academy until now. 
You could argue we got lucky with recruitment, finding Hendrick (30) and Hughes (27) when we did as they were both levels above their peers in our academy at the time. The investment in to our academy has brought a lot more consistency to the players we're producing, as well as the overall ability. It's why the other players who're 23+ now are only Championship standard at best.
Forest have Johnson at 21, possibly Mighten next at 20, then probably someone else the year below, then another the year below him, etc...
Derby have Bird, Knight, and Buchanan (now in the Bundesliga) all 21. Sibley, Cashin, Thompson, and Stretton all 20, Ebosele (now Serie A) 19. Delap (19), Williams (18), Gordon (17), Sharpe (16), Scanlon (15), Kaba (15) all poached off us over the past 2 years.
We caught up with Forest, arguably in greater numbers, but the last couple of years will have likely set us back a little bit. Although we do still have a number of youth internationals still with us including DRobinson (17), Moloney (17) and JThompson (15). 
Of course, you won't see where the academy currently is until about 5 years time when these players are at a similar age of the likes of Worrall and Cash.

Thompson for me. Quick modern player with attitude and engine but he also seems to be gradually improving and still might add some tricks to his game. Would not surprise me if he became a reliable starter in various roles this season. Always seems to put in a shift when called upon.  

All of em. 
 
I’ve not looked forward to the start of a season like this for a long time. 

Are you newly married? After a few years of marriage, your wife will be asking you when does the footy start?
A season ticket is a passport to marriage bliss, says the marriage councellor

As in EFL restrictions rather than owner imposed. Clowes will be very prudent. 

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us

Are you newly married? After a few years of marriage, your wife will be asking you when does the footy start?
A season ticket is a passport to marriage bliss, says the marriage councellor

The missus got me Versa 3 the other day and I didn't like any of the free clockfaces in the gallery. I certainly wasn't going to pay for one either.  Loaded up the devkit, followed some tutorials and made the design attached below.  I'm still tweeking the UI and looking into progress bars for the stats but I'm new to Java and never coded anything before so it's taking time.
I just wanted to share it really ?‍♂️, if anyone wants to use it I can provide the direct link but it's only compatible with Versa 3 and Sense
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Are you newly married? After a few years of marriage, your wife will be asking you when does the footy start?
A season ticket is a passport to marriage bliss, says the marriage councellor

Are you newly married? After a few years of marriage, your wife will be asking you when does the footy start?
A season ticket is a passport to marriage bliss, says the marriage councellor

Just told the wife the footy is starting again today. 

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us

There was a point when i thought will we see the Rams at PP again? 
We will and that is plenty for me, Football fans have got very short memories but we shouldn't forget how bleak it was off the field those past few months. Let's enjoy the season and see where it takes us