DarkFruitsRam7

The presence of this group has completely passed me by. Probably because I see less Derby-related tweets now Twitter has gone down the TikTok route of showing you what the algorithm thinks you'll like, rather than posts from people you follow. Are any "Twitter famous" Derby fans involved?

Surely we're creative enough to choose a different tune🤣@therams69 work your magic

What a way for him to go as well. Too young, but to see people paying tribute to your life across multiple countries while you’re alive must be special.

I got pelters in school when they were doing well and Derby kept messing up promotion. Developed a bit of a hatred for them after previously wanting them to do well. Now, having long since left school and with them having less to shout about, the hatred has cooled to not really caring either way.

That’s a disgrace. No better than they were before or during our struggles

This is beautiful

Is that Cambridge away or 1930s Germany?

Those were pretty much the exact words he shouted at me minutes after beating Leeds in the play offs.

Can’t remember tbh, but we’re all the better for Warne finding the right combination in the end.

I imagine it’s a little more difficult to drop the captain and player with the biggest reputation than it is to drop, say, Fornah. Also, set pieces.

Thanks mate. I’m in the same boat (minus Wembley pictures sadly). I’m glad I was around for 06/07, and I remember a fair amount of it (far more than many of the Clough years actually), including the day itself. But I don’t recall being hugely emotional about it all. On being a parent, my mum has given me her ticket for Carlisle, bless her.

This. I think those who don’t want it to happen (which is fair) are better off accepting that it will happen, and not getting worked up over it. I feel like I remember a couple of times in that period where we seemed to invade the pitch at the end of every season (which was weird looking back) that people cleared off after a while and the players came back out. Maybe my memory is faulty, but it’s completely doable.

Couldn’t find a standalone Clowes thread, so started this one. As someone who was very much in the Warne Out camp and thought Clowes was making a mistake for keeping him on, I have to hold my hands up and say he was bang on to hold his nerve and not be swayed by an increasing amount of hostility. I still have my thoughts on how the club should be run differently, but we can save those for another day. I may have missed it, but this man needs a proper song ASAP.

That’s it, I’m off to the bookies!

Glad you enjoyed. I spoke to a fair few that were removed from the home end for (apparently) very little. You must have had more generous stewards.

Cheers Rich. You’re right on the social thing. I’ve gone from being a season ticket holder and regular away traveller, to watching on my laptop on my own at 8am this season. And I’ll admit, it’s massively affected how invested I’ve been. I found out a couple of weeks ago that I could be home for the final two games (received some financial assistance for the flight), and it’s like I’ve never been away. I got in from a night out at 4am on Saturday morning, and yet it was the easiest wake up call I’ve ever had for the game.

I was that age during the McClaren Wembley season and yeah, even at that age you don’t really savour stuff. It takes heartbreak and age to let you truly appreciate the good times.

Fair play to the police yesterday btw. They were some of the soundest I've met at the football, and they were very understanding of those of us stood outside (even though some had been kicked out of the home end).

Happy birthday!

The thought of Derby going up and England winning the Euros this summer is a bit too much to bear. I think I'd self-combust.

PM'd you.

If any older heads on here don't know how to nip abroad, feel free to shoot me a message.

I'll be charging. This group of players will love it.

As I woke up tired and hungover this morning, I had a thought. While it's always great hearing stories about the glory days of the 70s, the iconic 80s and the fun 90s, there's a whole generation of Derby fans who have only ever known disappointment. I myself had my first season ticket in the 2006/07 Billy Davies season, but I was too young to properly appreciate it. Since then, it's been a mix of hope, heartbreak and 'nearly' moments. Our generation of supporters have witnessed other clubs' fans celebrating siuccess (sometimes at our expense), but we find it difficult to fathom what it would actually feel like for Derby to ever get over the line. Yesterday, as I walked back back to the bus with my arm round my mate's shoulder, belting Derby songs at the top of our voices, I had the first taste of what it might feel like to experience success as a Derby fan. This morning, I started making preparations for post-game jaegerbombs and cigars next weekend. And thinking about how I'll be raising a glass to the lad that we all miss. We're not over the line yet. But I'm well into dreaming territory. And for us fans who aren't old enough to know glory, it's going to be oh so sweet. Up the Rams.