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2 hours ago, Archied said:

Jeez ,, almost brought tears listening to the above, really puts Saturday into perspective 

The bit that makes me blink, is D.C retelling the story of how he got the nod on a London business trip, him and wife welling up in tears on the tube; yep we’ve all been there, it’s that realisation of a special moment just happened, that causes full grown men to blink hard, as something is in their eyes.

Great reminder @BuckoBeast

58 minutes ago, ram59 said:

The useless EFL have already let this kind of thing go.

On the last day of the 21/22 season, Northampton were ahead of Bristol Rovers on goal difference. Northampton did their job by beating Barrow 3-1. This meant that Bristol Rovers needed to win by 7 against Scunthorpe, the result was 7 nil and Bristol were promoted on goals scored. Already relegated Scunthorpe fielded a team consisting of 7 teenagers including 4 from their u18s and a first year scholar in goal.

I can't find any details of any punishment for Scunthorpe.

If Scunthorpe ever get back in the EFL, they should have points deducted, in my opinion. Poetic justice that they crashed through the National League.

As an aside, got a friend who’s an Iron fan, they have had some serious off field financial issues, couldn’t pay players, staring down the barrel of losing their ground and a past owner that seemingly made false promises. They have finally stabilised after putting their true fans through the mill. Think they suffered enough.

(Btw on the field a certain J.Butterfield is captain these days)

4 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

I don't agree.  If we lose by 1 and Bolton beat their U21 team by 3 it's unfair.  The competition is play a competitive side for a 46 game season.  That doesn't mean play your star striker but it doesn't mean playing a side with 50 games between them. The players need to be competitive.

Thankfully ours will be, it’s all going to be immaterial come Saturday 🐑 

4 hours ago, Olton Ram said:

I used to respect John Percy, but he's embarrassing himself here. Of course Derby fans are enjoying all this - we're rivals. But Forest's antics have been condemned and mocked across the board. They've made themselves an object of mockery and/or abuse by more than Derby fans. 

This is Percy openly acknowledging his loyalties and true colours with regards ourselves. When we as supporters were going through a tough time, he wasn’t so supportive defending our plight, he’s in the same bracket as that over rated accountant; nice to see Percy is feeling it here.

Hope he gets pelters from all angles, his credibility will slip the more he pins his colours to the Forest charade playing out.

1 minute ago, nottingram said:

Twattenburg will be earning his money tonight

All these penalties not being given, it’s like a conspiracy, nobody likes them, maybe it’s linked to them not being deducted enough points, it’s just heartbreaking to watch…… and try not to laugh 

12 hours ago, uttoxram75 said:

Celebrate the return of the Rams after very nearly being killed by Steve Gibson, Rick Parry, Kieran Maguire and that arse from Wycombe,

Go on the pitch/don't go on the pitch, just stay in the ground and enjoy the day then retire to a pub crawl round town.

Merry Widows, Neptune, Metro Bar, Tiger Bar, White Horse, Noahs Ark, Jorrocks, Dolphin, Bess of Hardwick etc. 

If someone would be so kind as to shovel me on the last train to Utch it would be greatly appreciated.

 

COYR 

That’s my mood and intentions Utch, first time I can take my kids and do what me and my old man have done a few times.

You don’t forget these memories , no matter how much alocihol 🍻

8 minutes ago, David said:

We don't need to rely on anyone but ourselves.

If we can't get at least a point against bottom of the table and done and dusted Carlisle, with 186 games for Derby Paul Simpson in charge, we deserve the play offs. 

Agree with this but

There’s been a few threads over the past few years and whether it’s poking fun I know you’ve called them tinpot. Thing is for many, until recently they were like a 2nd team to many Rams fans south of Derby. Why? Because they were non league and for many a year their rivals were Gresley Rovers until Tamworth tried stepping up.

Anyhow, that’s the background for why when Derby were away or not playing, their numbers would increase with genuine Derby fans, with nothing better to do . What changed was them gaining league status, a couple of quick promotions and us meandering around the 2nd tier too long; seriously Burton shouldn’t be our rivals, they’ve punched above their weight and they had a few youngsters latch on, rather than go to the bigger midlands clubs like us, Villa, Leicester even Stoke or the Gumps. So much so the kids have largely tried to get under our skins, claim they’re better than us and generally big themselves up as equal rivals, if not better in their eyes.

For that last reason and my kids had to yawn through their jibes at schools in Burton, I’m with you all the way @David 👍😂

(though I think they might scrape up)

Malcolm Christie has just summed it all up, hates the 2bd half, better team would have made us pay but….

WE ARE GOING UP!!!

Anyone know how Bolton are doing?

Team just toying with fans nerves, it’s going to be ok.

20 hours ago, G STAR RAM said:

Going up 200% and it's only gone up £200, sounds like they were pretty cheap to start with!

That was before FFP became some form of a reality in the Greeks LaLa land world. If the back door to friends and family clubs was truly closed, they would probably need an even bigger hike!

No coincidence this huge hike is it? Looking at the BBC article though, it seems very ad hoc around the ground, with no price band consistency. It’s almost like they don’t care about their fans; take it or leave us.

3 minutes ago, Kernow said:

This evening - Derby 1/50, Bolton 14/1, Posh 25/1.

We’re really on our way…

The bookies know, time to believe and be confident, Bolton will be floored by tonight too.

10 hours ago, IslandExile said:

Jesse Lingard. So it continues....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68812570

 

My pick of those quotes is Jesse being active on social media! Wonder if he’s treating them to some Tik tok moves, with contorted hand gestures to show how cool he is? 🙄

Got to be one of the lamest away games of the season and the almost kamikaze end summed it up; disjointed, no cutting edge when chances came but ultimately they were just underwhelming.

Head scratcher when we had above a week to plan for this game.

2 minutes ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said:

More composure needed. Business end of the season, let's act accordingly.

Yep, that’s all it needed.

Team putting us fans through the wringer but just got to take a chance 2nd half. C’mon Pep give them an err pep talk. We can win this.

2nd because no way will our rivals win every game on current form.

Beat Wycombe I genuinely think the belief running through the team will sky rocket; we’re going to be fine, positive mindset and all that, just can’t see us losing many points between now and season end.

38 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said:

A mention to Sibley, a shaky first 10/15 but after that he did very well against one of the best wingers in the league. 

Bizarrely, I think they tried to play the ball over the top to their winger and it helped Sibley read it better, he just had to allow space and let the ball zip out; which he did a few times very well.

24 minutes ago, Ambitious said:

I doubt this will be done by the last game, the Carlisle one promises to be a tense home game. 

Reckon plenty would still take that given the atmosphere we’ve created lately and how we’re getting results at home. Know I would and fully expect us to do the job now 👍

2 minutes ago, Kernow said:

Big, big deflection is the only reason that went in, but guess what? I couldn't give a hoot!

Went in because he took the shot 😉

Complete passenger some games, how he stayed on the pitch today baffled me.

No doubting he’s had a good career and he should be better in this team, but take away he can tuck the odd goal away around the box, his final ball can be quite poor. I’m sorry to say but far too wasteful for the calibre of player he’s supposed to be at league 1 level.

6 minutes ago, strawhillram said:

Is it an illusion that we are in second place

No but it’s the hope that hurts you as a Derby fan.

Really exasperated by this performance, because they genuinely looked terrible when they came to Pride Park, but we both missed chances and underperformed today.

Very deflating after last week.

4 hours ago, 8Leeds said:

Just watched the highlights back. My god I miss that squad of players. What a team. 

My lads were younger, it’s funny though other than the Lampard season, the eldest said last weekend for different reasons this season is one of the most exciting they can remember since the Mac 1 team.

He qualified it that the football is nowhere near as good or easy on the eye, but for the first time he’s excited we could go up automatic. He barely remembers the Davis team and following season (phew). Kind of gave me fresh perspective about that season, we were so good, yet faltered.

So now I don’t care, I’d just like them to have a successful promotion memory, head into town after Carlisle game and I’ll live all my glory day memories, whilst they enjoy their first true promotion one. 
 
Still feel that team would’ve evolved in the Prem, maybe struggled but for all the great wins; it just always reminds them of that final.

15 minutes ago, Phoenix said:

"the Premier League has no "fixed formula" for points deductions based on the size of a breach"

I wonder what size the brown envelope was.

Anything involving the Fat Greek is presumably XXXL, though maybe the odd salad dressing.

3 hours ago, MarsdenRam said:

Four is not enough for my liking. Forty maybe...

A point every £8.5m, one way of looking at it.

My mate just left to head back to Telford, nights like these test your resolve.

The 6th sees scores more leave.

11 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

Are you Derby in disguise?

My blades mate there text me and said he couldn’t remember us getting tonked like this; says he hopes they never go up again if the owner hasn’t got ambition to shop at more than Poundland. 
 

So far out their depth.