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Allow me... if you will... to hark back to times of old...
The very first attendance by this then 12 year old boy at the BBG.
Spookily, it was v Carlisle, and spookily v.2, it was the final game of the season.
Yeah, ok, the game was rubbish.  Yeak, ok, I didn't witness any goals, and yeah ok, the players appeared to be a tad tipsy on the day.
But what a classy bunch of players they were.
Crisp white uniform tops, looking as resplendent as anything the US Navy could aspire to, hoisting and tossing the shiniest, and most coveted trophy around, for all to see, all to share, all to be proud of, and all to rejoice in, as one massive "in it together" football family.
... And not a pitch invasion in sight! 
Classy players.  Classy fans.  Classy Football Club!

I repeat... this was the first game of my Derby County supporting career.  I could have easily walked away, as there was no tie. 
That day, or any day since, I could have headed off and simply changed my shirt. (Red was very popular for the following few decades!)
But this was the day that made me think "Yeah.  I can stick with this for the rest of my life.  Once a Ram, always a Ram.  I'm in" 
The classiness of that day had not passed me by.  I was in.  I was hooked.  🐏

We'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of this, next season. 
Shall we invade the pitch after every home game to mark the occasion? 👀
 
 

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 

I haven't had the time to concentrate on this season as much as I would have liked but what I have gathered from this forum is that we have played the sh%te football all season with a clueless manager. One game left and now we find ourselves second on the league with fewest goals allowed and most wins (tied) in the league. I can only guess how well we would have finished if we had played better football with a proper manager.
COYR!

What an afternoon. Great times in the Cambridge end. Loads of us in the corner celebrating at the end. The train home, chuffin brilliant
 
Up The Rams 🐏 
Rams are going up Ole Ole…

Always the danger of having a 2nd team in the same football pyramid. I have a nephew that's a Manchester United and Grimsby Town fan, I ask him, if you meet in the cup, who's your team, says it's a win/win situation.
Come on now, that to me is worse than those half and half scarves.
As soon as Burton were promoted into the same league as us, it was time to part ways, there are 6 points to play for and we want all 6. I don't get it, but each to their own, if that makes them happy fair play.
Myself? I hope they go down and we have that distance between the 2 clubs again which if you look at the status of both clubs, that league between us should be.

Jeez, do you ever say anything positive? We've just set a club record of points in a season and the most number of away wins and are on the verge or promotion, but you have to make a comment like that. How about getting into the spirit and enjoy the win? 

We’re an inclusive community on here, feel free 😊 

I thought Sibley was great today, dangerous in attack, provided a real outlet when we needed it and but for a limp right foot he could have scored to ice his performance cake. 

Brilliant defensive shift, with Louie and Nate adding the touch of class we needed to snatch the points from a Cambridge team who came to fight. All fans will doubtless be very pleased with the win, though I doubt many will say we played close to our best. Tough fixture and circumstances in which to do that though and I suspect the coaching team will be absolutely delighted with another clean sheet, as am I tbh! 
COYR
BE MORE B4

And hitting the bar with a brilliant attempt and nearly getting on the end of another Sibs cross and... #COYR

I really fail to see why any true Rams fan would go to the game next week knowing the sheer torture of losing and Bolton winning and being present for the bleakest day in our history (apart from all the other bleak days that were bleaker).
Let me carry your burden by taking your ticket off you.
 

NO!
Our 3 points is the biggest thing!

Love how after we've just won that people are already working out what we'd have to do to not go up! Blimey - talk about glass half full.  We get at least a point and we're up (and we're playing Carlisle ffs). Let's focus on that?  Not suggesting it will be a walkover, but I reckon if you said a few weeks ago that all we'd need to do is draw at home on the last day of the season against the bottom club, we'd be OK with that. 

Yesssssssssssss Get in there
1st time ever I have predicted correct score and goal scorer on this forum conisides with virtually guaranteed promotion.
😂🏆🇬🇧🎉🍾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿☕️🍺
 

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)
 

Come on Toffees make it a perfect weekend 

I don't like the smell of the town.
I don't like their online fanbase who despise Derby despite their match attending fanbase being largely made up of Derby fans that couldn't get an away ticket that weekend.
I don't like that love in, especially when we have had to compete with them in the same division over multiple seasons, our fans are effectively helping fund opposition with ticket sales.
I don't like the thought process that because Im a Derby fan I should automatically like, wish their club well or show interest in them. I have zero connection to the town, we have other clubs in Derbyshire that we could help fund that are much lower in the football pyramid.
I don't like their badge or kits, they look more befitting of a Sunday league side than a professional Football League outfit.
I don't like BBC Radio Derby having to cover a Staffordshire team, the coverage should be shared over with Stoke.

Anyone know how Bolton are doing?

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

Barkhuizen on for Wilson hopefully gives us some pace and renewed threat going forward.
I don’t care about the Bolton score so long as we carry on winning here.

To reiterate....

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