Zag zig

What a day that was!
In case some of you had not heard, the gumps had fluked a cup win or summat and thought they were really good. Poor lickle Derby were a league below them and were going to be thrashed......
Archie, Archie Gemmillllllllll.......

He barely put a foot wrong in his first 5 years.
Selling Wilson to buy Micklewhite and Christie was a masterstroke.

Tried to get that going in the South Stand when Gary joined last season...Gary Rowett's Black and White Army, clap, clap, clap clap, we're not mad we're f........ barmy.........about 200 joined in and the rest just looked at me a bit scared. 

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

Great player and a great man.
I never forgave Graham Richards for the way he spoke about him towards the end of his reign.
 

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

True legend.
After a few years of decline, Arthur revived us. So many memories, thing with Arthur with his teams, you went on away days full of optimism that even as underdogs we could still get results. We never seemed to fear anyone to me.
Made all the stopovers in the likes of London all the more enjoyable. My barely/just legal drinking days were fuelled with the joy of Rams away performances and treks back from college then Uni to follow them on supporters club coaches or trains wherever the weekend took us, often with a celebration of sorts to be had.
Bloody wish those days back, no mobiles, just pure meet here and there trips and be proud to be a Ram. All because of Arthur and his teams.

Great memories of Phil Gee and Bobby Davison scoring for fun, I used to look forward to every game with such excitement !
Sometimes the Pop side, sometimes C stand !
I was 17 when we went up to the second division, great age to be !
No responsibilities other than beer and football and your mates, just started work at the railway, money in my pocket and your team on a roll !!
thanks Arthur !
happy days 

We would arrange a minibus on a Friday night in the pub, probably from atwals, meet on the Saturday morning back in the pub and head off to places like Grimsby. People smelling of curry and still drunk.
Best days of my life

Brilliant manager and a great man. He created very good football teams that were a pleasure to watch. One of our greatest ever managers.
I will never forget those days of storming through the divisions - he made us so proud of our team. 

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/former-derby-county-manager-arthur-753464
Arthur Cox received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Derby Telegraph Sports Awards.
Cox was one of Derby County’s most successful managers............
 
I loved those days in the 80s !
crawling from Division Three to finish 5th in Division 1 !! what a journey !!
the story of my youth !!
great days !
ee I ee I ee I o up the football league we go !
Arthur is our king !

Rites of passage with King Arthur. The very best days of supporting Derby. The glorious marching progression from 1984 -1989 and then 2 Rams in the Semi Finals of Italia 1990. Absolutelyfookinamazing.
The BBG for Rotherham; Lincoln, Shef Wed; Leeds; Plymouth; Arsenal, ManU, Arsenal...
Away at Shef Utd 86 and 87, Walsall, Grimsby, Donny, Notts, Sunderland, Barnsley, notts, absolutely everywhere......
I was too young to understand the real timescales of being recent league champions and european regulars but old enough to know that my team was still relevant, going places and had a king for a manager. 
And if you couldn't get to an away match, then GR was on hand to bring it straight into your house.
Cool as custard. 
 
 
 

Loved Arthur as our manager, absolute legend of a man and a fantastic manager, I was too young to truly appreciate what Cloughy did for us, even though I loved it at the time, but being in my early 20's when Cox was manager meant endless fun on match days and loads of brilliant memories and hangovers and maybe even a little bit of a criminal record. 

I've had the real pleasure of meeting Arthur on several occasions. He is an absolute first rate Gentleman. He told me some fabulous anecdotes about the time he worked for Robert Maxwell but point blankly refused to be in any way indiscrete; {Maxwell used to pay Arthur bonuses in the form of dozens of pairs of gentleman's socks from Harrods!}. I think Derby County for once were privileged to have had Arthur as manager {the players all referred to him as the Sarjeant Major} and I feel privileged and honoured to have met him. He always give people his time and shows people total respect. A true living legend. Spoke about his Derby players as if they were his own sons and visibly shed a tear when we talked about Rob Hindmarch. A wonderful man and true Derby County hero. 

The best manager in my lifetime by a long way...promotion, champions and if It wasn’t for the victims... European football..I’m not sure those days are ever going to return..
Arthur Cox’s Blue and White army...

Man's a bloody legend. Loads of love out there for our Arthur so good on him, thoroughly well deserved 

Always do. Mind even more grumpy at half time, ridiculous queue, poor staffing, would have blamed Keogh but wasn't around 
So I was the only one with a tramp juice, thought they had gone dry for November!

Ha ha, I'll certainly tell Uttoxeters I don't bet much these days, gambling man 

We're all on the same minibus from Utch mate but half of us are in the South stand and the rest in the West. The two pictured aren't hard enough to come in the SS. You can tell them that on Saturday, they'll know who said it.....