Nishfan

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/04/a-message-from-derby-county-owner-david-clowes

Awesome bloke, cant thank him enough!!!

Also called Paul Warne to  ask if it was ok for him to stop by at Moor Farm.

"Clowes’ humility and reluctance to be the star of Derby’s revival has meant he has rarely undertaken media duties and does not impose on Warne. Such is his unassuming nature that in the build-up to the final game of the season, Clowes made a rare visit to the training ground and was stopped by one of the players who asked what he did at Derby.
“Some other owners would have been devastated,” Warne said. “David replied in the nicest way saying he owned the club. He wasn’t embarrassed by that.”
https://theathletic.com/5449568/2024/04/28/derby-county-promoted-paul-warne-david-clowes/

Joking aside it’s  a pretty good micro indie bar actually. 
I thought it was strange it was closed for a private party yesterday daytime.
Ben’s a spondon lad and his family are all huge rams fans

... The day before. Reflections of yesterday with a bangin head!
It wasn't just Pride Park or the Neptune - it was the whole of Derby - some places have it and some don't, it's that simple!
It's easy to support Liverpool, it's easy to follow one of the Manchester clubs.
I don't think there is a greater footballing place in the UK than Derby!
COYR!

So I’m sat at the beach bar in Hikkaduwa, drinking a beer & watching & re-watching the videos of the celebrations on my phone when a guy walks up, orders a beer and sits down next to me. I then notice his shorts..

What I noticed yesterday is that so many more people were already in their seats 10/15 minutes before kick off allowing us to build up the atmosphere organically. 
 
Usually it’s half empty until 2.55 and then everyone piles up as kick off is about to happen. 
 
I’d like to see that continue so we can keep building up that atmosphere. We’ll need it next season. We’re likely going to have a tough time up there. There’s no stand out poor sides and our manager himself has acknowledged our squad needs huge changes. They’re going to need us fans to drag them over the line. 

That’s in my local bar in Borrowash owned by Ben Osborn. I thought it looked familiar!

Used my bus pass for the first time yesterday (apart from getting past the safe-standing ticket checks - twice!) and as I walked across the Morlege at about 9.15 I could see about a thousand people out on the pavement already. Derby was heaving with Rams already! A great day yesterday!

Wonderwall. Aka Cash and Nelson.

My other half is Spanish. She asked me "why are people queuing in the pub at 9am for beer?". Add Barcelona to the places that just don't get football.
To her credit, she did get me home to Sheffield in one piece.

Championship breakfast! 
 

Open top bus parade in Mansfield happening right now 🍾

Thing is with Fozzy is he has a football brain, is flexible enough to be LB, WB, CB and will perform whether it’s raining, a heat wave, Covid, He is boots on the ground that don’t leak. Oh yeah ..  he’s been there before and  if anyone is a RAM it’s Fozzy. I reckon he would be delighted to have another year and without an ego he’ll sit on a bench standing guard for the mighty Rams

I've let mine go.
Health reasons meant that I only got to just about half of the games this season, so I will pick and choose my games from now on. By and large, I've liked this season as much as any since the poison dwarf promotion - probably more so. Sexy football is fine, but give me a couple of centre-backs with a 'do or die' attitude any day. It's a Jake Buxton thing.

Thanks. That's my new WhatsApp image. I hope that's ok? 

Love it 🥰 

Glad that Ebou is getting MOM recognition. He was all over the pitch, and the only position he didn’t cover was goalkeeper because they wouldn’t let him have a goalie’s jumper on! 

He’s going to change the profile pic the day he signs isn’t he

Apparently today?? Love them

Regarding the two minutes not played at the end, my guess is that the ref got the word in his ear that the game at Posh had ended and there was therefore nothing to be gained by playing on. Getting the players off safely (and yourself obviously ref!) was the priority.

We got about! 😂