Kinder

I had 6 pints of Pedigree yesterday in a pub and two glasses of red wine at home.
My poo this morning was pretty awful tbh.

My Dad’s company sponsored Ted’s kit one season, so we may have paid for this shirt! I remember we were all invited to a game once to say thanks and we met Ted. My brother and I were so star struck but couldn’t understand his thick Scottish accent!

i am feeling the love and appreciation gents, thank you, a little bit of recognition goes a long way, that has always been my intention to share the past and to relive it for those of us who were around and for those that wernt to give them a thread to learn from, yes they are only old shirts but every one of them will hold a memory for at least one person out there, obvioulsy some of them have our deepest Rams memories engrained into the weave and the image can take you back to the  popside or the ossie end or the c stand with your mates, or sheffield or man united away or plymouth away in the cup and for some lucky ones juventus away and real madrid away !
its something i love doing, it would be great to share everything in a massive purpose built museum along with the other guys like @cstandand @Quangyand thats something that we will aim to do with the Rams Heritage Trust when things return to normal, we already have some special plans for next year, but for now i will just keep posting the shirts as a visual image of the great history and tapestry of our club for all to enjoy and take something from !
cheers gents
if anybody has any old treasures hidden away in the attic or draw then please PM me or mail directly at mail@phillowe.co.uk i am always looking to add to the collection !

Finally tried Gulden Draak quadrupel at the weekend. 
Blimey that's an acquired taste. 
Alright once you're in but tastes like someone dropped a mickey finn. 
Definitely aids sleep. 

They look superb. 

Same. Ordered 7. Along with some Sweet temptation and that collab pale/IPA they've done with some chinese(?) brewery.

I tell you now, Bielik’s gonna be back and he’s going to fold Wilson into an origami swan!
 

Now then ladies and gentleman... firstly I hope you are all well and secondly sorry for the mother of rants which is about to unfold...
As some may be aware from the ‘new parents’ thread I made last year I am lucky enough to now be the father of the most incredible little lady this planet has ever seen, also from that thread some of you may be aware that the pregnancy wasn’t all plain sailing. 
Unfortunately neither does the living side seem to be. Our daughter had corrective surgery to save her life at 1 day old... in the next 44 days before coming home she would go on to have 5 collapsed lungs, 2 cardiac arrests, 1 blood transfusion, 7 ventilations, 2 more surgeries and numerous amount of pain relief/medication.
last Friday though everything was brilliant and me and my wife were finally able to bring her home... the next few days were the best of my life and something that we were robbed of for the first month and a half of her life, we had numerous visitors and for to introduce her to her family.
on Tuesday we went to the park with our other daughter as quite understandably she was quite overwhelmed and a bit jealous about her new little sister... whilst at the park I was feeding Clara-Leisa who subsequently stopped breathing and vomited blood through her mouth and nose. I had to do CPR in the middle of the park on her as the air ambulance (absolutely amazing) and 2 road ambulances turned up. 
Thankfully I managed to get her breathing again and the incredible paramedics and drs kept her going and she’s on the mend.
i don’t really know the purpose of this post but just felt it would possibly help to have a Release.
photo’s included of how she is today as I realise what I’ve written is traumatic and we could be a lot worse... 

Oh man, Stranger Things is great. I've watched about 20 episodes in 3 days. 
I half arsed saw the first season but wasn't into it but now I get the hype. 
Simple, nostalgic, electronic music, neon lights, 80's movie cliché, great characters and great acting. Millie Bobby Brown is fascinating in every scene. 
Just about to start season 3. Breaking Bad levels of enjoyment for me. All this time ignoring the hype! ?

Just write the amounts on some slips of paper and hand them to the accountant and then say- "Sorry pal, diesel have to do."

Happy Friday one and all!
I should probably apologise in advance as I feel a little bit spammy, but I'm pretty excited to say that Pride (or Pride: The Inside Story of Derby County in the 21st Century to give it the full, far too long name) will be available from the club shop and online from this weekend!
Link - https://www.dcfcmegastore.co.uk/item/2865/Books/Pride-Na.html
For those who don't know, Pride is a project I've been working on for around three years in total, and it's seen me work with just over 60 former players, managers, chairmen, coaches and #ITK fans to tell the tale of the club from the moment we moved into Pride Park until the beginning of this year. It's not really a game by game account, it's more of a focus on each season, the on-field and off-field dramas (even the crash), all told by those who lived it from the inside. So to put the 60 people into context, it varies from the likes of Stefano Eranio, Steve McClaren and Warren Barton through to Gary Rowett, Harry Wilson, Giles Barnes, Inigo Idiakez and Jake Buxton.
The club have been extremely supportive and it's been a huge surprise to have them come on board, considering the content paints a factual tale, but they've been a huge help and it's fantastic to have them on board.
For anyone who has pre-ordered already - and a massive thank you for your interest in what began as just a daft little project to pass the time - what I'm going to recommend to people is that they cancel their pre-orders with Amazon and the likes, because hopefully money won't have been taken. Then the book will be available for around a week or two at the club and the megastore, before hitting the wider world. Unfortunately this one was out of my hands so I'm expecting a few pelters ?
I'll try not to spam too much but if anyone has any questions or comments on the book, what it's about or why certain people didn't make the cut, just reply or drop me a message. And most of all, for anyone who is keen and interested in understanding almost every major development and in-story of the club over 20+ years, I really hope you enjoy it. I'm on Twitter at @PrideDCFC where I'll be rambling to myself and sharing a few articles I've done over the past few months.
You might see/hear me a bit over the media over the next few weeks, so I'm always here to throw abuse at! I had a chat with the @Steve Bloomer's Washing team as well for their latest episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-147200653/sbw-94-Derby-county-2000-2020
 
Cheers,
Ryan

Added this beauty today, sorted by masons dad for me, love the “once a ram “ one of the great future stars of the English game it was a privilege seeing him cut his teeth in a Derby County shirt ! 

The benefit of having a later than usual summer transfer window is that the gap until the next window is much shorter. The January window opens in only 12 weeks. If waiting such a short period saves the club £800k or more then it's probably a wise move in the current financial circumstances (providing we still want/need him in January)

Looks like game, set and match then.

Yeh - But we keep having to start from Year One all over again every time we get a new manager - This is my biggest frustration
For me this is the most successful Year One we've ever had - A full and proper clear out and drafted some genuine talent in from the youth setup - Now Year Two needs to be about getting the style right and establishing a spine for the team - I'm totally fine with a mid-table finish if we can see that moving in the right direction 

If he does sign and that is our business done for this season, maybe a loan or two on transfer deadline day, I hope many fans reflect on the business done since Cocu's arrival, the pond he fishes in. Remembering that Rooney and Bielik were already done deals before he arrived. Mike te Wierik, free, David Marshall, free, Jordon Ibe, free, Bobby Duncan, not much, Nathan Byrne, not much either, Kamil Jóźwiak £3m? Maybe £5m the lot of them with Dursun added. All of that lot adds up to a Waghorn, a Marriott, a Wisdom, a Davies, a Lawrence, and probably the medical bills for Forsyth.
In a week or so's time the side he puts out will be his team, the staff he wants out there, supplemented by the youngsters rather than making up half the side nearly every week.
 
 

Until I see him getting in a Range Rover with Dianne Abbott at Derby Railway Station - this isn't happening.

Get him in, get him training then start him on Saturday.
Believe me, Dursun always shines on TV.

In a parallel universe, are the members of DCFCLadiesfans.uk perving over a new signings Mister?

I won’t let Dursun go down on me.....

Thanks Sparx. but dont come on here infreqently with all your football analysis schizzle. Have you got a song for him, or any pun? What do you think of his dress sense, and would you give his Mrs a go?

What I really liked about the YT vid was that when coming from deep he was generally looking to pass forward, into space.... Not back to the DM or just recycling possession but something meaningful...
Would hope that him coming back and playing balls into space for Jozwiak, Ibe, or even the full backs etc would be really good

I don’t think he’s in a dilemma. 
 
He tasked Cocu with introducing academy talent and reducing the age and wages of squad. 
 
He’s done this, so he should now be in a position to support him with where the squad needs improving. 

I’ve had a few deliveries and have tried most of them recently!  All of their LupulusX range are good and I liked their Intercontinental - very dry and crisp. Wild Boar also great, a tasty IPA and not too strong. They do a lovely coffee porter as well.

I’ve got a Simcoe single hop IPA I have brewed myself and I must say it tastes rather nice. Around 5.6%