Olaf Penge

Just raised this suggestion on another thread! Yes, there are few obstacles, not least wage demands/expectations. They may be great expectations and if we gave into them we would face hard times......

Managed ( for once) to access the dcfc site and renew season ticket and car park ticket without site crashing or any North Korean chatbot incursion. They have either improved the platform or I'll be watching Locomotive Pyongyang next season. Long live our dear leader....

Managed ( for once) to access the dcfc site and renew season ticket and car park ticket without site crashing or any North Korean chatbot incursion. They have either improved the platform or I'll be watching Locomotive Pyongyang next season. Long live our dear leader....

I know he has had injury problems over the last 2/3 years and had a spell up the A52, but I’ve always rated Sam Byram as a good versatile player. Full back, wing back, centre back, used to play wide man and scored goals for Leeds. Any takers? Be a good addition I think

Definitely renewing, really enjoyed most of the season, only missed one home league game (and we lost that v Port Vale).

Really difficult playing against a physical "anti-football " kind of team who were sent out to nullify the crowd, waste time, take the sting out of it all, get a foot in and leave several feet in (sees off Joswiak). Two moments stand out, Plange unable to make his good positioning pay off in first few minutes, Taylor making his mark a minute or so later. Then, it was always attrition. Boot the ball long, take out the man if he gets beyond you and grow a beard taking any throw in, free kick goal kick, horrible tactics. Not surprised by the sucker punch second, but astounded the similar chance went begging from same type of move. But then Derby had the possession, Thompson, Bird and Knight got stuck in, Byrne and Festy got beyond them without having surgical tackles removing ligaments. Plange's strike was first rate, there's always going to be a last chance, won't there? And it's Bielik with an overhead in the second minute after the five were up. Absolutely deserved in the context of their timewasting and cynicism. And its a Bowyer side. Isn't karma wonderful?

Really difficult playing against a physical "anti-football " kind of team who were sent out to nullify the crowd, waste time, take the sting out of it all, get a foot in and leave several feet in (sees off Joswiak). Two moments stand out, Plange unable to make his good positioning pay off in first few minutes, Taylor making his mark a minute or so later. Then, it was always attrition. Boot the ball long, take out the man if he gets beyond you and grow a beard taking any throw in, free kick goal kick, horrible tactics. Not surprised by the sucker punch second, but astounded the similar chance went begging from same type of move. But then Derby had the possession, Thompson, Bird and Knight got stuck in, Byrne and Festy got beyond them without having surgical tackles removing ligaments. Plange's strike was first rate, there's always going to be a last chance, won't there? And it's Bielik with an overhead in the second minute after the five were up. Absolutely deserved in the context of their timewasting and cynicism. And its a Bowyer side. Isn't karma wonderful?

Really difficult playing against a physical "anti-football " kind of team who were sent out to nullify the crowd, waste time, take the sting out of it all, get a foot in and leave several feet in (sees off Joswiak). Two moments stand out, Plange unable to make his good positioning pay off in first few minutes, Taylor making his mark a minute or so later. Then, it was always attrition. Boot the ball long, take out the man if he gets beyond you and grow a beard taking any throw in, free kick goal kick, horrible tactics. Not surprised by the sucker punch second, but astounded the similar chance went begging from same type of move. But then Derby had the possession, Thompson, Bird and Knight got stuck in, Byrne and Festy got beyond them without having surgical tackles removing ligaments. Plange's strike was first rate, there's always going to be a last chance, won't there? And it's Bielik with an overhead in the second minute after the five were up. Absolutely deserved in the context of their timewasting and cynicism. And its a Bowyer side. Isn't karma wonderful?

I had forgotten that Lee Bower is their manager, and just thought the the side had still got the spirit of Rowett running through them. Horrible. But they do play like all the other Bowyer teams, who all play just like he did. Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. And dirtier than Don Revie's Leeds United. Shame the ref blanked Mengi's handball, as we would have given them the result they deserve.

Just got back into Leeds - what a day that was
Will begin with the march as it obviously dominated the backdrop to the game. We set off for Assembly Rooms expecting a few hundred die hard (expectations around 1000 I believe) - well, got to the bus station & the noise just hit us. A wonderful display of support - loads of flags, banners & singing - just joyous & if there were less than 10k there, I'd be shocked. There's a little red headed lad who will be very proud of himself tonight - he started 'Since I was Young' when we going under the bridge near the station & 30 seconds later the sound was just exploding off the walls from hundreds singing it. Spine tingling. Outside PP just awesome also - as if you couldn't feel even prouder of who we all support.
On to the game - I do think the march had sapped some of the energy from the crowd & the occasion seemed to get the players a little with a lot of sloppy passes & poor touches. Birmingham settled much quicker & their physical, relentless press soon had us in trouble. The early goal knocked us out of our stride & to be honest, we were perhaps fortunate not to be further behind with one excellent Allsop save & one fantastic intervention from Bird tracking back to stop a certain one on one. We did have chances - Bird dragged a good opportunity wide & Lawrence's late free kick nearly yielded an opening but it had been a below par display & we had offered little overall.
Second half I expected changes but we were still off it & the second Birmingham goal (shocking cover for Hogan by the way) seemed to confirm it was going to be one of those days. Last 20/25 mins though the pressure started building back onto Brum & there were a number of reasons for that - Bielik coming on for Thompson to impose ourselves in midfield, Kazim to help Plange up top & Curtis Davies going up top to cause chaos. They started to struggle to keep us out & we were very unfortunate not to score before the fantastic goal back from Plange - he struggled overall today but will learn a lot playing against horrible CBs like theirs. 
Onto injury time, I thought it was all over when Byrne floated a corner straight into Etheridge's hands & feared a repeat of Forest with time wasting & compliant refereeing to see the time ebb away. But we got one more chance & the absolute state of that bicycle kick from Bielik - just beautiful. And full deserved against a horrible, cheating bunch of timewasting cloggers. 
I'm not going to pass comment on Birmingham's support & their songs aside to say they're just a tiny version of Leeds. I hope they all have a thoroughly miserable evening & think they have exactly the owners they deserve. Long live Derby County ??

Really difficult playing against a physical "anti-football " kind of team who were sent out to nullify the crowd, waste time, take the sting out of it all, get a foot in and leave several feet in (sees off Joswiak). Two moments stand out, Plange unable to make his good positioning pay off in first few minutes, Taylor making his mark a minute or so later. Then, it was always attrition. Boot the ball long, take out the man if he gets beyond you and grow a beard taking any throw in, free kick goal kick, horrible tactics. Not surprised by the sucker punch second, but astounded the similar chance went begging from same type of move. But then Derby had the possession, Thompson, Bird and Knight got stuck in, Byrne and Festy got beyond them without having surgical tackles removing ligaments. Plange's strike was first rate, there's always going to be a last chance, won't there? And it's Bielik with an overhead in the second minute after the five were up. Absolutely deserved in the context of their timewasting and cynicism. And its a Bowyer side. Isn't karma wonderful?

Really difficult playing against a physical "anti-football " kind of team who were sent out to nullify the crowd, waste time, take the sting out of it all, get a foot in and leave several feet in (sees off Joswiak). Two moments stand out, Plange unable to make his good positioning pay off in first few minutes, Taylor making his mark a minute or so later. Then, it was always attrition. Boot the ball long, take out the man if he gets beyond you and grow a beard taking any throw in, free kick goal kick, horrible tactics. Not surprised by the sucker punch second, but astounded the similar chance went begging from same type of move. But then Derby had the possession, Thompson, Bird and Knight got stuck in, Byrne and Festy got beyond them without having surgical tackles removing ligaments. Plange's strike was first rate, there's always going to be a last chance, won't there? And it's Bielik with an overhead in the second minute after the five were up. Absolutely deserved in the context of their timewasting and cynicism. And its a Bowyer side. Isn't karma wonderful?

From near Leek, 32 miles.

From near Leek, 32 miles.

From near Leek, 32 miles.

From near Leek, 32 miles.

Saw them at Queen Street in 1978 supported by the Slits. Buzzcocks were great, not sure that Ari Up and the girls were anything but cacophony that night though!