uttoxram75

52 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

A slight exaggeration. There were "only" 16 targets and according to some chap on the radio this morning (no idea who) they will all have been targets that have been hit before. 

It's a worrying development but isn't your second comment a tad over the top as well? The Houthi rebels are launching attacks on civilian vessels that were probably going nowhere near Israel and had nothing to do with the ongoing conflict.

You can dress it up however you like Tamworth but to me it seems that we are bombing Yemen to protect commerce/trade whilst allowing the massacre of civilians next door.

Fcked up world mate.

1 hour ago, Ram-Alf said:

You'll soon find out why...oil prices are going up which = petrol prices, The Houthis who are backed by Iran are attacking ships in the Straights of Hormuz, Iran boarding foreign owned ships.

 https://news.sky.com/story/middle-east-crisis-explosions-heard-in-sanaa-as-strikes-launched-against-houthis-linked-targets-13045848  

Its always about oil.

Just as we’re going to bed I’ve read that the US and the UK are bombing the fck out of Yemen. 
 

Thank god for that, they must have been on the verge of invading us. 

9 hours ago, Ram-Alf said:

Yep early 80s, It was after the time when Chelsea and Leeds ripped the seats out of the Ossie End middle tier, Mike Waterson at the time when interviewed said "we have our own lunatic fringe" as the Derby fans were below the Leeds fans and climbed into the middle tier and a battle ensued...DCFC moved away fans to the bottom area 2 weeks later and Chelsea threw the seats onto their own fans, It was a game at Carlisle that they gave themselves the name.

video below

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvi?q=chelsea+throw+seats+down+at+derby+fans&mid=572A8628131D6FBAFE7F572A8628131D6FBAFE7F&FORM=VIRE

Derby as fans were just a group of "hooligans", We all met at the market place or the Spotted Horse to walk up Saint Peters St, "Football firms names" became more prevalent in the early 80s 

Exactly as i remember it Alf. Through the 70's it was just Ossie End and Popside. DLF  became a thing after Waterson used the term. The lads jumped on the Lunatic Fringe thing and came up with the Derby Lunatic Fringe.

The hairstyles back then could just as easily have given us the same name!

The 1970's are hard to explain as regards football hooliganism. Every match was dangerous, home and away, if you wore colours you were fair game. Nowadays wearing a replica shirt at an away match will pretty much guarantee you safe passage but wearing a scarf back then would invite an aggresive response.

The world has moved on apart from Stoke, Leeds and Millwall.

Just now, Grumpy Git said:

I'll eat Paul Warne's bobble hat if anyonevat the top goes to jail.

These leeches spend their waking hours covering their arses. They also have special 'phones, on which  WhatsApp messages mysteriously disappear.

Too true Grumpy. I know how senior management work and only individual prosecution would correct their behaviour. Corporate fines are budgeted for, send the b******* to jail so they've got something interesting to talk about at their Board meetings.

On 09/01/2024 at 18:07, Ellafella said:

It’s all to do with telic- & para-telic meta-motivational states, modified by the consumption of copious amounts of alcohol and/or other drugs and, if you are of the Freudian persuasion as a psychotherapist, being stuck at the point of penis-envy added to a failure to process feelings of maternal warmth, possibly due to an absence of breast-feeding, wherein you are driven to sublimate internalise feelings of inadequacy by subjecting perceived rivals to violence and aggressive verbal abuse. Or summat 🤷‍♂️

I've been trying to fit that into a good old fashioned chant of "You're gonna get your f****** heads kicked in" all day.

5 hours ago, Anag Ram said:

I once sneered at a Reading fan. Does that make me a tough guy?

 

I wouldn't have thought so. I imagine Reading fans have been sneered at by almost everyone they've ever met.

Individuals need to be prosecuted. Forget fining the Corporation, that's the easy way out. Prosecute the persons responsible for making the decisions. 

The Post Office senior management and the Fujitsu guys involved at the time. Go to the very top and hammer these greedy, horrible b******* who happily ruined peoples lives for profit.

Until these utter cretins get huge fines and serious jail time there is no incentive to do the right thing.

On 06/01/2024 at 21:04, plymouthram said:

What's peoples thoughts on this competition, is it a worthwhile venture to be in. It changed sponsors from Papa John Pizza to Bristol Street Motors and some of you might not be aware that the money dropped down. All participating teams still got £20K, but the £10k per win in the group stage was dropped down to £8k. The winners at wembley now will only get £84k instead of £100k.

So far then, Derby pulled in £59k for reaching the 3rd round, if we beat Bradford we get £29.5K for reaching the quarter-finals. Could it be a distraction from concentrating on the league, could key players get injured. We still have Bolton, Peterboro, Portsmouth and Oxford in the competition and all are in the promotion race. Should Paul Warne field a weak side against Bradford, perhaps play some youngsters to avoid burn out and injuries to key 1st teamers (after all, its only £29.5k at stake). It only becomes a good Trophy if you win it and have seen your team at wembley.

Absolutely awful competition, not worth even entering imo. Even if we got to wembley i wouldn't have bothered going to such a mickey mouse event.

Glad we deliberately lost so we can concentrate on the league.

Another childhood legend gone. Growing up in the 60's and 70's we should have disliked "The Kaiser", yet we loved and respected the best German player of his generation and arguably of all time.

RIP Franz, fondly remembered with Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Pele. All greats and all gentlemen.

9 hours ago, Derby65 said:

Do you need a Lincolnshire postcode when you apply ? 

No. Just a grey tracksuit and a receipt from Fantasy Island, Ingoldmells.

10 hours ago, sage said:

I would have thought the club should sort you a couple Conor, you are the Captain. 

Deserved a bit more acknowledgement Sage......👍🏿

8 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Heard @uttoxram75 used to stomp on people's heads for fun.

He said ex or reformed football hooligans.

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

Hope to be right for the Burton game.

That's something you never thought you'd say back in 1975.

Private Eye have hammered this disgusting behaviour from the beginning. All politicians have known about this for 20 years, Labour, Tory, Lib Dem, yet its been allowed to happen to protect a corporation and the people who awarded that corporation the contract.

Journalists of all our major news outlets have also known about it but decided not to report it or weren't allowed to.

12 hours ago, Alph said:

They're just defending themselves.

14 hours ago, richinspain said:

I haven't received notice yet that I will have to pay for the streaming service, but I can't remember the last film I watched on Amazon. I have watched several series, but I won't be paying to remove ads.

Cancel all subscriptions and put the money towards a visit to the promised land to see the promotion party in the Market Place. I'll buy you a pint in Jorrocks.

COYR. 

33 minutes ago, Ellafella said:

I’m 58. I love watching Derby County. I think we should try and win it. It’s disappointing to me that fans are not supporting it. It’s football. 

Bloody kids.

I'm 63 and will be at Wembley with me Uttoxeter Rams flag acting like a kid on the Popside. I'll meet you for a pint old fella!

As a bit of a Saturday drunken day, watching the match in my local and having friends round this evening, i'd just like to remind everyone of the words to the song we'll be singing over the next few months.

"The Rams are going up, The Rams are going up,

and now you're gonna believe us, now you're gonna believe us, now you're gonna belieeeeeeve us,

The Rams are going up"

Repeat ad finitum.

Been there, done it, its happening, enjoy.

Just now, CBRammette said:

Good result today - sort of game we often lose - sky, bottom, new manager, after christmas. not always in control but we did it. Players stepped up when needed and when they did we looked a level above.
Just want to say not been Collins' biggest fan but in this run of ours he's been excellent - works so hard for the team and got his goals. 

Agree with this. Collins has won me over with his workrate and goals. Not sure what type of player we were judging him with but we are where we are and he is doing his best.

Collins is a grafter who is giving his all and winning games for us.

3 points away from home. Tough gig against a physical team with a new manager and we did what we had to do. Some attempts at playing nice football on a horrible narrow pitch that never really came off but we dug in when needed and always looked capable of scoring whilst admittedly not very secure at the back.

Promotion seasons are built on games like this.

Onwards and upwards. 

COYR.

Not bothered in the slightest until we get to the final then its a day out at Wembley in the April sunshine, a few beers and singing with old friends.

Look at it as a great day out, we'll miss out on that because of our automatic promotion.

On 04/01/2024 at 22:13, Premier ram said:

Mr Bates vs Post Office powerful stuff, shocking subject

5 hours ago, Phoenix said:

It defies belief. There are post office employees who should go to prison fpor some of this stuff.

And how can a judge sack himself?

Read about this scandal many years ago in Private Eye. Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the people involved. Senior managers of the software company, senior managers of the post office and senior members of the government were all happy to destroy working peoples lives rather than admit summatt was wrong.

"Hello dear, how's your day been?".

"Oh, you know, i managed to feck someones life up to protect my bonus". 

"Marvellous dear, well done".

What sort of people can do this knowing the devastation they are causing?

1 hour ago, ariotofmyown said:

Yeah that is right. Was probably aware of We Are Derby since mid 90s, but didn't know it was Sailing until about 10 years later!

When we first did it we took our time and did it with rhythm and style. Now its rushed and over in a jiffy.

Oops, sorry, thought i was texting my missus then................ 

Disappointing not to get the point. Very fine margins indeed but for me it’s maddening how we give the ball away too easily. Boro didn’t have to create chances as we often gave it to them.  Lack of concentration by one or two players but, 9 gamea unbeaten has put us right in the mix with an excellent chance of making top two. 
 

John-Jules and Tommo are making claims for regular starts. 
 

We can and will improve. 
 

COYR.