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8 minutes ago, admira said:

102. Year, opponents and memories. 0-0 draw. 

It was the last game for Derby for who? 
 

Juventus at home in the European Cup, Big Roger getting sent off for emulating Mohammad Ali and Alan H. missing a penalty.

I know it was John Sims's last game as i was John Sims's cousin's best friend at the time.

But was it also Alan Durban's?

Just waking up to this.

RIP Daniel You are Derby County. 

4 hours ago, admira said:

100. Year, opponents and memories. 6-0 win. Goals not necessarily in the correct order. 

Sunderland in league cup 1990 Halloween .

Went but can't remember much as i was ill, even the win didn't help as i was off work with a virus for a week after. 

On 09/11/2023 at 09:21, Crewton said:

I didn't know too much about him beforehand, but I was completely unsurprised to discover he was a scouser, because he's a dead ringer for Scully.

Eh?

1 hour ago, admira said:

95. Year, opponents and memories. 4-1 home win. Goals not necessarily in the correct order.

Night game

v Chelsea at home 1974 4-1,  a lot of aggro ensued at this game as the Chelsk's were jealous of our success.

It even took a Derby lad to score their only goal (Ian Hutchinson RIP).

He was probably one Clough and Taylor missed from under their noses?

9 hours ago, admira said:

90. Year, opponents and memories. Another 5-1 home win. Goals not necessarily in the correct order.

A Bit of a guess, but we belted Bolton near the end of Div 2 68/69, i didn't start keeping a diary until 70/71 so i don't have anything to rely on.

So i say March 1969 v Bolton at Home.

On the ledge at the back of the ossie end.

1 hour ago, Eddie said:

Never voted for Kevin Philips Bonggg or Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel?

Me neither, but i tried to vote for this bloke only i spoiled my ballot paper:

Malcolm Peter Brian Telescope Adrian Umbrella Stand Jasper Wednesday (pops mouth twice) Stoatgobbler John Raw Vegetable (whinnying) Arthur Norman Michael (blows squeaker) Featherstone Smith (whistle) Northcott Edwards Harris (fires pistol, then 'whoop') Mason (chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff) Frampton Jones Fruitbat Gilbert (sings) 'We'll keep a welcome in the' (three shots) Williams If I Could Walk That Way Jenkin (squeaker) Tiger-drawers Pratt Thompson (sings) 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' Darcy Carter (horn) Pussycat (sings) 'Don't Sleep In The Subway' Barton Mainwaring (hoot, 'whoop') Smith

2 hours ago, admira said:

83. Year, opponents and memories. 3-1 defeat. Gabbiadini the scorer in 23rd minute.

1993 v Cremonese in the Anglo Italian Cup Final at Wembley. Ouch, can't remember much about the day itself! Definitely went in the Galleon Inn before though, i think there were 36000 + for Derby there.

1 hour ago, admira said:

82. Year, opponents and memories. 3-2 at home. Goals not necessarily in the correct order.

Everton 1989 and the chipped goal from Goddard!!! In the C stand that day What a player Goddard was if he had a bit more pace he would have been a world beater.

Still bad around Langley Mill, Pinxton and Selston.

45 minutes ago, admira said:

80. Year, opponents and memories. We gave someone a 5-0 spanking at home. Goals not necessarily in the correct order.

Arsenal 1972 when we gave Bob Wilson a bad back!!

The memorable goal is Hinton's into the Normanton End where he rifled a right foot thunderbolt past hapless Bob.

This spell is the best i have seen Derby ever play from whacking Benfica at Home to drawing with Newcastle, amazingly it came to an end when we got beat at the Victoria Ground stoke. 4-0 !!!

Stoke had the indian sign on us that season as they also thrashed us at the BBG.

1 hour ago, richinspain said:

I believe it was to add height up front 😳. We all know that Dave Watson was a far better striker than Ohh Bobby Bobby!

i thought he took a knock? and we we trying to save him for the relegation battle. We were due to play Brighton 3 days later and a win would have put us in touching distance of Fulham, Oldham and Palace who we were trying to catch.

In the end we lost 3-0 and were a good few points off safety.

At work at present but i will have look when i get home and see if there is anything in the records.

2 hours ago, richinspain said:

Plymouth Argyle. FA Cup quarter final replay, 1983? Possibly the worst night in the Rams history(until uncle Mel interfered). A loss at home to a third division team, with a goal direct from a corner. On leaving the ground we found out that we were being shut down by the high court for debts of around a couple of million. Luckily (💩) the Maxwells were about to save the day. 

ps let's be honest, we had a few fantastic years from that point onwards until Captain Bob gave Uncle Mel a few ideas for further down the line.

Walking out the ground that night was the saddest moment of my football life, can still "feel" it when i think about it today.

All i can remember through the sadness was hearing the Big Country song "Chance" on the way out of the ground.

Just summed up what we were all feeling on masse.

58 minutes ago, richinspain said:

Man Utd at home, final of the Texaco Trophy, 1969? Memories, I've only seen the highlights on Youtube, but what a team that became!

1 hour ago, admira said:

77. Year, opponents and memories. 

Watney Cup Final 8/8/1970 The only competition i have been to every game that Derby Played, including the 1st one at Fulham.

I believe the competition was the first one to decide ties on Penalties.

Red Hot day, we only qualified because we weren't allowed to be in Europe as we had been naughty boys and upset the EFL. (nothing changes eh)

1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

1994. Millwall. That playoff game.

Note the substitutes - Derby's black players taken off for their own safety. 

That was a night both on and off the pitch.

Didn't get home until 4am ish. Missus wanted to know where i had been all that time.

Didn't believe me at the time and probably still doesn't

3 hours ago, admira said:

74. Year, opponents and memories. 5-0. Goals not necessarily in the correct order. 
 

1969 Derby 5 Spurs 0 Record attendance at BBG, In Ossie End at the back on the ledge.( to compensate for my short 8 year old legs!!!).

Spurs with Greaves, Mullery, Jennings Mike Engalnd, Alan Gilzean and the late great Cyril Knowles didn't get a sniff.(nice one Cyril!!!)

2 hours ago, admira said:

73. Year, opponents and memories. 5-1. Goals not necessarily in the correct order.

Burnley early 1974 at Home, Stood in Ossie end (usual spot) I think Leighton James scored a goal for Burnley

3 hours ago, richinspain said:

Haven't got a clue about the opponent or year, but it was the game where Robbie Savage went in goal after the sending off of Deeney, who had replaced the injured Bywater.

Reading away, guessing 2009-10 season because of the squad but cant remember which year.

Oops didn't see the above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 hours ago, admira said:

 

69. Nice easy one today. Year, opponents & talking point. Narrow victory. Goals not in correct order.

Finn Harps 12-0 1976 stood in the Vulcan pop side. THey were lucky to get 0.

New DM's as it was just after my 15th Birthday Talking of DM it was one of his last games and even an 8-2 hammering of Spurs couldn't save him.

22 minutes ago, admira said:

66. Year, opponents and talking point. 3-2 win. Topical this week.

1/11/75 Game that was on MOTD and Fight of the week.

Lee v Hunter Derby versus Dirty Leeds.

Standing behind the Ossie End Goal, mouth agape about what i was witnessing.

RIP FRANNY.

You get the impression that everything he did in life was done with utter commitment zest and hard work. 

A man who had success with everything he touched be it playing football, administering football, training racehorses or manufacturing toilet roll.

He probably never wasted a day in his life, that last game at Ipswich away, along with that goal at Man City and the fracas with Hunter will live with me forever.

Cheers Franny Thank you for the memories.

2 hours ago, admira said:

59. Year, opponents, memories.  Tricky one today, I've posted it because it was Paul Blades only ever Derby goal. This game has a bit of significance for me that I'll explain later.

Coventry 1989, only remembered  because of Blades goal.

Game was the week before the Hillsborough Disaster i think.

Sat in C Stand, goal was in the Normanton End an absolute screamer from 25 yards.

2 hours ago, admira said:

58. Year, opponents and memories (if you're old!) 5-0.

Scorers may not be in the correct order.

Derby v Bristol City last match of 1968/69 season and Division 2 trophy/celebration day.

1 hour ago, jameso said:

I hope I'm leaving this wide open for someone else (especially when I get the year wrong again) but I have a hint of a sliver of a memory of a 7-0 win over Southend.

Can't picture the game/goals but looking at the players it's late-ish in the Arthur Cox era so I'll go for 1993.

Right on either?

I Believe it was 7th October 1992 as it was the 25th Anniversary of me watching the super Rams.

11 hours ago, sage said:

To no-one's surprise, this idiot is from Nottingham.

He used to be Chairman/owner at Ilkeston Town. He has also admitted he has done time for Fraud. Again a fit and proper owners test either non existing or not fit for purpose.(National League)