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I hate this question.
Let's be honest, no, and I don't want to be ungrateful here, I'm fully aware of how lucky we are to still have the club.
It's nice to be watching Derby win and at the right end of the table, that's all you really want as a fan.....but this is the 3rd tier of English football.
Without sounding arrogant, we're not a 3rd tier club.
I get the novelty factor of new clubs, grounds, even worse refereeing, however we've lost a genuine competitive rivalry as they continue to assemble a £100m+ squad.
In one season a huge gulf has been created and even if they go down, it will take several years before it will even start to level out.
I hate League 1 and being so far away from the PL.

Loving it. Definite step down in quality, but no step down in excitement.

We should steal this for Ro-senior.
 

This is our best start to a season since 2014.
And all done with a team of free transfers and a EFL enforced wage cap.
Just let that sink in for a moment.
 

How about lyrics that get behind our new owner without swearing and slagging off other people?

We really need to sort out a museum, maybe a perspex one on wheels that can be rolled out on match days? Right up Bombardier/Toyota/Rolls-Royce's street to produce that.
Across the road from Hardwick School was Alan's handbag shop in the 1970s, or at least that's what I think I remember.
A lovely story about Alan Hinton from Tommy Hutchinson, when they played in the NFL, with Alan managing Seattle. Bruce Rioch, David Nish, Jeff Bourne and Roger Davies were in that side as well. Roger Davies had a reputation as a joker and relaxing around the pool with the players, Alan came back from the horse races with a huge wad of money he had won, waving it around. 'Drinks are on you, boss', they shouted. Alan was having none of this, so Roger picked him up and dropped him in the pool. Alan went absolutely bonkers and told Roger the money was coming out of his wages, but it never did and the incident was completely forgotten the next day.
 

Another story from Alan's days as manager of Seattle, although it isn't about him. Back then New York Cosmos thought they had the divine right to win everything, because they had the star players like Pele and Beckenbauer etc, a bit like Liverpool and Manchester City today. Roger Davies was leading the scoring charts, one ahead of Cosmos's Giorgio Chinaglia and they were playing each other in the Giant's Stadium. Only a few minutes into the game there was a minor tussle between Roger and one of their defenders and the ref sent Roger off. It was not even a foul but it ensured Roger did not score and would be suspended.
It got tasty after that and Iranian Cosmos full-back Andranik Eskandarian launched himself at Tommy Hutchison and left horrendous stud marks down his shin. Bruce Rioch saw this, arrived like a train, knocked Eskandarian spark out with a single punch and just walked off the pitch without looking for the red card he knew he was getting.
Those were the days when at Sounders home game the club gave out 20,000 kazoos each time. What an atmosphere that would have been [not]. It never caught on. 

Of all the books written on Derby County, Pride has been the best by a country mile. I thought Pitch's production was wonderful. I do hope the one after this happens to be the present saga, fully explained and dissected, it requires a book, and a properly researched one with heart. I know Pride nearly had an interview with Richard Keogh, but interviews with him, Mel, Alonso, the Sheikh, all those that bid, the administrators, the MPs, players, management, journalists, supporters groups, the new owner(?), EFL etc, would be such a read if it could happen. Players that have departed like Bradley Johnson, Chris Martin and Ikechi Anya would be an interesting insight most would love to learn about.

Another story from Alan's days as manager of Seattle, although it isn't about him. Back then New York Cosmos thought they had the divine right to win everything, because they had the star players like Pele and Beckenbauer etc, a bit like Liverpool and Manchester City today. Roger Davies was leading the scoring charts, one ahead of Cosmos's Giorgio Chinaglia and they were playing each other in the Giant's Stadium. Only a few minutes into the game there was a minor tussle between Roger and one of their defenders and the ref sent Roger off. It was not even a foul but it ensured Roger did not score and would be suspended.
It got tasty after that and Iranian Cosmos full-back Andranik Eskandarian launched himself at Tommy Hutchison and left horrendous stud marks down his shin. Bruce Rioch saw this, arrived like a train, knocked Eskandarian spark out with a single punch and just walked off the pitch without looking for the red card he knew he was getting.
Those were the days when at Sounders home game the club gave out 20,000 kazoos each time. What an atmosphere that would have been [not]. It never caught on. 

Another story from Alan's days as manager of Seattle, although it isn't about him. Back then New York Cosmos thought they had the divine right to win everything, because they had the star players like Pele and Beckenbauer etc, a bit like Liverpool and Manchester City today. Roger Davies was leading the scoring charts, one ahead of Cosmos's Giorgio Chinaglia and they were playing each other in the Giant's Stadium. Only a few minutes into the game there was a minor tussle between Roger and one of their defenders and the ref sent Roger off. It was not even a foul but it ensured Roger did not score and would be suspended.
It got tasty after that and Iranian Cosmos full-back Andranik Eskandarian launched himself at Tommy Hutchison and left horrendous stud marks down his shin. Bruce Rioch saw this, arrived like a train, knocked Eskandarian spark out with a single punch and just walked off the pitch without looking for the red card he knew he was getting.
Those were the days when at Sounders home game the club gave out 20,000 kazoos each time. What an atmosphere that would have been [not]. It never caught on. 

We really need to sort out a museum, maybe a perspex one on wheels that can be rolled out on match days? Right up Bombardier/Toyota/Rolls-Royce's street to produce that.
Across the road from Hardwick School was Alan's handbag shop in the 1970s, or at least that's what I think I remember.
A lovely story about Alan Hinton from Tommy Hutchinson, when they played in the NFL, with Alan managing Seattle. Bruce Rioch, David Nish, Jeff Bourne and Roger Davies were in that side as well. Roger Davies had a reputation as a joker and relaxing around the pool with the players, Alan came back from the horse races with a huge wad of money he had won, waving it around. 'Drinks are on you, boss', they shouted. Alan was having none of this, so Roger picked him up and dropped him in the pool. Alan went absolutely bonkers and told Roger the money was coming out of his wages, but it never did and the incident was completely forgotten the next day.
 

We really need to sort out a museum, maybe a perspex one on wheels that can be rolled out on match days? Right up Bombardier/Toyota/Rolls-Royce's street to produce that.
Across the road from Hardwick School was Alan's handbag shop in the 1970s, or at least that's what I think I remember.
A lovely story about Alan Hinton from Tommy Hutchinson, when they played in the NFL, with Alan managing Seattle. Bruce Rioch, David Nish, Jeff Bourne and Roger Davies were in that side as well. Roger Davies had a reputation as a joker and relaxing around the pool with the players, Alan came back from the horse races with a huge wad of money he had won, waving it around. 'Drinks are on you, boss', they shouted. Alan was having none of this, so Roger picked him up and dropped him in the pool. Alan went absolutely bonkers and told Roger the money was coming out of his wages, but it never did and the incident was completely forgotten the next day.
 

We really need to sort out a museum, maybe a perspex one on wheels that can be rolled out on match days? Right up Bombardier/Toyota/Rolls-Royce's street to produce that.
Across the road from Hardwick School was Alan's handbag shop in the 1970s, or at least that's what I think I remember.
A lovely story about Alan Hinton from Tommy Hutchinson, when they played in the NFL, with Alan managing Seattle. Bruce Rioch, David Nish, Jeff Bourne and Roger Davies were in that side as well. Roger Davies had a reputation as a joker and relaxing around the pool with the players, Alan came back from the horse races with a huge wad of money he had won, waving it around. 'Drinks are on you, boss', they shouted. Alan was having none of this, so Roger picked him up and dropped him in the pool. Alan went absolutely bonkers and told Roger the money was coming out of his wages, but it never did and the incident was completely forgotten the next day.
 

We really need to sort out a museum, maybe a perspex one on wheels that can be rolled out on match days? Right up Bombardier/Toyota/Rolls-Royce's street to produce that.
Across the road from Hardwick School was Alan's handbag shop in the 1970s, or at least that's what I think I remember.
A lovely story about Alan Hinton from Tommy Hutchinson, when they played in the NFL, with Alan managing Seattle. Bruce Rioch, David Nish, Jeff Bourne and Roger Davies were in that side as well. Roger Davies had a reputation as a joker and relaxing around the pool with the players, Alan came back from the horse races with a huge wad of money he had won, waving it around. 'Drinks are on you, boss', they shouted. Alan was having none of this, so Roger picked him up and dropped him in the pool. Alan went absolutely bonkers and told Roger the money was coming out of his wages, but it never did and the incident was completely forgotten the next day.
 

It is interesting to note that since Jordan Ibe's transfer to Adanaspor, on a three-year contract, he has yet to play for them. You can only imagine how bad it is for him right now, stuck in Turkey, with no end to the suffering.
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

Half the time men don't even hold the right body part that's "injured" at first. 
Anyone see the potential ankle breaker in the England game the other day?
Straight over the top of the ball and down on the ankle. Nobody surrounded the ref, no dramatic scream, no 10 man "brawl".
She just got up, accepted the free kick and apology, rubbed her ankle and jogged on. 
There is no excuse for the men. They're fecking pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. There's more injuries in football than Rugby, Hockey(it's full of little sore welts) and anything else. Imagine a combat sport where one guy keeps appealing to the ref feigning low blows and illegal elbows every two minutes. 
I've no doubt the women's game will get there when there's more money and greed in the game. But right now they're playing for fun and you can tell. 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

Watching paint dry is far better than watching men’s internationals. Especially friendlies and the Nations League.

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.
 
 
 

First off, you get around 80 minutes of football to watch. The throw-ins get taken from where the ball went out, and quickly. No five minute wait for the towel to come out for the monotonous long throw and no appealing for it when the player knew they had kicked it out. Same happens with corners, they admit it was off them last. Corners, no shoving, pulling shirts, waiting for the ref to intervene and another minute wasted for a pointless, unpunished ticking off. 
The manliness the women players show when they get fouled is a delight to see, give it a rub, get up and run it off. Rarely does the trainer need to be involved. Jack Grealish take note on that point, it was not a leg breaker, it was tickle, man up next season.
Then the crowd, how involved they were at both games I've been to, no swearing, and certainly no 'f*** the EFL' throughout the whole match bellowing in my ear. It's lovely that a whole family can attend and feel comfortable, and everyone sat down in their seat, there was no need to stand up the whole game as happens at just about every game now.
Then the officials. The authorities considered females were good enough to run the game, and what a delightful job they do. No back chat going on, no tellings off. If they are good enough for this tournament then they are desperately needed to officiate in the men's game, full of substandard officials for 30 years now.
This should be the template for the future of football. I hope it is, that a club is brave enough to want this, ask players and supporters to behave in a similar way instead of feeling obliged to copy what others do.