Donnyram

Can you take cheese and wine ?

We remember how your fans supported us through our darkest hours.
We now have our club back and we are on our way back, but your fans were brilliant at Bloomfield Road singing all the Oyston out songs with us. We had a mini riot during that game, a night match and later that season, we started boycotting games home and away. 
Word is, our fans are 100% behind you during this hopefully short term blip in your great clubs situation. 
Good luck from the Seasiders!
 
Bri.

What a cracking balanced article...... I'll use this when debating our situation with friends in Yorkshire who only get the unbalanced version ?

Was that Charlie Austin crying on the tele?? ??

Was that Charlie Austin crying on the tele?? ??

Was that Charlie Austin crying on the tele?? ??

What the Quantuma guy actually said was "later this month". It's 3rd December. 

I just want a club to support that is well run - beyond that I’m not fussed 

There are a lot of fans who are not turning up who might wish to be ‘busting a gut’ too. However, COVID has not been fair to the old - and we do have I would suggest a quite old fan demographic - nor has it been kind to many in terms of income. I think it’s a bit crass to call out fans who in the past have done their bit, but for now have good reason for not being able to attend.

There were a few rubbish chants started on Sunday but they seemed to be quickly drowned out by more positive ones, presumably from supporters nearby. 
I think we have a small minority of noisy fans who are disrespectful of everything and everyone - they are just thugs really and hide behind being at a game to do this stuff. If they're not chanting, they are threatening opposition or their own supporters or generally abusing staff at grounds.  
I wish we could weed them out but it appears very difficult. But I don't think they are representative of most Derby fans.
I love the positivity of the vast majority of our supporters and think the South Stand have been brilliant this season. 

I like that!
Instead of aiming to come straight back up, why not come back up before we get there.
Let's do it!  ?

We should consider it a charge for promotion seeing as most think we're down already…….. a more positive spin on the challenge ahead ?

Take a bow son. 
 
50% of the starting 10 outfield players today from the academy. 
 
Somebody said earlier this week that we should scrap the academy - I’m not so sure. 
 
My mates lad plays in the academy and said to me recently how well all the staff have handled the situation and it’s as if nothing has happened since we went into administration. That only comes from great leadership. 

That's the topic. ???

Already posted in the match thread, but the lad deserves the recognition of having a DCFC Fans Forum topic in his name, and for positive reasons.
Like a new signing for us whilst under embargo. Frustrating he's had to wait so long to be eligible to play.
When the dark clouds pass, if we can make it through without losing our young talent, the future is clearly bright. 
 

Binnie brothers i think someone mentioned, plus an Eastern European Businessman. Maybe it's Putin, the EFL would soon reduce that 21 point penalty.  

May as well go into lockdown whilst we are at it..
Absolutely not. I do get your point about filling other clubs coffers but it really isn't about that, besides pretty sure we get a small % of ticket sales for away matches.
If anything, we should be filling that away end every game. Being proud of who we are and that we are sticking by our city and our football club. That's what we do and that is what will happen. The bounce back starts now. Potential new players will see this and understand what a special club we are.

To all those moaning and crying about us going down to League 1, just remember, some of us have suffered a hell of a lot worse.  Why, at one time, we even went as low as Division 3, so thank your lucky stars, and get over yersens!  
 
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I seriously think the EFL are missing a trick when picking members of the panel used to decide our fate on this. 
They could have picked some of our forum members and been guaranteed the result they desire. 

Well said, sir. I wholeheartedly agree.
Having said that I can't help feeling that if Tom Lawrence wasn't captain that we would not have shipped two soft goals, we would have created another two ourselves, and probably also agreed a net zero commitment by all countries by 2025 at COP26.   

If so, shall we move onto the next game?
We are all disappointed in the last couple of games, but having read about sacking Rooney, players not caring, players giving up, our recruitment is awful, we are definitely down  even down without a points reduction in the last 24 hours, it's time to regroup and be realistic.
Rooney wasn't the best manager in the Championship 4 games ago and he isn't the worst now. What we do have is a thin squad mainly made up of veterans and youngsters. We started yesterday's game with half of our outfield players aged 34 to 39. With the new manager bounce they played a high tempo and we got overrun. We look tired and are ready for the international break. 
Are we going down? We are certainly up against it. There are so many variables, admin points appeals, ffp appeals and takeovers and that's before we get to what happens on the pitch. I think the players are giving their all and until the Blackburn game, so were the fans. These are trying times and we need to stick together and stay optimistic. We need to still be in the fight when the New Year comes. By then we should know more about points deductions, new owners and transfer capabilities. 
If we get deducted 21 points, there is little hope, but we can't give up yet. Every point is vital and every fans support is too. I hope that our fans recent negativity doesn't transmit to the games. so let's all dust ourselves down and keep supporting our great club as best we can. 
I don't know if we can manage this great escape but if we do, it will take the collective will of all of us.  

I would imagine Rooney has one of the safest jobs in the Championship right now under the circumstances.
Also heard Rooney's name being sang, far louder than the odd boo's.
Very much doubt patience is waning on a significant scale.

I have never seen an open Membership for the RAMS trust it seems a very closed door.
 
I’ve never considered joining RamsTrust but in light of this thread I have tried to find details online……. Must be honest it took me 5 seconds to find the website and then another 5 seconds to find membership details so to call it a closed door is very harsh.

I have never seen an open Membership for the RAMS trust it seems a very closed door.
 
I’ve never considered joining RamsTrust but in light of this thread I have tried to find details online……. Must be honest it took me 5 seconds to find the website and then another 5 seconds to find membership details so to call it a closed door is very harsh.

I have never seen an open Membership for the RAMS trust it seems a very closed door.
 
I’ve never considered joining RamsTrust but in light of this thread I have tried to find details online……. Must be honest it took me 5 seconds to find the website and then another 5 seconds to find membership details so to call it a closed door is very harsh.