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Just now, MadAmster said:

Do you have more specific information than that? For instance, the opening weekend is August 10th. How many weeks before that will the games up to the end of the year (3rd round FA Cup is always first weekend of the new year) be announced. As far as seeing the games is concerned, I will see them all here in Amsterdam via my #RamsTV subscription. I come over for around 8 home games a season and like to plan well ahead in order to get the cheapest flights/hotel rooms. First and last home games of the season are usually ones I target. The rest are dependent on the opposition, games moved for TV (which looks like not a problem this coming season) and international weekends.

Thanks in advance... Amster.

Sorry mate I don't, I'll try and have a look when I get in from work. The only thing I took from it was one huge batch of games announced for TV across the whole EFL from start of season to first week in Jan. Next batch will be more specifically aimed at how the tables are panning out, that list will include games upto April, then the last few weeks of the season will resort back to short notice for fans and targeting more meaningful games. 

It's the Saturday/Sunday lunch games that are the killer for me, no interest in watching football at that time unless it's an end of season thriller!! Talk of pubs showing Championship games Saturday lunch is rubbish, most will be showing the Usual Premier league games

Latest 'Not the top 20' Pod seem to think it's going to be one Friday night game, most likely championship as it is now. Five games moved to Saturday lunchtime and then other games on Sunday lunchtime. No mention of Saturday teatime games or Thursdays but there will still be the normal amount of games midweek.

 All TV games picked from start of the season to startof FA Cup 3rd round fixtures, then next set of fixtures from Jan till April. At least fans supposed to be able to plan in advance

59 minutes ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

I was hoping for more away days next season with increased ground capacities but these numbers are really low. Looks like Preston and Blackburn for those members with under 5 away games. Disappointing. I wouldn’t mind if any of those clubs could fill their own grounds. It might not be worth buying membership to be honest of these allocations are correct 

Half of the games will be switched to unsociable times. Don't worry you'll get to plenty

Could be a bit annoying this one. Carlisle havent quite sold out their initial allocation but asked for 800 more. Since then its been announced as being live on SKY and they seem to think those 800 wont now be needed. I hope there isnt just going to be a huge section of empty seats on Saturday, maybe if Carlisle return them sharpish they might go on sale to Rams fans??

On 13/04/2024 at 09:02, CBRammette said:

They dont give a 💩about fans who actually go to games and want to support club with a season ticket.  If you work normal full-time working week and travel couple of hours to games any mon- fri evening matches are challenging not just trying to switch hours but extra traffic, higher train fares etc. Same for those on shift patterns sorted in advance of sky cut-off to rearrange matches when they cant change shifts later.
Still undecided re renewing next year entirely due to this deal nothing else. Its a lot of money if you just cant go to a lot of matches

Cos I can only really do Saturday games I've decided not to renew, gutted to lose my seat after so many seasons but I can't justify spending all that money on what could turn out to be a dozen games, would work out at £40 a game!! I'll still go but pick up individual match tickets at £24-£29 and some aways. 

37 minutes ago, jake0400 said:

Forget developing myself! I post them off to be scanned and developed. I picked up film photography about 2 years ago, it's still got quite a big following.

Sad to think how much I spent on all the gear and when it came to finally get rid, I got a few quid for the lot. 

We got the projector out the other night and were looking at 35mm slides from decades ago, kids thought it was mad

23 hours ago, jake0400 said:

Hi All,

Don't really post much but I thought some of you might like to see these film photos I got at Pride Park. Hoping to get down and do this again sometime. Fingers crossed when we're in the championship next season. Let me know what you think.

Link here
Derby County v Blackpool

This camera was my Dad's (Also a big derby fan, he's on here somewhere) and had been sitting in the loft for years before getting a new lease of life. It's an Olympus OM1 if anyone cares, think it's from the 80s. Shot on Ilford XP2 film.

A few also up on instagram and some other photos if anyone wants to see.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C50d-TZiHqL/?igsh=b2RwbnpmdnF0OTFp

Brilliant, thanks for sharing. I started with a Zenit camera after leaving school and moved on to an Olympus. Did a bit at college and always meant to get more into it but unfortunately three kids came along in quick succession and the missus needed the bathroom for er...bathing, no room for me to do my developing anymore so packed it all in. 

Just heard on the 'Not The Top 20' podcast....we have the best ratio of goals from set-pieces to successfully defending them across the whole EFL. Someone in the coaching staff clearly knows their onions.

Thinking about it, across my 4+ decades following the club we've never been much cop at set-pieces, Hindmarch, Wright spring to mind but overall like being mostly crap away from home it's something that's always seemed to have followed us around.

Shrews beat Reading 3-2 away not too long ago which is a decent effort, I think Bolton will batter them tonight though.

4 hours ago, AGR said:

If there was VAR we would be fighting for the title with Ipswich and Leeds, having drawn with Sheff Wed last season

Good job we didnt have it back in the European Cup days with a few of of the decisions in the Real Madrid game, how far do you want to go back?

3 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

We might have won at their place with a goalie and 11 players for 80 minutes though

Over the whole season it all averages out, no time for VAR..people spending hours on tv debating it, does my head in.

1 hour ago, Rams forever said:

If there was var, we'd have won 2-0

If there was VAR we wouldnt have beaten Bolton 1-0

Chrome saying 40 pompey tickets left, Firefox 38. Clearly available to buy now anyway

He's played his part the same as everyone else has so far. Of course he can't press or get back so much but he has the respect of the squad and was noticeably organising things at Bristol Rovers. 

Still an important part of the squad.

3 hours ago, Keepyuppy said:

Christ,,,,,,, I’m so looking forward to all the bickering about Season Ticket prices that’s coming over the next few days/weeks. 
it’s quite simple really, If you want one, can afford one, then buy one - If you want one, but can’t afford one, then unfortunately you’re not buying one - If you don’t want one, well that answers itself !! 
Whichever one it is, simply act accordingly, but bitching about it changes nothing

 

For me, I want one, can afford one, so I’ll be renewing.

I personally think £345 (my cost) is great value and gives me an immense amount of pleasure/pain over 9 months of the year. 🐏🤗

It's not bickering though is it, it's debate!

That's a big increase for a lot of people, my issue is that I struggle with midweek games so if new TV deal comes in and means I can't get to half the games then it becomes a very expensive way of attending games, I don't have a problem with it going up in principle, I think everyone expected it to. Just seen the TV deal doesn't come in till the season after so still reasonable

30 minutes ago, VulcanRam said:

We normally drive for this one, have a bit of lunch out of town and head straight for the ground.

None of that this time, on the train and into the pub; therefore, what's the allocated or best away fans pub where I'm likely to find some of you reprobates? 

Enjoy being held at the station for over an hour afterwards while police video you getting radgy, car for us this year 🙂

End of the day hes moved to a club about 15 places above us in the pyramid, we go up and we'll be expecting to beat them at PP next season.

15 minutes ago, ramit said:

Warne has one job, to get us out of this league.

It doesn't have to be pretty.

Yeah gets us up with no squad to speak of and a fanbase who want him out before the season kicks off. I agree thats what were going for but much better to build like Ipswich, Sunderland, Plymouth etc.

Comes to summat when you go to games dreading going up 🙂

1 minute ago, May Contain Nuts said:

The difference between this an the BD era is that, IMO, he harnessed the us against them attitude, but we are a team, we believe in each other, we are better than them!

Whereas Warne is more like... Oh well one day we may be able to be as good as them, but until then, go out and give it your all, gas out, prove we're as good as them.

Cocuball required everyone to buy into the long term strategy but results and performances ultimately lead to the patience running out due to exactly that,  boredom coupled with poor performances. I would never argue that when he left, it was due.

I think we're essentially seeing the opposite of that under Warne.

Yeah i see the BD comparison but it looked like we were building that under Warne until the other week, there seemed a genuine confidence building in the team (and god forbid the fans as well!!). Cocu just wanted to play a style of football that wasnt suited to the players we had or the league we were in, i dont think he ever fully understood what was needed in the Championship. Just seemed to spend his whole tenure scratching his head wondering where he was.

Warne for all his sins is getting a tune out of Nelson, who Cardiff fans said was just a nothing footballer,not a single person on the forum was arsed he was leaving. Same with NML whos having his best couple of seasons ever...and also more impressively Collins who's limited, done nowt for a few seasons but is playing out of his skin. This feels just like the Davies or Rowett seasons to me, just depends on luck end of the day

30 minutes ago, May Contain Nuts said:

At least Cocu gave us some hope for our future with excellent work bringing academy players through, rather than prioritising his own skin over the club's future.

At least Rowett gave us, errrm I dunno (these are stretches!)...  the spectacle of seeing the absolute best of Vydra, Huddlestone's homecoming and the signing of future Derby hero in Curtis Davies while trying to get promoted to the top league.

I'm glad though that we're getting somewhere to being on course toward "The Rotherham Way" under Warne.  

Tbh this all feels more like Billy Davies era cobbling together wins with a trusted formula, i remember going to Preston on New Years day and scratting our way to such a terrible away win & suddenly thinking to myself my god this shower of s**** could actually go up!

Dont remember much hope for our future seeing that Cocuball going side to side across the defence and the ensuing Booing!

22 minutes ago, Archied said:

I’ve enjoyed his football far more than Rooney and roseniorball 

Or The dutch bloke or Rowett, not much in the way of the 'Derby way over the last decade really!

Anyone know how many blocks still to open up? Currently showing only 24 tickets left

On 15/11/2023 at 17:41, Blondest Goat said:

I tried to buy a couple of tickets in with the home fans yesterday and they wanted £29 for them.  Wouldn't let me buy them either as it turned out as I was a "new member".

You could always try buying a Orient/Lincoln ticket for a tenner, that might free you up to buy a derby ticket. Its worked for me in the past with Norwich and a few others. Buying U21 games or whatever often gives you previous purchase history. Worth trying for a tenner I suppose but don't blame me if it doesn't work

2 hours ago, Bris Vegas said:

Much bigger? How? Because we won 2 trophies about 50 years ago?

QPR, Stoke and Cardiff all have broken transfer records higher than Derby.

They all have the same potential. Midtable PL with the odd flirt with Europe and domestic cup finals.

Derby are in the same boat with about 20 other clubs like Stoke, Cardiff, Swansea, Boro, Coventry, Sheff Utd, Sheff Wed, Forest, Palace, Fulham, Wolves, Leicester, Ipswich, Norwich, Hull, QPR, Brentford, Southampton etc.

A long list of clubs with all the same potential just fluctuating between midtable PL and top 10 League One over the next 50 years.

Some may have extended spells in the PL, some may have extended spells in League One.

We think Derby are some kind of giant in the same way parents think their babies are the cutest in town.

Thats a good post!

At the moment Bolton, Pompey and even Oxford are looking like big clubs, need to get past them before we even get to the likes of Boro & Stoke.

1Wildsmith 6.5

24Nyambe 7.5

35Nelson 6.5

6Cashin 6

3Forsyth 6

Wilson 6

12Smith 6

Bird 🦅 6

22Fornah 6.5

11Méndez-Laing 6

10Waghorn 5.5

Washington 5.5

7Barkhuizen 7

Sibley 6

9Collins 6

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