Dordogne-Ram

It’s a huge conundrum. The championships pays unrealistic wages. The lure premiership is what drives this. So who is at fault ?
2nd tier football clubs wanting a cut ? Or the premier for creating a closed shop with a crack in the door .. it’s a one armed bandit with loaded odds and  the championship clubs as the punters. The daft thing is, without the dreams and fears or relegation the Premier League would be a sterile media created construct. It needs to be mended for all our sakes and for the spirit of the game, all games. Sport has an unequaled ability to bring all of us together in a way that no other human activity can. 
 
 

It’s the reality of championship football. With the income available wages for all players, in every club should be half what they are. The prem has created a monster that eats itself almost by design 

Its always the same.
In modern times I would say John Eustace was a similar player. The majority of his game went unnoticed by some yet his very presence allowed the "better" players to get forward knowing there was someone intelligent enough to plug the gaps and break up play if required.
People sometimes forget its a team game, successful managers don't.

Delap has had ONE senior appearance for Man City since leaving us nearly 2.5 years ago, instead of the, perhaps, 60-70 games he might have played if he'd stayed at DCFC. 
You have to wonder which would have been better for his development. 

Yeah, the insights that article gave are insane...
I might be cynical with this, but I've never understood what's the point of ITK stuff anyway. For example, what does it matter if you get the information about incoming player 20 hours before official announcement? I'm struggling to see the point. I'm one of them romantic fools who still follow football for the game itself, not the nonsense around it.

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. 

Whatever this season brings I can’t help but feel all warm and gooey inside every time we kick off. 
 
Bogle and Lowe have long gone but they were a good start. Now, when I see the long long list of youngsters who over the last 12/18 months got a baptism of fire and met it with commitment and skill; I am filled with hope and delight.
so many, even in this short time, have shown they aren’t lightweight kids thrown in to a desperate mincer. They have skill, fortitude and ability. They  have stepped up with ease.
Watson, Williams, Thompson, Knight, Bird, Ebesole, Buchanan, Cashin, Sibley, Stretton. Just look at that list ! 
Anyone of them can and will wear our shirt and give a good account of themselves. They have reached the mark at a young age. They are at the beginning. At this stage of their development they will only get better .. it’s a heck of a list from one club .. to produce virtually a full team from your own toy box in such a short stretch of time is magical. Manchester United make much of their youth development with 100 x our resources. Rooney, Daz Waz and even Mel must get a salute for being part of this. Then add in Curtis, Fozzy, Colin and Jags .. what great examples they are setting. .. These kids will win something, this year, next year or 5 years down the line. 
 
It may sound strange but I am enjoying this battle against the odds because I am seeing character, courage, growing skills, enthusiasm, pride and sport prowess of the highest order. It is hugely rewarding and just joyful to see it. 
 
We are Derby 

As someone pointed out earlier Sam, good\positive news doesn’t fit their agenda, can’t be reporting about a wonderful gesture by Derby County’s fans, and others, in fairness. 
But with all the negativity reported at the Euro’s final at Wembley and all the twots recently banged up or banned from grounds for racist tweets etc I would have thought an opportunity to confirm good and decent people follow football as well would be too good an opportunity to ignore. 

I think Derby county beat the drop to league one a lot of teams have written us saying we have no chance we just beat bourmonth and drew fulham 0-0 and with pressure off us now the lads looking so more confordance and more than match fulham and we have some winnable games coming up. Next up QPR at home after that Blackpool and then we got Bristol city away. I think we could get at least all 9 points from these games. 
And lads are feeding of the us Derby fans louder we are the better theh are playing and putting bodys on the line for us and Derby county. I think teams will be soon looking over shoulders at us.
So I say we help lads avoid the drop to league and really really really upset efl and than banker gibson.
Let's get pp rocking got QPR at home let the QPR players think oh god what has efl done here there fans are sticking by the team and they are not dived but togather standing as one. This not going to be easy one in fact let's make so they dont even want to play but just want QPR players want go stright back home.
Let's our players think oh wow they really really do have our back so lets do this they chant Derby fight till the end and they really really means this.

I hear you buddy
I know what is like to have crippling pain and feeling like I could throw up with pain and sometimes I am.
But love of Derby get me through it.

I get that you're trying to encourage people to turn up, but you're possibly approaching the situation in the wrong way.
I'm sure there are plenty of valid reasons that people can't attend matches even if they wanted to. Doesn't mean they aren't supporting the team to the fullest of their ability. It's not about bothering to turn up.
For example, I haven't been to a match this season, but that is down to quite a few factors. I don't live anywhere near Derby any more to make a season ticket good value, I have other financial responsibilities that I need to prioritise (young family) and I've recently taken a pay cut in order to secure a new job that I needed to get my mental health back on track.
There could be any number of perfectly valid reasons that the "missing 10,000" aren't there every home game, but it doesn't mean that they matter less than the awesome fans that are there home and away and supporting the lads from the stands.
They get my support every match in the ways that I can support them - screaming at the TV, paying to watch on Rams TV, educating my kids to support The Rams even though their classmates all support Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal...

Good for you and your dad.
But I wouldn't belittle someones fears, especially someone with respiratory issues. You could be a ducking RoboCop, but if you had severe respiratory problems, you'd have to be very stupid or just suicidal to be in attendance.

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.

Long time reader,but felt the need to post and pay tribute to everyone who is showing such fighting spirit for the club..highlight last night were our fans singing “is this a library”. Priceless

There is a Fulham fan who knows his stuff.
Posted on the BBC sport page
MJH
00:19
Aside from the talk of the wider issues, I think Derby deserve some credit for their performance tonight. They clearly came to The Cottage with the intention of trying to win the game, and I applaud them for that. No sign of timewasting or gamesmanship as the minutes ticked away, they were still going for it right to the end - credit where it's due. Worrying how much we missed Mitrovic, though.

We all know this and our limitations - you two are not blessed with higher football knowledge than the rest of us but after a few crap months most of us are just happy to celebrate the points tally from what seemed like two impossible fixtures after the -9.  

One more point from a rare trip to a game - loved the applause and finally the chants for Harry Wilson. Must have made him feel very special when he went off to have the away end sing ‘he’s got to be worth 50 million’. Nice touch for someone who’s season with the club left a legacy of some remarkable memories. 

A rather confused post. That Fulham team would be a bit different if they get promoted, with signings. The 90% claim is just cobblers.
Every team needs grafters, why are you complaining we have some? The CD partnership of Davies and Jagielka needs no defence from me, the stats speak for themselves. They are classy defenders. Tonight really is not the time for griping posts like yours.

Was there last night , no voice left but immensely proud of the team , they literally gave everything last night , they have had some stick lately but Roos and Byrne were superb , Thompson again a star in the making , but my big shout out is for Jags , an absolute monster at the back last night , what a signing and finally the fans , the support last night was simply first class , the envy of im sure most clubs in this division if not the whole football league , keep it up boys , We Are Derby County We Fight Till The End

This is his 9th season with us. He's lost 2 of those seasons through serious injuries and yet has fought back to be a generally reliable squad member. If anyone has given this club value over the years, he has. 
Our support has been outstanding this season, but some of our fans, sadly, are still brainless twits. 

What a brilliant hard fought point that is. Jags, Davis, and Roos were immense.  Byrne shouldn't be able to compete with some of those units he's up against, but he saved us on more than one occasion tonight. Forsyth came back In and didn't let anybody down.
The rest of team grafted and fought once again and we can only hope Wayne gives them all a steady couple of days to recover from the knocks and graft they've put in over the last 2 games. 

I'm glad you said that and not me!
I've no problem with a majority of male staff, it's a men's game, but I do think that a few females helps to dilute the testosterone a bit.
And class is maybe a more important issue. Need people on there who stand on terraces, have to scrimp and save to follow their club rather than sit in the rarefied hospitality areas and feel the injustices of the rules that others create for them.

Posited a while back that the reason the for the sudden 'adjournment' of the appeal was as a result of this threat. Seems my thinking was not as outlandish as some suggested! The EFL really are a collective of mealy-mouthed mofos. To frame this as proof that they are working in the best interests of the club really is beyond the pale.

Actually EFL are going to get sacked off as regulators thanks to Tracey Crouch and not before time.