Dordogne-Ram

I was at the game and loved every minute from hitting the Neptune at 0930 and leaving the Brunny about 2030 en route to my hotel where I had another couple before hitting the hay, having been up since 0300.
I've just watched the full 90 plus all the shenanigans on the pitch afterwards. Congratulations, Owen. You didn't melt. You stayed very professional and did a sterling job. Your voice was so chock full of emotion, you could have been forgiven for having a meltdown but you soldiered on. Like a true Ram, fighting till the end. Thank you for your coverage, not just from last Saturday but also from the other 38 games where this expat watched and listened to #RamsTV just outside of Amsterdam. Already looking forward to next season's offerings and hoping I can, again, get over for around 8 of the games.
Ewe Rams!

Big thank you to mozza for organizing the League 
It's easy this prediction thing, just trust your Rams bias and go for a win more often than not (not sure that applies to next season) keep positive and above all
#BEMOREB4

I was looking back at pre-season threads to see how the general feel for the season was, compared to how it went (around page 26 if you’re interested) and came across this. One of the many threads where Daniel never gave up faith even if things weren’t going too well.
I looked up and saw his tribute on the scoreboard, and that was just as good as the goals for me yesterday.

I spent yesterday morning reading through threads Daniel had created at various stages early season. 
It was a very inspiring start to a momentous day.

Some have commented on the poor start Bradley made and I can't disagree but those first 2 or 3 home games there was a total lack of understanding in the back 3 and for me, Nelson was as much at fault as Bradley - all too often it was a case of "after you Claude". Apart from his red card aberration he has more than done enough to be brought back into the team.
I would release Waghorn, Hourihane, Gayle, JJ & Loach and try to move on Washington, Fornah & Elder.

Best example of this in my opinion was Geraint Williams. 
He was just a bit better than the opposing midfielders when we played bottom of the table 3rd division teams. 
He was just a bit better than the opposing midfielders when we played top of the table 3rd division teams. 
He was just a bit better than the opposing midfielders when we played 2nd division teams. 
And then he was just a bit better than the opposing midfielders when we made it to the top flight and played 1st division teams. 
He never appeared truly a class above the level he was playing at, yet he clearly was. 

My voice still hasn’t come back, I’m worried I may never speak again.
My partner is asking if it’s possible for Derby to get promoted every week.

The White Horse? Now that's not exactly a fitting venue, is it? We need to find somewhere more upmarket. I reckon the Joiners Arms would be far better.

Final placings of the 23/24 Prediction (Promotion Winning) season.
 
Premiership
leroyoftherovers    58
Dordogne-Ram    52
RadioactiveWaste    52
europia    51
True Ram    50
Brammie Steve    49
Foreveram    49
Kernow    49
rynny    49
Miggins    48
HedgeEnder    47
Cardiogram    46
mozza    46
Osbaldwick    45
OohMartWright    44
timlondinium    44
dcfc the 1 4me    43
RodleyRam    43
BucksRam    42
Fla Ram    42
 
Championship

StevenageRam    42
taffyram    42
Carnero    41
Addingham Ram    40
Grimbeard    40
hydraulic ram    40
Mucker1884    40
Puffin    40
Ramifications    40
Malty    39
archram    38
Chris_Martin    38
MarsdenRam    38
WharfedaleRam    38
Comrade 86    37
EssendonRam    37
rammieib    37
Ramsamwidge    37
Bessie1    36
FlyBritishMidland    36
harwich ram    36
Ted McMinn Football Genius    36
BodminRam    35
DCFC Kicks    35
 
Div1

DiggerB    35
Kenavo    35
TheHospitalier    35
angieram    34
BathRam72    34
Blondest Goat    34
ilsonram12    34
MidWalesRam    34
ramant62    34
Wolfie    34
Wolfie20    34
BramcoteRam84    33
SKRam    33
FindernRam    32
hintonsboots    32
Jourdan    32
Premier ram    32
TimRam    32
AndyB    31
Jase116    31
Mckram    30
Rich84    30
Simmo's left foot    30
Topram    30
 
Div2

InstaRam    28
LeedsCityRam    28
Elgin_Ram    26
SKHunter    26
Curtains    25
DCFC1388    25
gccrowdpleaser    25
ColonelBlimp    24
cstand    24
Eoghan1884    24
Jimbo Ram    24
jimtastic56    24
DesertRam    23
REDCAR    23
Amberram    22
Steve How Hard?    20
Van der MoodHoover    19
PendineRam    18
1967Ram    18
BriggRam    17
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta    17
r4derby    17
BarrowRam    16
BOB BIGGS    16
 
Div3

Jortat    16
JMC    15
MadAmster    15
Scott129    15
oodledoodle    14
TomTom92    14
Animal is a Ram    13
DCFC4LIFE    10
DerbyAleMan    10
Mick Brolly    10
NegativeCreep    10
PrideParkhead    10
CBRammette    9
DE56Ram    9
Elwood P Dowd    9
Magicman    9
TF Ram    9
Chopper    8
MaltRam    8
uttoxram75    8
Will Hughes Hair    8
Alan Ramage 4 EVA    7
Brailsford Ram    7
21CSchizoidRam    7
 
Div4

Foxy Ram    7
Gladys_was_the_Greatest    7
Sheff Ram    7
Wistaston Ram    7
dantheram    6
Keepyuppy    6
Rampant    6
Top Lino    6
Dean (hick) Saunders    5
one_chop    5
sheeponacid    5
bucktwo    4
EnigmaRam    4
Gabby'sThighs    4
MackworthRamisGod    4
Ram-a-lama fa fa fa    4
S8TY    4
Turk Thrust    4
Woodley Ram    4
Abu Derby    3
BaianoPOTY98    3
Biley66    3
HonitonRam    3
Idiakez    3
 
Div5

ivo_knoflicek    3
Jram    3
Justa    3
JustOneBiblicalKazim    3
kevinhectoring    3
LittleEatonRam    3
Matchday Fred    3
Mrso    3
Needlesh    3
NottmRAM    3
oohmarkwright    3
Old Spalding Ram    3
SinceIWasntSoYoung    3
Slaapwekkend P    3
strawhillram    3
B4's Sister    2
De22Ram    2
dabber    2
Dava75    2
EraniosSocks    2
glyn1957    2
Hoppo    2
Johnnyoj    2
8Leeds    2
 
Div6

Makedoh    2
Marriot Ram99    2
minesahartington    2
OUTSIDER    2
Paultheram    2
plymouthram    2
Ramaldo    2
Ram_in_Cumbria    2
simmoram1995    2
Skin em Ted    2
trappatoni    2
ziggazagga    2
Anag Ram    1
Archie    1
CapeTownRams    1
CBX1985    1
Charliegeorge1962    1
chewbacca    1
CodnorRam    1
DavesaRam    1
DCFCmaz    1
deanoakram4life    1
Donegal Ram    1
England Ram    1
 
Div7

Electric Ram    1
Ghost of Clough    1
jameso    1
lagavulinram    1
littleover ram    1
lrm14    1
lukedcfc    1
MACKWORTHRAM     1
McMuffin    1
MickD    1
NG2Ram    1
old tray boy    1
Raich Carter    1
Ram a lamb a ding dong    1
ramboy63    1
RamDotFi    1
Ramrob    1
RoyMac5    1
sage    1
Seth's left foot    1
Smon Bradley    1
Tamworthram    1
TheRamOfSwad    1
The_Sheriff    1
 
Div8

TomG    1
WhiteHorseRam    1
Alty_Ram    0
AlvoRam    0
Ambitious    0
Andrew1    0
Barney1991    0
bcnram    0
bimmerman    0
BLB    0
Chellaston Ram    0
Chesterfield_Ram    0
CrapSince99    0
Davec2203    0
Dethorn    0
devonram1980    0
Diego    0
Eargasm    0
eddy779h34    0
Ellafella    0
et arietem    0
Franks Tanked    0
Gee SCREAMER !!    0
GeneralRam    0
 
Div9

Gritstone Ram    0
Guest    0
Hustler    0
Ian Buxton's Bat    0
Inverurie Ram    0
Jayram    0
Jubbs    0
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong    0
Kinder    0
Kokosnuss    0
Kooklaram    0
Lac291884    0
LazloW    0
LeedsRam1999    0
Mikeyboy1963    0
MK-Ram    0
Oldben    0
oldtimeram    0
Parsnip    0
1977 Ram Raider    0
Ramism    0
ramit    0
Rample    0
Ramslad1992    0
 
Non-League

Ratpackram    0
Reggie Greenwood    0
richinspain    0
S6 boy    0
Saturn5    0
secretsquirrel    0
Sparkle    0
Srg    0
SSD    0
StarterForTen    0
Stommo    0
SWRam    0
Sussex Ram    0
swadieram    0
Sweetness34    0
TaahnRam    0
ThePrisoner    0
TINMANTED    0
Toadbelly    0
valakari    0
VulcanRam    0
WestStandStartTheBounce    0
 
 
FINAL PLACINGS.
 
 
Congratulations to winner @leroyoftherovers ,  Well done to joint runners up @Dordogne-Ram  and @RadioactiveWaste , many thanks to all who have taken part in an eventful, promotion winning season.
 
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER RESPONSIBLY..
 🙂

Many thanks @mozza for running this completion again, in view of the long commitment   requirements involved. I may be wrong, but this season must have had close to a record number of participants as well.
Congratulations to @leroyoftheroverson his victory with an impressive winning margin - no mean feat.
As for myself, I (modestly!) have now achieved the full set of podium finishes, and also a sixth place, in the nine seasons since winning in 2015/2016.
Enjoy the summer everyone and look forward to resuming “combat “ next season.
Be moreB4 !!

Thing is with Fozzy is he has a football brain, is flexible enough to be LB, WB, CB and will perform whether it’s raining, a heat wave, Covid, He is boots on the ground that don’t leak. Oh yeah ..  he’s been there before and  if anyone is a RAM it’s Fozzy. I reckon he would be delighted to have another year and without an ego he’ll sit on a bench standing guard for the mighty Rams

I wouldnt loan out Thompson, he is full of energy and a decent player. Good utility player, midlield or full back.

I disagree regarding Thommo. He didn't look out of place in the championship under Rooney. He's tough, has good technical skills and a good engine. I don't know if Warne's changed his opinion (he's been praising Thommo recently) but I'd be inclined to keep him.

Release Fozzy? You cold hearted gits.

I think it’s important to keep some of the experienced heads to continue the “culture” within the squad, Fozzy should be one. Probably someone who’d willingly accept a reduced role in the squad but as you rightly say can still come in and do a job if needed. 

Lots of short memories here from the people wanting to release Fozzy. It’s barely a matter of weeks since his 90 minutes against Bolton did arguably as much as any other performance by any other player at any point in the season to get us promoted.
Sure, he’s getting on and may no longer be a starter in the Championship, but it takes more than eleven players to see out a season and I can’t see him letting us down.

I'm more than happy to design it based on the picture, and print it. Perhaps we could have a think about which charity is best for this, decide on a price to sell them for and go from there. All I'd ask is that the cost of the raw materials and postage is covered, or we can sort collection, but the majority can go to charity.

Your stats are indeed correct & proves what we already knew about the respective supporter base of both clubs.
I wanted to expand the idea a little further to the crowd numbers in the third tier for any team matching the 'what on earth are they doing at that level' criteria, beginning with Manchester City who dropped into then Division 1 for 1998-99. It also makes a nice 25 year stint for comparison with the crowds Derby have averaged in our 2 year stint down here. Full table below which shows just how loyal this fanbase have been - only Sunderland & Man City pip us on average crowds and of course, City were only down at this level for one season, we've had two.
I think it also starkly illustrates the gap in support between Derby & our local competition. When the going got really tough, we showed up in far greater numbers - true measure of support, true measure of loyalty.
 

Hope my stats are correct but I thought I’d look at the average attendance for the mighty Rams promotion from L1 compared to the L1 promotion season from that team where they made frilly pants.
DCFC 20/23 - 27,278
Trees - 07/08 - 19,956
As the great man said Nottingham never has been and never will be a footballing City !
COYR !
 

Thanks for the kind words, gang.
My understanding is that we’ll carry on as we are next season, but there will be no more UK streams due to the new TV deal.
That’s subject to change, of course. I’m sure we will look at what we do and how we do it as the dust settles, so we’ll have to see.
But it’s been a great ride, eh?

"Clowes’ humility and reluctance to be the star of Derby’s revival has meant he has rarely undertaken media duties and does not impose on Warne. Such is his unassuming nature that in the build-up to the final game of the season, Clowes made a rare visit to the training ground and was stopped by one of the players who asked what he did at Derby.
“Some other owners would have been devastated,” Warne said. “David replied in the nicest way saying he owned the club. He wasn’t embarrassed by that.”
https://theathletic.com/5449568/2024/04/28/derby-county-promoted-paul-warne-david-clowes/

Being a football owner is the toughest gig but days like yesterday are probably priceless I imagine. It was lovely to see his joy, well deserved. Its a fickle business so a day to be cherished that noone can take away from him. I really am pleased this humble man got a little bit of the limelight on the day, as it was all his doing ultimately.

It will be.
I still haven't stopped crying myself.
Oh the emotion. I was convinced we were going to lose the football club.
B4 himself struggled with that and not being able to go to matches because of COVID.
Ying and Yang - things will get better and they have - thanks to Clowes rescuing the club and, now, we've been promoted back into the championship as B4 knew would happen.
It's just bitter sweet though because B4 wasn't there in person to see it. 
Someone said on here they're not much for the afterlife, me neither, but B4 lives on in all of us. All those in this community were touched, helped in my own case, by B4's positivity and love of the Rams.
I really miss him. 

I have to put you right about the cinema. He didn’t lose his job but he had to go back to work despite having problems with his foot. Unfortunately, someone hacked his Facebook and changed his job details from Usher to former Usher. We think it may have been someone he knew for this reason. This really upset him as he was worried about his job at the time. It is partly the reason his posting on here slowed down as he had become worried about people accessing his accounts. I didnt find out about this until after he died. Some people can be very cruel. 

I'd like to think that his legacy will be "Be More B4". It's a lovely sentiment, befitting the guy. Kudos to the member who came up with it, and we all know that the internet can be a horrible place - but B4 was just 'nice'.