AbuDerbyDave

Is it?
It shouldn't be. But when was the last time you felt this togetherness? When did the lifelong pessimists last become blind optimists? When did the early leavers need to be asked to go home? When did we last stop bickering and all decide we're a big family?
This relegation battle beats the bloody promotion battles!!

I think we need to move on from the Lawrence red card. He's a lucky boy it hasn't cost us today. It may cost us whilst he's out, only time will tell. 
Unfortunately he has that bit of devilment in his locker but a lot of quality players do. His manager was guilty of it in his time as a player. Hopefully WR will draw on his experiences and deal with this in a positive manner. I have every confidence he'll know how best to do this

3 games to take the Lawrence role in the team.
I hope he takes it, he’s got the desire to be a winner for his boyhood team.
Come on Sibbo!

We fight to the end. And boy, do we. 

I know people are down on Lawrence for his idiocy but he's win us more points than most. Don't disagree that he's a tit but he's actually been great over the last 4 months so let's keep some perspective and togetherness about it.

Yes it was stupid and before this season I’ve not been a fan of his but I’m going to say here and now I will not get on his back for it , he’s won us lots of points this season , been full of passion for the shirt and the fans , massive pressure game big loud crowd ,,it happens , wish it hadn’t but it does , Tom L consider yourself forgiven for that mad moment by this fan at least??‍♂️

Won’t Nanny prepare you a cold selection when you arrive back at the Manor?

You're my sweetest honey.  My one true love.
My brightest star, from high above.
But despite all that, I have to tell,
I'd much rather duck the EFL.
 
To you my dear, I pledge to thee
My heart, my love, from bended knee.
But I'm rather busy.  I've plenty on.
As I try to claw back the twenty one.
 
It's been a battle, but we remain as one.
Regrets behind us, now all gone.
Hearts once broken, but now on the mend,
And just like Derby, we'll fight to the end. 
 
 
 

Post of the day Sir.

I had the privilege and the pleasure on Monday to meet up at Seven restaurant in Derby with some DCFC royalty.
I had been approached by a national newspaper (not the sun) sports reporter to ask if i could assist him in inviting some of the legends of the 1971/72 team, they are not just legends of Derby County but 1970s football in general, household names in the footballing world until this day and men of god for those who follow Derby County and forever revered in these parts.
What he wanted to do was to something that nobody else in the press seems bothered about and that is to bring the story of what those players did under the auspices and guidance of Brian Clough & Peter Taylor into the headlines and to freshen up and relive the story.
It has been such bad timing that the club is in such a mess that it can not honour these fine gentleman (another victim of the poor management of our club) so i was more than happy to get them together and sit in on what was a great three hours spent over lunch and a couple of drinks in a private room reliving not just that season but the seasons that followed.
its not for me to tell the stories as that honour falls to the reporter and in should be in print a little nearer the end of the season but needless to say there were some funny moments, some very honest and truthful moments and some sad moments.
Kevin was supposed to join us but had to pull out at the last minute but he was ably covered by the others, Messrs Mcfarland, Durban, Gemmill and O'Hare !
50 years ago they were Champions of England and will be forever Champions of Derby !

If he doesn't get one, it will be the biggest robbery of the year, biggest robbery of the year I tell ya!

Team Derby, if you do read this open letter on the forum and think, you know what, he's right we need to focus on getting Mel Morris to indemnify claims.
Just read this section of his statement last night:

As you will have just read "Any wonder why I am sceptical of the EFL arbitral procedures"
So before you focus on this, think about what you are asking, you are asking a man that is sceptical of the EFL arbitral procedures to sign a piece of paper and say look, whatever is decided in the arbitration, which cannot take place until May as we wait for Boro's counsel, and I won't be involved in, I will cover any compensation awarded.
Maybe he would, maybe he will say well if it's either this or see the club liquidated and I have a stadium with £20m worth of debt that I have to cover if I don't. 
Personally, I would wait now, wait to see what the EFL say as Rick Parry appears to be on board with the possibility of the offer to personally take it on in the High Court, a fair battle ground.
Wait to see what Gibson and Couhig say before even starting to push for Mel to indemnify the claims.

With the accusations towards myself and now this, I have to ask why are you so concerned by the mental health of the EFL and not the club, Derby County, that faces liquidation?
Even the Birmingham game, the fans worked hard, donating tickets to those in need to put money into the club and get behind the lads, we sold out the stadium and your response was something along the lines of....well this will scare the young lads playing in front of a full stadium...WHAT???
We could lose our club and whilst they didn't put us in this situation, they are making it as difficult as possible for us to leave this situation and your idea of a tea party and gifts for the EFL just isn't going to wash.
If the EFL have been rattled by the statement made by Mel last night then great, this is fantastic news, we need to show that we're not going to take this lying down without a fight.
The EFL picked this battle by ignoring not only their own regulations but insolvency laws.
If you want to go and give Rick Parry and Trevor Birch a cuddle and kiss, tell them everything will be alright, go for it, just don't expect a queue of fans behind you looking to pucker up to them.
If Derby get taken over, the battle doesn't stop their either, we need to be at the front of the push for an independent regulator and that's not going to see us on their Christmas card list this year, but who cares?
They don't care about us, we're the ones being affected by all this, so it's time to stop showing so much compassion for an organisation that actively pushing us into extinction.
/rant.

34 years I’ve followed Derby, and I’ve NEVER seen the fanbase this united. This season is the absolute antithesis of the 07/08 season. Fans, players, club, galvanised. In nearly 3 and a half decades, I’ve never been prouder of this club.
 

Rooneys RAMarkables ?⚽️?

Just caught the tail end of a very impressive interview with Liam on BBC 5 live monday night thing. Probably started at 8.40pm if anyone whizzy can sort a link. Really good insight into his and Wayne's work at the moment. Came across brilliantly

He got some terrible kicking today from the Brummy scummers with no protection from the ref at all.

It’s like we’ve made the best signing of this window 
 
well championship anyway 

Good news! 

Just been visiting a friend at the Derby Royal Hospital, I went past a private ward and heard a Nurse say "All will be well Christian" I stopped and looked in ? Wow, I said to the Nurse is that the footballer who scored the 2nd Derby goal yesterday.
A simple nod of her head confirmed it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Got a ticket in the Toyota stand behind the dugouts heard quite a bit of criticism around me couldn’t believe it when one old boy said that’s the best thing that could have happened when Jozwiak went off injured ?

Got a ticket in the Toyota stand behind the dugouts heard quite a bit of criticism around me couldn’t believe it when one old boy said that’s the best thing that could have happened when Jozwiak went off injured ?