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This will be only the second away match I have been to! Look forward to meeting everyone who will be going. I’ve met a few already. What do we reckon the score will be? Who’s taking a flange 🤣

Got mine as well, this is my 92nd visit to different league clubs.
After this one I will have done all the top three divisions.

Congrats on that 👍🙂 I doubt I'll get a ticket for Orient only being in the 5+ category but at least I've been before. I've done the top three divisions too and just got 5 to do in league 2 to complete the 92 current league sides - oh to stay in cup competitions long enough to stand a chance of being drawn away to one of them! Fingers crossed we both get to complete the 92 one season, I think it'll be a great achievement if we or anyone else manages it.

Not on ITV X or any other channel  , and not down for live streaming with Bet365

It’s not though is it, it’s boring, read the room.

I listened to it on Rams Daily, thought it was a really good interview. He was directly addressing Dom’s question, he also clarified outside noise is everywhere when you’re in elite sport. Agree with other posters who have said or implied those taking offence are those hearing what they want to hear to fit their viewpoint/agenda 

Theres a video on twitter showing Wayne  Rooney walking off the pitch , after losing last night  , and getting dogs abuse . This is after 2 games . When did football fans get like this ? . Dont think it happened much before covid , think there has been an angry change to behaviours since then  

Theres a video on twitter showing Wayne  Rooney walking off the pitch , after losing last night  , and getting dogs abuse . This is after 2 games . When did football fans get like this ? . Dont think it happened much before covid , think there has been an angry change to behaviours since then  

Theres a video on twitter showing Wayne  Rooney walking off the pitch , after losing last night  , and getting dogs abuse . This is after 2 games . When did football fans get like this ? . Dont think it happened much before covid , think there has been an angry change to behaviours since then  

The question was literally framed as "It's important not to get carried away with outside noise isn't it?" so Barker had every right to answer the question using the very same phrase.
Some people will just choose to take offence to anything if it fits with their preconceived narrative.

Well, what a shitshow that was from us. I don’t know what’s happened to us but we were awful from minute 1 to minute 95. I thought you looked like a side low on confidence but who actually played quite well, you pressed us well and had done your homework to know that’s all you need to do. The personality we showed at the start of the season has disappeared, we’re in real trouble and should have lost by more.
Was impressed with your fans, after Shrewsbury I thought you might have been more negative but the South Stand were positive throughout, lots of supportive chants. You were a bit quiet considering you were 2-0 up, but that’s understandable after recent results. I also thought the ref was excellent.
No bright spots for us City fans I’m afraid, other than Demi Mitchell who will leave in January no doubt. A mini-slump has quickly turned into a relegation battle and none of us can work out why. We’re capable of being much better than last night but you wouldn’t think that. Calling us poor, inept and crap is actually kind, we were worse than that.
Anyway, good luck for the season, hope you go up. Despite singing ‘How s*** must you be, you’re still in league one’ last night, I hope you get promoted, your club is better than this.

Bonfire night 

Said Luton not so long ago.

After watching Paul Warnes Cambridge interview regarding the Josh Vicars situation, I can't help but feel we have it wrong about what we value in a manager. 
I understand football is about results and success, but sometimes, seeing a managers humility and connection as a humanbeing with the players, especially at times of trauma, beats the lot for me.
I've been critical of Warne, as have a lot of us, but I would love nothing more than for Warne to get us promoted. I know his "let's be mates" mentality can be a bit cringe, and his 352 does your head in, but you can tell he really cares about those around him, and I would much rather be in the trenches with a man like Warne than someone coming here for a quick cheque. 
I'm crossing everything that things go right on the pitch, but regardless of that, I just wanna commend him for the person he is.
 
Salute to you Mr Warne.
🫶
 
 

He also managed to be offside 4 times.
There was a woman behind me who berated every decision the ref or lino made. All except Collins being offside. She accepted that inevitability.

So since the start of the season there have been plenty of threads about Warne & individual players, both good & bad. There has been alot of varied opinions on how we have played etc too.
However, at the start of the season, when looking at the first 6 games how many points did you expect us to get? We're currently sat on 9 points, our target is 2 points a game so we're at 1.5 points currently. 18 was never going to happen, I think City are the only team in the top 4 leagues with a 100% record.
Personally, I thought we would get 10, maybe 11. I thought we would win all 3 home games, draw away at Burton & maybe get a draw at Bolton but that was more hope than expected. So to me, we are 1 point off where I thought we would be. 
Could the performances have been better, of course they could & im sure both management & players will say the same thing. Injuries havent helped, nor have ref decisions & individual mistakes. All 3 losses have come from individual mistakes, plus some poor officiating, so we could quite easily be sat here with 3 draws instead of defeats & on 12 points....thats all despite not playing all that well. 
I think this international break has come at the right time for us. It gives injured players like Thompson & Sibley to come back in, it sounds like Bird & Wilson arent too far off too, it also gives the likes of Embleton & Barkhuizen (& probably Waghorn) chance to improve their fitness with a behind closed doors game planned as well as getting the 3 most recent signings upto speed on tactics etc
Its too early to judge just yet, we hit our stride Oct/Nov time last season & I do feel after this break we will start to hit abit of form. The fixtures look abit more favourable than the opening 6 did. Win our next 2 games & we are on 15 points from 8 games  so just behind the targeted 2 points a game.
So lets ease off the team, individuals & management abit. Lets wait & see how we look with a more settled team & with the injured players back plus new signings settled in. There are no standout teams at this level, if we hit our stride & get some consistency we have a good enough squad to be challenging for top 2 imo. The lower end of the table is pretty poor & we could put a good run of results together. Our fixtures for Sept & Oct look decent with Blackpool away & Pompey at home looking the hardest.
So after all that, ignore the performances for a minute & just think points wise, are we that far off/behind what you expected?
Roll on the Pompey game, COYR

I saw a 3.0 turbo diesel Jaguar on the A50 last night with smoke coming out of the engine as it was straining to keep up with a soft top Bentley Sports. Anyone know who owns it ?

You make some valid points. Brighton and Brentford do seem to be doing ok. What is our vision for the future? 3 years in Tier 3 ?

No it was definitely Darren Moore

I'm up for 'A Little Respect'. It seems in keeping with what the authorities are trying to bring into football. End of seriousness, I just love the song and remember dancing to it in the late 1980s. I'm up for it but is the rest of the South Stand.

I’m off to Wembley on Sat 12th August and will be singing A Little Respect with 40,000 Hull Kingston Rovers fans in the Challenge Cup Final………
I’ve mentioned it for a few years on here and I think Inverurie Ram has finally landed a song at Pride Park….
I need a lie down……….
 

Pink is a great idea.  We can just tell B4 that they were originally red but the colour ran in the wash.  Ah hang on Red...

Or I hear stuff and instead of gatekeeping it, I want to share with my fellow rams fans. It’s never going to be 100% correct because things change. But to call me insecure and lonely is just a bit rude to be honest 

I asked Stephen about rebuilding the academy and he was saying how difficult it is because some of the young players released from Prem academies want a lot of money, above what we could afford to pay this season. Hopefully next season will be better.
Stephen wasn't very impressed with having to sit in with the Bristol Rovers supporters when we were down there (I was complaining to him about our away stand!) but David said he didn't mind it and stood up and applauded when we scored even though surrounded by Rovers' fans. 
David just generally chatty, seemed happy to be amongst us. I spent more time chatting with his wife, who is lovely. 
It was heartwarming to see them so involved and relaxed with the supporters, a marked contrast to last year, of course. But that applied to the players and management,  too. I know we are in a much better place this year, but even so, it feels like there is a culture change right from the top of the Club.

You won’t be treated like animals by us, we’re just grateful to be playing clubs like Derby. We’re used to Barnet, Hartlepool, Rochdale, etc so are still rubbing our eyes in disbelief when clubs bring more than 200 fans. But we also rub our eyes in disbelief when we see aeroplanes, so it’s not that big a compliment.
Anyway, enjoy your day out!