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You shouldn't have moved to the US. You shouldn't have moved to Cornwall.
A true fan would live round the back of Frankie & Benny's, then spend every game moaning at the players, going for food at 35 mins, before leaving on the 80 min mark.

You shouldn't have moved to the US. You shouldn't have moved to Cornwall.
A true fan would live round the back of Frankie & Benny's, then spend every game moaning at the players, going for food at 35 mins, before leaving on the 80 min mark.

I really really hate some ads enough that I would refuse the product if it was free. 
Huel. I get that ad whenever I use my phone. 
You know adverts that show middle aged professional men doing a rap? Car adverts tend to do it. What year was it that somebody first laughed about an out of touch white man getting down with the kidz. 
What??! Liverpool players are using Nivea? That's why their skin looks so great on Match of The Day!! It all makes so much sense. Oh, look how much fun they're having rubbing it in! While in full kit too. Add to basket

s***, I'd not thought of that.
If anybody does have a ticket, can I please let you know at halftime of the Carlisle match if I want to come in?

Answer:  To avoid being caught up in a damp squib/dead rubber!  👀
 
Allow me to offer an example, based on a true story...
 
The potential to play at the Stad de MK Hockey, needing a result to avoid relegation...
Leave it too late to glean away tickets by the official DCFC route...

Go to the bother of signing up to become a Wimbledon fan!
Fail first attempt to buy tickets from Wimbledon, due to home postcode.
Come up with the cunning plan to use sister's (then) Southend address, and subsequently (successfully) order 6 tickets for delivery, which of course then required posting from Southend to Derby!  For the record, this tele-con Included a beautifully delivered Mockney accent and quotes of "No, I haven't been to the MK Hockey ground before, so no preference to which stand the tickets are for", and the classic yet calmly delivered "But I used to attend Selhurst regularly back in the day" (Unquote)!
Beat Millwall at home a week before, thus surviving the threat of relegation.
Attend aforementioned Damp squib/dead rubber at the Stad de MK Hockey, and despite the lovely weather and good numbers of Rams fans (in both away and indeed the home sections), by god, what an absolute s*** game (and atmosphere) that was!  

Lose 1-0, etc.
Still a Wimbledon fan, as far as I'm aware, etc.
Meh.  etc
 
🤣

If anyone is of a nervous disposition, I fully recommend not listening to Ed Dawes.

I'm a few years older than you and haven't been able to listen to or watch the away games since the Northampton debacle - even then, I've had angst about when to check on the final score and even which website to get it from - it's ridiculous! 🙄
I may just try to sleep through the game on Saturday.

I am 58 and still get so nervous during important games that I have to turn the tv/radio off and wait until the games has finished and then finally summon up the courage to get the result. My dad is the same, a Saints fan, and he is 86 🤣🤣

Well, well... Shrews you absolute beauties! Might was well just leave this here then. Enjoy your evening fellow Rams! 

Cledara Abbey Stadium: KO- 15.00
We’re on a mini-run, aren’t we, but despite having our fate firmly back in our hands, the pressure to perform remains; two wins from our last two and we’re back in the sunlit uplands of the Championship; a loss, or even a draw and potentially the pendulum swings again.
It’ll be interesting to see whether we might see one or two back in full training this week, but it’s hard to view the win against Orient as anything other than one of our most complete performances this season and this despite being far from clinical in front of goal. Will the confidence garnered see us approach the game with the same positive approach? One hopes so! Another slip up when seemingly set to turn the screw and inevitably, PW’s management will be under fire. A win and we head back to Pride Park with only Carlisle standing between us and our first promotion since 2007.
Our Opponents:
The club was founded in 1912 as Abbey United, and took the name Cambridge United in 1951. They played in local amateur leagues before joining the Southern League after finishing as runners-up of the Eastern Counties League in 1957–58. Under Bill Leivers's stewardship they were crowned Southern League Premier Division champions in 1968–69 and 1969–70, which helped to secure their election into the Football League in 1970. 

Recent Form & Key Players:
Off the back off two absolute kickings from Reading, 4-0, then a 6-0 hammering from Lincoln, Cambridge were held 1-1 by Northampton before closing out March with a 2-0 loss away to Bolton. April has seen them draw at home to Charlton and lose by the odd goal to Blackpool, before showing better form in defeating Wigan 3-1 at home.
Top of the scoring charts sits Gassan Ahadme with 11, with Fejiri Okenabirhie next best with 9. Ellis Kachunga is next best having netted 6 times in 34 starts. Sully Kalkai tops the assists list with from Jack Lankester and George Thomas with 4 and 3 assists respectively.
Rams Match Squad:
Hard to get away from the 11 that started against Orient, given the resounding nature of the win and the style in which it was achieved. A buoyant Paul Warne confirmed in the post-match presser that everyone came through unscathed and it was interesting to hear him saying that we had more energy coming off a shorter break than was the case at Wycombe, where he felt we lacked energy, despite the 8 day break.
The injury picture remains murky and it’ll be interesting to see whether Gayle and Bird might be fit enough to make the matchday squad. I’ll not bother with my selected 11, as I always get it horribly wrong and the gaffer seems to be doing a decent job matching squads to opponents without our guidance. Instead, here’s the top of the table as it stands:

Don't forget to keep an eye on @Caerphilly Ram's injury updates thread across the week, for any snippets on player's likely return dates. I'll append anything I see to this htread as best I can in any case.
The Promotion Picture:
Some key fixtures tomorrow night, none more so than Bolton’s home game against Shrewsbury, whom we know to be a strong and obdurate side, though one lacking the Trotter’s class edge. I’d expect Bolton to take the points, but should Shrews grab an early lead, it could make for rather tougher game.
Oxford, fresh off the back of their 5 goal hammering of Posh play hosts to Lincoln City, whose charge towards the play-offs has faltered a little in most recently. It ought to be a tightly contested affair and to be honest, I’d not be surprised by any result.
The aforementioned Posh have what appears to be a routine task against lowly Fleetwood, but what will be the aftermath of their humbling at the hands of Oxford on Saturday. Might they have a hangover?
Perhaps the best tie of the round features champions-elect Portsmouth hosting Barnsley. A point will surely suffice for Pompey, but I expect them to win and win well en route to a thoroughly well-deserved title win. They’ve been excellent this season and this despite being one of the few clubs with comparable injury concerns to our beloved Rams. It'll be good to see them back where they belong after some very difficult years of their own.
Of the weekend ties, the most interesting involve Peterborough, who have a tricky away game at Bristol and Bolton host Port Vale. It seems odds on we will be going into the final week needing to beat Carlisle to be absolutely certain of promotion and I doubt too many Rams fans will be counting their chickens early! 
Final Thoughts:
A brief digression is in order to congratulate Eiran Cashin and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, both of whom made the EFL League 1 Team of the Year. Bit miffed that Curtis Nelson was overlooked to partner Cash at CB, as for me, he’s been top of the pops for us, but I doubt he’ll mind too much if we win come Saturday.
A last word as always to all Derby fans travelling to the game, safe journey to and fro, Rams and Ramettes and hopefully plenty of good stuff to chatter about on your way home. Honestly, I think our away support has been as good as any in the entire EFL this season and they’ll hopefully be rewarded with another complete and controlled performance as we ourselves edge closer to that vital 2nd place finish.
COYR
BE MORE B4
 

Great result! The Bolton forum must be in meltdown. "Why do we always mess it up?" "If we can't beat Shrewsbury, we don't deserve to go up." "We have the best squad in the league, the manager is the problem." Etc etc

That is a great point and something the more tedious Warne critics often seem to forget: there is another team playing too!
I suppose if you go into the season thinking "we are the famous Derby County, we'll just brush these insignificant little minnows away" then you are probably going to disappointed when you don't win every game 6-0 looking like Brazil in the 70s.
At the same time though, teams have often come to Pride Park and looked to keep it very tight. They did the same once we became good under Steve Mac 1, which is why we never looked quite as amazing under him as when he first joined. As teams set up to frustrate us, our passing style suffered and we really could have done with options to get it wide and crossed into the box in the air.
We became a better team this season away from home, where our style was more suited to teams coming onto us more. We've rarely ever/never been so good away from home, but less people see these games live. We've struggled a bit more away recently, as even the home teams have set up to frustrate us too. The Stevenage nadir was probably because it was Stevenage, maybe the worst team for us to play away to for the way we setup.
Even on Saturday, we raced into a 2 goal lead, never looked in any trouble at all, yet people are genuinely concerned we didn't score from open play! Should we have thrown men recklessly forward, risking a counter attack, but hoping one of those extra players could have converted at least on of the many crosses flashed across the goal? I guess Saturday doesn't really count though, as it was "only" Leighton Orient, "the sort of team we should be beating". Even though they have taken points off our promotion rivals when we've beaten them twice.
As other posters have said, it's a shame that some posters seem to have taken so little joy from what could be our first promotion in nearly 20 years. I don't know where this purity in football took hold. After what we've been thru, you'd think people would be even more thankful for potential success.
I don't remember any of it when we went up with Billy. It's like West Ham fans who want Moyes gone...these are glory years for West Ham. They won a European Trophy last year and have barely got close to winning anything in decades.
Anyway, big thanks to Warne and his team for getting us this close.
 

It could be that, or it could be "the conspiracy theory"?
 

It could be that, or it could be "the conspiracy theory"?
 

Great result! The Bolton forum must be in meltdown. "Why do we always mess it up?" "If we can't beat Shrewsbury, we don't deserve to go up." "We have the best squad in the league, the manager is the problem." Etc etc

Great result! The Bolton forum must be in meltdown. "Why do we always mess it up?" "If we can't beat Shrewsbury, we don't deserve to go up." "We have the best squad in the league, the manager is the problem." Etc etc

Eíran won the Supporters Clubs Player of the Year trophy tonight. 
Photo courtesy of Jembie. 

What a brilliant night! Dan (B4) and Angie Vallance received the Alfreton supporters award.  I almost missed it as I was in the loo 😂 the glass award is lovely and will have pride of place in my parents house. The players looked visibly touched when it was announced Dan and Angie were being awarded posthumously. It was lovely to see so over 200 people there to celebrate DCFC and those who love the club. I had no idea what to expect but it was amazing. Lovely food and company. I had no idea the players and David Clowes would be there, so that was a lovely surprise. 

You resemble more of a TB kind of guy.

Just watched the game on the Bolton EFL Lounge - they were camped in Shrewsbury’s half - had one cleared off the line and hit the post in the 94th minute - my ipad nearly went flying across the room!!!  Fair play to Shrewsbury - complete back to the walls display - and rode their luck - but have done us a massive favour!! 🐏 💪

Never in doubt

 

 

They equalised, no subs on, Warne out !

Yes, but many people who have been watching Derby for that long regularly experience our "worst ever performance", so no surprise they think the quality is bad!!

I’d take that. Portsmouth will go out celebrating their promotion, take their eye off the ball in their next game and lose it. And then we’d go into the last game with a snifter of a chance of being the champions. Maybe that pressure in the last day would get to Portsmouth and they’d lose again.
if they lose this one, they’ll go all out in the next game to secure promotion. No taking their eye off the ball. And it’ll be all over by the last day. I like a last day with something riding on it.
imagine what a weird bittersweet feeling of being promoted but not winning the league on the last day of the season, by virtue of two defeats, having led the league until that last day. 

It's because you've posted a lot on this forum and have articulate and seemingly well considered views. You do tred the line on arrogance though, which winds people up, especially when you seem to be posting just to get reactions. Why post the same opinion on next season in the matchday thread every time we win? It's not even relevant to the match.
The people who post personal remarks about Warne and players are nobodies, no one really cares what they say.
You are a celebrity on here. With great power come great responsibility.