RedSox

That makes at least 2 of us then, I.E.
Born & bred in Derby.  Went to my first game with my Dad and my Grandad, who was a steward at the BBG.  That was 54 years ago.  Spent most of my adult life down South, where my kids were born and still live but made sure to bring them up in the proper way.  In fact, my son has forgotten more than I will ever know about the recent crop of players to grace the black & white shirts (of which he has at least 30 different ones).  I returned to Leicestershire to be nearer God's country some 8 years ago.  Now I have a grandaughter, I'm hoping we can recreate the 3 generation experience - but with me as the old fart!  COYR!

London born and bred.  Was a mass murderer in a previous life and now have to support Derby in this life as penance. ?

Was born in reading … not a million miles away from the old elm park
Born in Matlock Dad was stalwart Derby and it was only a matter or time before he migrated us back up towards the midlands .. unfortunately for me we only stopped back in Derby for a couple of years due to a bad house move so ended up in Nottingham but that didn’t stop me following him around the country watching my now beloved rams 
sadly now it’s a journey I have to carry on alone 
still never forget those early years back in the late eighties standing on a milk crate in the popside then the ritual of waiting no matter the weather for the green paper 
happy days 

i was born in Reykjavík, i have never been to Derby, what am i doing here?
Brian Clough

I’m a Londoner now living in Kent. 
All my family were Arsenal even though Millwall was more local and my hero was Charlie George and have a pic of me wearing an Arsenal shirt on my 7th birthday 
I had pics all over my wall of Charlie and in the playground before school I was always Charlie in my head in the game
The game would usually be the latest big game so Derby were quite often selected in the playground and I remember it once being Derby v Real Madrid and Charlie had now moved and once again I was playing as CG so my allegiance to Arsenal wained and I became a Ram 
I saved my paper round money and went to my first game at 15 on my own via train and that was it ….hooked ….
since then go to most games home and away sometimes by car sometimes by rail but always loud and supportive 
ps I often wonder what would’ve happened if Charlie never made the move to the Rams 
I certainly wouldn’t have clocked up the thousands of miles I’ve done but love this club and hope for better times as recently have found myself quite down about how and where we are heading COYR

Born in South Wales and no links to Derby except Derby COUNTY FC. 
began supporting Derby it 1970 when lads front Ripley worked with my dad,  they talked about this new manger Brian Clough and brought down scarves etc and the old Ram newspaper . From then on it was Derby Derby Derby... when able to drive and affordable my wife son and myself was season tickets for 15 yes at BBG. 
Now I live in Ireland and travel over min 20 games season 
So in short I'm a Welsh man living in Ireland supporting the greatest team in the world DCFC
COYR
 
 

I was born in Northampton and lived just me and my mum. I fell in love with football but she had no interest at all. My uncle supported Derby and in 1988 when I was 9 he offered to take me to a Derby match and see if I liked it. Southampton away 0-0. I was hooked. Not long after he got me a season ticket.
A few years later they moved north so I was stuck not going, he would pick me up on the way to away matches like Luton and Watford etc and I appreciated it but it wasn’t enough. As soon as I was old enough to go on the train I had a season ticket again.
When I was 30 we moved to Newquay and I cancelled my season ticket thinking it was too far to drive. A couple of seasons later I decided 600 mile round trip is not too far. I now have a season ticket again and my 9 year old is as much a Derby fan as I ever was.

Can you give a cast iron guarantee you'll continue to fund the club with the minimum amount needed to ensure survival as a club, until any takeover how ever long that will be?
 

Nailed it for me this comment.  
Whilst the player might be happy to play when brought back into the side they have to be managed.  I remember Ipswich away and Thorne was back and showed more than a few glimpses of his old self.  He wasn't battle hardened to the Championship but we continued to play him and it shouldn't have come as a surprise that his form suffered and further injuries occured.  
It could be argued it would have happened anyway, but they need to be managed carefully especially being such an important asset.
I have had an ACL myself and you are never quite the same. 
Regards
Gangway D from the terrace.  
 

Oh look, another cryptic message that will get backed up with no information whatsoever.
What do you actually gain from doing this?

Tell me about it!  I had one and ultimately, it cost me my knee.  Got a titanium one just before lockdown 1.0. ?

Honestly feel the best thing he can do is resign. I think he is one of a dwindling number who feel he can make something of the awful situation we're in. Think we need an experienced head not someone learning their trade. Having said that would love to see Curtis involved in the new setup. We desperately need to restore some pride and credibility to the club and think Curtis would help to do that whilst learning the ropes. Got a feeling he'll make a top manager one day.

On its own, Rooney being pictured in a hotel room with women would just be a matter for him and his family. It's embarrassing for him.
Thing is, the timing of this is shocking. We're at our lowest ebb for a number of decades. Both on and off the field. The last thing Derby need is more negative press. We've got an owner trying to sell the club, negotiate with the EFL and deal with increasing debts at an uncertain time for revenues due to COVID. Add this into the mix, on top of this Jason Knight debarcle and you've got to ask yourself, what was he thinking? Or not thinking.
We're less than two weeks away from the first game of the season and our manager thought it a good idea to go and get rat arsed after loosing a friendly. That's the bigger problem for me, I don't care about the photos and hotel room. I care more about the complete lack of professionalism and focus at a critical juncture in the clubs history. Whether its Rooney's fault or not that we're in the mess we're in, he should be making sure his actions are only for the better of the club. His have not been.

Just on this, the director’s will legally need to decide if DCFC is a “going concern” in order for them to submit their account and the auditors have a duty to ensure they are happy with this. 
Often in these circumstances the auditors will need a letter from the shareholders (in this case probably Mel) that they are prepared to continue pay the bills. If the auditors are not given these reassurances then they will not be able to submit accounts on a “going concern” basis and that would cause all kinds of difficulties.
So Mel will have to make the decision to continue to finance the club pretty quickly otherwise administration beckons (assuming as I’m led to believe that there is no hope of a takeover on the short term).
(FWIW, I’m a qualified accountant and therefore “in the know” about the above at least)
My bet is that none of this will happen until after the season starts and we will start the season with only four more questionable signings, alongside the current squad.
…. and I’m sure I’ll get comments saying that I’m not in the know on this point (which is getting more and more common from forum members). So to be clear again, I’m not “in the know”, I’m speculating.

Just speculating. Not “in the know”. Hope that’s clear.

Lawrence is a poor choice of captain let’s be honest 

Then those free agent players need to move on to someone who will give them more than £11,000 per week 

Well,that was pretty dreadful.
Ive no idea what Wayne is trying to do.
The one and only positive being Sibley's brief appearance and how well he played.
 

It's amazing how often we are undone by a single ball, after spending 5 minutes clowning around with it ourselves and doing nothing productive with it.

First half I thought we played some good stuff at times
We look very poor second half first half I thought Carroll and Jagielka looked good Wisdom worries me at CB as does Fozzy at LB 
Shinnie is good little player but very little creation we are desperate for a proper centre forward surely 

Wet paper towell is stronger than bird

Amateur detective work. Either it’s a photoshop or whoever made that terrible mug can’t print the graphics straight. 

Nah. Some of Maxwell and the 3 Amigos were worse.
TBH when Longson sacked Clough that was the worst ever.

Understand - and agree - with the principle, but sprinkle a little context in here and maybe Mel derserves a little more slack.  Times have changed even since his tenure began; EFL attitude & approach, the commercial perils of running an 'entertainment' business in these uncertain times to name a couple of mitigating factors.  Not offering excuses here, just saying it's never as 'black and white' (pardon the pun) as it may at first seem, imho.

Understand - and agree - with the principle, but sprinkle a little context in here and maybe Mel derserves a little more slack.  Times have changed even since his tenure began; EFL attitude & approach, the commercial perils of running an 'entertainment' business in these uncertain times to name a couple of mitigating factors.  Not offering excuses here, just saying it's never as 'black and white' (pardon the pun) as it may at first seem, imho.