BaaLocks

Actually, we are both right. Everton do have it (with more of a connection, which is why I didn't quote it - I think Tranmere do as well - coz Z Cars was filmedin Liverpool). Watford I have no clue why they have it but they do.
But, as you didn't say Watford don't have it (if you excuse the double negative) then we are, as I say, both right

I'm quite politically interested and at one point it literally felt like all the things I held dear (outside my family) were falling apart. We had Brexit, the Labour Party, then the BoJo effect, then just ever increasing bat bananas policies, lies and the like (I'm not trying to get a cheap politics rant in, bear with me). Alongside this the company I work for - established and long standing - is really struggling and then Derby County have been going through what they have. Fortunately, my wife hasn't left me or that probably would have been a full house.
But I have to say that since the end of last season I've taken a view on the football side that what will be will be. I keep getting texts from mates traumatised about the latest events at Pride Park but I've just stepped back and taken a view that if I can't control it why am I worrying. Indeed, there really are some positives out of this - I can't remember the last time I was more excited to see the fixtures and I have no long term desire to be a Premier League toy for some super rich playboy, watching the latest multi-million transfer come and go as we struggle to get the 42 points needed to hang on with the big boys.
So, yes, it has been a really interesting time but personally I am past the point of really caring and content to live with whatever outcome we end up presented with (which isn't certain again - it's great that Clowes has stepped in but it's still not certain if he either can, or wants to, be a long term solution for a club that has a set up that is far from cheap to maintain).

I've said in on here before but I met him at a party, would have been about ten years ago as well. Got talking and told him I was a Derby fan, when I said about SBW his response was "God, they're not still playing that are they?"

I've said in on here before but I met him at a party, would have been about ten years ago as well. Got talking and told him I was a Derby fan, when I said about SBW his response was "God, they're not still playing that are they?"

Yeah - try explaining that to the gammons as they literally explode with rage when they get told. Actually, it could work well - we could cleanse the nation of all the woke haters in one clean swoop - it would be a bit like the end of Kingsmen with heads popping all over the place.

Yeah, I can see a Soviet March getting accepted without any pushback at all. No media and social media backlash expected with that one. Not one bit.....

Use to be dam busters theme!

I'm quite politically interested and at one point it literally felt like all the things I held dear (outside my family) were falling apart. We had Brexit, the Labour Party, then the BoJo effect, then just ever increasing bat bananas policies, lies and the like (I'm not trying to get a cheap politics rant in, bear with me). Alongside this the company I work for - established and long standing - is really struggling and then Derby County have been going through what they have. Fortunately, my wife hasn't left me or that probably would have been a full house.
But I have to say that since the end of last season I've taken a view on the football side that what will be will be. I keep getting texts from mates traumatised about the latest events at Pride Park but I've just stepped back and taken a view that if I can't control it why am I worrying. Indeed, there really are some positives out of this - I can't remember the last time I was more excited to see the fixtures and I have no long term desire to be a Premier League toy for some super rich playboy, watching the latest multi-million transfer come and go as we struggle to get the 42 points needed to hang on with the big boys.
So, yes, it has been a really interesting time but personally I am past the point of really caring and content to live with whatever outcome we end up presented with (which isn't certain again - it's great that Clowes has stepped in but it's still not certain if he either can, or wants to, be a long term solution for a club that has a set up that is far from cheap to maintain).

All the best for your loved ones in the coming weeks, months and years @BucksRam. Far more important than anything that happens wrt eleven blokes chasing a ball.

@BaaLocks similar to my headset really. I've mentioned before that  it's not just DCFC that folk have had to endure. We've had an unholy trifecta od Covid, Derby and a war in Europe. I feel pretty fortunate to have not been impacted more significantly but a lot of my friends were struggling even before this and it's been hard not being able to see them as much as I'd have liked, or to help some the way I feel I should. I do love Derby, despite it being a bonkers club in recent years but I feel like the real change I'd like to make is to address the balance of how I spend my quality time. Less bickering with perfect strangers, more living life.
@BucksRam I think I did see you mention some of this stuff elsewhere though forgive me as I don't recall which thread. It does seem that you've had a really tough time of it and for that I'm sorry, but it's heartening that you're already taking steps that I've only just arrived at thinking about. I doff my cap to you sir!
I think reading your post has helped simplify my thinking. Sometimes I get lost in the process but I think for me personally, a lot of the changes that would be immediately beneficial are really quite straightforward and not to be over-analysed. I'm always going to be a Ram nut, but I think recent weeks have made me feel like I'm hiding a little in their ongoing travails and that's something I think I'll address by stepping back and significantly reducing my time spent trawling the site. I'm lucky that I have a lot of friends who I hold dear and look out for me better than I might deserve so it'd be nice just to simplify things and as I said, spend more time with them and my family.
Anyways both, thanks for the replies. All the best! 

I'm quite politically interested and at one point it literally felt like all the things I held dear (outside my family) were falling apart. We had Brexit, the Labour Party, then the BoJo effect, then just ever increasing bat bananas policies, lies and the like (I'm not trying to get a cheap politics rant in, bear with me). Alongside this the company I work for - established and long standing - is really struggling and then Derby County have been going through what they have. Fortunately, my wife hasn't left me or that probably would have been a full house.
But I have to say that since the end of last season I've taken a view on the football side that what will be will be. I keep getting texts from mates traumatised about the latest events at Pride Park but I've just stepped back and taken a view that if I can't control it why am I worrying. Indeed, there really are some positives out of this - I can't remember the last time I was more excited to see the fixtures and I have no long term desire to be a Premier League toy for some super rich playboy, watching the latest multi-million transfer come and go as we struggle to get the 42 points needed to hang on with the big boys.
So, yes, it has been a really interesting time but personally I am past the point of really caring and content to live with whatever outcome we end up presented with (which isn't certain again - it's great that Clowes has stepped in but it's still not certain if he either can, or wants to, be a long term solution for a club that has a set up that is far from cheap to maintain).

I'm quite politically interested and at one point it literally felt like all the things I held dear (outside my family) were falling apart. We had Brexit, the Labour Party, then the BoJo effect, then just ever increasing bat bananas policies, lies and the like (I'm not trying to get a cheap politics rant in, bear with me). Alongside this the company I work for - established and long standing - is really struggling and then Derby County have been going through what they have. Fortunately, my wife hasn't left me or that probably would have been a full house.
But I have to say that since the end of last season I've taken a view on the football side that what will be will be. I keep getting texts from mates traumatised about the latest events at Pride Park but I've just stepped back and taken a view that if I can't control it why am I worrying. Indeed, there really are some positives out of this - I can't remember the last time I was more excited to see the fixtures and I have no long term desire to be a Premier League toy for some super rich playboy, watching the latest multi-million transfer come and go as we struggle to get the 42 points needed to hang on with the big boys.
So, yes, it has been a really interesting time but personally I am past the point of really caring and content to live with whatever outcome we end up presented with (which isn't certain again - it's great that Clowes has stepped in but it's still not certain if he either can, or wants to, be a long term solution for a club that has a set up that is far from cheap to maintain).

Similar position @86 Hair Islands, in that I work from home 99% of the time, on a laptop so have had far too easy access to t'internet.  At times I became obsessed with looking at this forum, twitter, NewsNow, DET etc hoping for good news.  And became pretty depressed with the whole thing, compounded by also letting the apparent success of other clubs affect me, and getting more and more bitter at the PL clubs spending £100s of millions on just one player, the likes of Rudiger demanding half a million a week,  when a tiny proportion of that would have saved our club.  Like @BaaLockssays, I could go on too about the detrimental impacts of what's happening in the country, the cost of living, Ukraine etc.  It all affects us in so many ways. 
However, as I've mentioned on here before, in the time we've been dealing with Mel's little leaving present, my family has suffered 3 bouts of covid, my wife's been diagnosed, and beaten breast cancer, my Mum was diagnosed, and beat ovarian cancer (although now dealing with completely unrelated breast cancer - mastectomy this Weds) and my eldest has had pretty bad anxiety issues for which we are seeking medical help.  My best mate lost his father, another his mother.  Many on here have similar challenges, or worse. 
So a while back I took a conscious decision to change my mindset.  Much as I love Derby County, and of course football, I have absolutely no control over what happens there. None.  Family, friends, and of course my own well-being are far more important.  I binned off NewsNow and the DET (not a difficult decision).  I deliberately imposed social media blackouts on myself.  I made myself go out for lunchtime walks.  And it's helped massively.  Yes I still get wound up with the footballing world - it's broken.  We all know that - I suspect though we'd feel less strongly about it if none of what's happened to Derby had occurred.    
All I want to do is focus on the football again, discuss how we played, how we should have clung to that 1 goal lead and why, oh why did we have to concede in the 94th minute - again. I hope by the end of this week, we can all begin to have those conversations again. Until then, I'll focus on my Mum's op this Wednesday, and maybe, just maybe do a little internet search that evening to see if there's a bit of news from Mr Clowes. 
Have a good day all. 

Stop your messing around
Better think of your future

You might, I came here expecting people reminiscing about Blakeys, cap bombers, Texan bars, Topps football cards and Anglo bubblies

I love Phoenix nights, and even Max and Paddy had its moments. 
I had the misfortune a few years back to have free hospitality tickets for Paddy McGuiness live, I've never seen a worse stand up. It was so bad, I gave up the free bar before the interval and went to the pub instead.

Same, in reverse, with me wrt Peter Kay. Phoenix Nights is as funny as it gets, but for his stand up I couldn't care less if his biscuit fell in his brew.

I think McBurnie is being charged with impersonating a footballer

I think McBurnie is being charged with impersonating a footballer

Do you drive your golf caddies in Nottingham? No wonder Lee Westwood chose his girlfriend.

Ignore me, I thought you were saying that we were playing our u21’s too.
As you were.?

And for those of us who are old enough I thought recruitment of Jim Smith was a clear sign of our lack of ambition. I also thought Spencer Prior was exactly what we needed and John Robertson would be our saviour. What do we know eh!

jesus christ. the pass the finish. god we were good for a while

* - proverbial 'You', not you personally @CornwallRam

You might think he is a chancer or a Walter Mitty character but I don't understand how a successful businessman, with other businesses that need his time (and not trivial ones) would invest so much time and effort - plus a round of drinks in Revolution - if he didn't have solid intentions. Why do that? I could understand it for the other two, they were jokers from the start but CK has a business that is well regarded and he has things to devote his time to. I don't see one bit of interest in him playing a game over this, something has happened that is beyond his control but you have to conclude this was something inside possible for him to pull off.
As for Quantuma, well they are the adminstrators version of Erik Alonso - I once worked for a company that landed a big contract like this, they thought it had changed them as a company and thought this was the start of the big time. Within weeks it became apparent we were all horrifically out of our depth and I am guessing there are many in Quantuma who are feeling exactly the same at this point in time.