SaffyRam

Stuck in Greece today frantically calling every dog rescue and shelter as the dog sitters lost one of me fur kids. 
 
Cheer me up please Derby 🐏🐏🐏

Sadly this will be my last match today. My first was in 1956 as a 13year old, My dad used to take me before that but he stopped going when we went down to the third division north. My mate and I would catch the 12 oclock bus from Melbourne and be the first in the ground. We stood in the Normanton end pigeon loft, I think it was 3 shilling. To this day I remember that team. We were champions in 1957 and I ran onto the pitch after the last match against Southport, Ray Straw scored 37 goals that season, The next ten years saw me start work, get married and have two children, I had moved to Derby, and after my family, the Rams were the most important thing in my life I never missed a home game in those ten years even though we were only an average second division side. And then in 1966 after England won the world cup my mate and I decided to have a season ticket, Little did we know what would happen that season, I was at work one day and a Rams supporting work mate told me we had signed a player from Bradford Park Avenue, his name was Kevin Hector I'd never heard of him but he was without doubt the most wonderful footballer to grace the Baseball Ground I had ever seen, and because of this we wanted to see more players like him which led to Tim Ward getting the sack and BC becoming Manager, what followed was ten years of unbelievable success and enjoyment. And then things started to go wrong off and on the pitch and I stopped being a season ticket holder during Peter Taylors time as manager, i still loved The Rams of course and when I turned 65 and retired my old mate from Melbourne and I bought season tickets again. But sadly covid left my best friend of 80 years with a dementia problem and he know no longer knows me. For the last two seasons I have been going alone to the match but its just not the same for me. Therefore I am calling it a day, as I write this I am welling up as I will do this afternoon. Thank you Derby County for every thing I will love you till I die.     

Are you serious???
Ridiculous comment. Memories to last a lifetime for me and my boy on the pitch today. Much better than a lap of honour. Brilliant scenes, promotions are special and that was a special afternoon. Players on shoulders being carted off, 80 year olds on the pitch. Enjoy it. Lap it up. We’re back.  Up The Rams 🐏 

Right at this very second, I couldn’t give a flying f*** whether people like Paul Warne as a man or a manager, I don’t care whether you think his brand of football leave you cold, or you think he concentrates too much on the opposition, or that he’s too jokey in his interviews.  All I care about is that today, him & his staff helped provide me & my lad with memories we will never forget, that were able to share as father & son, that I will happily take to my grave.  
 
Thank you Paul.  Thank you

Respect

I only found out it was happening about 30 seconds before. Lovely touch from the club. 

As a side note, some lovely words from @Owen87ITK too, to go along with that displayed message. Well done that man. A deserved and fitting tribute. 👏 

Really decent bloke.
Knows what he’s doing.
Gets results.
Football isn’t easy on the eye.
To almost quote Meatloaf….3 out 4 ain’t bad.
Deserves a lot a credit as well for juggling all the injuries. 

My grandson is doing it, so proud.

I hope Igor is in the building today. Legend 🐏👍🏻

I donated mine to a couple of young lads on the way out.
No way was I walking home looking like that!  🤣

We have worn ours for other things so have come in very handy

I’ve still got mine. Should I wear it tomorrow? 😂

I’ve still got mine. Should I wear it tomorrow? 😂

Did those timings still work on sombrero day or did the additional wind resistance delay you? I wound my mum up this week saying that people were wearing sombreros again tomorrow - the look she gave me was equivalent of 1000 words, none good

If they wanted to keep the pitch for football, then we'd not have hired Paul Warne.
 
jokingdonthatemepleaseimasexcitedastherestofyouthanks

Carlisle at home, we had won the league, in the Normanton lower, I was 15. 0-0, all on the pitch. It was going to be relaid so I took a piece from the centre circle.  Went to school on the Monday and persuaded my teacher help me preserve it.  50 years later and despite me living all over the world I've still got it.  Magical times.

Glad someone else has noticed this.
What Peterborough and Bolton do should be completely irrelevant.

They will probably dock points from us for putting them in that situation 😛 

I have thought for ages that the gumps badge was based on a crying baby

They made the newsfeed over here as well😂.