BobdeBilder

Born in Derby, dad was a Rams fan,(saw Steve Bloomer play), brother also Rams fan. Both have now gone so just me left supporting them. All mother's side are mutants from up the A52 and live around Long Eaton. Saw my first game in 1959, went with our kid, lost 1-7 to Middlesbrough, Clough didn't score and Jack Parry got our goal, hell of a start. Left Derby in 1984 lived in Manchester and Missouri but still supported them from a distance. Although I had a season ticket for first season in PP and only missed one game while living in Manc land. Now living in Scotland but have a season ticket. Might get to 9 or 10 games this season but thought the club needs the money so why not.

If anyone uses Cross Country trains to get to Derby (apart from me?) there are none tomorrow.

1 hour ago, ariotofmyown said:

What's your point?

What's your point?

28 minutes ago, StaffsRam said:

In the modern(ish) era:

Hector - 12 years over 2 stints

Roy Mac - 14 years over 2 stints

Steve Powell - 13 years

Ron Webster - 16 years 

Pre-war:

Sammy Crooks - 19 years (legend)

Jack Nicholas - 18 years (presumably when he took up golf…)

Colin Boulton - 13 years 

The problem with Rams fans is that they want a 20 year old England International striker with 10 years Premier league experience, on a free transfer, who gets 20 goals per season and will play for 30 bob a week. If not they are a pile of crap.

3 minutes ago, HedgeEnder said:

Still waiting for mine. I suppose as I'm in Wiltshire it has further to travel.

Got mine in Scotland. ?

13 hours ago, angieram said:

I agree. ? ?

But if you want the thread title changing you'd be better off copying in one of them, rather than an ex-mod and one on a sabbatical! 

 

I went on one of those once, not a bad machine but prefered the V twin to the square 4 sabbatical, easier gear change and smoother clutch.

9 hours ago, 1of4 said:

I hope it not like Cambridge, we lost 3-0 in the opening game of the 1980-81 season.

Arggggggghhhhh I have spent 40 years trying to forget that day. I was there and forever scarred.

Birmingham, how can 2 million people have a speech impediment?

We will get who we can get. We aint a big draw anymore.

3 minutes ago, BucksRam said:

Can't speak for anyone else here, but more than happy for you to bring these two out any time ?

FTFY

Anyone know if the old training ground down Sinfin lane is still there? ?

Kevin De Bruyne is 31, just saying. ?

Chick Churchill from 10 Years After is from Ilkeston.

3 hours ago, Flying Fokker said:

I’m biased,  Cov first.    Anyone can argue the toss as to whether Rooney was ‘The Man’.  I don’t like the guy but he has even grown on me.  Not my hero.  Then again, I don’t do that.
 

County need to appoint an experienced journeyman in the short term in my opinion.  Someone to set the foundations in place. Coventry City chose cheap and nasty managers for several years after admin.  Some real rubbish.   Their budget has been tightly controlled ever since, as it is currently in the bottom 5 Championship funds for players.    Mark Robbins is not currently available!  

it will be an interesting few years at Derby.  High fan base, in a physical league and some big name clubs.  As has been said many a time,  it would be great to talk football. 
 

 

Notts, Stockport, Newport are all county. We are Derby, Derby County or Rams, never just county.

Looks Colin will be coming out of retirement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSD4vsh1zDA

2 hours ago, maxjam said:

Eh?  Actual good news...

 

Hmmm,that reminds me. I haven't watched GOT for a while. ?

56 minutes ago, BobdeBilder said:

Latest picture from Quantuma and ELF daily meeting.

EFL

Latest picture from Quantuma and ELF daily meeting.

2 minutes ago, jono said:

That scares me … not you being born, but as this has progressed we have passed through my life  from winter of 63 when I had frozen toes building a snow man and ice on the inside of the windows, moving neatly on to England winning the World Cup, Derby County winning the league, losing my cherry late in the day to an unmarried Mrs Robinson, Buying a house , Circumstances forcing me to work for myself and throwing off some shackles, meeting my future wife, getting a dog, getting married. Watching DCFC for the first time as a middle aged bloke 20 years ago. Losing my parents permanently, seeing friends grow old and ill and others soften and become wise, adopting my neice. .. jeees I am officially a senior ? .. No pension yet which is a bit of a pain ! Oops and you are just starting that journey ?. Good luck, live it, embrace it 

And you will be like the rest of us old men, with a 20 year old lad in your brain wondering where the hell his life went. ?

1 minute ago, Jimbo Ram said:

I’m sure he communicated alright after eating all those boiled eggs ?

Bit of movie trivia. He never ate any of the eggs, he chewed them then spat them into a bucket.

This whole mess comes down to one thing, succinctly put by that great character actor, Strother Martin, in Cool Hand Luke. "What we have here, is a failure to communicate".

To quote a mate of mine while working on his bike motor, "Duck it. This ducker's, f****** ducked.

To my way of thinking, if Ed Dawes is confident enough in the information he was told, he should name the person providing the information.