Gisby

No words.

This is Collins we're talking about. He doesn't do tired.
I would only worry about injury, suspensions, sending off - and even then we have players who can cover that central position in an emergency. 

We exercised an option for an additional year. The new contract takes him through to 2027.
Is that what you mean by 'spin'?

I also fully expect us to comfortably be above Brizzle in a few years. I can understand the kids leaving to teams like City and Liverpool. But Bristol? Shows a lack of ambition to me.
We could go up this season and he could spend next season looking up the table at us. I don't get it.

You make that appear harsh... Childish even.
 
... and yet here I sit nodding in total agreement with you.
Yeah, players come and go.  I get that.  A straight forward transfer would have no complaints from me.  It's the loan back that niggles!
To be wearing The Ram after effectively saying "I don't want to wear The Ram anymore", makes me feel a tad nauseous, if I'm honest. 
I get he's a pro.  I get he'll "Still try his best whilst he's still here"... A bit like a lotto winner who has to serve a month's notice before heading off into the sunset... no way are they gonna be at the top of their game, for the duration!
I'll try not to boo him, but remember, he actually ain't one of ours any more, so meh!  

Not too sure that I see it as being shrewd. I'd rather we make a clean break if the lad doesn't want to commit to us and sign a new deal. Feels a bit like splitting with your missus and still living in the same house. Awkward.  

Returns on loan, but didn’t want to sign a new deal. I hope the lad plays a blinder for the rest of the season otherwise he’ll be getting dogs abuse from fans. 
We should’ve just taken whatever more we could’ve got and let him go. 

There are a few posters who turn every thread into a dig at Warne thread quite pathetic really 

whether he is a legend or not, I'm not sure I can stomach this media love in for him for the next few months.

Anti football??, sitting 11 men behind the ball , stopping the other team scoring with no effort to score yourself , constant fouls and time wasting, that’s anti football, we go out trying to win every game under warne and at times we leave ourselves open and if we are not on it we look poor, we don’t play anti football, we play a style YOU don’t like,
god this forum becomes a grind at times , lose a game and it’s the manger is garbage , every other player is garbage , every thread becomes a tool to trash our manager and fav scapegoat player 🤷🏻‍♂️🥲

Enforced business plan finishes in the Summer and no wage cap from then on either. Coincidence? I think not!

It's interesting how over the course of the season the moaning has evolved from not being in the playoffs to not being in the Top 2.
Shows that someone somewhere is doing something right. 

As long as there were no big surprises for DC after admin, presumably any Bielik payments etc were known about, surely these numbers are to be expected by the company and prob more importantly the EFL. Presumably they have seen them before publication and are happy in accordance with what they expected coming out of admin and our business plan or cant imagine we would have been able to sign someone on a fee yesterday. 
 
cements my total admiration for DC and his family as they have gone from running a successful development company on a low key basis and enjoying being normal rams fans (if actually we can ever be normal) to taking all of this 💩on to deal with. Can you imagine the stuff he's had to deal with?  And after all that you have fans moaning about us not signing people, going over snd over the words the poor bloke said on the budget for this year forensically, and how terrible last January's window was, etc.
the accounts wont tell half the story but to me there are no words to describe what David Clowes and his family did for all of us, the club and the City. I also dont think we know just how close we were to being gone. Also in strange way grateful to Kirchner as if DC had not already been involved with knowledge of what was going on when just buying the stadium, would he have been in a position to act so quickly to save us? 
 
Respect always
 

Six months to play for his future as a professional footballer - it's in his own hands (or should that be feet?) now.
He has the skills, now he needs to work on both his fitness and match-impact. 
I am looking forward to seeing how he does.

By the end of the 2026 season, he’ll be 34. I think being a mid-table(ish) Championship side should be a realistic target for then, given our current position.
I’d imagine his weekly wage on a 2 year contract will be less than if we only extended to 2025, but gives him that guaranteed income for an extra year. Even if he’s just a squad player by the end of his contract, I think it’s a smart move for all involved.

Gonna be honest and say his line in chat drove me bonkers to start with, but I think it's just his schtick and perhaps something he does to address his nerves. These days, he just makes me laugh, though I'd likely not be so 'charitable' were we losing every week. That said, I'd actually like to see him enjoy some success at Derby, even if he might not be the long term solution and the fact that he irritates the **** out of his detractors makes me chuckle too. Far from everyone's cup of tea, but certainly not the fool some believe him to be. 

Might still be! It’s nearly 2024.

Well that performance last night was an absolute tonic to me after a dreadful Christmas (my dad is terminally ill and has been in hospital throughout Xmas). I wasn't going to go , even though the Kassam Stadium is less than 2 miles away from where I live but my family persuaded me to so I went and apart from that first 15 minutes I had the best away day I've had for years. That second half performance was brilliant; relentless attacking pressure that blew Oxford away. The Rams fans last night were also amazing; you wouldn't have known we were the team 2-0 down. I couldn't speak at the final whistle from all the singing!
Its nights like that that make following this club so special. After what has been a rough few weeks personally I really needed that experience last night. 
COYR
 

Merry Xmas sheep shaggers. Hope you all have a fabulous time with your families x 🎅🏻 

Honestly it’s not brought in as a guilt trip , I bite a lot less at the haughty antics of some pulling people on spelling and grammar than I did when b4 was posting but I honestly just see it as posh bullying and a bit pathetic, I dislike that kind of bullying every bit as much as physical bullying by those lucky enough to hold physical advantage , I honestly wish some people would think on 🤷🏻‍♂️

Joking aside , we have sadly just lost one of the best and most valued posters on a derby county forum you could have , spelling ? Grammar? Punctuation? 
how sad some people never learn when it’s obvious ( because they like to tell us all ) they are academic and capable of learning , maybe just not capable of learning what’s important and what isn’t 🤷🏻‍♂️

NINE POINTS!!!!
Have we forgotten the spirit of B4 already?
COYR

First things first this not a scam. Long time member - used to be a moderator - drifted away now slowly getting drawn back in.
In a story too long to tell I have a spare YL (youth Large?) away shirt (blue and black check)
Should fit an 8/9 year old.
anybody want it DM me - I should be at the game on Thursday if not I could arrange postage.
 
just thought there might be someone on here who could do with a little goodwill this time of year.
 
 

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the funeral, give a final clap, or held Daniel in your thoughts today. It was a send off he would have been proud of. I could picture what his reactions would have been the day. He would definitely have approved, particularly of the buffet 😄

It’s never easy, Claire, but it does help (immensely) to enjoy the memories.
Rule No1 in my book is never feel guilty about smiling… or laughing… about our lost loved ones. 
Yes, that in itself may sometimes lead to tears and literal heartache, but occasionally to more smiles, and more laughter. It feels bad. It feels wrong. But in reality, it’s healthy. It’s normal. 
The next few days in particular will no doubt feel like a roller coaster… physically and mentally.  
None of us can stop the ride, but we can hold your hand and help you through it. 
 
Stay strong for your parents, for Daniel, and most importantly for yourself. 
We’re all here for you. 
You’re our sister now. 
xxx 🤍