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I'm glad I spent it with Q....

I'm in two minds about him going. First off i get that he's been through a lot in the job and it's been stressful and don't begrudge him salling it a day. HOWEVER, the other part of me is very dissapointed. He made quite bold statements about how he was committed and wanted to build something here. I can't help thinking he's bottles it and doesn't back himself to do a job in league one with no excuses to fall back on. His stock is pretty good right no, he can say we would have been mid table with next to no squad or funds last year so great achievement. Maybe he didn't want to riak being average in L1 and loosing that Kudos. 
Heard rumours about  time with family and doing his badges etc but if he backed himself he would have stayed and built something IMO.
As a caveat i am of course grateful for one of the best and exciting seasons in my living memory and wish him well. 

shows on mine

When he was offerd Freedom of Derby that isn't what we meant.

And your great great great grand daughter
Is derbys number 9 
 

Busted.
I've been to the year 3000, not much has changed but Derby are still under admin

Sorry I thought it would be useful as some people don’t click link for details 

There was an article in one of the nationals recently where other EFL clubs were complaining at the amount of time being given to Derby to resolve the takeover and the consensus was clubs would not vote to keep us in the league. Can’t remember who wrote it, could be Nixon, Percy or the Mail.
The fact that out of the 72 clubs I think we would only need 7 to vote against would suggest us starting again in league two is extremely unlikely/not going to happen. 
 
Clubs are completely self interested and would happily throw other clubs to the wolves. There is no football family.

seriously this! funny for a couple of posts but getting cringy now guys

Don't want to be "that guy" but some fans will look on here for news, see the increase in page totals and become excited that the takeover is done and then see pages of puns. Don't want to be harsh, but we need to keep that off here.

- Grandad’s Team - Derby
- Dad’s Team - Derby
- Mum’s Team - Watched Derby through the 70's with Dad but not too fussed
- Everyone at your school's Team - From when i can really remember it would be Manchester City or Manchester United
- Your local Team now - Macclesfield Town
- Your kids Team(s) - Manchester City with a soft spot for Derby

If i were Everton I'd be on my hands and knees to get Dyche in as manager. Rooney only needs to look at Frank to see what happens when you take the sparkly before you earned your stripes. Where Frank goes after this failure who knows but it's gonna be hard for him to get another job anywhere. 

If i were Everton I'd be on my hands and knees to get Dyche in as manager. Rooney only needs to look at Frank to see what happens when you take the sparkly before you earned your stripes. Where Frank goes after this failure who knows but it's gonna be hard for him to get another job anywhere. 

If i were Everton I'd be on my hands and knees to get Dyche in as manager. Rooney only needs to look at Frank to see what happens when you take the sparkly before you earned your stripes. Where Frank goes after this failure who knows but it's gonna be hard for him to get another job anywhere. 

Should it not be a slogan that reflects the season? Fight to the end or Pride of Derby something along those lines?

Should it not be a slogan that reflects the season? Fight to the end or Pride of Derby something along those lines?

They'd give us a points deduction and apply it next season probably

You’re going to be gutted this morning, and rightly so.
But it ain’t all bad.
When we dropped out of the old 2nd division into the 3rd in 1984 things were in many ways, worse.
We didn’t (quite) have the financial issues, but we had a horrible team and the entire season was utterly depressing and devoid of hope in a way this season hasn’t been.
My personal highlight of an utterly depressing season was meeting Dave Watson in a Little Chef on the A1 after we spanked Cambridge away 3-0 in the FA Cup. That was pretty much it for ducks sake.
AND we had not just relegation, but the ignominy of losing to Plymouth in the FA Cup quarter-final to contend with after we had dragged them back to the BBG.
We all thought that we’d bounce right back when we did get relegated and the arrival of Arthur Cox just emboldened that belief.
An opening day away loss to Bournemouth, when Bournemouth then were more like the equivalent of Exeter now, didn’t dissuade us.
Of course, we didn’t bounce back and ended up outside the top 6.
But we had some BRILLIANT away days that season, Hull, Lincoln, and the last game of the season at Newport spring to mind.
It was a whole lot more fun than the previous season because we were, for the most part, competing and you could see what Arthur was trying to do.
There’s something fun about going to smaller clubs and taking the place over. Those of you who travel to away games know that the camaraderie is special.
In fact, the adversity that we have faced this season has developed that camaraderie, only it’s done it at home.
I work online and use social media a lot and the admiration for Derby’s support, especially those of you who travel away is a delight to read. I’ve even read genuine Forest and Leeds fans say they’re impressed.
And what’s not to be impressed about?
Forget the trolls who are loving this, the REAL football supporters appreciate and understand what Rooney has dragged the club through and the guy is universally respected, exponentially more so than when he was merely an excellent player.
He’s now an excellent ex-player and an excellent human being. Time will tell if he can become an excellent manager, but the signs are promising.
The second year under Arthur we did come up and that season was even better for road trips..
I’ve seen Derby beat Benfica, Real Madrid, every top English club multiple times and Forest many times. But if I were to list the best 5 games I’ve ever attended, Derby at home to Rotherham in the old 3rd Division on a Friday night would be up there.
That game with that penalty that took us back up to what would now be the Championship was a raucous, intense and then delirious atmosphere ending in an effing celebration comparable with any I have witnessed - although to be fair, my memory is a tad blurry because we did hit the pub hard.
I doubt there was a Liverpool fan that got anything like the joy from beating Man City in the cup semi or will get more if they win the thing, than we Derby fans got from squeaking past Rotherham that night.
The fact is, winning is just fun, no matter what division you are in. And beating adversity is fun too. So much more satisfying and enjoyable than just delivering on what’s expected.
Somebody posted that they hope we're not that team that thinks they will bounce back up.
I don't really care if fans think that. It's totally irrelevant.
What is relevant is what WR thinks and what he allows his staff and players to think.
And I have no doubt whatsoever that he'll not allow that entitled type of mindset to creep in.
The good news is we have renewed hope for a stable club, a very promising manager in place, an Academy that is flourishing even if it is being pillaged and some wins to look forward to.
We are where we are, so we may as well embrace it and have fun. And you will have some fun, I promise.

How about Patrick Roberts? His contract expires at the end of the season with Sunderland. Been on multiple loans and not had a proper run anywhere and looked like the makings of a decent player when he was with us. decent age to kick on now at 25 certainly worth a trial in  my eyes. 

How about Patrick Roberts? His contract expires at the end of the season with Sunderland. Been on multiple loans and not had a proper run anywhere and looked like the makings of a decent player when he was with us. decent age to kick on now at 25 certainly worth a trial in  my eyes. 

How about Patrick Roberts? His contract expires at the end of the season with Sunderland. Been on multiple loans and not had a proper run anywhere and looked like the makings of a decent player when he was with us. decent age to kick on now at 25 certainly worth a trial in  my eyes. 

How about Patrick Roberts? His contract expires at the end of the season with Sunderland. Been on multiple loans and not had a proper run anywhere and looked like the makings of a decent player when he was with us. decent age to kick on now at 25 certainly worth a trial in  my eyes. 

Anyone know if this means we have to operate under a transfer embargo for those 3 years in that case?

Anyone know if this means we have to operate under a transfer embargo for those 3 years in that case?