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IslandExile

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    IslandExile reacted to JfR in v Salford City - Pre Season Friendly   
    Nicho update on Davies and Roos

    Thanks Steve
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    IslandExile reacted to jcidaho in v Salford City - Pre Season Friendly   
    Rooney hates Sibbo.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Taribo in Yankee Doodle Derby   
    "in talks" is vague... Could mean anything.
    I don't think the earlier takeovers failed because the tasks went public; they failed because the "buyers" were charlatans.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Taribo in Yankee Doodle Derby   
    There's nobody.
    It's all quiet because there are no prospective buyers.
    I'm not in the know at all but if there was anyone, there would be a leak of some kind, a hint, a speculative article but there's nothing, zip, niet.
    Not happening.
    We go with what we've got. COYR ?
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    IslandExile got a reaction from DarkFruitsRam7 in v Salford City - Pre Season Friendly   
    Oh...hand.
    Still a dangerous thing to offer @DarkFruitsRam7 from what's been inferred on here.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Ramarena in Jason Knight   
    Loans may have helped when Hughes and Thorne were out injured instead of us splashing the cash on Johnson and Butterfield.
    In other news, 20-20 hindsight is ok, but I would rather have had 20-20 foresight given how my life has turned out.
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    IslandExile reacted to hope60 in Jason Knight   
    JK was having a scan on his ankle last Monday. No news yet. Not seen him in any training pics. Anyone know anything ??
    Can't afford bad injuries in training with our squad.
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    IslandExile reacted to Mr. P in Tamworth   
    That’s Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians. Alfred The Greats eldest daughter. She kick some Vikings butt. 

    In 917 she sent an army to capture Derby, the first of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw to fall to the English, a victory described by Tim Clarkson as "her greatest triumph". 
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    IslandExile reacted to Tyler Durden in Tamworth   
    Apparently in 1337 a man called John le White junior was fined 2d for “evacuating his bowels to the abomination of neighbours and passers-by".
    So there you have it. Who says nothing of any note happens in Tamworth. 
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    IslandExile reacted to Ambitious in Tamworth   
    Are we a feeder team for Tamworth now? 
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Deej in Is this the most depressing period you’ve experienced as a Derby fan?   
    I kinda agree with @ilkleyram and @angieram..... The backdrop of football as a whole makes this the most depressing time that I can remember.
    Even when Clough and Taylor left, even when Docherty traded the crown jewels, even the 80s in the third tier, even after Maxwell pulled the plug, even the 3 amigos.... There was still enjoyment going to matches, there was still a sense of optimism that the club could move forward.
    For me, that's all gone now. Even if we do overcome the current situation, and that might take a couple of years, maybe longer. Even if we somehow manage to get back in the top division again..... The footballing powers are geared up to keep the select few clubs at the top. We saw that with the failed European Super League. All other clubs are just there to make the numbers up.
    Leicester really shook them up the other year, they'll not let that happen again. That's what is so depressing. It's just not the people's game anymore.
    Most depressing time as a football fan, let alone a Derby fan? Yes, sadly but very definitely.
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    IslandExile reacted to MACKWORTHRAM in Lee Buchanan   
    Still find it absolutely incredible that Rooney went with Forsyth over Buchanan last season.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Ramarena in Who will be our first signing?   
    "Welcome to Derby Curtis"
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    IslandExile reacted to Kernow in Lee Buchanan   
    ???
     
     
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    IslandExile got a reaction from norwichram in Who will be our first signing?   
    "Welcome to Derby Curtis"
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    IslandExile reacted to Stockyram92 in Who will be our first signing?   
    Gylfi sigurdsson
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    IslandExile got a reaction from LittleEatonRam in Is this the most depressing period you’ve experienced as a Derby fan?   
    I kinda agree with @ilkleyram and @angieram..... The backdrop of football as a whole makes this the most depressing time that I can remember.
    Even when Clough and Taylor left, even when Docherty traded the crown jewels, even the 80s in the third tier, even after Maxwell pulled the plug, even the 3 amigos.... There was still enjoyment going to matches, there was still a sense of optimism that the club could move forward.
    For me, that's all gone now. Even if we do overcome the current situation, and that might take a couple of years, maybe longer. Even if we somehow manage to get back in the top division again..... The footballing powers are geared up to keep the select few clubs at the top. We saw that with the failed European Super League. All other clubs are just there to make the numbers up.
    Leicester really shook them up the other year, they'll not let that happen again. That's what is so depressing. It's just not the people's game anymore.
    Most depressing time as a football fan, let alone a Derby fan? Yes, sadly but very definitely.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from r_wilcockson in This seasons surprise package   
    Jagielka.
    Everyone writing him off already for being too old. They won't be saying that when he plays a good three or four games for us when Curtis needs a rest and realises he's been playing for nothing.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from ilkleyram in Is this the most depressing period you’ve experienced as a Derby fan?   
    I kinda agree with @ilkleyram and @angieram..... The backdrop of football as a whole makes this the most depressing time that I can remember.
    Even when Clough and Taylor left, even when Docherty traded the crown jewels, even the 80s in the third tier, even after Maxwell pulled the plug, even the 3 amigos.... There was still enjoyment going to matches, there was still a sense of optimism that the club could move forward.
    For me, that's all gone now. Even if we do overcome the current situation, and that might take a couple of years, maybe longer. Even if we somehow manage to get back in the top division again..... The footballing powers are geared up to keep the select few clubs at the top. We saw that with the failed European Super League. All other clubs are just there to make the numbers up.
    Leicester really shook them up the other year, they'll not let that happen again. That's what is so depressing. It's just not the people's game anymore.
    Most depressing time as a football fan, let alone a Derby fan? Yes, sadly but very definitely.
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    IslandExile reacted to CBRammette in Yankee Doodle Derby   
    So we have to hope he's wrong as usual

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    IslandExile reacted to minesahartington in Once Upon A Time in 1884   
    Sorry fell off my chair before I read on
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    IslandExile got a reaction from angieram in Is this the most depressing period you’ve experienced as a Derby fan?   
    I kinda agree with @ilkleyram and @angieram..... The backdrop of football as a whole makes this the most depressing time that I can remember.
    Even when Clough and Taylor left, even when Docherty traded the crown jewels, even the 80s in the third tier, even after Maxwell pulled the plug, even the 3 amigos.... There was still enjoyment going to matches, there was still a sense of optimism that the club could move forward.
    For me, that's all gone now. Even if we do overcome the current situation, and that might take a couple of years, maybe longer. Even if we somehow manage to get back in the top division again..... The footballing powers are geared up to keep the select few clubs at the top. We saw that with the failed European Super League. All other clubs are just there to make the numbers up.
    Leicester really shook them up the other year, they'll not let that happen again. That's what is so depressing. It's just not the people's game anymore.
    Most depressing time as a football fan, let alone a Derby fan? Yes, sadly but very definitely.
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    IslandExile reacted to Phoenix in Forum Member Manager Suggestions   
    B4. No contest.
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    IslandExile reacted to angieram in Is this the most depressing period you’ve experienced as a Derby fan?   
    Just think we know too much stuff these days. Everyone thinks they're an expert on everything and over- analyses every little nuance of the club. Not particularly fans, but pundits etc - all wanting to promote their take on every situation. There's no wonder the fans follow suit.
    When I started following football there were still dodgy dealings, still very limited chances of success, still great times and crap times.
    I think @ilkleyram has it spot on above. It's not Derby County in particular that depresses me, it's the state of football today.
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    IslandExile got a reaction from Reggie Greenwood in Once Upon A Time in 1884   
    NottS Forest ?
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