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Heard the sad news earlier today, Daniel was a good friend of mine, saw him at many away games always wanted a chat about the Rams , like Angie said he had many health issues but his love for the Rams always shined bright , the Derby County family has lost another legend , I raise my glass to Daniel /B4 you will be missed mate , would also like to pass on my sincere condolences to his family at this sad time

I have been viewing the DCFC rams forum for around 10 years. I have never needed to open a account, as I only care about checking what my fellow Rams family have to say, until now………
B4 - I have finally registered to this fine forum to pay tribute to you. I have met you a few times at away matches and have always revelled in the hundreds of posts that you wrote. You were an absolute inspiration and beacon of positivity, thank you for always improving my mood. I hope you find the best fish and chip shop up there pal.
I also hope you can sprinkle some magic for the remainder of the season to see us to promotion, nobody deserves this more than you my friend. 🐏

Such sad news.  My thoughts are with his family and friends.  When I was going through a trying time it was Daniel who contacted me to lift me up with words of support and caring.  He was going through much worse, yet he reached out to me in a selfless loving way, it shows what kind of stand up fellow he was.
Rest in peace dear boy.

He sent me a PM at the beginning of COVID when I mentioned that my niece who was a nurse on a COVID ward had contracted it. He was just as positive as he always was with the Rams. I never met him in person, but I confess that I did shed a few tears when I read Angie's post. Life really is a b*****d sometimes.

This is from Palace away in the FA Cup just before Covid. I think it sums the great man up.

I still have the PM he sent me inviting me to chat with him if I needed to when my mother passed away. This news has upset me nearly as much as that sad day two years ago.

Daniel's dad reads the Forum and will see your messages of support.
 
 

Rest in peace Daniel (B4)
I always looked forward to his positive posts and loved his passion for our club. This site will be poorer for his passing and although I never met him, I will miss him.

f****** hell, that’s horrific news… one of my personal hero’s on the forum, always positive even through our darkest days.
May you rest in peace B4. And I hope we get promoted this season for you, more than anyone else.

RIP to the most passionate Ram I’ll ever know.

Best I’ve seen is this season by far ,,, we looked organised and played as a unit , the fight to win the ball back was there and we didn’t leave massive gaps when we went at them , twinkle toes Wilson is a bag of tricks too , good signing ?
that extra goal would have been nice to see us go above Barnsley but you can have everything,
glad I havnt lost faith in warne to get it right up till now though it’s been a bit tough and was starting to have my concerns , 

Highlights don't tell the full story. Up until the goal, we had more shots (4 vs 3), more dribbles (4 vs 0), more tackles (7 vs 1), more corners (4 vs 2), etc..
However, all 3 of their shots came during a 10 minute spell of questionable decisions against us by the ref, starting with the yellow for Colllins.

I think the recent atmosphere at away games has been toxic. There are a group of belligerent fans who come into the ground tanked up and looking for a fight from the off -  with the players, the manager, the more positive Derby fans. 
This is a huge change to the former almost unconditional support away fans were giving the players during administration and beyond.
We've somehow got to combat this. They aren't the majority (far from it) but they are bullies.
I don't expect unwavering adulation, but the atmosphere becomes an almost self-fulfilling prophecy. It makes everyone nervous and every little mistake is magnified, which leads to more nervousness, more mistakes etc. 
Our next away game is at Port Vale, where the atmosphere was brilliant last season and we kept backing the team to the end. Look what happened there! 
The players clearly have belief in what they are doing. Look how they came back at Crewe when most had given up hope. If we can remember that and get behind them a bit more, it could make all the difference. 

All aboard the 'Warne in train'. Destination: Championship 
It feels like a big week to me. Warne's decision to play so many youngsters in the cup has helped galvanise everyone - first team, academy, fans. The U18s continued it with a controlled win in the FA Youth Cup. The first team finished the week with what I hope is the defining point of our season. We played very well and beat a top 6 side.
Under Mac in the 13/14 season, it wasn't until Feb when we beat QPR when the club started to believe 'this will be our year' and have the self belief to beat other top 6 sides. This win over Barnsley should have the same effect.

Best I’ve seen is this season by far ,,, we looked organised and played as a unit , the fight to win the ball back was there and we didn’t leave massive gaps when we went at them , twinkle toes Wilson is a bag of tricks too , good signing ?
that extra goal would have been nice to see us go above Barnsley but you can have everything,
glad I havnt lost faith in warne to get it right up till now though it’s been a bit tough and was starting to have my concerns , 

Just got back from the game and a great day to read this heartbreaking sad news 🥲🥲🥲,
Forget the scoreline , was going to post in match thread that this was the best performance of the season by a mile in terms of organised , compact , work rate ,spirit and playing as a unit
now I don’t give a stuff how stupid this makes me sound but so many times b4 posted he wished he could do the team talk ,,, well to my mind somehow in ways we don’t understand or believe in , he did todays team talk .
R I P b4 son , 🐏🐏🐏 and deepest sympathy to your family and friends who have lost someone very special 🥲

YESSSSSSSSSSSS GET IN DERBY!
I'M OFFICIALLY GETTING CARRIED AWAY, WHO ELSE IS WITH ME?

Oh do **** off 😂

This is terrible.
What are we meant to complain about tonight, even Collins has a brace, I mean come on, not giving us much to go on are they?

Two very fortunate goals, we'll be extremely lucky to hang on from here......
 
 
 
 
 
....am I doing this right?     😉

Altogether now.....
"Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam...."

Just got back from the game and a great day to read this heartbreaking sad news 🥲🥲🥲,
Forget the scoreline , was going to post in match thread that this was the best performance of the season by a mile in terms of organised , compact , work rate ,spirit and playing as a unit
now I don’t give a stuff how stupid this makes me sound but so many times b4 posted he wished he could do the team talk ,,, well to my mind somehow in ways we don’t understand or believe in , he did todays team talk .
R I P b4 son , 🐏🐏🐏 and deepest sympathy to your family and friends who have lost someone very special 🥲

Just got back from the game and a great day to read this heartbreaking sad news 🥲🥲🥲,
Forget the scoreline , was going to post in match thread that this was the best performance of the season by a mile in terms of organised , compact , work rate ,spirit and playing as a unit
now I don’t give a stuff how stupid this makes me sound but so many times b4 posted he wished he could do the team talk ,,, well to my mind somehow in ways we don’t understand or believe in , he did todays team talk .
R I P b4 son , 🐏🐏🐏 and deepest sympathy to your family and friends who have lost someone very special 🥲

Just got back from the game and a great day to read this heartbreaking sad news 🥲🥲🥲,
Forget the scoreline , was going to post in match thread that this was the best performance of the season by a mile in terms of organised , compact , work rate ,spirit and playing as a unit
now I don’t give a stuff how stupid this makes me sound but so many times b4 posted he wished he could do the team talk ,,, well to my mind somehow in ways we don’t understand or believe in , he did todays team talk .
R I P b4 son , 🐏🐏🐏 and deepest sympathy to your family and friends who have lost someone very special 🥲

Just got back from the game and a great day to read this heartbreaking sad news 🥲🥲🥲,
Forget the scoreline , was going to post in match thread that this was the best performance of the season by a mile in terms of organised , compact , work rate ,spirit and playing as a unit
now I don’t give a stuff how stupid this makes me sound but so many times b4 posted he wished he could do the team talk ,,, well to my mind somehow in ways we don’t understand or believe in , he did todays team talk .
R I P b4 son , 🐏🐏🐏 and deepest sympathy to your family and friends who have lost someone very special 🥲