Ilkestonian

Thanks, fingers crossed but more in hope than expectation 🤔 Please feel free to shout down to me if there's any spaces up in the gods😂

We can but hope 🤞

I agree, you'd think they'd learn from previous problems/mistakes. When the ticket office rang me yesterday they said that these tickets had been returned so I'm assuming that rows A and B had already been sold and not held back, I don't know if that's true or not though. As for sitting, I'd rather sit than stand but if those in front stand up you have little option but to do the same unless you want to risk getting into an argument. My reason for wanting to be further back has nothing to do with the standing or sitting debate though, I just prefer to be higher up in the stand so I have a better view of the game than that provided from the rows near the front. I know others prefer the opposite so I'm hoping that someone might want to swap, if not, then hopefully everyone on the first few rows will behave and be considerate to those behind them who can't stand throughout a game.

I got 3 today from being on the waiting list so I'm happy about that after laptop blips in Monday - unfortunately they're on row B as I prefer to be higher up, nearer the back so if anyone has 3 further back tickets and wants to be at the front, please let me know and I happily swap - they're in block N5 if anyone is interested 🤞

I'm not sure that's true, I think the ball numbers would've been different if we'd got through.

Ah, the 70's, the good old days 🙂

Has he been sacked yet 😂🤣😂

I know what you mean but I don't see it that way, I'd happily pay £30 to see us play at the shittiest sh*thole of a ground but I wouldn't be willing to pay a penny to see f****t play at the best ground in the world.

I wondered about him but he said he wanted a couple so I didn't contact him - I'm pleased to say I've just sold it though but thanks for the thought 🙂

One of my mates can't make it today so I have a spare adult ticket if anyone is interested - £30 face value.

One of my mates can't make it today so I have a spare adult ticket if anyone is interested - £30 face value.

Yeah I noticed that on the EFL website last night too - concrete proof that they haven't got a clue what day it is 😂 🤔

In case anyone doesn't know, the draw for the next round is on Sky at 6.30 on Friday.

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2023/11/bristol-street-motors-trophy-ticket-information-fleetwood-town-h

That's true but really all I was getting at was that in my opinion any unwanted tickets should go back to the club for those on the waiting list rather than people trying to get them by circumventing the system.

No but if I did I wouldn't sell them to anyone, I'd return them to the club for them to pass on to someone on the waiting list.

I've just checked and the last time we played Barrow away was in 1956.

How dare she 😂 we got married on a Tuesday so I didn't miss whatever the weekend match was 🙂

256 grounds is very impressive, I wonder if anyone can top that?

I'm pretty sure you're right thinking that nobody could have seen Derby play at the current 92 unless there's been some friendlies over the years that I don't know about. I've done 87 and think it's possible that someone out there could be on 90 being as I didn't go to Crawley when we played them in the cup a few years ago and Barrow and Wrexham were both league sides in the 70's and or 80's. As for Rushden and Diamonds, they got expelled from the league if I remember right and then went bust only to reform as AFC Rushden or something similar.

That's good going and there's definitely similarities between us. I've done all the Wembley games since the charity shield too and I only count one ground per club like you. The five league clubs I've not seen Derby play at are five of your 8 too - Barrow, Crawley, Harrogate, Sutton and Wrexham. As to current non league sides that I've seen when they were in the league, I've seen us at all those you mention plus Chester, Yeovil, Darlington, Oldham and Rushden and Diamonds. Again like you I've seen us play at several clubs who have never been in the league but if any of them ever got there, I'd include it towards my 92 for that particular season without having gone to see us play a league match there being as I'd seen us play there previously, whether it be Ilson Town, Matlock or whoever, so I think you're being a little harsh on yourself not counting Torquay. Anyway, good luck with completing the 92 and who knows, we might both do it in the same season if the fixtures/cup draws are kind - it'll definitely be a cause for celebration if either of us or anyone else manages it.

Personally, I don't think a 10 point deduction will cause them much of a problem being imposed at this point in the season and looking at the other clubs down near the bottom. I think they'll easily get more than 11 points and avoid relegation too.

My five are similar, Barrow, Sutton, Harrogate, Wrexham and Crawley - sadly I was on holiday when we played Crawley a few years ago.

Congrats on that 👍🙂 I doubt I'll get a ticket for Orient only being in the 5+ category but at least I've been before. I've done the top three divisions too and just got 5 to do in league 2 to complete the 92 current league sides - oh to stay in cup competitions long enough to stand a chance of being drawn away to one of them! Fingers crossed we both get to complete the 92 one season, I think it'll be a great achievement if we or anyone else manages it.

And wouldn't it be perfect if we score in the 38th minute too 🤞