Steve Buckley’s Dog

2 minutes ago, Rambam said:

Barbara is no longer with us. 

I wasn’t aware of that sad news but stand by my statement. 

Having heard Warne’s post match interview, I am convinced he’s the man for the job. He clearly knows what the problem is, his signings have on the whole been outstanding and there is a clear game plan that is evident on the pitch. He’s a real leader and has the backing of the players and a tactical understanding second to none in this league. He’s not responsible for our flaws. I think we can all agree he’s aware of what’s missing and would have addressed it if he had had a couple of transfer windows different to the ones he did have. Let’s get behind him - he’s the man and he wears hats! 

2 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

I’d have Nigel Clough back in a heartbeat. 
 

I’d have Simon or Barbara 

I know everyone is upset but just imagine how bad it will be in January when Nyambe has gone. Let’s enjoy it whilst we can. I still think we’ll stay up. 

On 25/10/2023 at 18:04, Henrycav81 said:

I thought that this time last year, didn’t quite go as I thought it would

on a other issue I see we are involved in the T20 blast off again at edgebaston on June 1st. I know we are probably being compensated but it looks like we’ll be giving up a home fixture again. 

Really irritating. 
Still, the club has no money, whatever brings in the most cash they have to do I suppose 

21 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

Thanks.

To be honest, he just looks like a s*** Rod Hull. Doubt Emu would work with him anyway. 

Don’t think it was necessary but it’s a first world problem isn’t it really. Plenty more out there in the big wide world to get angry over. 

What did Mendez-Laing do after the goal? I was busy celebrating so must have missed it. 

I saw the ‘highlights’ yesterday and found it very frustrating seeing empty seats in the away end when it was a sell out. Was it the usual muppets just drinking in the concourses during the game, standing in the aisles or no shows. Frustrating having an away membership you can never use and seeing empty seats. 

Quite why i would want to go away from home at the moment I can’t really say but still! 

I’m not commenting on the game. I didn’t watch or listen to it. And that’s the problem Clowes has - I am a season ticket holder and an away member (who can never get a ticket) and yet I couldn’t even summon up the interest to walk into the next room and put the radio on. What are the floating, part-time supporters going to do?
 

 I think we can’t afford, long term, to not sack him as our revenue will be down substantially the way things are going making things even more difficult. I wouldn’t shed a tear to be honest. 

I still think we’ll stay up. I think you are all being too negative. 

On 16/10/2023 at 19:31, i-Ram said:

Bit of Gerry for you youngsters. No 11. Scores a nice goal, but a few minutes earlier you see him make no effort at all to stop a cross into our box 😂  Different days.

 

Watching that, you can see that Colin Todd and Sonny Bradley are pretty much one and the same. Absolute liability Todd wasn’t he. 
 

RIP Gerry 

(Loved Langan too, what a bright light in a declining team) 

At least we can concentrate on the 100 World Cup which we have been practising for all summer. Oh, wait …

16 hours ago, Simmo’s left foot said:

Dean Saunders, he picked up a ball from a clearance, against QPR and ran 2/3 length of the BBG pitch and scored, holding off Paul Parker who was meant to be the fastest in the top division at the time. I was in the popside, and everybody went bonkers 🙂 

 

What a header by Phil Gee!

On paper the squad is shaping up nicely. I’m looking forward to the season…. secure in the knowledge that it is the hope that kills you and it will probably in all likelihood be the usual s*** show. 

1 minute ago, Barney1991 said:

Got to have an end product though. If you wanted your living room painted and I put loads of effort in but only painted one wall you would be happy? 

Feature wall. Like your thinking. 

4 hours ago, jameso said:

That reminds me, I need to sort out my niece's wedding present.

But is the rest of it lyrics too? And if not, what do you mean?

Early Weddoes song titles but still more comprehensible than some recent posts. 

4 minutes ago, Inverurie Ram said:

Your post is a bit “samey” I’m sure I’ve read the same sort of post over and over again on here!!!! 

……Oh why do you catch my eye then turn away……..

Up The Rams 🐏 
 

What have I said now? I never said we were a million miles away. You can’t moan can you? But everyone thinks he looks daft and everything’s spoiled again. It might be something and nothing if it’s what you want that matters. I mean, nobody’s twisting your arm. Anyone can make a mistake but some of us want all this and more so don’t be so hard on me, we are living and learning but Warne? Not from where I’m standing. Id query, why are you being so reasonable now? I’m not always so stupid. Once more, be honest, don’t you want all this and more? 

This place is fun tonight! 
If Derby win it makes me happier. When we don’t it doesn’t. 

There have been the usual discussions about how no one can criticise anything because we are  ‘lucky to have a club’ or words to that effect. We are at the same stage after administration as we were under Arthur Cox. I can tell you for a fact we came closer to going out of business then than we did a couple of years ago but he managed to do OK didn’t he.
 

Paul Warne is out manager now. I don’t think he’s very good. For a comparison, Ipswich hired Paul Cook with an excellent record at this level. I thought it was a great appointment but despite spending money it didn’t work out. Ipswich didn’t wait 4 years, they made the decision and two years later look at them. Sacking a manger isn’t always a negative thing. Sometimes sticking with a manger is a good thing, look at Notts Forest last year. We all have our opinions, who knows who is right. Opinions are valid.
 

We all want to be happy. We all have opinions.Can’t we just air them, respectfully, on both sides of the argument, without being a knob though. Maybe not but I am tired of reading the same post over and over again. 

51 minutes ago, GangwayD said:

You've hit the nail on the head LR, especially the last line.  One thing that's come out of this last few years has been our fantastic support, being all in it together and that fight to the end spirit. 

I accept people will have a difference in opinion about Warne - I have my doubts too, but its sometimes gone from one end of the scale to the other and got personnel.

Lets keep showing other clubs that when game day comes we fully back the lads wearing the shirt (except Mick Brolly as I'm still in therapy and taking the tablets over that lump !)

Gangway D from the Terrace.

 

Yes but he was involved in one of my all time favourite goals and games. 
Emson cross - Brolly header - Davison volley. 1-0. Magic. 

A quick shout out to those who normally get a rough deal on here. Referee and Linesmen. Don’t recall a lot wrong from them yesterday. Credit where it is due? 

On 30/09/2023 at 08:54, Inverurie Ram said:

 

Carlisle United 0-2 Derby County

Saturday 23rd September 2023

Collins 18,84

Attendance 11,186

 

2 x Aberdeenshire Rams awoke at 03:45am. 04:00am Quick showers, black tea and outside in to darkness. 

Drive into Aberdeen, window broken in the car, car heater not clearing the windscreen, scary drive into Aberdeen looking through the smallest cleared circle, but arriving into Aberdeen avoiding the latest hazards, the new bus gates, so still a mile walk to the bus station for my boy and I avoiding the drunken nightclubbing lads arguing amongst themselves on their way homes, and not getting in their ways, causing any unwanted trouble. 

At the bus station with 20 mins to spare to embrace the morning chill, and the cackle of the Aberdeen Seagulls swooping around the station. We are on the megabus at 04:50am and away ready for an away day following Derby County reaching Glasgow on time at 08:20am. Time to kill in Glasgow so we walk from Buchannan Street up to the McDonalds on Sauchihall Street for breakfast. I walk back to Buchannan Street saving my coffee to enjoy in the bus station, but a young homeless guy near the Sainsbury’s outside the bus station sitting in the cold morning dampness looked more worthy than I to enjoy the coffee, which he did, along with the 4 white chocolate chip biscuits I bought for him, whilst stocking up on snacks for our National Express journey.

On the National Express at 09:15am and as my boy carried on sleeping, I read the dcfcfans forum and added a couple of road signs into the Carlisle match day thread.

In Carlisle on time at 11:20am and 30 mins to kill, so a lovely wander around the streets, spotting some real old pubs and looking for a cash line and noticing a number of people meeting up in the main square ready to go on a Carlisle Gay Pride march.

Headed for the train station to await the train coming in from Crewe. I stood in front of the RAF stall in the station bumping into CK awaiting MD, and stood next to the local coppers awaiting the Derby fans. The train arrived and we could hear from Platform 3 the bellow’s of “Derby, We Are Derby, Super Rams” as a few hundred lads crossed the bridges, beer cans in hands with a mix of young and old, and a mix of Derby colours with the Stone Island youth all tight together.

We met our first contact, a very nice man and enjoyed a leisurely stroll around English Street and various streets off it, enjoying some of the Roman remains that welcome tourists into Carlisle, we admired the old buildings, plaques of USA presidents residence, statues and the courthouse, in search of a coffeehouse, we ended back tracking to the Costa outside the train station. We had a quick DCFC chat, enjoying coffee before heading out, for my boy and with the local constabulary’s confirmation point is in the right direction of Brunton Park.

Our first contact went off to meet fellow DCFC fans, Punjabi Rams, but we headed off to the pub, The Fat Gadgie, which looked great on the website https://www.thefatgadgie.co.uk/ which was showing as open last week, but when we arrived at the place, it had been closed down, and as now shows on the website as permanently closed.

So we went into the Paradiso bar and lounge, cocktail bar opposite, that had a real non existent Wi-Fi signal as I tried to message our second contact regarding meeting up.

So I wandered outside leaving my boy to admire my pint, trying to get a signal no joy, so I returned into the bar and opted to down the pint in a one’s. We strolled outside and I spotted 2 guys checking out the closed Fat Gadgie pub and heading across to me. I recognised our second contact from watching Derby for the previous 45 years, and his face being very familiar from all my trips to BBG, Pride Park and travelling over land and sea to follow DCFC.

So we met another great man and chatted, and trips to Estonia and Finland, and others were discussed, then pennies dropped. 

Walked up to the Carlisle Rugby Club and enjoyed a couple more pints, whilst I scurried around on my phone dropping messages to a new contact, we made contact and arranged to meet outside the club shop near the statue at 2:30pm. Carried on drinking for 30 mins, chatting, bumping into the Glasgow Rams in the back bar and Swindon Rams on route back outside, to enjoy pre-match drinks. Saw the Chad Rams singing “Chad Rams are massive everywhere we go” behind their St George Flag.

We met our 3rd contact, said a quick hello and walked around Brunton Park enjoying The Farm’s All Together Now blasting out the club’s tannoy system before finding our way into the Visiting Supporters stand.

I quickly hung up the Aberdeenshire Rams flag next to the very reliable Swindon Rams flag. Most fans standing, so my boy and I stood above Exit 3 to enjoy the live atmosphere and a game of football between two very capable football teams. We enjoyed the game, the 3 points and the passion from the players celebrating in front of our loyal fans. We knew something was effecting Josh Vickers, but at this stage unsure of what was to sadly unfold to one of our players.

The 90 mins and 4 mins extra time wizzed past and we were soon taking down the flag and heading back into Carlisle recognising other Derby fans along the way including Cockney Jimmy.

Then we awaited the 06:30pm National Express coach back to Glasgow, which was 30 mins late coming from London. A couple from Glasgow gave up on it, I did try to tell them it's coming all the way from London, a little bit of patience, so they opted to pay top dollar chasing the next train, and as soon as they left, 3 mins later, the bus arrived.

Arrived back in Glasgow, the coach caught the time up, so back for 08:00pm, before heading to the Glasgow Central Hotel, a belated birthday gift from a family member.

I then had to get up at 04:45am Sunday morning to get my boy on another megabus at 05:40am so he could get back into Aberdeen at 08:55am in advance of the 10:20am train back to Inverurie in time to play for his local football club, Colony Park.

Whereas I went back to bed, before a stroll around the Barras Market, Merchant City, Fopp Records and walk along the Clyde River in advance of enjoying The National play at the OVO Hydro and if you watch Mr November. At the 3 minute mark I’m pointing at you all on the big screen!!!

My boy and I had a great day out, great weekend and loved meeting at least 3 special people that make you proud to be Derby County supporters.

PS Aberdeenshire Rams flag on at HT in this wonderful vlog.

Up The Rams 🐏 

 

 

 

Half fan. 
😂

I can’t say that was enjoyable. I thought Nyambe was excellent.  Nelson continues to impress and Fozzy is just Fozzy, what a player he is. Defence looks OK.

Collins, Washington and Waghorn however can’t control a football. But we all knew that and seemingly we appear happy with it so I guess that’s what it is. Waghorn is no McGoldrick though is he and playing there probably makes him look worse than he is. He offered nothing and has to be creative and involved if playing there. 

Let’s focus on the clean sheet and pretend that the whole thing didn’t happen, which shouldn’t be too hard. 

It’s been another great season. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll be dead before Derby County or Derbyshire have success again. That being said, I enjoyed my visits to the county ground this season, even if we did lose every game I saw! 

2 hours ago, jimbo jones said:

450-8

Definitely have declared now 👀

Was a definite plan to get to 450 as quick as possible, it was almost T20 mode…

Wagstaff eventually out for 78.

Good declaration. Gives us just over 6 months to bowl them out twice which just might be doable. 👍

Derbyshire finding form at just the right time in the season 😂