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It's not just the fact that Rooney only improved us by an almighty two places, it's the way it happened. It isn't a great squad and if the form had been more consistent people would be more sympathetic towards Rooney. As it is, it's fairly obvious he got lucky with the "new manager bounce" and had absolutely no answer how to turn the tide when things got tough. Come to think of it he also benefited from not having to field a lead weight in centre midfield, an option not afforded to Cocu.
"But muh Bielik injury!"
Yeah, yeah, one player being injured definitely excuses 7 points from 45.
Rooney marks are the worst.

Said if they ever got a decent team. They have a much bigger fan base than we would ever have. 

That midfield! That was a fairy terrible couple of seasons leading up to relegation, maybe that parallel to now will encourage those who fear relegation. The following few years were magic! The football was enjoyable and the followings were the best I've ever known....

We got in a brilliant manager who knew what he was doing

If the internet had been around when we signed fatty Burns.............can you imagine the meltdown? I'd have been banned for personal abuse!

His intentions initially were very good, he bankrolled us, especially during the summer of 2015 were everyone said whoever finishes ahead of us would be automatically promoted. The only snag was the PE teacher he appointed as our to quote “our Alex Ferguson”. Awful management appointments throughout and Wazza is the worst. 

I was in the minority of keeping Nigel Clough. He was building a superb team and would have got us promoted on a ridiculously small budget.
 
 

Easter Monday 1975. Away to Burnley. For those that were there I need say no more about the significance of the result. A second championship in four years was almost in the bag. 

Whenever I see your avatar as the most recent poster on a thread I think "let's see what poor sod Tyler Durdan is telling off now with his beautifully worded misery".
You never disappoint ?

Unfriendly and noisy lot the Burnley fans that day. Not many Rams scarves worn in town that day lol

24 January 1976, Derby County 1 Liverpool 0, Davies, FAC.