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19 February 1971, Colin Todd signs for Derby.

My 50th Birthday Party. We were losing and then stormed back. Remember going out in to the car park to get the results on the radio. Set me up for a good night ?

19 February 1971, Colin Todd signs for Derby.

19 February 1971, Colin Todd signs for Derby.

19 February 1971, Colin Todd signs for Derby.

19 February 1972, Derby County 4 Nottingham Forest 0, Hinton 2, Hector, O'Hare.

18 February 1976, Derby County 2 Arsenal 0, James 2.

18 February 1976, Derby County 2 Arsenal 0, James 2.

Derek Underwood would be perfect right now!
Spin has been marginalised for too long in the county game. Spin bowling is focussed more on the one day game where persistent line and length would be punished.
The hope is that Bess and Leach learn enormously from this test series. I was hoping Moeen would be a match winner but it’s now clear that he was perhaps not firing on all cylinders and that must be tough. 
 
I know from football and cricket tours of my past that by the end of the weekend you’re getting a bit ratty with each other. Imagine being in a bubble with the same guys for months!
 
We should enjoy the cricket first and hope for an England win second. I don’t mind spin on day three but playing on a surface more suitable for boules isn’t on.

17 February 1973, Derby County 4 Southampton 0, Hector 2, Hinton, og.

18 February 1976, Derby County 2 Arsenal 0, James 2.

L = League, warC = War Cup.

was at that game , good performance from the Rams , brilliant winning goal from Tom

Was that Ince debut?

4 February 2009, Nottingham Forest 2 Derby County 3, Commons, Green, Hulse, FAC.

Was living in Cornwall at the time, 18 years old, about to go off to uni in London. Remember the game not really knowing where Telford was......I have lived there now for over 30 years....

Manchester United 9 Southampton 0 tonight, not their favourite date...

Cracking atmosphere with a packed out away end. We were rather fortunate to get through as Telford came back to 2.2, then hit the inside of the post before Bobby grabbed the winner. We played them again a couple of years later and it was slightly more comfortable (6.1). 

1 February 1984, Derby County 3 Telford United 2, Davison 3, FAC.

1 February 1984, Derby County 3 Telford United 2, Davison 3, FAC.

Always worth seeing those goals again.....
 

31 January 2020, Derby County 4 Stoke City 0, Waghorn, Martin, Rooney, Bogle.

31 January 2020, Derby County 4 Stoke City 0, Waghorn, Martin, Rooney, Bogle.

31 January 2020, Derby County 4 Stoke City 0, Waghorn, Martin, Rooney, Bogle.