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Meant to post this yesterday... April 10th 2004. A wretched season very much like this one where not a lot went right.. I remember watching this in a pub and the striker by the name of Manel scored a perfectly good goal at the end but for a linesmans flag! I thought at the end relegation was certain! 
 

8 April 1972, Sheffield United 0 Derby 4, Gemmill, O'Hare, Hector, Durban.
Game 39/42 in title year, getting there.

5 April 2016, Derby 4 Hull 0, Johnson 2, Martin, Bryson.

Was at that game and sat on the other side of the cricket pitch, my old man got into an argument with a drunken Sheff U fan, who seeing our colours made out that we were the worst side he'd seen all season!!!
Hmmm.

I was 3. My rattle had been put away for 2 years, but it came out of mothballs that day.

8 April 1972, Sheffield United 0 Derby 4, Gemmill, O'Hare, Hector, Durban.
Game 39/42 in title year, getting there.

I gave him a lift back to Leeds (where he used to live) from Derby after a match  just after he started reporting on Derby. Wasn’t arrogant at all. He’s a nice bloke, enthusiastic and has immersed himself in the club. Doesn’t take himself too seriously and strikes a good balance between analysis of tactics, players and the different personalities he comes across at our football club 

Exactly - not a fan of Conway but he does have contacts and does seem to be right more often than he's wrong. Maguire seems to trawl google and social media for his inside track.....

Summary of Athletic article:
Pride Park included in sale.
Alonso family form part of consortium along with several others.
Dad was on Real Madrid board.
Family have experience of football business/ marketing
Morris likely not to be involved moving forward.
Formality it seems of passing EFL test.
Not part of VOX.
Role at Sheffield Wed involved engagement/transparency with fans.
Another good article by Ryan Conway, sounds promising.
https://theathletic.com/2463267/2021/04/08/erik-alonso-Derby-countys-proposed-new-owner-and-what-it-means-for-mel-morris/

My first season as a Ram, introduced to the BBG by my uncle. Don't remember much about that time but I was hooked and soon became a regular in the 'Kids Corner'! God, that's a long time ago! 

4 years before I was born.
I'd like to think @Eddie was giving it, "who are ya" and, "you might as well go home", as the 4th, 5th and 6th goals went in.

Morris, Alonso, but who's the Third Man...

Morris, Alonso, but who's the Third Man...

Kieran Maguire was just on Radio Derby and mentioned the name Raja Sapta Oktohari as being the money man behind this. Where KM got that information from I don't know as he normally knows the square root of sod all.

Morris, Alonso, but who's the Third Man...

Morris, Alonso, but who's the Third Man...

That move for the Johnson goal was amazing....missed the Bryson goal as was rushing to get our train home...

Alonso's first signing will be Lewis Hamilton with Derby County re-locating to Silverstone.

I really hope I'm wrong but I can see little positive in this deal.  It seems to be backed by an Indonesian consortium of investors who I fear are biting off more than they can chew.
Frying pan....fire springs to mind.
But at least it means that we might finally be able to file one of our overdue sets of accounts - the June 19 ones and then maybe the June 20 ones so we can see what sort of a disaster we are looking at.

3 April 1971, Derby 3 Huddersfield 2, Hinton 2, Hector.

3 April 1971, Derby 3 Huddersfield 2, Hinton 2, Hector.

1 April 1975, Derby 2 Manchester City 1, Rioch 2, big win on the way to the title.

1 April 1975, Derby 2 Manchester City 1, Rioch 2, big win on the way to the title.

Was that the game Colly’s leg went at right angles ?

1 April 1975, Derby 2 Manchester City 1, Rioch 2, big win on the way to the title.