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Altho a neutral ground Wembley 1975 Charity Shield, On a very hot August day 50 of us from Chadd clamboured on the bus in good heart to play WHU, On the way down on the M1 meeting shedloads of Derby fans, We park up at the stadium and head for the Greyhound pub at the back of Wembley, Just our lot at 1st, Then it slowly started to fill up with WHU, Don't know to this day how it kicked off but it did, We got busted and rescued by the Police yet again.
After the game we could see the hammers fans leaving from the other side, A 2-0 win then we see the presentation and leave in good voice, Until just getting out of the ground the greeting of 100s of lads waiting for us, We had one lad K O'Rielly one of the toughest men I knew stood on the steps taking them on, A man on his own he was screaming at us to charge, Well it was a case of getting clumped by the hammers or get a beating in town by KO, Slowly but surely more and more Derby were coming out of the ground a little like a cork from a bottle of champaigne, It looked to be numbers in our favour, Clouds of dust and lads going "hammer and toe" the police were shocked at the leval of violence lads at each other with whatever came to hand, Derby had the day with WHU lads mooching off.
It wasn't until a little later we found that our ranks were filled with some of Derbyshires finest coal miners, Who waded in with scafolding poles and planks that were left from building works at Wembley.
I'm told that in Bill Gardners book (a nutter of a WHU fan) that he admitted through gritted teath that Derby won the day, And his "mile end boys" took a beating...crazy days the 70s.

Hartlepool FA cup on a pitch that was worse than the BBG, A good few of us went in the Hartlepool end 50+, Not a lot to show...until 20mins before K Off, Middlesboro came in known as the "Frontline" we didn't know at the time, More and more came in, Vastly out numbered, Backs to the wall stuff, Rescued by OB, Quite a buzz tho... We were holed up at a place called Seaton Carew wow what a tip, Went in their local, Full of old men all huddled around the TV/Video, We asked the landlord what's with all them old boys, Dirty beggers they are...all come in the watch Baywatch that I tape for them, They're not allowed to watch at home?

In a court of law character references are normally used after the defendant has been found guilty to mitigate the following punishment which will be handed down to them.
In employment law the balance of probabilities can be used if it's a one person's word against anothers scenario so a person's previous good character then can be used to determine the outcome. 

It can't be that difficult, we're already up to page 59 of people imagining things.

Ed Dawes kicked off about this on Sportscene last night. He had a good old rant about the wall of silence from the club that they and other local journalists face when they seek answers. They're clearly as frustrated as the fans are. 
Speculation fills an information void, so the club hierarchy cannot be surprised by the direction the narrative on social media is taking. 
I fully understand the possible need for secrecy and discretion on takeover and financial matters in difficult times, but "say nothing" has a limited lifespan. They need to make a statement before the next fixture that gives us at least an outline of the current situation. 

For those on about the mascot. If you were a h&s officer in these covid days would you allow anybody to put there head into a confined space that others might have had their head in.

There's nothing POMPOUS in your post, It's an opinion, I said in the Derby/red dogs thread that it was a Red Card, It just shows how opinion can divide people, Was he off balance? could be, Did he do it on purpose? could have, You don't have to know the game to witness what was shown, Initially when live on TV, It was a coming together from a header...no big deal, But with replays whether in slo-motion or normal speed I can see why he was banned for 3 games, Those that deal with the viewing of the incident i'm sure are ex pros and maybe a ref thrown in for good measure...
I don't follow this "If you know Forsyth it's not in his nature", How many on here who post have done something out of character?
Officials missed it, Just like they missed all the big decisions, Was this out of character or were they just p*ss poor?
It certainly gave the powers that be another stick to beat us with

Sympathy, Bravado, Support, Angry who knows, You may or may not know that a message board gives people the opportunity to vent their emotions...it's good reading tho, Others opinions that go against ones own.

And we all know what happened to Speckled Jim.

And we all know what happened to Speckled Jim.

Sympathy, Bravado, Support, Angry who knows, You may or may not know that a message board gives people the opportunity to vent their emotions...it's good reading tho, Others opinions that go against ones own.

Sympathy, Bravado, Support, Angry who knows, You may or may not know that a message board gives people the opportunity to vent their emotions...it's good reading tho, Others opinions that go against ones own.

Narcissism?

Hartlepool FA cup on a pitch that was worse than the BBG, A good few of us went in the Hartlepool end 50+, Not a lot to show...until 20mins before K Off, Middlesboro came in known as the "Frontline" we didn't know at the time, More and more came in, Vastly out numbered, Backs to the wall stuff, Rescued by OB, Quite a buzz tho... We were holed up at a place called Seaton Carew wow what a tip, Went in their local, Full of old men all huddled around the TV/Video, We asked the landlord what's with all them old boys, Dirty beggers they are...all come in the watch Baywatch that I tape for them, They're not allowed to watch at home?

He was invited to a posh dinner after that game, All were seated and then one of the guests asked him to Pass the Port, Being from Agentina he misheard and ran out as fast as he could.

He was invited to a posh dinner after that game, All were seated and then one of the guests asked him to Pass the Port, Being from Agentina he misheard and ran out as fast as he could.

Is that supposed to make anyone feel better? I am old school. Pay your debts as they fall due. So many posters are getting worked up about P&S calculations and amortisation. Bugger all that. Morris has run up debts in the name of Derby County - HMRC, Cocu, Keogh, now some transfer fees. Pay people what they are owed.

All these ITK experts especially on Twitter I usually approach with extreme caution - a knackered clock is correct twice a day after all.
Not saying he's right or wrong in this instance I just wouldn't ascribe any more credence to this merchant then anyone else.

And we all know what happened to Speckled Jim.

And we all know what happened to Speckled Jim.

That's the problem mate, we can't.

bye

The EFL need to stick to something they actually know...like the value of football stadia...Oh wait a minute

After an all night bender at uni, me and a few mates thought it would be a laugh to go to Chelsea v Derby at the bridge in early 1983.
Never been previously, followed the crowd down a busy road watching as blue scarved fans peeled off and went in to various turnstiles. Until we reached the last set of gates and saw the sign "The Shed". 
A police guy on a horse was shouting through a megaphone that "all away fans should turn around now and return down the road in the opposite direction to the stand for the away fans". To which a cheerful cockernee voice chirped "wots the dacking point of saying that - if any geezer turned rahnd nah, ee'd get a dacking kicking". 
So in we went. Plenty of space so we stood apart. Then we scored 2 quickfire goals. The locals were certainly restless. Then my mate Brian, a lanky gormless guy from Burnley boomed out in a loud Lancashire accent.... "eee.. I doon't knaw why yerr not cheeerin....yer team's just scorrred". 
Which sealed our fate...... ?

So bad.....no roll eyes ? emoji I had to clap ?