Kathcairns

11 hours ago, Boycie said:

I remember when everyone chanted that MM was one of our own.

But, Mr Clowes deserves his own credit too, invested in Derby when it wasn’t looking a good investment return to the premier league like MM did.

Well done David.

Dont think MM ever sat in the north stand.  I heard he wasnt really into football till he got us  dont know how true that is though.

29 minutes ago, Reggie Greenwood said:

Talk of a partner joining David Clowes next season to provide extra financial backing. Don’t know anything further or who. 

That would be good, wouldnt like him to sell outright, hes one of our own.

27 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

You're a decade late Kath...late 60s 

My memory is not as good as it was🤣 thought it started in 70,s with scarves round wrists following bay city rollers trend. Not me though, just a little to old to be a bay city roller fan.🤣😂

59 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

You started high expectations and then experienced the full roller coaster ride of emotions. 🐏

As they say,Been There Done It.🤣

2 minutes ago, Leeds Ram said:

anyone who has a problem with a celebratory pitch invasion is the definition of a fun sponge in my book. Of course, many people want that moment of cathartic joy to be expressed by running onto the pitch. Obviously it goes without saying people need to behave themselves and ideally getting off the pitch within 10-15 minutes so a lap of honour can proceed afterwards would be great but i would be surprised if there wasn't a pitch invasion and if there is one I will likely join 🙂

Well make sure you get off after 15 mins so us oldies that cant run can applaud the team🤣

8 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

His excitement may be attributable to the  1968\69 season when we won league 2 with Sir Brian, for so many seasons Derby had been nowhere, then all of a sudden it was as though someone had waved a magic wand and all our football dreams came true. It was one of those "you had to be there moments" I remember thinking, at the time, that things like this didn't happen to Derby County but they did. 😀 

Having seen the changes in our fortunes there's a feeling, deep deep down, that this might happen again. 

Yes I know things have changed and money rules football but facts and sats cannot compete with dreams. 

COYR

 

My first season watching the rams, you can understand my love of the rams after that.

15 minutes ago, Biley66 said:

Think that would be very scary for players in todays game, but perhaps im a wimp🤣

15 minutes ago, Kernow said:

That’s the position I am in. I was ‘around’ for the promotion in 96 but too young to remember or appreciate it. And although I’ve technically been to the BBG, too young to appreciate it again.

For those who witnessed previous successes, I have nothing but jealousy. But for people like me, my entire experience of Derby County has been misery, disappointment and heartbreak. Where I grew up, it was all Premier League clubs, nobody even supported the ‘nearest’ professional team because Plymouth was still too far away. I’d go into school on sports days in my Derby County shirt, and get laughed at by those wearing United, Liverpool or Arsenal shirts.

To experience success, an outpouring of joy and probably relief,  at Pride Park, is going to be special.

I’m sure lots of people here have other interests outside of football and Derby County, I don’t really. I’m not really into other sports, for me football & this club is everything. Since Covid really, it’s been hard. From not being able to go to watch, to then being plunged into administration & feeling like we were kind of Death Row waiting for the inevitable was very, very hard.

We’re going to do the job on Saturday and I can’t even begin to imagine how good that’s going to feel. 

Winning the prem will never happen, to much money in it(although we could do a leicester)but hopefully going up as champions in 2 or 3 years.

6 hours ago, BaianoPOTY98 said:

Paul Warne barring a complete disaster has done his job, fair play to him and Clowes got it bang right 👌 but this is not the football I wanna watch week in week out, great that Warne has done his job and taken us up but sorry that’s not for me next year 😢

We dont know what sort of football we will be watching next season, so lets at least give him chance, not write us off before a ball has been kicked.

22 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Allow me... if you will... to hark back to times of old...

The very first attendance by this then 12 year old boy at the BBG.
Spookily, it was v Carlisle, and spookily v.2, it was the final game of the season.

Yeah, ok, the game was rubbish.  Yeak, ok, I didn't witness any goals, and yeah ok, the players appeared to be a tad tipsy on the day.
But what a classy bunch of players they were.
Crisp white uniform tops, looking as resplendent as anything the US Navy could aspire to, hoisting and tossing the shiniest, and most coveted trophy around, for all to see, all to share, all to be proud of, and all to rejoice in, as one massive "in it together" football family.

... And not a pitch invasion in sight! 
Classy players.  Classy fans.  Classy Football Club!

I repeat... this was the first game of my Derby County supporting career.  I could have easily walked away, as there was no tie. 
That day, or any day since, I could have headed off and simply changed my shirt. (Red was very popular for the following few decades!)
But this was the day that made me think "Yeah.  I can stick with this for the rest of my life.  Once a Ram, always a Ram.  I'm in" 
The classiness of that day had not passed me by.  I was in.  I was hooked.  🐏

We'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of this, next season. 
Shall we invade the pitch after every home game to mark the occasion? 👀

 

 

Didnt the pitch invassions take off in the late 70's when football hooliganism started.

3 minutes ago, maydrakin said:

Anybody under the age of 27/28 has never witnessed an automatic promotion for Derby County.

Quite a sobering thought, really.

It is,i am of the generation that watched the rams in the glory years and saw England win the world cup. Forget how lucky we were.

5 hours ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

 

Love this, not seen the video for years.

5 hours ago, OoooMarkWright said:

Correct me if I’m wrong but this was the Palace game

So it was, i stand corrected. Sorry. Think i got mixed up with memories of the last .atch at theBBG.

I maybe mistaken but cant recall players doing laps of honour in those days, but as i say i maybe mistaken.

11 minutes ago, OoooMarkWright said:

Make no mistake, we’re on the pitch next week. Promotion is all but done.

Palace 1996, we had a great pitch invasion and then a lap of honour too. I see no different to this weekend coming up.

Fans celebrations on the pitch are special, promotions at home are special. It’s a rarity. Let the fans enjoy it. Lap of honours are ok and I’m sure will happen, but this is generational, regardless of division.

That fat lady is about to sing, enjoy it….

I think the players in 1996 went in the directors box with jim and lionel not round the pitch, to many fans on the pitch. The directors box was very close to the pitch there.

5 minutes ago, Ken Tram said:

If the players get a bonus for a promotion ... then the fans should get their bonus, and be able to celebrate on the pitch for a bit.

The reasons for the rules and laws about pitch invasions are fairly obvious, but I don't think that they really arose to address end-of-season celebrations.

Fair enough if the players and their families have done their lap thanking the fans.

3 minutes ago, minesahartington said:

Florins and old pound notes I suspect

🤣 I do save all my coins ive left over at the end of each week for my season ticket though. Soon mounts up.🤣😂

Let the team do their walk round the pitch with their families then go off,then the fans that want to party on the pitch can do so then.

2 minutes ago, Rich3478 said:

Yeah am with you on this, finding ways to moan about how we celebrate a promotion is a new form of grumpiness to me!

Been a long time coming so just hope everyone enjoys it if it happens! 

So my 5 year old grandson  cant enjoy watching his heros di a lap of honour then, so everyone cant enjoy it like you say. Seems in todays world people just think of themselves.

6 minutes ago, trappatoni said:

Yes the kids would probably love to run on the pitch.   

The players come over to the crowd every single game - the idea that somehow fans being on the pitch for 5 minutes would prevent them coming back out is just miserable b'stards who have nothing better to moan about.  Time was fans went on the pitch last game of every season - it did no harm. 

A lot longer than 5 mins though, when we went up with the bald eagle the fans never left the pitch.

20 minutes ago, Archied said:

Are you paying by cheque 😀

They dont  accept cash anymore either.🤣😂

5 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

We used to post pics of old Derby a year or 2 ago...and got told off, I see old timers is setting in 😁

Forgot about that🤣. Pandemic, disscussing all the old pubs and places all knocked down now, yea all the young ones not happy.🤣😂. Better shut up about old derby, getting told off again😉

49 minutes ago, Ellafella said:

…are you for the last 2 games? I’ve been home & away for most of the season but had to reluctantly relinquish my tickets for Cambridge & Carlisle for the sunnier clime of Sri Lanka from where I’ll be watching tonight. Pre-match today I’m taking plenty of fluid on board and doing some light pool work just to keep myself loose. It’s my birthday tomorrow so hopefully the Rams will present me with 3 points just to make tomorrow sweeter. 
Where are you watching from if you’re not at the game? 🐏

Happy birthday, my husbands birthday tomorrow also, though he is an armchair fan🤣

10 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

Have you ever seen some old pictures of Derby bus station 😁

Maybe im niave, but whats that got to do with it.😁

2 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

This Lady does  she thinks the Post Office is her personal servant ☺️

Hope thats not referring to me, old chadd girl me, but lived near old west end when little🤣😂