Kathcairns

Think a lot of people are readjusting their views today. Can we confess in one safe place?? 
I kinda said all along Mel was spending unnecessarily and at inflated prices but that's not to say I was complaining. 
However, got to hold my hands up and say Rooney has acted with a lot of class today. Said all the right things....for him to find out via Sky is an absolute disgrace. 

Quick word for Ravel who was simply magic in the first healf playing 2 killer balls that should have ended in goals. He looked distraught when he came off wondering if his miss would be pivotal.
Superb talent.
Chin up rav. Bang the winner in on Saturday at sheff.

Not sure if someone else has put this up but a bit of class from Michael O’Neill 
“We had two really good chances before we did score, but I can't begrudge Derby the win, they've had a really difficult 24 hours.
"I thought they showed great spirit in how they played, the crowd were terrific as well."
 

It reminded me of why I am a rams fan and why I love having a season ticket and love going to the games.  It’s not the same watching it on the tele.Im from Derby. I’m a Derby fan.  I want to be part of something that is bigger than me, to belong to a collective experience. Today was it.  It was brilliant. I feel lucky that I witnessed it. 
 
The actual football was pretty good too.

Shinnie great today. Robust, running until the end..and two assists. Not bad for the least creative player

What a day ! 
 
I was dreading protest and anger … there was none of it. There was Derby County Football Club. The team, the staff and the fans. Everyone gave  in a spirit to warm the most cynical  heart. 

Rooney has been much maligned in some quarters. Talk of tactical naivety, only here for whatever reason but ..guess what.. the biggest part of a managers job is to get players to play for him … He’s done it, more than anyone in recent times Mac apart, despite being dealt a lousy hand.
Curtiss Davies .. We are so lucky to have such solid player with noble writ large through his whole persona. You’d walk through brick walls with a club captain like that. Talk about expressive, intelligent and articulate. (And he’s got a sense of humour) loved the interview … Curtis .. go and make babies and score some more ! 
 
Huge commitment from every player. Loud and proud fans take a bow. 
Good game of football, we made space, shot freely (mostly) scored goals and worked for each other. Stoke got away with tackles that earned our lads yellow for similar efforts but the best team won .. no doubt at all.
Roos excellent again but MOM has to be Max .. playing further up the pitch where I like to see him, composed, good passing and a blinder of a goal .. loved it .. keeper was looking for him to play it wide, naaaa shift it to my right foot (looking in the wrong place sucker !  … Bang ! 
 
Everything else was what you want to see in a football game; some skill, some chances, some thundering tackles (Shinza .. it wasn’t a yellow )  some saves some misses (oh Ravell ? .. but you kept em guessing all afternoon so you’re allowed that one ) and real determination from your whole team along with 3 delicious points .. That’s 25% of the supposed deduction. Whether we go down or not we will be fighting all the way 
 

What a fantastic result well done to players and supporters. Didn’t think we would get anything out of the last two games but brilliant effort from Wayne and the players. We know that we are getting at least twelve points deduction. But who knows what could happen. There’s still a lot of games to play until May. Never give up Derby.
C.O.Y.R ?

Actually felt quite tearful before and after the match. Today was an extremely special day and something we should all remember for an extremely long time. The performance from the players was superb, first 10 minutes we looked very good and should have been in the lead. The next 15 20 mins we backed off, let them have the ball and could see us conceding. Then magic Bird happens and Stoke collapse like a house of cards by conceding a second minutes later. 

Not sure how Ravel misses at the beginning of the second half but we dug in deep and worked so hard to get a well deserved 3 points. The atmosphere throughout was fantastic and we need to bring that every single game this season. Pride Park needs to become an absolute fortress that teams know they'll find it difficult to get anything from us if we're to go down swinging. #COYR

Tbf to rooney we need to rememeber hes a millionaire now but he comes from humble beginnings and what’s going to happen now to people around the club he may even have first hand experience of - so I’m not suprised at all by his compassion and wouldn’t be surprised if he does put words into action to support people. He will come out of all of this with rightly one of the people with the most credit. 

Message to potential investors…just watch a video of today’s game and tell me you don’t want in. Amazing passion displayed by all Derby players and fans.??
P.S. Glad to see the stewards spotted Mel disguised as Santa and turfed him out of the ground.

That felt like a really special game to witness. Players immense, management immense and fans immense. Derby County is the bond which we all shared today. It's a scary thought that all this might be coming to an end. 
 

I'm hoarse, my throat actually hurts. I think I ruptured something in my neck. My hands are raw from clapping.
The most amazingly wonderful afternoon out.
Commitment, aggression, a few bits of really tidy skill, ups, downs, a comedy ref, Jason Knight back....3 points and a big Stoke following sent crying back to their grim towns for an evening of poo beer, greasy chips, oatcakes and glue-sniffing.
I ducking LOVE this football club. duck administration, Mel, EFL, everything. We must survive, that's all. I don't care if it's Matlock Town away first game of next season, I WILL be there. Just please someone save this magic institution.
 
Come on You Rams.

We've only conceded 7 goals this season. Bournemouth and Coventry have the best defensive record, having conceded 6. Given the circumstances and the impossible start to the season, that is astonishing. Yes you defend as a team, but Curtis is the beating heart of that defence.

Just got back. That was effing brilliant. I just wanted to go and watch us play. And we did. Some very tidy football and to be fair we should have been out of sight at half time. But we are Derby and if we can find a way to make it difficult, we will.
But what was obvious today was that fans and players alike - We Are Derby!
 
 

Davies is a club legend for me. He breaths Derby!

Listening to Curtis Davis post match. What a leader that man is.

Fantastic win,
was nice for a for a bit to be immersed in football and what a tidy little team rooney has put together with literally nothing and not the circus of politics that is Derby county 

Classless is being polite.  Rooney is a multi millionnaire already.  That's not why he's doing this and he's shown his class by sticking by the players, believing in them, doing everything he can.  The guy is top class in my opinion, forget whether he's an experienced manager or not.  So impressed with everything he and the team are doing with all the poo that's been going on.  The reaction today says it all. 

I wasn't impressed with Rooney last season.
This season I think he's one of the very bright lights at Derby.
He could easily walk away but he's committed to managing the club.
He's drawing or winning a number of games.
I'm glad he's managing the club

The manager learns the horrid news on Sky?  Disgraceful.
 

Well lads you did us all pround of you are Derby county and we are fighters to bitter end. And with everything going off you at least sent a message to players to fans we are one and togather we shall come out of this stronger than ever before.
Now to new owners you seen what players are trying to do and roony first thing first get those damn keys of mel and then give roony some funds in january window and pay as much debt as you can.
Now mel I never ever wanted to say this when you leave dont you dare ever step inside pp again GET OUT OF OUR CLUB.
And us the fans have shown how much this club means to us.
I will there guys.

One of these is a real football fan, the other is a wally, to put it politely. 

Actually, i am relieved they are happy about our plight, would hate to have their sympathy.

Genuine football fans realise what this means to ordinary people and it brings a certain unity. Leeds fans seem very pleased by the whole thing. I draw solace from the fact that that night still hurts them and it always will. You would have thought they would know better having had local people lose their livelihoods when it happened to them but obviously not. 

If fans of other clubs want to laugh, gloat and make fun of us, then let them. It doesn't make a blind bit of difference any way. They can fill their boots, have their laughs and say whatever they want. I don't really care. Their words have no impact.