Foreveram

I was very privileged to have sat with him for that meal, I can confirm the fish and chips were more enjoyable than the match.😥

Open top bus parade in Mansfield happening right now 🍾

I was very privileged to have sat with him for that meal, I can confirm the fish and chips were more enjoyable than the match.😥

I was very privileged to have sat with him for that meal, I can confirm the fish and chips were more enjoyable than the match.😥

He was always going to be a big part of yesterday so I felt I really wanted to see you and your dad before the game.
 I knew the general area of where you would be but within seconds of going through the turnstile there you were, it was as if someone had ushered me there 😉

I was very privileged to have sat with him for that meal, I can confirm the fish and chips were more enjoyable than the match.😥

I was very privileged to have sat with him for that meal, I can confirm the fish and chips were more enjoyable than the match.😥

We don’t know the reason for it but Daniel just stopped breathing in his sleep. The ambulance crew got a very faint heartbeat, so he went onto life support in ICU but he died two days later. Nothing showed up on hospital tests or the digital autopsy, so the coroner stated natural causes. He had a cold prior to it but had said he was feeling better. It seems that he would felt very little if anything when he stopped breathing, which is some comfort. The night before he had been at the Crewe away match and had fish and chips for his dinner. I’m glad he was doing something he loved on his last evening. Today is very tough 💔

Nice post from a Carlisle fan

Not sure if this has been covered already but could I also give a shout out to the Carlisle fans who stuck by their side throughout and were magnanimous about our promotion?
Spoke to several of them afterwards and they seemed a good bunch, saying what a great club we were and wishing us all the best.
Hope they bounce back under Simmo.

Nah , it’s only 3 miles away but I’m not tempted. It would be an anticlimax.

To think this could possibly not have happened without this forum, makes it all worthwhile. Glad you both made it and have this memory.

That game was the first huge target my dad gave himself the morning after the stroke. His recovery in 7 weeks has been incredible!
He may not have been able to clap, or bounce to prove he’s not a Red (but take our word for it, he isn’t), but with my help and with assistance from a steward, he was able to invade the pitch…
The short walk to the stadium was the limit of what he could do. Another enormous thank you to the absolute gent that is @ram59, and his mate Paul, without whom we simply wouldn’t have been able to make it.
UTR!!

It was good to see you @Foreveram 

He was always going to be a big part of yesterday so I felt I really wanted to see you and your dad before the game.
 I knew the general area of where you would be but within seconds of going through the turnstile there you were, it was as if someone had ushered me there 😉

He was always going to be a big part of yesterday so I felt I really wanted to see you and your dad before the game.
 I knew the general area of where you would be but within seconds of going through the turnstile there you were, it was as if someone had ushered me there 😉

He was always going to be a big part of yesterday so I felt I really wanted to see you and your dad before the game.
 I knew the general area of where you would be but within seconds of going through the turnstile there you were, it was as if someone had ushered me there 😉

How’s everyone feeling today? It was real high at the beginning of the match and the second half. I did have walk around the pitch where I found some of my new DCFC friends. I shed a tear for B4 and sprinkled a few more ashes on the centre spot with my dad. We had several people come up to us to say hello and pass on condolences and congratulations for B4, which was lovely. 
I don’t want to sound like a party pooper but I’m feeling really flat today. Watching the football and the excitement of the race for promotion has been a welcome distraction and a tribute to Dan. It might just be my body and emotions telling me I need a breather over the summer. 
Maybe we need a thread with our highlights of the season and celebration pics? You all amazing at picking me up. I saw a post on another thread earlier that said ‘when are we signing Mbappe?’ 😂 That made me smile 

This was Dan at Wembley at the last play offs for Derby. Seems appropriate to repost it today 🐏❤️🐏

B4 was Daniel Beavis. A lifelong DCFC supporter who died suddenly in November, just hours after attending the Crewe away match. He was only 38 and had held a season ticket for almost 30 years. B4 was his username on this forum where he was well know for his unique take on all things DCFC and his kindness to others. Despite the situation of the club or inconsistency of results, he was unbelievably positive. Dan had learning difficulties and despite what he may have typed on here at times, he was actually quite vulnerable and his world was quite small. His whole world revolved around his beloved Derby County. His death has been a shock to us but his passion and love for DCFC has left an effect on many who knew him, in person or virtually. He was also my brother. 
 

🖤 🏆 🐏 Love Paul Warne 🐏 🏆 🖤
🖤 🏆 🐏 &  David Clowes  🐏 🏆 🖤
  🐏 🏆 ⚪️ ⚫️ 🔵 ⚫️ 🟢 ⚫️  🏆🐏

Don't know whether people noticed, but when the players walked out onto the pitch with their kids pre-match, Sibley had Fozzy's son with him. Nice touch.
May have been other younger players with similar, but it demonstrates the togetherness in the squad.

I don't believe in the afterlife. I've never believed that anyone is literally looking down on us. 
However, sometimes something so pure as Daniel's love of Derby County can inspire a group of grumpy, cynical buggers by example.
I hope we can take that into next season. 
Be more B4
 

So many thoughts and emotions at the moment.
I went into Derby to watch the huge, noisy, smoky crowd as they wended their way through the town. Flags galore and a positive, good-natured feel to the occasion. I was excited but dreadfully apprehensive about the final score. The energy from the crowd just had to lift the team and carry them over the line... surely? What could possibly go wrong?🤔
I listened to the match on Radio Derby. Once we had scored 2 goals I started to relax and enjoy the game a bit more.
When our lovely Max Bird went off I felt so proud of him, so sad to see him leave us and worried in case he was about to regret his decision to leave.
It wasn't one of our greatest games but it was bound to be a nervy game. Our opposition had nothing to play for and we had everything. Perhaps the players knew that if we won, their holidays in the sun had begun!
So sad that B4 wasn't with us physically to celebrate this wonderful party but I really hope that he is celebrating somewhere. I loved the 'Be More B4' displays round the ground. It reminded us of what a smashing guy he was.
I loved all the scenes of the players after the match, being carried on shoulders, celebrating with families. Their relief was palpable and so well deserved. Well done to them all for achieving this promotion and well done to every single member of staff connected with the club.
I felt proud of Paul Warne for what he has achieved. He is a nice guy and I like him. Whether or not he can take us all the way, I am grateful for what he has done so far, for his passion for the club and for his care of the players. I felt very happy for him today. He has brought a good ethos to our club which I'm sure was part of David Clowes plan.
After everything we have been through over the last 2 years, the sadness, the uncertainty, the anger, we have achieved promotion and tonight Derby fans will go to bed feeling very drunk, ecstatic, full of positivity for next season or may be apprehensive. I think our club is in good hands and I am so grateful for David Clowes for getting us to this place. He loves this club and I am so grateful and reassured that he will not take any risks with this club which he loves as much as we do.
Sleep well tonight, fellow rams. Like I said, it has been a day of so many emotions, but tonight is joyous and a time for some fizzy!! X
 
 
 
 

Pompey fan here -- many congratulations on your promotion! Very will deserved imho, classy club, classy fans. Best of luck next season and look forward to locking horns with you next time round.