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Interesting reading this thread back only a few weeks later.
I'm not sure which goal technically qualifies as the one that took us up. As it was without reply, presumably Birdy's? 
But what I am sure about are the important contributions of several players, not least of whom is Sonny Bradley, with two goals previously and the all important assist for Collins to put the final game beyond doubt.
Adams didn't score, but ran the match.
You can see from the subsequent celebrations how together this team is, as demonstrated by Mendez Laing busting a gut to try and get the ball back to Collins for his 20th goal late in the game instead of going for glory himself.
I know we are a tier below, but given the circumstances I hope that these players will live in our hearts and memories just as much as van der Laan. 
Happy days!
 

Morgan Spencer was one of the triallists. They announced his name when he was substituted. Looked impressive in the 10 role first half, dropped him deeper second, not so good.
Harry Evans was excellent in goal. Early second half Everton had a spell and he made some superb saves. Kept us in it and we went on to score two quick goals on the break. 
Well worth our win.
The Central League Cup final will be at Pride Park next Tuesday.
Match report up already - https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/04/u21-match-report-derby-county-vs-everton-april-2024-premier-league-2

Who’s looking forward to a trip to the riverside stadium again 😱

Computer says no😂

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.😥

Matlock is the new Burton.

It’s not in this country 😉

Matlock is the new Burton.

Silverware would be nice, Brian Clough trophy 🤷🏻‍♂️

Silverware would be nice, Brian Clough trophy 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm more than happy to design it based on the picture, and print it. Perhaps we could have a think about which charity is best for this, decide on a price to sell them for and go from there. All I'd ask is that the cost of the raw materials and postage is covered, or we can sort collection, but the majority can go to charity.

It was worse at Stevenage though.

Yep, there were two clambering over the seats to get out at the end of Wycombe away (cos they were too important to queue like the rest of us) flinging their fingers in the direction of the pitch
"f*** off Warne, you're f****** useless"
Angry, aggressive,  entitled.
We have a fair number of them. 

I'm sure it was. But my point is that even four weeks' away from automatic promotion, and folks still acting like idiots.
Well, no acting involved, really.

Warne on Bird...
 

The same as you , I’ve seen the glory days and for me this season is right up there , well actually these last two seasons in the context of admin all taken together ,, 
football is more than football , my wife and daughter have come to games since admins and it’s been great , we have shared so much , we got two extra tickets for Carlisle so my wife and daughter could both come and bring my daughters boyfriend, there was the bit of sorrow that my eldest daughter who had season ticket when both daughters were small is no longer with us in person,
football is shared emotion , we will remember the day , the season , the emotion , we won’t remember what division we were promoted from , we won’t go back over the style of football we played ,
the last two seasons have been great , a bond between generations in families , happy times shared ,
that’s just how I see it 🤷🏻‍♂️

I hope it will bring a smile to your face that Dan found a place on here where he was understood , loved and defended to the hilt , it always made my smile and made me proud when perhaps a newish member or one who hadn’t had much interaction with him might get in a bit of a spat and so many of us would jump to his defence , yes we could disagree the odd time over an opinion but going over the top with Dan was not tolerated, im sure there are many ( myself included ) who learnt so so much from Dan or at the very least reminded us of things we already know but at times can forget 

Open top bus parade in Mansfield happening right now 🍾

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.😥

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 😉

What a weekend. just on Cloud 9 ! Great to see the nod to B4 and thinking about how much joy he'd have had at how things turned out. I never met him in person but feel that through those who did, that I now have some measure of the guy.
It just set me thinking though (and without wishing to put any kind of dampener on things) about all the other now departed Rams fans who never got to see us make the step back up again, including my Mum who we lost before Christmas - she was a season ticket holder of many decades who drove us to away games before I could drive. It's not a sad thought though, she'd have been absolutely buzzing today and would have loved all the scenes at the end. 🙂🐏 COYR

In London, paying the little niece a visit before flying back tomorrow. Still in celebration mode.
I’d long since resigned myself to missing the promotion party. Truthfully, I’d have been more gutted than happy if I’d missed it. To be able to dance the night away with my mates after we’ve shared so much disappointment over the years is something I’ll never forget. 
Football is bloody beautiful.

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.😥