Miggins

Fans booing a Ramadan drinks break? Single digits of brain cells between anyone who's got an issue with that.

Life guards on the side of the pitch 

Collins running around like a young greyhound 😂🐏

Not watched a full game of the Rams for a while, so not sure what to expect. I fear we look a little exposed in midfield and at RB/LB based on what I know of Pompey. Hopefully, we can create a bit of magic upfront to make us competitive. COYR Rams!!

Radio Derby team just checked into the hotel. Just a nervous couple of hours waiting around now.

Caught the local bus down to Portsmouth harbour this morning and asked the bus driver if he'd accept my gold card. He said, "From God's own county - definitely!" He was wearing a Derby County lanyard and turns out he is from Allestree! Got to be a good omen, that. 

I hope Warne has watched a video of this game to see how it's done.

We’re on our way, we’re on our way…

Just setting off for Portsmouth, feel very calm about tonight , the lads always tend to pull a performance and dare I say a win out of the bag when we need one , good luck to the staff and players tonight and a safe trip down to all travelling Rams fans, let’s roar the lads on COYR

Looks like there's a leak in the sausage dam.
That, or your sausage simply isn't long enough!

As promised, an update on the team prior to tonight's match; as has been reported already, Callum Elder is out for another two weeks with a groin strain. I'd imagine that almost certainly means that Sibbo will play LB in a 4 with Wilson, Nelson and Cash. It's a solid enough foundation IMO, as whilst I do think Elder is far better than we've seen, Sibbo is playing well and one silly card aside, has been a proper team player. Perhaps he can pop up with one of his wonder-strikes tonight, assuming we're not under the cosh that is!
Also absent are both barks and Fozzy, both suffering from calf strains and it'll be a week or two before either is ready for a return to 1st team action. Bradley is again absent suspended for his moment of idiocy against Northampton. All season, I've backed the lad to come good at some point, but I have to say this still really feckin grates. It was petulant, selfish and utterly pointless and my patience with him is now hanging by a thread. Brought it to set the tone and lead by example, he'd just found some form after a difficult start to his time at the club and he's repaid Warne by acting like a t*** and merely adding to his selection issues. Sonny, there are no excuses pal, so stop trying to make them and assume some feckin responsibility.
Both Max and Dwight are on the mend; I think Max is expected to be back in a game or two, while Dwight's prognosis is not so clear, with PW saying he hopes to have him back before the season ends. Gutted really, as the lad was flying and we look a different side with him stretching defences and bringing others into play with back to goal. Likewise, his goal threat is a huge loss. Thankfully, Collo looked sharp on his comeback. We desperately need a strong performance from him tonight.
We already know that Nyambe is out for the season, likewise TJJ, though Vickers is back in training though still a week or two off a return. I'd thought they'd said young Jake Rooney was back in full training, but sadly this seems to be incorrect. We are told, however, that he is making an excellent recovery from what was a horrid ACL injury, but it'll be pre-season before we see him again. He's one to look forward to all the same.
That's it from me. Hopefully we secure at least a point tonight, but mostly I hope we are brave and try and play our football. The away tickets are sold out, so there will be a really good following at Fratton Park to cheer the lads on and all that's left is to wish those making the long trek down to Portsmouth a safe journey and s***-eating grins all the way home! A win tonight and we're pretty much guaranteed promotion, though a point would be a great result too. I think we can do it.
COYR
BE MORE B4

Missing just 3 things. Coffee, tomatoes and statins 

Pompy are about to experience ‘nearly there’ jitters after so long in the div1/2 wilderness. They realise they are up against Mr ‘done it all before Warne’ who is hitting his stride at the right time, They will be feeling the pressure in front of an expectant capacity crowd. It’s a night all Derby touch turns to gold. The travelling hordes will be heard away in the Channel Islands. Pompy 0 Derby 3 never in doubt!

I don't think Dwight is fit to play, Miggs. Off for another week or two apparently. Hopefully back for the last couple of games.

What a hard one to call.  Portsmouth have the advantage and the odds are with them. I'd love to think that Derby will turn up with all guns blazing and defeat the odds. With a fully fit team I think we might just win this one, but I'll have to go for
 
Portsmouth 2  Derby 1
FRGS Gayle
With a heavy heart.

Derby County v Blackpool
 
5pts 
Keepyuppy    6
 
3pts
AndyB    25
Carnero    37
Chris_Martin    30
DE56Ram    5
dcfc the 1 4me    38
harwich ram    31
Kernow    40
leroyoftherovers    52
MadAmster    12
timlondinium    41
TomTom92    12
Van der MoodHoover    17
WharfedaleRam    32
 
2pts
NONE
1pt
Addingham Ram    35
Amberram    19
angieram    30
archram    33
BarrowRam    13
BathRam72    30
Blondest Goat    30
Brammie Steve    40
BucksRam    39
Cardiogram    38
Comrade 86    36
DCFC Kicks    29
DiggerB    32
Dordogne-Ram    48
Elgin_Ram    21
FindernRam    31
Fla Ram    39
FlyBritishMidland    29
Foreveram    44
Grimbeard    33
HedgeEnder    42
hintonsboots    27
hydraulic ram    37
ilsonram12    29
Jortat    13
Kenavo    30
Magicman    8
Malty    36
Miggins    45
mozza    43
Mucker1884    37
Osbaldwick    42
Premier ram    30
Puffin    34
Ramifications    34
rammieib    35
Rich84    25
RodleyRam    38
Simmo's left foot    26
SKHunter    24
Steve How Hard?    20
StevenageRam    39
taffyram    36
TimRam    28
Top Lino    1
True Ram    47
Wolfie20    27
 
Derby County 1 Blackpool 0, Adams = FRGS.
 

League standings so far, upto and including Blackpool (H) Game.
 
Premiership
 
leroyoftherovers    52
Dordogne-Ram    48
RadioactiveWaste    47
True Ram    47
Miggins    45
Foreveram    44
rynny    44
europia    43
mozza    43
HedgeEnder    42
Osbaldwick    42
timlondinium    41
Brammie Steve    40
Kernow    40
OohMartWright    40
BucksRam    39
Fla Ram    39
StevenageRam    39
Cardiogram    38
dcfc the 1 4me    38
 
Championship

RodleyRam    38
Carnero    37
hydraulic ram    37
MarsdenRam    37
Mucker1884    37
Comrade 86    36
Malty    36
taffyram    36
Addingham Ram    35
BodminRam    35
rammieib    35
Puffin    34
ramant62    34
Ramifications    34
archram    33
Bessie1    33
Grimbeard    33
Ted McMinn Football Genius    33
DiggerB    32
EssendonRam    32
Ramsamwidge    32
WharfedaleRam    32
FindernRam    31
harwich ram    31
 
Div1

angieram    30
BathRam72    30
Blondest Goat    30
Chris_Martin    30
Kenavo    30
MidWalesRam    30
Premier ram    30
TheHospitalier    30
Wolfie    30
BramcoteRam84    29
DCFC Kicks    29
FlyBritishMidland    29
ilsonram12    29
Topram    29
Jourdan    28
LeedsCityRam    28
SKRam    28
TimRam    28
hintonsboots    27
InstaRam    27
Jase116    27
Wolfie20    27
Mckram    26
Simmo's left foot    26
 
Div2

AndyB    25
Curtains    25
DCFC1388    25
Rich84    25
ColonelBlimp    24
Jimbo Ram    24
SKHunter    24
gccrowdpleaser    23
DesertRam    22
Elgin_Ram    21
Steve How Hard?    20
Amberram    19
cstand    18
Eoghan1884    18
jimtastic56    18
PendineRam    18
BriggRam    17
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta    17
REDCAR    17
Van der MoodHoover    17
BOB BIGGS    16
JMC    15
1967Ram    15
r4derby    14
 
Div3

BarrowRam    13
Jortat    13
oodledoodle    13
MadAmster    12
TomTom92    12
DCFC4LIFE    10
Mick Brolly    10
CBRammette    9
TF Ram    9
Magicman    8
Scott129    8
uttoxram75    8
Will Hughes Hair    8
Alan Ramage 4 EVA    7
Animal is a Ram    7
Brailsford Ram    7
21CSchizoidRam    7
DerbyAleMan    7
Foxy Ram    7
MaltRam    7
PrideParkhead    7
Sheff Ram    7
Chopper    6
Keepyuppy    6
 
Div4

Rampant    6
DE56Ram    5
dantheram    5
Dean (hick) Saunders    5
Elwood P Dowd    5
one_chop    5
sheeponacid    5
bucktwo    4
EnigmaRam    4
Gabby'sThighs    4
Gladys_was_the_Greatest    4
MackworthRamisGod    4
NegativeCreep    4
Ram-a-lama fa fa fa    4
Turk Thrust    4
Wistaston Ram    4
Woodley Ram    4
BaianoPOTY98    3
HonitonRam    3
Idiakez    3
ivo_knoflicek    3
Jram    3
Justa    3
JustOneBiblicalKazim    3
 
Div5

kevinhectoring    3
LittleEatonRam    3
Matchday Fred    3
Mrso    3
Needlesh    3
NottmRAM    3
oohmarkwright    3
Old Spalding Ram    3
S8TY    3
SinceIWasntSoYoung    3
Slaapwekkend P    3
strawhillram    3
Abu Derby    2
dabber    2
Dava75    2
EraniosSocks    2
glyn1957    2
Hoppo    2
Johnnyoj    2
8Leeds    2
Makedoh    2
Marriot Ram99    2
minesahartington    2
OUTSIDER    2
 
Div6

Paultheram    2
plymouthram    2
Ramaldo    2
Ram_in_Cumbria    2
Skin em Ted    2
ziggazagga    2
Anag Ram    1
Archie    1
B4's Sister    1
CapeTownRams    1
CBX1985    1
Charliegeorge1962    1
CodnorRam    1
De22Ram    1
DavesaRam    1
DCFCmaz    1
deanoakram4life    1
Donegal Ram    1
England Ram    1
Electric Ram    1
Ghost of Clough    1
jameso    1
lagavulinram    1
littleover ram    1
 
Div7

lrm14    1
lukedcfc    1
MACKWORTHRAM     1
MickD    1
NG2Ram    1
old tray boy    1
Raich Carter    1
Ram a lamb a ding dong    1
ramboy63    1
RamDotFi    1
Ramrob    1
RoyMac5    1
sage    1
Seth's left foot    1
Smon Bradley    1
Tamworthram    1
TheRamOfSwad    1
The_Sheriff    1
TomG    1
Top Lino    1
trappatoni    1
Alty_Ram    0
AlvoRam    0
Ambitious    0
 
Div8

Andrew1    0
Barney1991    0
bcnram    0
bimmerman    0
BLB    0
Chellaston Ram    0
chewbacca    0
Chesterfield_Ram    0
CrapSince99    0
Davec2203    0
Dethorn    0
devonram1980    0
Diego    0
Eargasm    0
eddy779h34    0
Ellafella    0
et arietem    0
Franks Tanked    0
Gee SCREAMER !!    0
GeneralRam    0
Gritstone Ram    0
Guest    0
Hustler    0
Ian Buxton's Bat    0
 
Div9

Inverurie Ram    0
Jayram    0
Jubbs    0
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong    0
Kinder    0
Kokosnuss    0
Kooklaram    0
Lac291884    0
LazloW    0
LeedsRam1999    0
McMuffin    0
Mikeyboy1963    0
MK-Ram    0
Oldben    0
oldtimeram    0
Parsnip    0
1977 Ram Raider    0
Ramism    0
ramit    0
Rample    0
Ramslad1992    0
Ratpackram    0
Reggie Greenwood    0
richinspain    0
 
Non-League

S6 boy    0
Saturn5    0
secretsquirrel    0
simmoram1995    0
Sparkle    0
Srg    0
SSD    0
StarterForTen    0
Stommo    0
SWRam    0
Sussex Ram    0
swadieram    0
Sweetness34    0
TaahnRam    0
ThePrisoner    0
TINMANTED    0
Toadbelly    0
valakari    0
WestStandStartTheBounce    0
 
 
T.B.C.
 

Sky Sports.
Richarlison receives praises after admitting he has received counselling for depression.
There's your issue.
 

It’s a hard week. Daniel’s brick is being laid at PP this week. Daniel loved owls, so I bought a small owl ornament for the brick. Trying to distract myself with work but it’s hard 

First off, go back to line 4, and ditch the word "Fault".  Ain't no place for that sort of talk in here!  
Secondly, big up to you for opening up on a public web page.  It ain't easy, but it is healthy!
I did the same (different forum) back in 2016 when it became apparent that our granddaughter was highly unlikely to survive to a live birth, due to a rare but full on ("Edwards") Syndrome.  (As it happened, given the odds we were given at the start, we took much solace from her making it through, and sharing a whole hour with us all, before taking her leave and heading for the stars.)
To this day, I have absolutely no regrets about going "public", and took great comfort from the best wishes (and subsequent condolences) from my "on-line friends".  Never bottle it up, and never be afraid of opening up, whether that be to professionals, close family, or even complete strangers on the internet.  
From this point, all we can do is offer our own best wishes to you both, and keep our fingers crossed for you.  Even the minutest of percentages have been known to be overcome. 🤞
It appears you pair are together as one.  Keep it that way, and you'll conquer anything and everything, regardless of how severe things may appear at any given moment.  Stay strong FOR each other... and WITH each other!
All the best to you both.
xxx

I have no words.
All I am left thinking is that you and Leanne sound exactly the type of people to be bringing up children, whether that’s your great nephews, your own or both.
 I found your story very moving and I really hope this story has a happy ending for you. 
Thank you for sharing it with us. 
 

Pull up a chair, this will be a long one.
Me and my wife Leanne have been together 8 years and 5 months, we have been trying for a baby for around 6/7 years. Nothing happened. Leanne has been desperate for our own little baby and seeing friends around us start families has been hard for her.
It’s been hard for myself as I later found out it was probably my fault following a sperm test.
Just before Covid we went to explore IVF options where I was given a sperm test, the results were basically I have swimmers, just not enough to put me in the “normal” range. Not impossible I could get Leanne pregnant, just harder than it would be for others.
Covid landed, lockdown, all non essential treatment and hospital appointments were cancelled, so our doctors asked us to come back once life returned to normal.
Fast forward to August 2023, we returned to the doctors knowing the clock was ticking, Leanne turns 40 this year and would already be classified as a “geriatric”, whilst myself a slightly younger Des O’Connor.
Anyway, they started testing Leanne, she was all clear, I was given another tube to fill and arrange an appointment with the hospital. Contacting them I was told there is such a backlog, we would be waiting until the new year, side note, we’re almost April and I’m still yet to receive a call back.
As I have mentioned elsewhere, October 27th our great nephews moved in with us under an emergency kinship fostering placement, since then we have been undergoing various assessments and training.
We go to the fostering panel to be confirmed foster parents on April 11th.
We was also willing to go down the SGO (Special guardianship order) route which would see them stay with us until they were 18.
Now, this is an important bit. We live in a small 2 bedroom house, me and Leanne looked at it and said maybe this is our calling, maybe we just weren’t meant to have our own and threw ourselves into the boys creating a special bond.
Monday 12th February, 2024, Leanne woke me up in tears saying we need to talk. My eyes had barely adjusted to the daylight before a positive pregnancy test was thrust into my face.
What. The. f***.
We quickly went to Morrison’s to buy another one, just to double check, this time a digital one. Both ClearBlue so super accurate.
The pregnancy was confirmed, 2-3 weeks it said.
We hadn’t bothered to be “careful” as we figured it was never going to happen naturally, but it had so now we was left with a huge dilemma. The boys were meant to be our future now. But it’s a 2 bedroom house.
It completely took the shine off what should have been the happiest time of our lives, Leanne’s family were also not fully invested into the joy with concern over what would happen to the boys.
After a few emotional discussions into the early mornings, exploring all possibilities, we ultimately decided to let social services know that we cannot be considered as long term placement if needed.
At this point and to this day, their mum is still waiting on her assessment to see if they can ever be returned.
We could not abort, we could not move as we have a small amount of debt that would prevent us getting a new mortgage for a much larger house.
March 9th, we visited the midwife who dated the pregnancy from Leanne’s last recorded period December 18th. A 12 week scan was booked for 21st March however she was told that she would be 13 weeks by then.
Sickness, tender breasts, the lot, this was all very real.
The wait for the 21st March seemed like forever.
The weekend prior, Leanne had very very light spotting and discharge which freaked us both out, quick call to the midwife and told not to worry, just come in if it’s heavy bleeding and she’s in pain.
On the 20th, I had a tattoo appointment, super excited and determined to bring some positivity to a stressed out wife, I get “Daddy” inked on my neck, at the neckline of a t shirt.  I was uncontrollably excited by this point.
Next morning we go in, soon called into the Ultrasound room, I bounce in rubbing my hands joking just the one please.
Monitor boots up, Leanne laid back with the biggest smile on her face unable to see the monitor.
I look up and the gestation sac is empty.
All life inside me just melted.
The midwife asked when we last took a pregnancy test, to which Leanne responded and was then asked if she would be happy to have an internal scan.
Whilst the midwife left the room I was in a daze, taking pictures of the screens.
Internal scan complete, we was simply told to get ourselves ready and we will be shown to the counselling room.
Both in tears, we was led away and left to sit in this room for half hour or so before another midwife appeared giving us 3 options.
Let it come out naturally.
Take medication to force it out which can be super painful.
Or surgery, which is a vacuum basically which sucks it out.
Period of silence followed and we was shown out the side door, absolutely devastated.
We sat in the car park at a complete loss. I had the announcement board ready to go, bought the little lamb rattle, we had it all planned and it was over.
After an hour we went home, packed our bags and basically ran away for the weekend leaving the boys with their Nan. We couldn’t face being “parents” surrounded by toys at this time.
Work were great, signed us both off with paid leave.
The weekend was spent crying, drinking, walking, crying.
We returned Monday, still an emotional mess but able to function at least.
The hospital rang asking if we had made a decision, on Tuesday Leanne booked the surgery for the Wednesday. That Tuesday night went to visit a friend who was questioning the dates, could they be wrong, is it earlier than we think, ask for a second scan to confirm.
On looking at the scan, the gestation sac was 1D 25mm, 2D 29mm and 3D 29mm. I’m googling sac sizes at 1am and see that is 8 weeks. 5 weeks earlier than what we was told.
Leanne’s now questioning if she forgot to record a period I said look, we’ll ask for a confirmation scan to be sure.
That morning, we go into SDEC (Same day emergency care), nurse calls us in, Leanne breaks down so I take over asking for a confirmation scan. They were great and said of course, booking us in for April 2nd.
I would have declined the 1st for obvious reasons.
We’re sat here now 99% believing we’ve lost the baby, however we need that 1% of doubt clearing away with this confirmation scan on Tuesday. Even a scan at an earlier date should have shown more than just the gestation sac and yolk sac.
I’m back to work on Monday, needing some normality back in my life, although Tuesday after the scan won’t be much fun.
This week that’s just gone, Wednesday 27th, the Boys mum had her assessment heard at panel, we’re now just waiting to hear from the social services to see how that went and would they be returned or not.
We have some difficult decisions ahead if she doesn’t, as now Leanne’s “oven has been warmed”, we’re desperate more than ever for our own little baby, yet fully aware Leanne turns 40 in a couple of months and I’m 42 myself.
It really needs to happen now, or not at all. Seeing Cameron Diaz having her second at 51 years old the other week, not sure how I feel as the old you get the more our bodies begin to tire and develop issues where running after children becomes more difficult.
All family options for the boys have been exhausted, so it’s either us, their mum or adoption. Being 2 and 3 they are the prime age to be adopted yet we would never see them again and that would f’in hurt, especially if me and Leanne are not successful in having our own.
I'm sharing this as men don't like to talk and when 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, many men will have been in similar situations and struggle in silence. Whilst the woman will ultimately bare the most pain and need the most support, it still f'in hurts....a lot.
So yeah, coming on here reading how Paul Warne is a terrible football manager, being 2nd is pure luck and all the rest of the negative hyperbole just hasn’t been at the top of the list to absorb. 
More to life than football has never been more true.
You know the old saying though, behind every successful forum owner, behind him is a team of amazing moderators. Big thanks to them for carrying the load whilst I spend time supporting the wife.

Match Thread: vs Portsmouth (a)
Tuesday, April 2nd, Kick-Off – 8.00pm
Head to Head:
Two grand old clubs who first met way back in 1902 in the FA Cup, a game that resulted in a rather unsatisfactory 0-0 bore draw. The replay at saw us winning the replay 6-3 which doubtless gave the early Rams faithful a little more to cheer. Since then, there’s not been a deal between the two sides, with Derby edging the charts with 42 wins to Pompey’s 35.
Games won: 42
Games drawn: 23
Games lost: 35
The Status Quo:
Well, it’s looking good right now my fellow rams. Likewise for Pompey, who do look near to uncatchable now, though there doubtless remain some happy clappers like yours truly who will still be hoping Portsmouth slip up and what better place for them to begin their demise than in front of their own fans on Tuesday evening? That said, Portsmouth have arguably been THE most consistent side in the division, steadily accumulating wins after a minor, mid-season wobble. It’s fair to say that while they’ve continued their good form, our post-Xmas wobble saw us fall back a little, though if we look at the last half dozen games, we’ve actually outpointed them, indeed only Lincoln, who seem to lay waste to every team they meet right now, can claim to be in better form than our own beloved Rams.

The Key Threats:
There’s little doubt that Cody Bishop is their main striking threat with 16 goals and 2 assists to his name this season, but Pompey can boast other threats, none less than Paddy Lane who has netted 11 times this season, also weighing in with 6 assists. Abu Kamara and Marlon pack have 8 assists a piece, so it’s fair to say that Pompey have multiple attacking threats and they promise to provide us with our toughest game of the season and one in which Nelson and Cashin will need to be absolutely on their A-game if we are to leave with Fratton Park with anything to show for the game.
Team News:
Like most, I was delighted to see Collo return to the fold so swiftly and he looked pretty damn sharp to be honest. Perhaps the ‘rest’ has actually done him well! This is critical as for me, Wash and Waggy look some way off their peak and I suppose, given their lack of games this year, that’s easy to understand.
I was also delighted to see Korey Smith start and for me, he has to stay in the starting 11. He’s not entirely dissimilar to Hourihane, but his mobility gives us more stability, though that said, we did again leave gaps between the press and our back line against Blackpool and if we do so again against Pompey, we might find ourselves in some bother.
With a considerable injury list still hampering his efforts, Warne will again need to marshal his troops carefully and I’d expect a cagey performance from both sides where moments of quality will likely settle the game, rather than one side establishing outright dominance. I’ll drop another update on injuries etc, on this thread nearer the game, but I’d be looking at something similar to what we saw yesterday, with a couple of tweaks:
Firstly, I’ve assumed Elder is once more broken and that we’ll therefore need to use Sibbo in the LB role again. I’d have preferred him starting higher up the pitch, but we have so many missing that it’s a case of needs must. In so much, the back 4 pick themselves.
I’ve kept the same midfield as last week, with Smith again taking the starting role and Conor set to figure later in the game. Adams remains on fire and simply has to start every match now. The only other tweak I’d use would be to play Wash in behind Collo, assuming Jimmy is able to manage 60 minutes at this point in his return. That gives us something like the line-up below, but I do expect this to change, as I very seldom guess Warne’s selection correctly and I’m also hopeful we’ll have one or two more to pick from. CBT, now with some minutes under his belt, appears to be finding some good form and despite our injury situation, we'll have some interesting bench options all the same and perhaps he might even earn a start?


The Game:
I don’t think there’s any doubt that both sides have sufficient quality to punish any errors made and I think this will simply come down to which side best executes their game plan and who is most clinical with the chances they fashion. I’m going for a 1-1 draw with Nate to re-find his scoring touch and secure us another vital point. I think with both clubs and sets of fans riding high, it ought to be a great atmosphere though at present, there is some rain forecast. For anyone making a mini-break of it, please see some 'Things To Do' suggestions and links to some decent eateries below, as suggested by TripAdvisor:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186298-Activities-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g186298-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html
Enjoy the game my fellow Rams fans and safe journey to and fro.
COYR
BE MORE B4

The finest match report yet!! ...'...it nestled like a contented dormouse...' priceless!!