Sufferingfool

Wow!
I make it 6,104 days since we last stepped onto a pitch as a newly promoted team. That's a fair old whack. The wait is over my fellow ovine botherers. We've gone through the last 10 games averaging 2.3 PPG and top of the form table and to my mind, it was never in doubt.
One for the fans after all the grinding misery of the last 3 years, one for our dearly departed, but never to be forgotten B4, one for Clowes who wagered a sizeable portion of the Clowes family net worth to save this wonderful club and one for Warne and his merry band of men. 
COYR
B4 ON TOUR

Thank you B4 such a great day to be a Rams fan. 
 
Didn’t see the message on the screens but my grandson turned to me and said ‘what does be more B4’ mean. I explained to him and he was sad to hear the story but loved the sentiment. Today it felt like we were all a bit more B4 👏👏👏👏

Thank you B4 such a great day to be a Rams fan. 
 
Didn’t see the message on the screens but my grandson turned to me and said ‘what does be more B4’ mean. I explained to him and he was sad to hear the story but loved the sentiment. Today it felt like we were all a bit more B4 👏👏👏👏

Thank you B4 such a great day to be a Rams fan. 
 
Didn’t see the message on the screens but my grandson turned to me and said ‘what does be more B4’ mean. I explained to him and he was sad to hear the story but loved the sentiment. Today it felt like we were all a bit more B4 👏👏👏👏

Thank you B4 such a great day to be a Rams fan. 
 
Didn’t see the message on the screens but my grandson turned to me and said ‘what does be more B4’ mean. I explained to him and he was sad to hear the story but loved the sentiment. Today it felt like we were all a bit more B4 👏👏👏👏

Feeling a little sick with anticipation. Fortunately have junior cricket training to organise first to take mind off it then 10.30 a quick turn around and to the ground……we are going up I say we are going up COYR 🐏🐏🐏🐏

Feeling a little sick with anticipation. Fortunately have junior cricket training to organise first to take mind off it then 10.30 a quick turn around and to the ground……we are going up I say we are going up COYR 🐏🐏🐏🐏

Looking on up to our spirt in the sky...
May our flanges flutter gently amongst the sighs from above.
May our ballions float heavenwards, and our day end in tears of joy.
 
Today, we stand together.  Hand in hand.  There will be no absentees.  There will be no dear departed.
He's with us... and we're with him.
 
#do it for daniel
#raise a can for dan
#jumpin' around, on cloud No 9
#bemoreb4
#🤍🐏

Looked at pictures of our beloved Baseball ground showing another sellout crowd. So many fantastic memories, so many brilliant matches,so many friends made. Today is the day that Pride Park can become the BBG by trying to duplicate THAT atmosphere. I really hope for all Rams fans,past and present,including the much loved B4, we do it in an absolute cauldron of noise. DTID.

I was at Belper Cinema tonight and the lady working there mentioned she used to work at Derbion Cinema.
I said you must know Daniel then. She smiled for half a second, remembered he had passed, then shed a tear. Within seconds she was smiling again but still with moist eyes.
She told us how positive, optimistic and lovely he was and how great he was at his job. He was her favourite workmate.
At this point I may have had some grit in my eye.
I think Daniel has made us all tearful as we smile at his memory and I dare say many of us will look to the sky at 2.30 tomorrow, with that same bit of grit in our eye.
I've never been so confident before a match in my life, as the very briefest thought of us not doing this for B4, hasn't once crossed my mind.
 
 

Not that it really means anything but Rotherham were relegated by 4pts in the 2018/19 season and by 2pts in the 2020/21 season.  Last season PW left them towards the end of September in 8th place and they managed to stay up with 50pts.  This season, their first full season without PW in a long time, they are currently a massive 20pts adrift at the bottom.
Normally wage budget is a good indicator of where you'll finish at the end of the season and Rotherham prove this time and again.  Didn't Nigel Clough hail Burton Albions success at remaining in the Championship for one his greatest achievements?  I don't know what Rotherhams Lg1 budget is like compared to the rest, but for PW to get them promoted 3x (and us 1x hopefully!) and keep them in contention throughout a Championship season shouldn't be underestimated imho.
I did say that normally wage budget is a good indicator of where you'll finish, but I think the circumstances of us coming out of administration counter that argument a little.  Did LR have a choice of player or did he just get who was available?  PW came in and inherited a squad of older players that needed to be managed and younger players that needed time to grow - one of his first interviews highlighted a lack of players in their prime.  
During his time with us his hands have been tied financially and he's managed an injury prone squad to the brink of automatic promotion.  I personally think if we go up at the weekend we're ahead of schedule.  Next season would have been his first legitimate attempt with a bit of financial muscle - hence DC giving him a 4yr deal.
Next season is going to be tough, we aren't an Ipswich who built a squad over several seasons and just need to add a few players to go again.  Its another rebuild with limited funds, we were warned at the recent Fans Forum that we'd be looking for stability first and foremost and to me that means just avoiding relegation next season.  Unless we get some outside funding I won't be shouting for PWs head at Christmas if we're struggling.  Bottom 6 at the end of the season would be a good building block to kick on from if we've got a core of players we can then add to. 
We're not throwing money around risking our existence like we used to.  Slow, steady and realistic progress is the way forwards.

Fortunate we now have a sensible owner who chose Paul Warne has backed Paul Warne and on Saturday will be proved right(🤞) and will go on supporting him next year and rightly so. 

Fortunate we now have a sensible owner who chose Paul Warne has backed Paul Warne and on Saturday will be proved right(🤞) and will go on supporting him next year and rightly so. 

Nahhh , hope the lad does well , of course I want us above Bristol though

It'll be bittersweet for me come Saturday.
My lads decided to make a new life for himself, literally on the other side of the earth.
So we'll hopefully be celebrating, but in my mind I'll be thinking it may be the last time we ever stand together at Pride Park, at least for the foreseeable. 
Still, we've had a good run, what better way to sign off than a promotion?

I’m with you on not going up even if you win the Championship. It would probably price me out of attending and there is no chance of a Club like Derby winning the Prem (I know Leicester did, somehow the stars aligned for them). If the Prem League broke away I’d gladly say good riddance. Any supporter of clubs like Sheff Utd, Forest even Leeds I’ve spoken to enjoy the Championship much more.
Anyway I’m really up for Saturday can’t wait and I’ll be celebrating like mad because Derby are back!

I’m with you on not going up even if you win the Championship. It would probably price me out of attending and there is no chance of a Club like Derby winning the Prem (I know Leicester did, somehow the stars aligned for them). If the Prem League broke away I’d gladly say good riddance. Any supporter of clubs like Sheff Utd, Forest even Leeds I’ve spoken to enjoy the Championship much more.
Anyway I’m really up for Saturday can’t wait and I’ll be celebrating like mad because Derby are back!

I must be easily pleased, as I'll be celebrating like a mad thing if we clinch promotion on Saturday and right now I couldn't care less about Premier League football.

Made my eyes water a bit that did!

Made my eyes water a bit that did!

Yes, I know. 

Made my eyes water a bit that did!

Made my eyes water a bit that did!