Ramrob

Creator too.
Made both goals today as Gateshead beat Macclesfield 2-1 to seal a return to Wembley (Gateshead lost last year to Halifax in the final).

Listing the stadium as an  asset of community value (ACV) isn't perfect (as we found out when MM sold the stadium to himself!) but it is a safeguard for the future.
We are very pleased that the Club has supported our application. 
We are in good hands with our current owner (but we might not always be!) 

I was at Pompey the other night. Still buzzing from it; pure theatre. My lasting memory though will be the support in the Away end. Got to my seat 10 minutes pre-ko & the Rams were in full voice with a new song that was mesmerising & unusually had zero references to penises. The singing never stopped for the 98 minute duration and it was at times transcendental. Or summat. Made me feel very proud of Derbyshire. Hope we can keep that up in the last 4 fixtures. We really need those flanges…almost like @B4ev6is is conducting events - because it’ll be a fantastic day if we do the …<fill in the blanks>. 

Hey all, our latest SBW podcast is out now, after a slight delay (blame the school holidays...)
 
After catching their breath, Chris and Anton are joined by a soggy Richard Cutcher, fresh from his trip to the south coast, where Derby gained a valuable point - and avoided defeat - in the crucial top two clash at Portsmouth. We analyse the main talking points (including the fox on the pitch), and ask if Pompey was the game where Corey Blackett-Taylor finally arrived as a Ram.

There's yet more praise for Ebou Adams and his incredible mental fortitude to play whilst fasting for Ramadan, another inevitable mention for the fantastic Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, and our latest attempt at wondering how many more points Derby need to secure promotion.

It sends the message that you're in charge and players get picked on form not reputation.

Can you just say that again please?

The hardest step is always the first.
My journey started back in 1981 - as a recently married young man of 24, who had gradually been putting on weight over the preceeding couple of years following a knee injury playing local league football - requiring several weeks rehab, after which i never really got back into football - instead being a heavy smoker (40+ per day) who became the proverbial couch potato.
Long story short, after several months i vowed to stop smoking, and my first step was to try jogging - a 2 mile out and back route - which nearly killed me.
But on the basis of taking no smoking 1 day at a time - i persevered and gradually started to enjoy it. Fast forward a year or 2  i joined a running club (shelton striders) , and started entering the occasional race and running with others on club nights - which was great personal motivation.
It also turned out i was quite decent at this running lark, and progress was being made. Coming across the running term PB's (personal bests), was like a red rag to a bull and over the years  ran to a level that led to qualification for the Derbyshire team for the Inter Counties Cross country a few times in the early 1990s (via a top 10 finish in the Derbyshire cross country championships).
Also once competed in the great north run (1988) and finished in the top 200.
Competed pretty much until 1998, when chronic OA of the knees forced retirement from competition - very soon after my last competitive race - as part of the Derby & County AC Vets team that finished 5th in that years National Vets 8 stage road race relays in Aldershot.
Even then its nor been the end of the story. I can no longer run (indoors or out), but am now a member at Springwood Gym Oakwood,and have been for the last 20+ years - which is a really friendly and welcoming place, and great value.
The adrenaline buzz from an aerobic cardio workout, is till a great lift and boost - and keeps me coming back for more.
Even now, as a 67 year old OAP , i can be found in the gym most days and concentrate mainly on aerobic / cardio workouts such as
Stairmaster Stepper - 1500-2300 steps - (5-6 days per week) in 16-22 mins at 98-99 steps per minute - 2200 steps is approx the number of steps at the World Trade Center in NY +
Xtrainer - 2.25-3.5 miles - (5-6 days per week) in 15-24 mins - in intervals of 1 min build/recovery 4 mins at twice the power of the recovery +
Concept 2 Rower - 1-2.5miles (5-6 days per week) - at 7 mins 15 secs per mile +
Stationary bike (Watt bike or Keiser) - 3-4 miles (3 times per week) at 3.15 per mile plus 2-3 spin classes per week (12.5-13.5 miles per class in 45 mins) +
These days as i still work part time, i have 3 x shorter gym days (60 mins) + 3 x longer ones (95 mins and which include the spin classes).
Compared to many i may overdo it - but it does give a great boost to mental health, as well as physical wellbeing. The 
Just start gradually and try to get into a routine. Common problems that people face - particularly with jogging / running - is that they always start too fast , simply because they think they are going too slow. It always takes your heart several minutes (upto 10) before it gets used to what the body is demanding of it - so go as slow as you need to to get past that 10 minute mark - i guarantee that once you can do that, you get into rhythm that can actually feel quite enjoyable and which gets those endorphins flowing through your system.

I worked the doors in the 80s so lifting weights(no steroids)was common practice, As I got older I stopped doing the doors and stopped the weights, Getting even older and working part time I had plenty of time to eat and chill out, The lbs went on but I never noticed, Eating is a great habit, Eating the nice stuff but the stuff that puts weight on is even better.
She bailed out so I was cooking for myself, Dead easy aint it, Microwave meals, Fish n chips...pizzas wow what a life, Then one day I bought myself a nice gold chain and took a selfie...fcuk me I thought "you fat bas***d", So I took up running, There's a long hill where I live, Not steep but just keeps going on and on, My 1st run I got about halfway up then walked to the top, I was bo****ed, Walked a bit then ran a bit, Next Morning aches all over, You think I'll give today a miss, Nope I went again and again the objective was to get to the top of the hill without stopping...after around 7 attempts I made the summit...the buzz I got was great....altho out of breath.
I lost 3 stone over the 2 years I went from 18.4 to 15.2, Covid kept me going as there was nowt else to do, I eat pretty healthy now, Salads and pasta, Jacket tators, I have the nice stuff every now and then, Running is off the menu as I got Sciatica some 18months ago and the knees are getting as old as myself 😬
Now over to you BatRam, Having all the gear at home is convenient as you'll find, There will be days when you say...I'll give today a miss and work twice as hard tomorrow...simple aint it...no!
All in the mind, If you want to get where you want to be then you have to go for it...no excuses...all the best👍 
 

Agree with that, it had good closure and a 'rise - fall - rise again' story was always going to take three seasons. They did well to stop it when they did and most of the comments about it dropping in quality only really came about as soon as we knew it was ending. 

One for any dad's out there. 
https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2024/04/community-trust-dads-space-mental-health-podcast-episode-5

So long as he sticks with a back four, and plays Smith and Ward rather than Bradley and Hourihane, we  will be fine.
At Northampton we started with both Bradley and Hourihane, Ward and Blackett Taylor were only subs. 
We also have Collins back instead of Washington/Waggy.

Well despite the doom and gloom on this, I'm actually looking forward to it all. It'll be quite interesting listening to non pre/post match generic questioning from the players and management.
An intriguing insight into the folk behind the scenes that you don't know about or hear from usually. I know the kit man and the club secretaries have been there donkeys years, they'll surely have some stories to tell. 
People have been crying out for the club to be more open and transparent, then when it happens there's all moans... Typical!

She’s going to sponsor the first 45 minutes of each home game.
They’re calling it a Swift half.

Fuertes has finally found his passport ( turned up in the back of his sock drawer ) and will be available to play up front for the remaining games

I know that “Poisson” is French for fish 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Is it just me, or does anybody else have no idea what any of this means? 

Please please NOT Under Armour (massive supporters of hunting especially in USA) or Adidas who continue to use kangaroo skin for their boots while all other major suppliers have agreed to stop 

German centre back

Ferrie Bodde signing

That's a Shi-ite joke

We’ve sold Sonny Bradley to the Saudi League for £50m 😉😂😂

The EFL have been taken over by a mystery person going by the name ap04 and at an Extraordinary General Meeting it has been decided that the 2023/24 league table will now be decided on xG rather than points accumulated.

They docked us too many points previously and we're due some back?