derbydan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 ROBBIE Savage is used to playing football in front of 30,000 people at Pride Park Stadium. Last night, he performed to a packed house of 300 at The Royal in Derby. There was standing room only as the Derby County captain regaled the room with tales from his incident-packed career and answered questions from the floor in An Audience With... Robbie Savage. The surroundings, normally used as a live music venue and nightclub, made for an intimate atmosphere as Savage came face-to-face with his fans. That was perhaps not so much the case for the evening's compere, Radio 5 Live commentator – and Nottingham Forest fan – Darren Fletcher, who received some good-natured booing. During his lengthy career, Savage never fails to split opinion, though he was largely among friends here. http://iad.anm.co.uk/house/1x1 The midfielder, who turned 35 at the weekend, faced some tough questions from the audience about the Rams' current plight but answered honestly and candidly. The former Wales international once again called upon the Derby fans to remain patient during what has been a mixed start to this season. "Nigel Clough has done incredible things at this club, particularly off the pitch, and people need to understand that he is here for the long haul," said Savage. "In my opinion, the only thing that will stop him from eventually taking Derby back into the Premier League are the fans who are intent on going out there and slaughtering him every week." Savage revisited his unhappy spell under former Rams boss Paul Jewell but concluded: "He brought me to Derby and I thank him for that." There were plenty of laughs, too, as Savage revealed how former Wales colleagues Dean Saunders and Mark Hughes had once attempted to shave off his trademark blond locks until he "burst into tears". And when asked what was the best game he had ever played, he replied: "Scrabble". In the first half of the show, Savage kept the crowd entertained with stories from his Leicester days, including the club's infamous trip to La Manga in 2000. He also recalled the time he was fined for "using" referee Graham Poll's toilet before a match at the Foxes' old Filbert Street ground. Then, it was on to the not-so-distant past and a few interesting anecdotes about current colleague and cage-fighting wannabe Stephen Bywater, who he describes as his "big brother". An auction of sporting memorabilia, including a signed Pele shirt that sold for £300, was also held to raise money for Robbie's chosen charity – the Lewis Mighty Fund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 And what a great night it was to One Robbie Savage there's only one Robbie Saaaavvvaaggee ! top man - can't say enough good things about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 front and centre were we mrs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 can't say enough good things about him. And don't we know.. http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/tired-yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 4th row in - Matty was in front of me - steamed straight in he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Well matty fancies Sav more than you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nahh i was just in my jokey mood realy! Pints on pints on pints got me picture though finaly and i had to run about 300 yards wiv it under me arm to catch the bus! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Haha ! hope you didn't drop it ! - did you get the girls number tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Haha ! hope you didn't drop it ! - did you get the girls number tho Haha no i didnt drop it, which girl? haha. That blonde'un was very nice! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 . That blonde'un was very nice! lol that blonde was robbie savage you doughnut:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 that blonde was robbie savage you doughnut:D Nahh, Vicky knows who a mean, the slimmer one of the two aswell Vicky. Seemed more interested in my money but i didnt think she was that sort of girl! :eek: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 haha ! i thought you would of steamed in there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Well MAtty, They don't do it for free mate. We all need to put food on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyTheRam Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 haha ! i thought you would of steamed in there ! Haha, she seemed a bit too classy for me in all honesty. I just dont have that kind of money haha, she was nice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Why how much did she cost? does she take bouncing cheques? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Takes any nationality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Don't Panic!!!! http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp132/sunningdale155/missionimpossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 where did he swipe his card tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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