ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 The best away day that season was easily when Villa headed in an 89th minute equaliser at Brum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 8 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Would still be our fattest midfielder if we signed him now. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 10 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Didn't Nyatanga put as ahead at Portsmouth? Think we scored at Blackburn too. Alcohol caused some severe damage to my memory that season! I think Kenny Miller put us 1-0 up at Blackburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 13 hours ago, G STAR RAM said: Correct. After the first 2 games I still thought we would finish midtable ? Which division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 14 hours ago, Paul71 said: I still think most of us thought we could at least get something out of the last game against reading, also relegated with us and they tonked us 4-0 i think. There was supposed to be a lap of appreciation at the end, not sure if it happened as left the stadium to a chorus of 'you're not fit to wear the shirt' That was it. After March - and our confirmed relegation - we could "play without fear" and there was "no pressure ". We got even worse I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboram Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 There's a 'great' article in last month's 4 4 2 magazine about our disaster of a season. They interviewed Billy who still insists we would've stayed up had we not sacked him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarboroughwa Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 13 hours ago, Roboram said: There's a 'great' article in last month's 4 4 2 magazine about our disaster of a season. They interviewed Billy who still insists we would've stayed up had we not sacked him At least he's got a sense of humour. That and... no wait, that's all. I remember after the final whistle he had a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle. He knew we'd grabbed it, we were up, and he'd be found out. Nowhere to hide. He's lucky we did give him the arse for his sake so it was the club alone who were globally embarrassed come May, err, March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyhill60 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 16 minutes ago, scarboroughwa said: At least he's got a sense of humour. That and... no wait, that's all. I remember after the final whistle he had a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle. He knew we'd grabbed it, we were up, and he'd be found out. Nowhere to hide. He's lucky we did give him the arse for his sake so it was the club alone who were globally embarrassed come May, err, March. I cannot believe any one thinks sticking with him would have been worse than bringing in Jewell. We spent less than the other 19 clubs in the summer window and had a wages bill to match. We got the majority of our points in Billy's 14 games. There are others, Pearson included, who are far more culpable in our record-breaking season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 2 hours ago, sunnyhill60 said: I cannot believe any one thinks sticking with him would have been worse than bringing in Jewell. We spent less than the other 19 clubs in the summer window and had a wages bill to match. We got the majority of our points in Billy's 14 games. There are others, Pearson included, who are far more culpable in our record-breaking season. We would have yes without a doubt. Maybe not many more but we would. The worst thing to happen was allowing Jewell to spend a load of cash in the January, it was obvious we werent going to stay up. We let very good championship players like Matt Oakley and Steve Howard go to Leicester, we should have kept them and accepted we were going down. I dont really disagree with the appointment of jewell as he had some pedigree, but it should have been thought out more. I know thats easy to say in hindsight but anyone could tell we were doomed as soon as eddie lewis was one of our star signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I suspect there might be a Tree-Hugger on the staff of the Independent... http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/derby-county-200708-premier-league-results-wins-crystal-palace-vs-chelsea-a7996406.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Ellafella said: I suspect there might be a Tree-Hugger on the staff of the Independent... http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/derby-county-200708-premier-league-results-wins-crystal-palace-vs-chelsea-a7996406.html Pretty sure Nick Miller is a forest fan, quite a few high profile journalists seem to be as I guess Clough was at his peak at forest when they were growing up. Pretty sure NM was part of the forest media ban so it’s probably a bit of a kick towards Davies rather than just Derby A good read nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, TuffLuff said: Pretty sure Nick Miller is a forest fan, quite a few high profile journalists seem to be as I guess Clough was at his peak at forest when they were growing up. Pretty sure NM was part of the forest media ban so it’s probably a bit of a kick towards Davies rather than just Derby A good read nonetheless Yes; I am pretty sure I've read other stuff by Miller that clearly had a vitriolic intent towards Derby County. It's not very subtle, has no wit or intellectual quality but just points with vehemence. We'll see if Miller is anywhere to be seen Monday morning or if he disappears back into the anodyne pages from whence he came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ellafella said: Yes; I am pretty sure I've read other stuff by Miller that clearly had a vitriolic intent towards Derby County. It's not very subtle, has no wit or intellectual quality but just points with vehemence. We'll see if Miller is anywhere to be seen Monday morning or if he disappears back into the anodyne pages from whence he came. I thought it was a pretty good summing up of that season, to be honest. It's not like any of it was factually incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Wolfie said: I thought it was a pretty good summing up of that season, to be honest. It's not like any of it was factually incorrect. mmm...it's clearly written by a man with his thumbs in his "westcote" buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, Ellafella said: Yes; I am pretty sure I've read other stuff by Miller that clearly had a vitriolic intent towards Derby County. It's not very subtle, has no wit or intellectual quality but just points with vehemence. We'll see if Miller is anywhere to be seen Monday morning or if he disappears back into the anodyne pages from whence he came. Needs locking in a room with b4 for an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramchop Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I didn't realise our reserves didn't do any better than season. 1 win, 3 draws and 14 losses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramblur Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 07:33, Paul71 said: . The worst thing to happen was allowing Jewell to spend a load of cash in the January, it was obvious we werent going to stay up. . To be fair to him (much as I hate it),he didn't want to spend big in January,but save it till the summer. I always felt sorry for the players because they simply weren't (collectively) good enough.When Johnno,as honest a player as you could find, revealed that they'd been made to run around PP as a punishment,I remember thinking that if not being good enough were a punishable offence,Jewell should have been made to do a couple of laps of the globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Wolfie said: I thought it was a pretty good summing up of that season, to be honest. It's not like any of it was factually incorrect. Untrue. The Newcastle game wasn't on Sky, it was Setanta or some such channel. Stopped reading after such an obvious mistake. I remember, because I had to watch the match in the Chestnut Tree, Nottingham, as I didn't have the channel on my Sky package, and I was offered the chance to discuss my support of the sheepshaggers outside towards the end of the 2nd half! I could literally see my bro in law thinking, trying to work out which side to join, when tensions eased into a realisation that I was to be pitied rather than kicked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I remember that the producer missed Kenny Miller's winning goal and we only saw it in the replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Luckily I missed the majority of that season, but managed to watch us get smashed 6-0 by Villa at PP in April. I’d not sampled any home games that season, so I wasn’t fully prepared for the experience. The whole place felt like a circus. The crowd were delirious at times. Numb to the shame and despair, and giddy with embarrassment. It was bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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