loweman2 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Came across this old paper yesterday, think it had the chips wrapped in it ! its a report of the first competetive game played by Derby County in 1884 some four years before the football league began ! hopefully it’s clear enough to read ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 'a capital display'. Ah, those were the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Lost 4-3 to the Olympic. And on the Derby ground too. Booooo. Rowett out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 5 forwards? I like that gung-ho thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 I wonder if the inces were there scouting the Blackburn Olympic for potential new players for a ten bob fee !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Fan Half Biscuit Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Can just imagine the commentator shouting Poiiiiiiiint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I'm looking forward to witnessing a 'capital display of football' this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I like that the writer was impressed by the 'back play' in a game that ended 4-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hope we didn't breach FFP rules that season. The boy Spilsbury was on big wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 We might not have done but I see Blackburn Olympic had a Costley striker, hope his wages were looked into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 48 minutes ago, hintonsboots said: Hope we didn't breach FFP rules that season. The boy Spilsbury was on big wages. Dough you mean surely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Wonder if anyone got as grouchy as they do now over being called County? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 How many of the current squad played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 3 hours ago, hintonsboots said: Hope we didn't breach FFP rules that season. The boy Spilsbury was on big wages. Was expecting to see a footnote that Samuel Rush esq had been chided by the owner Sir Melamine Morrison for making off with a tanner that was entered into the ledgers as being for "matters pertaining to the appropriation of certain gentleman players". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, Paul71 said: How many of the current squad played? Thorne was injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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