Anna Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 This season, and perhaps even the one previously has been... eventful! -Lampard -Star loanees -Unprecedented play-off win -Losing lampard -Drink-driving -Rooney -COVID-19 Has there ever been quite such an emotional rollercoaster in the history of the Rams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramaway Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 You can’t be very old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ramaway said: You can’t be very old. I'm not, relatively speaking, hence me asking for the insight of others here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Getting promoted and then relegated straight away with 11 points has to be up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 75-76 on for the league and cup double. Charlie George dislocates his shoulder against Stoke. So begins the descent to the third tier of English football. Maybe not within two seasons but certainly in a very short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB SPORTS Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, IslandExile said: 75-76 on for the league and cup double. Charlie George dislocates his shoulder against Stoke. So begins the descent to the third tier of English football. Maybe not within two seasons but certainly in a very short period of time. On the other hand 4th May 1968 18th in Division Two staving of relegation by 5 points: 15th April 1970 4th in Division 1 should have been in the Fairs Cup (UEFA cUP) Also the two promotions in a row in the Eighties were pretty spectacular, Arthur needs a stand named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, IslandExile said: 75-76 on for the league and cup double. Charlie George dislocates his shoulder against Stoke. So begins the descent to the third tier of English football. Maybe not within two seasons but certainly in a very short period of time. Think it's pretty hard to top that. Imagine Man City ending up in League One after spending tens of millions dismantling their squad, replacing every single player with somebody worse. The Brian Clough saga would've been pretty spicy too. Imagine this forum during the limbo period immediately after his resignation. The boredom of the late 2000s/early 2010s also created an entertainment vacuum filled by some dodgy photoshopping from Cliffy and a series of squabbling threads which caused another internet forum to literally eat itself. All of it garnished with b4's war cries. That's not Derby County per se, but the online world was an emotional roller coaster back then. And who could forget the Phil Brown experiment? One orange man's mission to get Bolton's B team relegated to the third tier in record time. Shame he was sacked before he could finish the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuniverse Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Getting relegated to Division 3, the third tier, whilst narrowly avoiding going bankrupt in 1983/84. Arthur Cox coming in as manager with only eight players on the books or thereabouts for the 1984/85 season. Getting promoted back to Division 2, in Cox’s second season 1985/86, followed by promotion straight back into the top flight in 1986/87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Has there been two years when it's not been a rollercoaster ride? In a proper Derby way, you know that you're in rollercoaster, just don't know are you going up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramaway Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Stuniverse said: Getting relegated to Division 3, the third tier, whilst narrowly avoiding going bankrupt in 1983/84. Arthur Cox coming in as manager with only eight players on the books or thereabouts for the 1984/85 season. Getting promoted back to Division 2, in Cox’s second season 1985/86, followed by promotion straight back into the top flight in 1986/87. I would then add the signings of England internationals Shilton and Wright, Derby signing Saunders from Maxwell’s other club, finishing 5th in top flight. The Ivo Knoflicek and Lubas Kubrick saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 It’s Derby innit it’s what we do.. tease and then implode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europia Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 18/05/2020 at 18:54, Anna said: I'm not, relatively speaking, hence me asking for the insight of others here ? Actually it's a fair point that you make. The club has had a turbulent history, but yes this season is up there with the worst of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BathRam72 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 18/05/2020 at 17:48, Ramaway said: You can’t be very old. On 18/05/2020 at 17:54, Anna said: I'm not, relatively speaking, hence me asking for the insight of others here ? She burned you there @Ramaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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