ThePrisoner Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Some actual footballing news... Papa Johns Trophy "Derby will face fellow EFL clubs in the form of League Two duo Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town in Group F, as well as one of the invited Under-21s teams from Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers." htts://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/06/rams-named-in-northern-section-group-f-for-papa-johns-trophy Carabao Cup Draw "The draw will take place live on Sky Sports News at 2:30pm on Thursday 23rd June and a total of 35 ties will be drawn for Round One. Derby County will be in the Northern Section of the draw and have been allocated ball number 11. Carabao Cup Round One ties are due to be played in the midweek of the week commencing Monday 8th August 2022." https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/06/derbys-ball-number-confirmed-ahead-of-carabao-cup-round-one-draw-on-thursday Millenniumram, i-Ram, hintonsboots and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhillram Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, ThePrisoner said: Some actual footballing news... Papa Johns Trophy "Derby will face fellow EFL clubs in the form of League Two duo Mansfield Town and Grimsby Town in Group F, as well as one of the invited Under-21s teams from Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers." htts://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/06/rams-named-in-northern-section-group-f-for-papa-johns-trophy Carabao Cup Draw "The draw will take place live on Sky Sports News at 2:30pm on Thursday 23rd June and a total of 35 ties will be drawn for Round One. Derby County will be in the Northern Section of the draw and have been allocated ball number 11. Carabao Cup Round One ties are due to be played in the midweek of the week commencing Monday 8th August 2022." https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2022/06/derbys-ball-number-confirmed-ahead-of-carabao-cup-round-one-draw-on-thursday no interest at all i-Ram, Alph, ThePrisoner and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Atleast this means we are unlikely to have the two fixture lists coming out and there is some relative confidence we can fulfil our fixtures. Little shred of hope for the day Premier ram, SaffyRam, RoyMac5 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Hoping for Mansfield away I need the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 That's Forest's only hope of silverware this season gone already then. jimtastic56 and BramcoteRam84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramboy63 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, cstand said: Hoping for Mansfield away I need the ground. Me too i live walking distance from there ground cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Glad we have Mansfield. Was hoping they won the Playoffs so we could play them in the league, but this is just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, TuffLuff said: Atleast this means we are unlikely to have the two fixture lists coming out and there is some relative confidence we can fulfil our fixtures. Little shred of hope for the day Sorry to ruin the shred of confidence but all it means is that we have been entered into cup competitions. The league is different because it requires you to commit to a full 2 legged round robin for 46 games. If you can't fulfil a cup fixture, the cup bye is a well established means of moving the competition onward without you. It means we're hoping to fulfil the opening fixtures, and even if we can't there's no danger of us ruining the competition Edited June 20, 2022 by Tombo Rammy03, Mucker1884 and RoyMac5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Wow getting relegated to the third tier has really hit home. We're going to be playing in the Papa John's Trophy next season. ramboy63, jimtastic56 and Red_Dawn 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, Tombo said: Sorry to ruin the shred of confidence but all it means is that we have been entered into cup competitions. The league is different because it requires you to commit to a full 2 legged round robin for 46 games. If you can't fulfil a cup fixture, the cup bye is a well established means of moving the competition onward without you. It means we're hoping to fulfil the opening fixtures, and even if we can't there's no danger of us ruining the competition I’ll take it for now! Premier ram and Tombo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, Rammy03 said: Wow getting relegated to the third tier has really hit home. We're going to be playing in the Papa John's Trophy next season. But on the bright side, at least we're still playing football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, StrawHillRam said: no interest at all I've been to a few PPJT finals and believe me, they are cracking days out! Derby vs Wednesday next April would be great. Just need to win about six games to get there mind you. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Managed to upset the Grimsby Town fans on Twitter haven't I. Mate tagged me in the announcement, all I said was the joys of being relegated, playing Grimsby in a pizza cup. It's not the Leeds level of replies, but still. If we don't beat those lot in the play the kids cup, I'm in for some right stick up here. angieram, SaffyRam, RoyMac5 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Decent draw, should be expecting to beat both Grimsby and Mansfield and progress out the group. All dependent on still being alive and having a competitive squad come August, mind. Neither exactly glamour ties though! Rather depressing to have sunk so low that our first team is in this competition, but I do hope we take it seriously still. Should always be wanting to win every game, and this is our best chance of silverware in a long time imo, however minor a trophy it may be. BramcoteRam84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black ('n' White) Sheep Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Use the EFL Trophy in the same way as Cov, Sunderland, Portsmouth etc. have done in recent years... as a way to win something at Wembley! I'd just like to see Derby win something in my lifetime... I don't give a poo if it's a lower league competition! Prioritise it over the League Cup at least! Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 2 hours ago, David said: Managed to upset the Grimsby Town fans on Twitter haven't I. Mate tagged me in the announcement, all I said was the joys of being relegated, playing Grimsby in a pizza cup. It's not the Leeds level of replies, but still. If we don't beat those lot in the play the kids cup, I'm in for some right stick up here. That’s the problem, we will play the kids, but we really do only have kids in the academy. Get hiding now or hide all the sticks in Cleethorpes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yani P Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Qualification should be a pizza cake.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, Boycie said: That’s the problem, we will play the kids Won't they need a break after all the league games? Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBX1985 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Yani P said: Qualification should be a pizza cake.. We won't be topping the table, so a good base from Papa Johns will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I remember the good ole days of our Under 23s playing in the Paint Trophy, now our first team gets a crack. If anything hits home about just how dogshit this entire situation is, for me that’s right up there! Derby playing Leeds U23s in a competitive match, honestly it’s as grim as it gets. Rev, jimtastic56, Rammy03 and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account.
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now