SamUltraRam Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 And a bit of nostalgia for you Here is the UK Top20 from this week in January 1986 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS 2 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 3 WEST END GIRLS PET SHOP BOYS 4 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 5 WALKING IN THE AIR ALED JONES 6 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 7 DRESS YOU UP MADONNA 8 I'M YOUR MAN WHAM! 9 SEPARATE LIVES PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN 10 SEE THE DAY DEE C. LEE 11 HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT BRONSKI BEAT 12 WE BUILT THIS CITY STARSHIP 13 SPIES LIKE US PAUL MCCARTNEY 14 GIRLIE GIRLIE SOPHIA GEORGE 15 DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT AMAZULU 16 SAY YOU, SAY ME LIONEL RICHIE 17 A GOOD HEART FEARGAL SHARKEY 18 DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL GO WEST 19 WRAP HER UP ELTON JOHN 20 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN/MY HOMETOWN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamUltraRam Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 And the league tables after 24 games in all 3 seasons 2022/23 1985/86 1984/85 SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, SamUltraRam said: And the league tables after 24 games in all 3 seasons 2022/23 1985/86 1984/85 GD from 85/6 is what stands out for me comparing Reading top by a long way and our sublime defence and far superior GD but way back on points. Wonder if they won a few 1-0s and lost their four games heavily. Many thanks for the stattoesque tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN747 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Is it me or were the photographers better in those days? Always seemed to snap the goal for the Green un My first season as a Rams fan after dabbling at Chesterfield, Sheffield QPR , but the BBG stole my heart 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 In the two other seasons we're looking at, only one team had gotten away. This season it's three teams, which makes the chance of nabbing an automatic place massively harder. Losing to both Plymouth and Ipswich hasn't helped, when each of those three teams at the top have only lost three games all season so far. With our 22 games to go we will have to win at least 16 for autos, along with mostly draws and no more than two defeats. This is the task, including also beating the teams we're chasing. therealhantsram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJs dms Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 17:17, SamUltraRam said: In 1985/86, league game 24 was a tight 1 - 0 away win at Blackpool with Andy Garner scoring the only goal. It was a lively game off the pitch with Blackpool fans trying to attack the escorted Derby fans walking along the sea front from the station, the DLF being escorted out of the home end during the game into the away end & bricks being thrown at the football special train as we waited to leave Blackpool. The win took us to 47 points, 6 points ahead of our current total. In 1984/85 we suffered a 3 - 0 loss away at Bolton leaving us on 38 points, 3 behind our current total I remember the attempted ambush by the tower and their lads scattering into the arcades "Wasn't me officer I'm just playing the bandits"!! SamUltraRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 31/12/2022 at 13:56, SamUltraRam said: League game 22 was a comprehensive 4 - 0 away win at Wolves. This put us on 43 points From memory, it was absolutely freezing that day and Molineux was in a right old state. I think only two stands were being used then. You're absolutely right. I've rarely been colder. Molineux, with the old main stand and the North Bank condemned, looked a sorry sight. It was no surprise that Wolves were relegated that season and very nearly went out of business, 20 years after their Golden Age under Stan Cullis ended. It was sad to see tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamUltraRam Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 In 1985/86 we had won through to the 3rd Round of the FA Cup where we were away to Gillingham. The result was a 1 - 1 draw and the replay saw us win 3 - 1 setting up a 4th Round away tie at Sheffield United who were a division higher and in the top 6 Gillingham had a promising young right back, Mel Sage, who we would buy in the summer Premier ram, 48 hours and Carl Sagan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamUltraRam Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 In 1985/86, league game 25 was a 3 - 1 away win at York City which put us on 50 points, still 6 ahead of our current total. I didn't go to this game and I might be wrong but I think the game was heavily in doubt due to the bad weather, but it obviously worked out well for us anyway. In 1984/85, we lost 3 - 2 at home to Bournemouth which kept us on 38 points, 6 points behind our current total 48 hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJs dms Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 4 hours ago, SamUltraRam said: In 1985/86, league game 25 was a 3 - 1 away win at York City which put us on 50 points, still 6 ahead of our current total. I didn't go to this game and I might be wrong but I think the game was heavily in doubt due to the bad weather, but it obviously worked out well for us anyway. In 1984/85, we lost 3 - 2 at home to Bournemouth which kept us on 38 points, 6 points behind our current total If I remember rightly the York fans cleared the pitch of snow and we were 3 nil up in half an hour they probably wished they hadn't bothered!! SamUltraRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I love this thread, me. SamUltraRam, SaffyRam, strawhillram and 5 others 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 03/01/2023 at 17:41, SamUltraRam said: And a bit of nostalgia for you Here is the UK Top20 from this week in January 1986 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS 2 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 3 WEST END GIRLS PET SHOP BOYS 4 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 5 WALKING IN THE AIR ALED JONES 6 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 7 DRESS YOU UP MADONNA 8 I'M YOUR MAN WHAM! 9 SEPARATE LIVES PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN 10 SEE THE DAY DEE C. LEE 11 HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT BRONSKI BEAT 12 WE BUILT THIS CITY STARSHIP 13 SPIES LIKE US PAUL MCCARTNEY 14 GIRLIE GIRLIE SOPHIA GEORGE 15 DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT AMAZULU 16 SAY YOU, SAY ME LIONEL RICHIE 17 A GOOD HEART FEARGAL SHARKEY 18 DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL GO WEST 19 WRAP HER UP ELTON JOHN 20 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN/MY HOMETOWN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Loved that period, sort of a grown up without any real responsibility…..the music was decent too ? GangwayD and SaffyRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 If we go on the premise that all teams at the top will win any games in hand they have (ours is Cheltenham at PP) and that we beat Ipswich at PP and win away at Plymouth and Wendy, we'd be just the 1 point behind Ipswich and 5 behind Wendy and the Gargoyles. A lot of ifs but top 2 isn't necessarily as far away as it might appear. Can we bridge the gap? Yes. Will we? Hopefully but nobody knows which is why the game is so interesting. Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihangel Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 15/01/2023 at 17:04, Phoenix said: I love this thread, me. Loved that period, couple of years of great away support and winning more than losing, sound familiar? Crewton, NG2Ram and Phoenix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mihangel said: Loved that period, couple of years of great away support and winning more than losing, sound familiar? I agree. Had some great away days on crappy BR trains, even though we had to wait for the pubs to open after the game at 6pm. At least it gave us time to go to the nearest chippy. uttoxram75, GangwayD and Mihangel 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) On 21/12/2022 at 13:00, SamUltraRam said: In 1984/85, game 20 was a memorable home game with Newport County in which we went 3 - 0 down. Following a tremendous fightback it was John Robertson who scored the equaliser as the game finished 3 -3. Just catching up with this thread. Racking my brains, I cannot remember anything else Robertson did from his time at Derby. And, to think, he was the straw that broke the Clough-Taylor back. Edited January 16, 2023 by IslandExile Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJs dms Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Seem to remember a threetimes taken penalty against Huddersfield Archie missed twice, think the keeper moved ,and on the third time of asking Robbo grabbed the ball off him and scored .No surprise it was the season we went down and like you say not a lot else for the trouble it caused between Clough and Taylor IslandExile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamUltraRam Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, JJs dms said: Seem to remember a threetimes taken penalty against Huddersfield Archie missed twice, think the keeper moved ,and on the third time of asking Robbo grabbed the ball off him and scored .No surprise it was the season we went down and like you say not a lot else for the trouble it caused between Clough and Taylor Wow, what a great memory you have - I remember that now I think the referee who kept making us retake it was one of the famous ones - Clive Thomas or George Courtney ? Apparently the game was Feb 1984 and it was Kenny Burns debut for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, SamUltraRam said: Apparently the game was Feb 1984 and it was Kenny Burns debut for us Talking of lows in the history of Derby County.... JJs dms, FlyBritishMidland and Hans Datdo-Dishes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 15/01/2023 at 11:33, SamUltraRam said: In 1985/86, league game 25 was a 3 - 1 away win at York City which put us on 50 points, still 6 ahead of our current total. I didn't go to this game and I might be wrong but I think the game was heavily in doubt due to the bad weather, but it obviously worked out well for us anyway. In 1984/85, we lost 3 - 2 at home to Bournemouth which kept us on 38 points, 6 points behind our current total Yes, if i recall correctly it was touch and go, absolutely freezing at York but game went ahead after a few pleasant beers in York city centre. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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