Games That Aren't Talked About Enough

[gfs1ram]

17 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Newcastle 0 Derby County 1, 13 September 1969.

Roy McFarland scored the winner to shut up the Geordies around us yelling about Jimmy Smith.

The significance of the game was that, for the first time in my lifetime, Derby County went top of Division 1 that day.

The following week, we thrashed Tottenham 5-0 at Derby in front of the biggest crowd ever at the Baseball Ground. Everyone of a certain age remembers that game, but the Newcastle one sticks in my mind just as much.

Fantastic day out on the Ramaway. Everybody wearing black and white though and we got in the wrong end. Only found out when Derby scored 😱

[cannable]

2 hours ago, CocuBarmyArmy said:

Bit of an outside shout but I'll always remember beating Hull away in (I think) the 15/16 season. Butterfield brace - really thought we were going up that night...

Friday night, day before my 20th birthday

A pub had gotten a buffet ready for our coach but a lorry had shed its load on the M1 so we never made it and they slammed the phone when we let them know 😂

Mad the rubbish you remember because of football

Edited April 30 by cannable

[Crewton]

11 minutes ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

Derbyshire beat Northants that day to win the NatWest trophy. I remember watching the climax on tv after getting back from Shrewsbury. Not entirely sure how but I definitely remember doing that.

I think your memory is confusing different events youth. You're right about those events being on the same day, but that was September 1981 and Archie's last game was May 1984 at Shrewsbury. He wasn't at Derby in 1981.

[Steve Buckley’s Dog]

27 minutes ago, Crewton said:

I think your memory is confusing different events youth. You're right about those events being on the same day, but that was September 1981 and Archie's last game was May 1984 at Shrewsbury. He wasn't at Derby in 1981.

Then Shrewsbury away with the seats flying was September 81 then. Unless we regularly went to Shrewsbury and put the seats on the pitch! 

 

[CBRammette]

1 hour ago, McArthur Park said:

The second leg of the play offs against Brighton, cracking game that was. The play off at Millwall as mentioned, memorable for all the wrong reasons. Was the first and only time I've ever felt scared at a football match. Vowed never to go to Millwall again.

Remember coming out of the ground after being held for ages while chaos reigned outside - it was eerily silent. Police escort for safety in group to station expecting their fans to come roaring around a corner at any second!

[ariotofmyown]

5 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

For me, beating United at Old Trafford in the cup under Lampard was unbelievable and doesn't get spoken about enough.

I went to the Chelsea game and that was a really good performance. Really thought we were going somewhere.

[DarkFruitsRam7]

1 minute ago, ariotofmyown said:

I went to the Chelsea game and that was a really good performance. Really thought we were going somewhere.

Me too. I recall we were an inch away from taking it to penalties.

That season was really, really fun. As was the whole Championship that year. Some iconic teams, managers, players and moments involved in the promotion battle.

[McArthur Park]

28 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

Remember coming out of the ground after being held for ages while chaos reigned outside - it was eerily silent. Police escort for safety in group to station expecting their fans to come roaring around a corner at any second!

Yep, we'd driven down so had to leave the escort to get to our car, was bricking it! 

[Caerphilly Ram]

24th September 1997, Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 5 Derby County. A few days after my birthday, I finished school for the day and when my dad got home from work he asked out of the blue (and out of character to be so impulsive) if I wanted to go watch Derby that night, I of course said yes. So we picked up a mate of mine along the way and drove to Sheffield, watched some Italian magic from both sides with Di Canio and Carbone trying their hardest (and failing) to upstage Eranio and Baiano (scored 2). Wanchope (who I loved) and Burton combined for a goal a piece….can’t remember who got the other but it was a pretty special night under the Hillsborough lights wearing that sexy orange and blue Puma number 😮‍💨 

[DarkFruitsRam7]

42 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

24th September 1997, Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 5 Derby County. A few days after my birthday, I finished school for the day and when my dad got home from work he asked out of the blue (and out of character to be so impulsive) if I wanted to go watch Derby that night, I of course said yes. So we picked up a mate of mine along the way and drove to Sheffield, watched some Italian magic from both sides with Di Canio and Carbone trying their hardest (and failing) to upstage Eranio and Baiano (scored 2). Wanchope (who I loved) and Burton combined for a goal a piece….can’t remember who got the other but it was a pretty special night under the Hillsborough lights wearing that sexy orange and blue Puma number 😮‍💨 

That's a great memory to have shared with your dad

[Wistaston Ram]

Winning 3.1 at Spurs (Ted McMinn double), 2.1 at Villa (Goddard & Saunders) and 2.1 at Man Utd (Goddard & Saunders) all in the late 80s.  Also fond memories of beating Newcastle 3.2 at home when we were 2.0 down at HT against Keegan et al.

[IlsonDerby]

That run of games under Clough when we had Bueno, Commons and Kuqi linking up before he s*** the bed and went defensive. 

[kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong]

Beating wolves 5 nil back in 2014...some stonking goals and my wife's family are all wolves fans and we're over that day for lunch which made it all the sweeter.

Gets overshadowed by our deforesting of the treetards that season but was on a par for me 

Edited May 1 by kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said:

Beating wolves 5 nil back in 2014...some stonking goals and my wife's family are all wolves fans and we're over that day for lunch which made it all the sweeter.

Gets overshadowed by our deforesting of the treetards that season but was on a par for me 

How neither of the 13/14 or 14/15 teams didn't get promoted, I don't know. So much individual talent but just goes to show, whole is greater than the sum of its parts 

Edited May 1 by Sheepinthedales

[G STAR RAM]

10 hours ago, BOB BIGGS said:

Blimey, memories for sure. I travelled down from Northumberland for that one. Haven’t been back since😎

To Northumberland?

How are you going to explain that one to the wife?

Doubt you'll get away with saying you popped out to get some milk.

[Crewton]

7 hours ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

Then Shrewsbury away with the seats flying was September 81 then. Unless we regularly went to Shrewsbury and put the seats on the pitch! 

 

I think the ultra rowdy one was the last game of the season, 1984. Our fans celebrated relegation to Division 3 by wrecking Shrewsbury.

[Steve Buckley’s Dog]

3 minutes ago, Crewton said:

I think the ultra rowdy one was the last game of the season, 1984. Our fans celebrated relegation to Division 3 by wrecking Shrewsbury.

Habit then because seats were flying everywhere in 81! I can’t say I miss it but he seemed normal at the time. 

[BathRam72]

12 hours ago, WystonRam said:

1-0 Sheff U away 1987, Phil Gee nutmegging John Burridge 10000 Derby fans rammed in the away end. 

I remember that well. I was at the front and when Phil scored. I lept in the air and 10000 fans all pushed forward.  I didn't hit the ground for about a minute. Squashed against the railings in front. Happy days 

[Comrade 86]

12 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

For me, beating United at Old Trafford in the cup under Lampard was unbelievable and doesn't get spoken about enough.

The next game versus Chelsea was a banger too. I know we lost 3-2, but we did score 4 of the 5 goals on the night and we gave them a right good game. Fikayo's effort was probably also the best taken own goal I've ever seen 🤣

[Mucker1884]

8 hours ago, HorsforthRam said:

Archie’s last match at Shrewsbury. All those missing seats!

 

8 hours ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

Derbyshire beat Northants that day to win the NatWest trophy. I remember watching the climax on tv after getting back from Shrewsbury. Not entirely sure how but I definitely remember doing that.

 

7 hours ago, Crewton said:

I think your memory is confusing different events youth. You're right about those events being on the same day, but that was September 1981 and Archie's last game was May 1984 at Shrewsbury. He wasn't at Derby in 1981.

 

7 hours ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

Then Shrewsbury away with the seats flying was September 81 then. Unless we regularly went to Shrewsbury and put the seats on the pitch! 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Crewton said:

I think the ultra rowdy one was the last game of the season, 1984. Our fans celebrated relegation to Division 3 by wrecking Shrewsbury.

 

4 minutes ago, Steve Buckley’s Dog said:

Habit then because seats were flying everywhere in 81! I can’t say I miss it but he seemed normal at the time. 

 

 

As a cricket-detester, I recall the rush back to catch the end of the cricket in the Derby pubs.

I don't recall the score, it being Archie's last game, or any flying seats.

I was settling down with a young family by '84, and not a regular match-goer, so that NatWest day was almost certainly '81.  🤷‍♂️