I supposed I should have known the day wasn’t going to end well when we had to pay £5.80 for a pint of beer (albeit an imported American craft ale) in the riverside pub near Craven Cottage before the game. I’m no stranger to London beer prices but that was a tad unreasonable. The footy?…
This was a bit of a strange one, if truth be told. Like the Brighton game in December, we stormed into a decent lead against a limited side & then let our foot off the gas. To be fair, we well & truly lost control of that game but this one, in hindsight, was more…
I thought this was a nailed on scrappy one nil victory for us. Hmmm… Well, I’ve never been particularly good with my predictions since McClaren came back. This was a bit of a rollercoaster ride to be honest & I was a blubbering, emotional wreck by the time that penalty went in. A 3-2 win…
There was a different feel about this game. 6 excellent new arrivals (no, I can’t bring myself to refer to Shotton as “excellent” & he’s certainly not new) in the January transfer has changed everyone’s outlook somewhat. We’ve now got competition in every position & some amazing quality in the squad. Our promotion campaign has…
I went through a wide range of emotions before, during & after this game. My earlier positivity (we can go level top if we win, level top!) was dented somewhat by my pre-match reality check with Spicy Kev over some cheap nosh & 2 oatmeal stouts in The Standing Order. Kev doesn’t think we’ll…
Where to start with this one? To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I could start this post at all. Saturday still feels too raw. What a defeat & what an abject 2nd half performance. That loss to Wigan in October was tough to take but this was ten times worse. Maybe even worse than…
Yes, we didn’t really get out of second gear & Leeds were poor but this was an important result for us. The return of the Eust, & now The Beard, has added some much needed experience, solidity & resilience to the side. We dominated the game, Dirty never had a single shot on goal &…
Time to explore my split personality again (Facing Two Ways – get it?) & interview myself about where we (Derby, that is) stand at the mid point of the season. Sum up the season so far in three words. Frustratingly, haphazardly exhilarating. Has it met your expectations so far? I expected & hoped for us…
- Since I was young......
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