Season Ticket Renewals

Reading the posts above about cloughs negativity towards tonights match has just further alienated me from bothering to go again. If he had said "obviously we need to respect barnsley, but their confidence must be low so I'm gonna send my team out to get at them from the word go, if we get an early goal we could end up with a similar result" then that would be great, encouraging, showing a bit of intent, not "well they've just been battered by charlton, so I'll set us up to be ultra defensive in case they decide to be angry about that result". BORING.

I think I've literally been to about 6 or 7 games this season, total waste of my season ticket but every match I've been to I've sat there bored. And instead of going on saturday, I should imagine I'll do some overtime and side jobs at work. Working is more fun and I'll be earning money not wasting it being BORED.

Republic

Whilst the statistics You use would suggest we may be, they are not a true reflection on the performances. I don't need statistics to make up my mind because i see it for myself. We should be better of point wise no doubt about it and i never said we were great. We are not a poor team. We are not far off challenging for play offs at all and a some decent additions to add depth of quality will give us that chance.

When he says beware of a backlash he is showing Barnsley respect in public.
What do you expect him to say "Ha Look at them stuffed 6 nil at home, tonight should be a walk-over"

In private to the team you have no idea what he's saying but in public he is correct to show Barnsley respect.

You talk about negativity. It's you bunch of anti-Clough wrist slashers who are negative.

Clough In!!!

I can't be bothered with the sport as a whole now. Its going nowhere fast unless you're one of the top 6 teams. Before I would set my schedule and rearrange things to make sure I could get to pride park every home match, and I would watch any match on the telly. Now I barely ever watch televised games and I only go pride park if I've got literally nothing else to do. That's not my fault, its footballs evolution driving me away from the sport.

I've thought about how entertained I've been this season. How many magical moments can I recall?

It's not many TBH.

Derby are a team that works hard, but shows precious little 'wow-factor' on the pitch, and their over-riding style is 'cautious'.

I've thought about the way some in the crowd can't wait to get on the scapegoat's back, how the atmosphere is getting worse and worse, and asked myself if that's what I want to be part of for another year.

I've thought about how many cinema or theatre tickets I could buy with the same amount of money, and how entertaining that might be.

I've thought that the cinema lets you turn up at your convenience, whilst Pride Park seems to feel it can change kick-off days & times for little or no reason; and hard cheese if it messes the season-ticket-holder about.

I've been on the verge of not renewing for the last two seasons, but in the end I did renew because of the father/son bonding side of it.

Come September my son will be away at Uni, so that won't be a factor any more.

I will not be renewing next time. I'm going to see if there's more fun to be had for the money elsewhere.

It's only my opinion Rameses but please don't lump anyone who questions what Junior is up to into the "wrist slashers" club. Derby's points return since the turn of the year has been very poor. No club gets any points for a good performance so at the end of the day results count and Derby's are just not good enough. Clough is in charge of that particular part of the club so his and the team's returns are open to scrutiny. By the very fact we only have 5 wins in 4 months my opinion is that he and his team are underperforming to the point that they are putting the club's Championship status is in danger. If that was to happen and I sincerely hope it doesn't, who do I blame? You? Me? The stadium cat? Step forward GSE and the Team Manager.

Republic
It's my opinion our expectation levels are too high which is why there is a lot of negativity surrounding a mid table finish. Too much in fact.
For our situation we are OK, everyone can grumble, but this constant negative anti-Clough campaign is not warranted.
When you consider our budget we are doing as well as any team and better than most in that bracket.
If you expect we should be a Premier League club then on this budget, you are a fruitcake.
So what is it you want?
And why are you and the rest of the Anti-Boys so down?
Me, I don't get it.

I’m afraid the chances of my lads of ever seeing Derby even competing for the premiership title let alone European Cup nights as we enjoyed are non-existent.

Football aint wot it used to be. I for one think it has been totally corrupted by money. From FIFA down to 15 year old players who employ agents ffs.

Somebody needs to set up an English Football League, with
a limit to the number of purchased players a team can field,
all matches kicking off at 3.00pm on a Saturday.
The leagues not starting until after the summer holidays,
No live matches only a highlights package available,
Fans owning 51% shares in their own club,
Maximum of £20.00 per ticket to see the game with a 30% discount for a season ticket.
FA Cup vouchers in with the season ticket,
no sponsoring of substitutions or additional time,
the reintroduction of linesmen not assistants,
a standing area for those not too vertically challanged,

free beer, pole dancers, Kylie at half time………………………….

On a different topic and before this medication wears off, what ever happened to Sports night?

Somebody needs to set up an English Football League, with
a limit to the number of purchased players a team can field,
all matches kicking off at 3.00pm on a Saturday.
The leagues not starting until after the summer holidays,
No live matches only a highlights package available,
Fans owning 51% shares in their own club,
Maximum of £20.00 per ticket to see the game with a 30% discount for a season ticket.
FA Cup vouchers in with the season ticket,
no sponsoring of substitutions or additional time,
the reintroduction of linesmen not assistants,
a standing area for those not too vertically challanged,

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If the people wanted this enough it could happen. It just takes some organisation of the masses.

No need to be insulting Rameses, there's nothing wrong with my mental state.
You have your opinion and I have mine.