Rams fan view of the final

[Villan For Life]

Ironically Derby did a Bruce. Maybe it was because of two heavy defeats against us during the season but they paid us too much respect and played a form of Bruceball.

Lampard is a decent manager who will learn from yesterday so hopefully they will be up there again next season. Football needs it's traditional clubs to be successful and playing at the highest level. I'd rather see the a Derby and a Forest and a Sunderland up there than a Bournemouth, a Watford or a Brighton.

[chrisw1]

Good luck to Derby next season.  The "Frank Lampard's Derby" thing is a bit vommy, but gererally they are a decent cluub with decent fans and I'd like to see them in the PL.

[Ramsfan]

Cheers for all the good wishes by reply everyone. Horrible feeling waking up the day after a play off final defeat .. but somehow not quite as bad as 2014 when we were mugged last minute by Bobby Zamora! I agree that on balance you deserved the win, though I suspect when I watch it back (IF I can bring myself to), it was a game of very fine lines where a little bit of luck and a crass keeping error ultimately made the difference. But for your greater attacking intent you deserved your success... just such a shame from our perspective we didn’t go for it till too late as I actually think you were possibly there for the taking had FL shown a tad more ambition! As you say, I think the two league games dictated that more restrained approach.

I’ve enjoyed posting on here since you battered us at PP - which was  when I put £50 on you to get promoted. Sadly, that didn’t include via the play offs .. 123 in the table only. 😓

Anyway, don’t think I’ll be back on here for a long while now.. just to reiterate what has been said about the relationship between the two clubs’ fans yesterday: for a game of that magnitude I thought both sets of fans were outstanding. Let’s not even worry about a few idiots either way... as someone said, EVERY club has those! Obviously I’m a bit biased, having a missus who’s Villa through and through, but I think your fans are great. I always find myself comparing you extremely favourably whenever we come across your blue friends home or away. Always left with the impression a large majority of them are classless thugs who don’t know a fat lot about the game and are there for a scrap!

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

Good luck for 2019/20 Villa. With your new owners and magnificent support you’ll go from strength to strength. No doubt the wife will drag me along to a Prem game or two. Looking forward to it already! 😁

[The Edge]

Cheers mate. You've put some decent stuff on here recently credit to you. Totally agree about the fine margins thing. These occasions always hinge on a couple of moments that could go either way. Met some Derby fans yesterday after the game and theres definitely a mutual respect there. Unfortunately some Villa "fans"were itching for trouble but soon got shot down by the rest of us.  As you say every club has em. Two shandys and they want to fight the world lol. Good luck going forward. I think FL will get you there. Look forward to us clashing in the Prem in the near future.

[Risso]

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

East Midlands Trains were abysmal yesterday.  Surely it's not beyond the wit of somebody to realise that putting a few more carriages on the trains from Derby to London and back again on a day when 40,000 Derby fans are travelling to Wembley might not be a bad idea.

[Damo70]

Cheers for all the good wishes by reply everyone. Horrible feeling waking up the day after a play off final defeat .. but somehow not quite as bad as 2014 when we were mugged last minute by Bobby Zamora! I agree that on balance you deserved the win, though I suspect when I watch it back (IF I can bring myself to), it was a game of very fine lines where a little bit of luck and a crass keeping error ultimately made the difference. But for your greater attacking intent you deserved your success... just such a shame from our perspective we didn’t go for it till too late as I actually think you were possibly there for the taking had FL shown a tad more ambition! As you say, I think the two league games dictated that more restrained approach.

I’ve enjoyed posting on here since you battered us at PP - which was  when I put £50 on you to get promoted. Sadly, that didn’t include via the play offs .. 123 in the table only. 😓

Anyway, don’t think I’ll be back on here for a long while now.. just to reiterate what has been said about the relationship between the two clubs’ fans yesterday: for a game of that magnitude I thought both sets of fans were outstanding. Let’s not even worry about a few idiots either way... as someone said, EVERY club has those! Obviously I’m a bit biased, having a missus who’s Villa through and through, but I think your fans are great. I always find myself comparing you extremely favourably whenever we come across your blue friends home or away. Always left with the impression a large majority of them are classless thugs who don’t know a fat lot about the game and are there for a scrap!

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

Good luck for 2019/20 Villa. With your new owners and magnificent support you’ll go from strength to strength. No doubt the wife will drag me along to a Prem game or two. Looking forward to it already! 😁

All the best for next season and I hope Derby return to win the play offs next year as we have just done. Keep the faith and remember how grim last summer was for us and how unlikely promotion looked for us halfway through the season. Never stop believing.

[cdbearsfan]

Derby seem decent sorts. We were there last season and bounced back, no reason why Derby can't do the same. Not many teams go and batter Leeds away from home under that sort of pressure.

Good luck for next season and hopefully see you in the top flight before too long.

[Richie]

Ramsfan - many thanks for the great comments. Derby are heading in the right direction with young flair players. You will have your day of glory mate. Stick with it. And I can tell you one thing for certain, when you’ve been through the pain of missing out on promotion at Wembley, it just makes it all the more sweeter when you finally get over the line.

[Hookeysmith]

Well said Rams fan

We walked away from the stadium up Wembley way and all we got was congratulations from the Rams fans - fair play to them all. Quite a few were also critical of the Derby line up and early tactics so it mirrors us last year even more so.

I worry that the media are trying to ignite the FL to Chelsea thing and I think it is inevitable at some point but would be too soon now. Lets see what he can do next season with the base he has laid and then hope you guys come up as well

Best of luck for next years matey

Oh and to put it into perspective at work today I spoke to a nose and all they could spit out was

"That greasy cheating twat will be off soon" "You were jammy and I bet you paid the keeper to chuck it in"

My reply was "Can you not be happy that our club has brought some pride back to midlands football instead of your lot only bringing shame and embarrassment"

after 10 seconds to think "Vile bastards"  was the only retort 

Im sorry you have to endure these cretins for another season

[not3bad]

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

East Midlands Trains were abysmal yesterday.  Surely it's not beyond the wit of somebody to realise that putting a few more carriages on the trains from Derby to London and back again on a day when 40,000 Derby fans are travelling to Wembley might not be a bad idea.

I live in London so you'd think it would be piss easy to get to Wembley.

1) I arrive at South Ealing station to get on the Piccadilly line but find that it's closed so I have to catch a bus to Ealing Broadway for the Central Line
2) I arrive at Ealing Broadway to find there have been no Central trains for 45 minutes and they don't know when there will be one so I have to catch a train to Paddington
3) At Paddington I get on a Bakerloo Line train to Wembley Central. I seem to be the only Villa fan on a train full of Derby supporters but fortunately the stick I get is good natured.
4) Halfway through the journey, the train inexplicably terminates and we all have to get off and wait for another train that will take us the rest of the way.

[West Derby Villan]

Ramsfan your fellow Derby fans I met and spoke to yesterday showed the same class as you have shown on here. Total respect to you and your team. Proper tight game yesterday and I agree you probably showed us too much respect. But as we did, last year, pick yourselves up and do it again, only better.

[KevinGage]

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

East Midlands Trains were abysmal yesterday.  Surely it's not beyond the wit of somebody to realise that putting a few more carriages on the trains from Derby to London and back again on a day when 40,000 Derby fans are travelling to Wembley might not be a bad idea.

I live in London so you'd think it would be piss easy to get to Wembley.

1) I arrive at South Ealing station to get on the Piccadilly line but find that it's closed so I have to catch a bus to Ealing Broadway for the Central Line
2) I arrive at Ealing Broadway to find there have been no Central trains for 45 minutes and they don't know when there will be one so I have to catch a train to Paddington
3) At Paddington I get on a Bakerloo Line train to Wembley Central. I seem to be the only Villa fan on a train full of Derby supporters but fortunately the stick I get is good natured.
4) Halfway through the journey, the train inexplicably terminates and we all have to get off and wait for another train that will take us the rest of the way.

The Central line is quite possibly the worst mode of transport in western Europe. 

Always seems to be banjaxed at weekends for 'essential repairs.' 

[garyshawsknee]

Good luck to you next season Ramsfan, good to know there are decent supporters out there who don't turn a football debate into petty point scoring . Hope you keep hold of your manager and a couple of your loanees, you take twelve points off our nearest and dearest and join us in 2020.

[not3bad]

Yep, Villa went one better this season, Derby can go one better next season.

[Sexual Ealing]

I was stood for two hours on a train home last night in a dangerously-crammed carriage full of Villa and Derby, many of whom had been drinking since dawn. We were all having a great chat amongst ourselves to try and while away an horrendous journey (thanks West Midlands Trains!) At the end we all shook hands and wished each other well. That’s how it should be, but I couldn’t help thinking just what that journey would’ve been like If it had been Derby/ Leeds, Villa/Leeds or god forbid Villa/ Blues or Derby/Forest. Seriously think there’d be fatalities!

East Midlands Trains were abysmal yesterday.  Surely it's not beyond the wit of somebody to realise that putting a few more carriages on the trains from Derby to London and back again on a day when 40,000 Derby fans are travelling to Wembley might not be a bad idea.

I live in London so you'd think it would be piss easy to get to Wembley.

1) I arrive at South Ealing station to get on the Piccadilly line but find that it's closed so I have to catch a bus to Ealing Broadway for the Central Line
2) I arrive at Ealing Broadway to find there have been no Central trains for 45 minutes and they don't know when there will be one so I have to catch a train to Paddington
3) At Paddington I get on a Bakerloo Line train to Wembley Central. I seem to be the only Villa fan on a train full of Derby supporters but fortunately the stick I get is good natured.
4) Halfway through the journey, the train inexplicably terminates and we all have to get off and wait for another train that will take us the rest of the way.

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