Should we always refer to that era as the Taylor/Clough years?

[Romanis]

No Charlie George??

Of course him, but I'm only a 1 season Rams fan...

Hahaha.

[Acido]

Hey lads we've discussed this so many times on here.... did Cloughy (Brian) steal Derby's success when he went and achieved what he did with Notts Florist ?.

[Romanis]

Hey lads we've discussed this so many times on here.... did Cloughy (Brian) steal Derby's success when he went and achieved what he did with Notts Florist ?.

Don't try and curry favour with the locals!

You cheeky git

[Andy_Faber]

Hey lads we've discussed this so many times on here.... did Cloughy (Brian) steal Derby's success when he went and achieved what he did with Notts Florist ?.

Not in my opinion. I'll always be of the opinion that Derby was a passion and Forest was a job, but he stole nothing, he just made the best of the assets at his disposal (existing players, cash, his personality) to achieve success at both clubs, and I think Derby's success would have waned whatever happened between the two clubs, just the same as Forest's did

[roger_ramjet]

Lets not forget Des Anderson, AF

[Andy_Faber]

Lets not forget Des Anderson, AF

Ah yes dear old Des

[Romanis]

here you go then

[ramAnag]

here you go then

Blimey...one of those linesmen would be arrested for dressing like that in public these days...and the 'pitch' would probably have been declared unplayable by Prince Charles who appears to be the referee.
Only advertising is on the stands I see...deep joy!

[Andy_Faber]

Blimey...one of those linesmen would be arrested for dressing like that in public these days...and the 'pitch' would probably have been declared unplayable by Prince Charles who appears to be the referee.
Only advertising is on the stands I see...deep joy!

And preceding one of the poorest Derby performances I ever witnessed

[MadAmster]

I think the correct term is "History". 40 to 45 years ago Derby were the best in the land and proved it with 2 top flight titles. A few years later, the Red Dogs won the title once and were the best in Europe twice and went on to win 4 League Cups. For either club, the last trophy of note was the Dogs League Cup win in 1990. Derby's best season since then was mid 80s when we qualified for the UEFA Cup but didn't get to play in it dur to the ban on English clubs in the aftermath of Heysel.

Since those halcyon days neither club has been a top club. Both have spent most of those seasons in the 2nd or 3rd level of the English football pyramid. We are both where we are and deserve to be there. Fans of both clubs comfort themselves with the thought that those halcyon days will return but there are no guarantees.

Our histories are nice to have but 2 League titles in the 70s or 2 European Cups mean absolutely nothing today.

Sorry if I have poured cold water on some dreams but the above is, IMO, reality and we live, or should do, in the real world.