Well I've just turned my pc on having got back from PP a couple of hours ago and read just one thred - the merged one from from the bitter and twisted OzzieRam.
Humbug to all such!
Regular readers will know that I accepted the lift offer posted here yesterday by LancsRam from Kirkham. And what a marvellous day it has been. My Derby-born host showed up bang on time at our Preston rendezvous, we shook hands of introduction and off we went. An excellent driver he is too - just over the speed limit with wide safety gaps behind the cars in front - I felt totally safe. I'd bought a precautionary newspaper, but that and the radio were not needed as we chatted all the way on the 2hr drive to Derby, sat side by side in Derby & Preston tops.
We picked up LancsRam's nephew, then parked near Pride Park then went in to town to meet up with his old friends in a lovely traditional pub with Pedigree and excellent home-made cheap lunches. Sharing a cab back to PP a little banter between the 5 of us began, before handshakes and smiles goodbye to those I'd not be seeing after the game.
Perhaps LancsRam & I were both glad of the fair draw, as it made sure neither of us was a miserable cnut on the way home.
Another advantage of this arrangement was that BBC Radio Derby was on a pre-set, so we heard PS's post match comments once and the dwarf's twice before we got past Stoke and out of range. I'll make my comments on that on the appropriate threads later.
We got back to the rendezvous at 7p.m. and I had a chance to share reflections with other Nobbers in my local before home.
UP FOOTBALL FANS UNITED: We're all on the same side when it comes to hey-lads-hey.
Oh, and LancsRam, I owe you a taxi fare to the ground. Pay you back on New Year's Day? Cheers bud.
Humbug to all such!
Regular readers will know that I accepted the lift offer posted here yesterday by LancsRam from Kirkham. And what a marvellous day it has been. My Derby-born host showed up bang on time at our Preston rendezvous, we shook hands of introduction and off we went. An excellent driver he is too - just over the speed limit with wide safety gaps behind the cars in front - I felt totally safe. I'd bought a precautionary newspaper, but that and the radio were not needed as we chatted all the way on the 2hr drive to Derby, sat side by side in Derby & Preston tops.
We picked up LancsRam's nephew, then parked near Pride Park then went in to town to meet up with his old friends in a lovely traditional pub with Pedigree and excellent home-made cheap lunches. Sharing a cab back to PP a little banter between the 5 of us began, before handshakes and smiles goodbye to those I'd not be seeing after the game.
Perhaps LancsRam & I were both glad of the fair draw, as it made sure neither of us was a miserable cnut on the way home.
Another advantage of this arrangement was that BBC Radio Derby was on a pre-set, so we heard PS's post match comments once and the dwarf's twice before we got past Stoke and out of range. I'll make my comments on that on the appropriate threads later.
We got back to the rendezvous at 7p.m. and I had a chance to share reflections with other Nobbers in my local before home.
UP FOOTBALL FANS UNITED: We're all on the same side when it comes to hey-lads-hey.
Oh, and LancsRam, I owe you a taxi fare to the ground. Pay you back on New Year's Day? Cheers bud.
