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In 1884 attendances at Derby County Cricket Club were falling: a Midland Railway clerk named William Morley discussed the formation of a senior football team for Derby with his father William senior who happened to be a committee member of the county cricket club. When William senior officially proposed the idea the committee embraced the possibility of boosting the ailing cricket club?s finances. The county FA objected to the new club being called Derbyshire County FC so Derby County was settled on as a compromise. Fans generally refer to the club as "Derby" or "The Rams," since "County" is associated with their Nottingham rivals, Notts County. For a period they wore the amber, chocolate and light blue colours of their parent club.

Posted By: DrDublin on October 16th 2008 at 14:45:42

Message Thread

ncfc makes the international headlines (NCFC) - Dave in France, Oct 16, 14:30:25
- Why does Derby get its County, but Norwich doesn't get its City (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 16, 14:39:42
  - cos nobody knows who Derby are...? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 14:46:35
  - ....................... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Oct 16, 14:45:42
- Suopcon de corruption. I like that. (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 16, 14:35:55
  - *Soupcon* with a squiggly thing on the c (circumflex?) (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 16, 14:36:21
    - cedilla (NCFC) - Dave in France, Oct 16, 14:40:43
- crikey! the Belgiums have picked up on it too! (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 14:33:56
  - yebbut.... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 14:38:07
    - look, you've already admitted you were in the wrong (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 14:42:29
      - WHAT??!? (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 14:48:59
        
        ... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 14:51:40
        
        ... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:01:40
        
        feel free to go take your afternoon nap then (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:04:21
        
        ha ha (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 14:57:55
        
        you really haven't got a clue have you? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:03:31
        
        my original post said.... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:09:01
        
        keep going... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:13:41
        
        To be fair Batty Boy before getting involved in a debate over (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 15:18:17
        
        to be fair Jim (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:24:52
        
        As was pointed out previously (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 15:32:37
        
        "yeah, i like the thinking behind that one, nicely thought through..." (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:35:57
        
        nope, it's still proving too complicated for you (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:41:32
        
        for god's sake!! (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:28:14
        
        you're still not understanding what's being posted are you? (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:34:35
        
        yaaaaaaaaaawn (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:40:18
        
        but Lita was through on an open goal when Carroll fouled him to get sent off... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:43:11
        
        If I was blindas', it would be around this point where someone would say (NCFC) - pants, Oct 16, 15:55:03
        
        Had Lita not over-run it? (NCFC) - Declan, Oct 16, 15:52:02
        
        I actually missed the game in question but understand Lita (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 15:46:27
        
        looking at the highlights on the OS i'd say he was about to walk the ball in (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:55:15
        
        No I don't agree with that (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 16:07:02
        
        fair dos (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 16:12:48
        
        maybe me, you, Blindasabat and Pants... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Oct 16, 15:24:35
        
        I'm there - what time? (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 16, 15:45:46
        
        half 8 (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 16, 15:47:36
    - here goo (NCFC) - conker, Oct 16, 14:42:12
- What does the comment mean? (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 14:32:42
  - something like (NCFC) - Dave in France, Oct 16, 14:35:44
    - Is it considered a humorous comment in France? (n/m) (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 14:39:10
      - yes (NCFC) - Dave in France, Oct 16, 14:41:42
        
        What weird people the French are (n/m) (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 14:58:40
        
        ..and they killed our Princess (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Oct 16, 15:06:41

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