Yes there were bleary eyed and dedicated Rams fans queueing outside the ticket office this morning for the much awaited sale of tickets to see Derby County take on Nottingham Forest.
The queues for the 600 or so City Ground tickets were there as early as 5.00am this morning, as tickets went on sale to season ticket holders for the Forest v Rams clash on the 17th September.
Fans are hoping that sanity will be restored and the Rams re-claim the Brian Clough Trophy following last seasons embarresing 5-2 defeat at the hands of the old enemy.
Tickets also went on sale via telephone and on the internet but these were expected to be snapped up for the fierce East Midlands derby..