Women who support the Rams say a claim they spend match 'glued' to their phones is ridiculous.
Rams fan Amelia Warren, 19, said: "You are going to get people who are idiots and every club will have that in their fan base but one of the things Derby is proud of is that we have a very diverse club and a strong female following.
"To have an individual come and try to jeopardise that and give us a bad name publicly is not what anybody wants to see.She added: "Children, men, women - everyone - contributes to the atmosphere in the South Stand."It's okay to complain the atmosphere occasionally goes flat and be frustrated about that but to blame it on a specific group of people and precisely female people is ridiculous.
Emily Webster, who has been going to Pride Park for 18 years, said: "I have had the typical comments like 'You can't like football because you're a girl' or 'If you like football as much as you say you do, describe and explain the offside rule'.""But I could believe it to hear it recently. It's shocking," she said.
"Men and women don't watch football for a different reason. We watch it simply because we want to watch it."She added: "That tweet... has actually bought a lot of us together and there's nothing that could change the way I feel about being a Derby fan."
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