Cardiogram

Big thank you to mozza for organizing the League 
It's easy this prediction thing, just trust your Rams bias and go for a win more often than not (not sure that applies to next season) keep positive and above all
#BEMOREB4

Many thanks - a lot of time put into this which is much appreciated  

David Clowes is the owner I always hoped we'd end up getting one day.
A lot of fans seem utterly fixated on the respective spending power of owners but unless you have materially more wealth than all of your competitors (extremely rare), the differentiator becomes how you manage your club. What culture are you looking for? Do you back your managers when things get tough? Do you have a long term plan? Quite apart from the extraordinary sacrifice David Clowes undertook in grossly overpaying for Derby County, everything since has been an exercise in how to run a club properly. He is an elite level owner & best of all, he cares - he's one of us.
Its no secret I'm a Warne-sceptic but I had to admire Clowes sticking by Warne during his decidedly dodgy autumn. Sitting outside the playoff spots as late as 24th November would have had many chairmen pulling the trigger but there was absolutely no sense Warne was even on his final warning - he was given time & Clowes was utterly vindicated by the subsequent promotion. That is the kind of responsible stewardship successful clubs need & that we have so often lacked in the past.
Tales of his humility elsewhere in this thread endear him even more, as does that open letter on the official site today. A successful businessman, a qualified pilot & now a successful football club owner - that is a bloody rare skillset & all credit to him that he lets his actions do the talking rather than resorting to the egocentric approach of many of his peers. I'm genuinely excited to see how he approaches the challenge of competing with clubs with bigger budgets & more reckless strategies - I strongly suspect this is where the backroom structure he brought in 2 years ago starts to bear fruit - quality recruitment, quality youth progression & a tight, respectful culture that gets the best out of everyone in the building. Progressive ownership is the only sensible game in that snakepit of a division & Clowes is smart enough to realise this.
Most of all, I hope he's enjoying it. I loved seeing him get the limelight on Saturday - the fans singing his name & him picking up the trophy - he deserves every accolade going. I hope David Clowes stays with us for many years, I'm certain he will steer us back to the Prem if he does.

Derby 2 Reading 1 FRGS Gayle

We are just over a year into our reboot, the club needs stability, it's no surprise Clowes backs his man 1 year into a 4 year project. I don't think this is the dreaded "vote of confidence" either, what with the January transfer window being mentioned. This is our chairman's decision, we need to accept it and get back to supporting the team, at least we can then say we did our bit as supporters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       In the summer i voiced my concern ( and others) about recruitment in the midfield and forward areas, powerhouse / ballwinners / playmaker/ goalscorers etc, this has to be the focus come January, which won't be easy on our budget. I would also like to say to everyone who is down and frustrated with the performances', manager, players and i include myself in this-  i get it, we are around the lowest position our club has gone in history, we don't want to be here, but the division and toxic vibe between supporters, players and staff is not helping. We will turn the corner, we will rise again and sticking together will make it all feel worth it. Clowes style is not chop and change like Mel, we need to back him with some patience. Keep the faith UTR