NottsRam77

Uhh my head! I may have drunk half of Alfreton...
Agree with this, he sounds really understated, someone who wont court publicity, wont be after the glory nor starting bounces in front of the fans. DC strikes me as a quietly passionate Derby fan, like so many in this fair county. Being a football club owner doesnt seem like an ambition more like a necessity, so his... our team doesnt die.
He has promised communication and I feel we will get it, in time. He will want to speak to any 'football business' people left at the club, work out what's what as far as the state of the club (beyond "we are running at x losses and we owe y to a, b, and c"). Once this is done he'll want get his people in, then we will hear from one of those (media savvy, knows football) about visions and what comes next.
Prior to and parallel to this we will see the vision unfurl as we will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly things progress from now on in regards to contracts. Actions, not words.

Amazing post buddy, 
and a situation that resonates so strongly with myself too.
Pp holds (along woth the bbg) some of my happiest and strongest memories with my late dad and to lose that place to go that i can feel that bit closer to him for 90 minutes would have broken me.
to lose derby county would have been a body blow too much for me.. so mr clowes… and the 1000s of u fans that stood up to be counted in our hours of need an eternal thankyou.
now lets back them like league 1 has never seen before 

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

Agreed although his/her username doesn't make much sense to me. ?

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

You talk a lot of sense ...post more often!

This. Exactly this. I haven’t commented at all on this but have been reading this thread every day since it started. I know the trials and tribulations we’ve been through and how this has affected us.
like NottsRam77 I thought I’d been dealing with it okay. Carrying on the day to day and all that. But hadn’t realized the extent it had actually affected me….until last night.
As the news broke the sense of relief was unbelievable for sure, but suddenly I found my eyes welling with tears. Genuine tears. Then hearing Ed Dawes on RD also in tears - live on air - it sent me completely over the edge into floods of them. 

Once I’d composed myself I allowed myself a quiet glass or two and raised a toast to David Clowes and our great club. 

So the great re-set has begun and with it a recalibration of our expectations. At this point I’m just happy to still have a club. And for it to be run properly. This whole episode has been a truly humbling experience for us all and one I do not wish to live through again. And one I wouldn’t wish on any fans of other clubs, in spite of some of the disgraceful attitudes from ‘followers’ of other clubs. 
So if we find ourselves in a situation where we are losing 3-0 at home to a team like Forest Green Rovers on a miserable rainy Tuesday night, I’m going to give my arm a pinch and remember that things could have been very different and we may not have actually been able to witness it. And then hold on to the hope that better days will return.
Because make no mistake - those better days will come.
UTR ????
 
 
 
 
 
 

Oh totally.
thats the big thing we should be looking at as an opportunity.
With both leicester and forest in the prem more than likely looking abroad and higher up the footballing tree (no pun intended) for players we have a massive selling point to any talented local footballer.
the v v real chance of football league football and a chance to air those talents in a first team envirmoment.
the accademy is cat 1 and already has an amazing reputation.. even in our situation as u say all those prem cast offs looking for that second chance should be climbing over each other to join us. We represent a dream opportunity in that respect 

Oh totally.
thats the big thing we should be looking at as an opportunity.
With both leicester and forest in the prem more than likely looking abroad and higher up the footballing tree (no pun intended) for players we have a massive selling point to any talented local footballer.
the v v real chance of football league football and a chance to air those talents in a first team envirmoment.
the accademy is cat 1 and already has an amazing reputation.. even in our situation as u say all those prem cast offs looking for that second chance should be climbing over each other to join us. We represent a dream opportunity in that respect 

Thinking about it.
weve literally been cut open and left to bleed by the efl , quantuma and mel.
Hemoraging young talent and any player of any ability. 
 
I think the reality os this season will be about sticking as many 30 plus year old plasters over that wound as possible to buy us time to start the proper healing process.
foundations need to be laid, the accademy needs recruitment and probably staff, the club needs staff, resources , experiance.
i think we write this season off and look for small step forward  but show david clowes that we are fully behind project “get derby county out of a and e” 

Great post .. agree totally ??

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

After yesterday's high I decided to have a couple of sherbets and have a banging head this morning. For some reason I started looking at the alphabet (as you do when you are drunk) and thought about today's headlines about us stated in alphabetical order. I come up with this so far but went to bed before it was finished. Feel free to do you own:
After Buyout Clowes Derby Ends Fans Getting Hysterical. In Justifying Keeping League..........
The other thing I noticed was M N O P Q . Kept thinking No Morris, No Pearce, No Quantuma! Anyways, going back to bed! UTR!!!!     

Now I've got tomato sauce all over my table attempting to rearrange my alphabetti spaghetti. Thanks! ?

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

Thats the one, i didnt know if it was a loan or perm signing.
shame, would have been a good addition at this level for both parties imo

Amazing post buddy, 
and a situation that resonates so strongly with myself too.
Pp holds (along woth the bbg) some of my happiest and strongest memories with my late dad and to lose that place to go that i can feel that bit closer to him for 90 minutes would have broken me.
to lose derby county would have been a body blow too much for me.. so mr clowes… and the 1000s of u fans that stood up to be counted in our hours of need an eternal thankyou.
now lets back them like league 1 has never seen before 

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

Great post .. agree totally ??

Amazing post buddy, 
and a situation that resonates so strongly with myself too.
Pp holds (along woth the bbg) some of my happiest and strongest memories with my late dad and to lose that place to go that i can feel that bit closer to him for 90 minutes would have broken me.
to lose derby county would have been a body blow too much for me.. so mr clowes… and the 1000s of u fans that stood up to be counted in our hours of need an eternal thankyou.
now lets back them like league 1 has never seen before 

Its a surreal feeling isnt it.
ill be honest i thought i was dealing with it ok. Just doing what i normally do with bad news and burying it deep down and just worrying about other life thingd, kids, work, money etc etc
but last night and even more so this morning, i just feel like this massive weight has been lifted and something that brings me so much pleasure and is part of my life is back in my thoughts again and iv this warm buzzy feeling about getting down to pp with my daughter and roaring the lads on.
I didnt even realise it was effecting me. But now its ended i can cealrly feel it was 

Derby County. Saved.
The joy, the relief.
Mine won’t be the only story like this, but after the passing of my Dad, who was a dyed-in-the-wool Ram, former steward home and away, the love for Derby County takes on another meaning. It’s a link to family - past and present - for so many, and to lose it would be heartbreaking all over again.
To see it saved means the world. And I’m celebrating with a Derbyshire whisky.
I was listening to the 'emergency' Sportscene. I shed a tear when Ed Dawes came on in tears. I fully lost it when the Punjabi Rams representative (who's name escapes me, my apologies) was talking about the laying to rest of another member (again apologies) whose proceedings mirrored my Dad's. I'm in tears again, typing this.
I really hope we as Rams never have to go through this again. I hope no fan ever has to go through this.
We have our club back. Don't EVER take it for granted.
Much love to one and all. My only regret is that I wasn't first to break the news ? I'd just got home from work, but seriously, this forum has been a haven - to know I'm not the only one who's life has been dominated by this one subject.
I can't wait for that 30th July vs. Oxford. Win, lose, or draw - it's going to be one hell of a party. Let's sell this mother out.
Peace ✌️ love ❤️ and Derby County ?

Agree, if we had gone my love of football would have dissapeared also, which would have been heartbreaking since being a fan since the 60's. Thanks to one man we are saved, back to enjoying football again, can't wait to see you all at Pride Park again in July.??

Oh i agree, the accademy has been absolutely stripped bare. I mean in normal circumstance the likes of cashin, malcom, williams, plange, festy, thompson and co would still be buried in our accademy learning their trade. But due to last year they had to step up and make a name for themselves .. which was great however the reality is they we’re in the shop window due to our circumstances and now we’re left with reletively nothing. 
 
theres almost an entire level of the youth accademy thats been stripped away that needs replacing…which will take time

DC didn’t just save the club, he saved us fans.  
Now the takeover is complete it’s crazy to realise how it affected us, feel quite relaxed for the first time in months.