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Is it really an assumption to say he has it in his power to fix it? Whatever way I try to look it, the man is beyond defensible. You only have to look at the people he was trying to flog the club to before admin to know he had bailed.
He sat back and let the fans pay off the charity debts he owed! The mental health, the jobs, the wellbeing of so many hangs on what Mel can do and for whatever reason he isn't doing it.
Going to take an incredibly embellished yarn for me to believe any excuse for allowing this all to happen.

Is it really an assumption to say he has it in his power to fix it? Whatever way I try to look it, the man is beyond defensible. You only have to look at the people he was trying to flog the club to before admin to know he had bailed.
He sat back and let the fans pay off the charity debts he owed! The mental health, the jobs, the wellbeing of so many hangs on what Mel can do and for whatever reason he isn't doing it.
Going to take an incredibly embellished yarn for me to believe any excuse for allowing this all to happen.

In that case Mel still has some form of hold on the club. He has had months to do the right thing and hasn't. Do you honestly believe anyone is going to want to pay Mel's price?

In that case Mel still has some form of hold on the club. He has had months to do the right thing and hasn't. Do you honestly believe anyone is going to want to pay Mel's price?

In that case Mel still has some form of hold on the club. He has had months to do the right thing and hasn't. Do you honestly believe anyone is going to want to pay Mel's price?

The standard of refereeing has been rubbish for the most part, not just Derby. The problem for us is that there is so much hanging on these decisions. Goals aren't easy to come by and when you are down at the bottom it does all seem to go against you. Most of our matches are decided by a goal. 
That said, do we really do enough away from home? Can we with the players we have? I hate to think all our efforts are fizzing out but it was always my main concern, once escape was a genuine possibility, did we have enough in the tank to see it through? The fact it is still possible with 5 to go is impressive enough.
 

Ask the Lonely! Would find it hard to choose between Faithfully and Why Can't This Night Go On Forever. 

I don't think Andy liked being called out and didn’t expect CK to respond to his crap. Looking for things that aren't there in a desperate bid to prove he knows something. None of it is of course remotely helpful right now.

Del Amitri - Driving With The Brakes On.
Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
Richie Sambora - Undiscovered Soul
Glen Hansard - This Gift
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Far too difficult to decide.
 

I don't think Andy liked being called out and didn’t expect CK to respond to his crap. Looking for things that aren't there in a desperate bid to prove he knows something. None of it is of course remotely helpful right now.

I don't think Andy liked being called out and didn’t expect CK to respond to his crap. Looking for things that aren't there in a desperate bid to prove he knows something. None of it is of course remotely helpful right now.

The standard of refereeing has been rubbish for the most part, not just Derby. The problem for us is that there is so much hanging on these decisions. Goals aren't easy to come by and when you are down at the bottom it does all seem to go against you. Most of our matches are decided by a goal. 
That said, do we really do enough away from home? Can we with the players we have? I hate to think all our efforts are fizzing out but it was always my main concern, once escape was a genuine possibility, did we have enough in the tank to see it through? The fact it is still possible with 5 to go is impressive enough.
 

The standard of refereeing has been rubbish for the most part, not just Derby. The problem for us is that there is so much hanging on these decisions. Goals aren't easy to come by and when you are down at the bottom it does all seem to go against you. Most of our matches are decided by a goal. 
That said, do we really do enough away from home? Can we with the players we have? I hate to think all our efforts are fizzing out but it was always my main concern, once escape was a genuine possibility, did we have enough in the tank to see it through? The fact it is still possible with 5 to go is impressive enough.
 

Mel Morris looked like the ideal owner for so many fans. Local, supporter and enough funds to do the job. He talked of great ambitions, numbers of academy players and so. But all he did was screw us over.
Once you get bitten by what you perceive to be the dream, anything else, especially one who hasn't done himself any public favours, is met with suitable caution.
All well and good sat here saying you would have preferred Ashley or Appleby, but if they wanted it enough it would be theirs.
Any new owner is a risk, but if the alternative is liquidation, we have no choice but to get on and support him. Much like we did with Rooney at the start of this season. 

Mel Morris looked like the ideal owner for so many fans. Local, supporter and enough funds to do the job. He talked of great ambitions, numbers of academy players and so. But all he did was screw us over.
Once you get bitten by what you perceive to be the dream, anything else, especially one who hasn't done himself any public favours, is met with suitable caution.
All well and good sat here saying you would have preferred Ashley or Appleby, but if they wanted it enough it would be theirs.
Any new owner is a risk, but if the alternative is liquidation, we have no choice but to get on and support him. Much like we did with Rooney at the start of this season. 

Mel Morris looked like the ideal owner for so many fans. Local, supporter and enough funds to do the job. He talked of great ambitions, numbers of academy players and so. But all he did was screw us over.
Once you get bitten by what you perceive to be the dream, anything else, especially one who hasn't done himself any public favours, is met with suitable caution.
All well and good sat here saying you would have preferred Ashley or Appleby, but if they wanted it enough it would be theirs.
Any new owner is a risk, but if the alternative is liquidation, we have no choice but to get on and support him. Much like we did with Rooney at the start of this season. 

Mel Morris looked like the ideal owner for so many fans. Local, supporter and enough funds to do the job. He talked of great ambitions, numbers of academy players and so. But all he did was screw us over.
Once you get bitten by what you perceive to be the dream, anything else, especially one who hasn't done himself any public favours, is met with suitable caution.
All well and good sat here saying you would have preferred Ashley or Appleby, but if they wanted it enough it would be theirs.
Any new owner is a risk, but if the alternative is liquidation, we have no choice but to get on and support him. Much like we did with Rooney at the start of this season. 

Been on this forum a long time. Never once have I felt that there was any influence on my views from yourself or others here. I find it somewhat disrespectful to even imply such a thing.
You have acted on good faith and been severely let down, we as a fan base need to stick together not try and score cheap points. 

When one player is asking for 500k a week which annually equates to the offers being made for the acquisition of our entire football club then you know things are just rotten to the core. 

Morning squad. I've been radio silence on here the last few months for two reasons:
I can't add anything on the situation between just sorrow I've been working on something new For those who don't know and for those who don't care (understandable, no complaints from me) I produced a book called Pride in 2020, which went into the last 20 or so years of the club. That was nice, but the issue is that for those 20 years we were pretty awful. So I wanted to work on something new and a bit more feel good. And so...
I'm really, really pleased to say that my next book will go live in Autumn of this year and it's titled: Groundwork: The Inside Story Behind Jim Smith's Derby County. 
Just like Pride, it's told from the behind the scenes perspective of those incredible few years and includes insight from around 60 former players, coaches and staff members at the club. From Igor, Eranio and Sturridge, through to Steve's McClaren and Round, it delves into what made that time so special. But more than this it focuses on the work of Jim as a manager and crucially, as a man. I've spoken with the creators of Prozone, the first sports psychologist in British football, the first fitness coach in the game, to evaluate how pivotal Derby (yes, Derby) were in the evolution of football in this country. And there is also a section remembering Jim himself, including thoughts from his family, as well as close friends like Harry Redknapp and Howard Wilkinson. There's even a Graham Richards cameo or two. 
I know there's a lot of continuing nightmares around us at the minute, but hopefully this brings a bit of joy and memories of what this club can be. ?
 

Been on this forum a long time. Never once have I felt that there was any influence on my views from yourself or others here. I find it somewhat disrespectful to even imply such a thing.
You have acted on good faith and been severely let down, we as a fan base need to stick together not try and score cheap points. 

It may not be a popular view but I think it is somewhat lazy to purely blame Mel. I think he had most hoodwinked and the situation he leaves us in is unforgivable. Yet, we have the EFL who have sought to make an example of us rather than protect/support. If they had done their job properly in the first place this all could have been avoided. If they had admitted mistakes rather than pursue us to save face, it could have been avoided. Then we have the vendettas of other club owners. 
Are Quantuma actually doing anything? They have not been honest with Rooney and they sure like bigging things up only to miss deadlines.
Finally, the prospective owners. What kind of message does it send if you are willing to let the club start next season on -15 and 5 players, just to save a few quid?
As far as I am concerned, every single one of these pieces has let the fans, the staff and the players down. And all of us have zero idea what is happening and what will happen. It feels like all that fan pressure has faded away, the hopes on the pitch rapidly fading.
It is rather depressing that following a sport should be decided by men in suits trying to save money and face.

Been on this forum a long time. Never once have I felt that there was any influence on my views from yourself or others here. I find it somewhat disrespectful to even imply such a thing.
You have acted on good faith and been severely let down, we as a fan base need to stick together not try and score cheap points. 

It may not be a popular view but I think it is somewhat lazy to purely blame Mel. I think he had most hoodwinked and the situation he leaves us in is unforgivable. Yet, we have the EFL who have sought to make an example of us rather than protect/support. If they had done their job properly in the first place this all could have been avoided. If they had admitted mistakes rather than pursue us to save face, it could have been avoided. Then we have the vendettas of other club owners. 
Are Quantuma actually doing anything? They have not been honest with Rooney and they sure like bigging things up only to miss deadlines.
Finally, the prospective owners. What kind of message does it send if you are willing to let the club start next season on -15 and 5 players, just to save a few quid?
As far as I am concerned, every single one of these pieces has let the fans, the staff and the players down. And all of us have zero idea what is happening and what will happen. It feels like all that fan pressure has faded away, the hopes on the pitch rapidly fading.
It is rather depressing that following a sport should be decided by men in suits trying to save money and face.

It may not be a popular view but I think it is somewhat lazy to purely blame Mel. I think he had most hoodwinked and the situation he leaves us in is unforgivable. Yet, we have the EFL who have sought to make an example of us rather than protect/support. If they had done their job properly in the first place this all could have been avoided. If they had admitted mistakes rather than pursue us to save face, it could have been avoided. Then we have the vendettas of other club owners. 
Are Quantuma actually doing anything? They have not been honest with Rooney and they sure like bigging things up only to miss deadlines.
Finally, the prospective owners. What kind of message does it send if you are willing to let the club start next season on -15 and 5 players, just to save a few quid?
As far as I am concerned, every single one of these pieces has let the fans, the staff and the players down. And all of us have zero idea what is happening and what will happen. It feels like all that fan pressure has faded away, the hopes on the pitch rapidly fading.
It is rather depressing that following a sport should be decided by men in suits trying to save money and face.