Dai Capp

10 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said:

Our squad based on last seasons 4231 if the greens sign like reported. Shows we're short at left back and CDM.

Knight & Bielik in red as expect them to both leave.

Could maybe move Knight or Hourihane as CDM and Sibley to CAM. We still need a couple of players in the attacking areas.

Sadly I think McDonald has been released now but in terms of numbers required I think that's bang on. Let's hope some of those greens materialise...

33 minutes ago, Tombo said:

Right this may have been answered and it might sound a bit too pragmatic when I should be celebrating

Does anyone know how exactly the club and the stadium are in relation now? Does Clowes own the Gellaw company that owns Pride Park, then the club separately? Only the club statement says that "the club has been brought under the ownership structure as the stadium".

Does that mean they will remain separate entities owned by Clowes or will the stadium be transferred away from that Gellaw rubbish? Because that was the issue this time that the stadium didn't go into administration?

It said in one of the statements last night that the deal brought the club and stadium under single ownership...

10 minutes ago, StaffsRam said:

Did we ever find out which one of us had poked his missus…?

it's cute that you think he's got a missus ?

25 minutes ago, HedgeEnder said:

And dont forget B4's passion

Pleased for all of us, but especially pleased for B4...

19 minutes ago, Curtains said:

Just to pass time 

He's just sending the boys round to change the locks...

9 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

 

 They did some good stuff to cover the Rolls-Royce crash in 1971 but since then its only been the Lighthouse family 

I seem to remember Alex Trelinski conducting a 6 week debate about the difference between Derbyshire and Staffordshire oatcakes. That was thrill a minute...

6 minutes ago, BramcoteRam84 said:

The BBC article hinted that CK had said pressure from his investors was one of the reasons. They wanted him focussed on his business and this was a distraction

I'd read in one of the logistics trade magazines that Goldman Sachs had started to question his outside distractions having lent him $70m through series C funding to grow Slync...

33 minutes ago, Big Trav said:

DC is a proper businessman, not someone who invested and got their lucky break. I can see him as someone who steps in, stabilises the club for a season or 2 and sell on. Or another possible is he buys it and sell half as a joint venture with another bidder and slowly over time sells his shares. 

I agree - and once it's out of admin and all the legal elements associated with that go away then selling all or part of the business becomes a far more straightforward process...

17 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

They said 30 minutes? 

I'd heard 48 minutes ?

2 minutes ago, Mckram said:

I saw that picture just now…is it definitely Kirchner?! 

Doesn't really look like Kirchner to me...

4 minutes ago, Elwood P Dowd said:

I wonder if Q are working this weekend, they certainly should be.

They'll be working on a lengthy statement blaming distractions from Mike Ashley's frivolous lawsuit and the unhelpful interference from the supporters group, pesky journalists and EFL as adding to the delays. They'll then charge us double time for it and call it supporter communications.

10 minutes ago, I know nuffin said:

Q wouldn't care if it was 50 for the stadium because it is not their gig. The important number is the club side only

I agree - but that wasn't the question I was answering...

4 minutes ago, Arsene Titman said:

I imagine MM will stick out for his original figure. Is it £22m of a little more?

Not sure the split is quite as clean as they say there... £21.4m clears debt as per Kirchners bid and around £23.5m clears the stadium at £20m plus the additional approx £3.5m secured against it when MSD loaned more money to keep us going... so I guess around £45m does it... So in total it's pretty much there I think - Just need Q to stop sitting on their hands and take some action

7 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:

Interesting, now over £50m!

 

wonder if she's got that around her neck - 50m USD is around 40m GBP

3 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

I'm not sure what precisely he said he cashed out of. Did he say he's out of crypto assets entirely or was it that he cashed of bitcoin but bought loads of other crypto assets?

 

He claimed on Twitter that he had got out of crypto a while ago.

Note the use of the words 'claimed' and 'twitter' and judge how confident I am in the statement ?

Just feel I need to comment on page 1970... a fine year ?

6 minutes ago, Ghost of Clough said:

Creditors are not far off these figures:
HMRC - £36m
MSD - £24m
Transfer Fees - £8.4m
Administrators - £3.5m (estimate)
Unsecured Creditors - £3m

35% to unsecured creditors (£1m), whatever was agreed with HMRC (I'm guessing at 50% = £18m), and 100% of the rest.
£55m for the lot. 
The 25% option would knock just £300k off the total. Doesn't make sense to do that when you can spread the payments out over 3 years instead.

Doesn't MSD clear when MM sells the stadium or do we actually owe MSD somewhere in the region of £44m?

5 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Hope it's okay to quote it all?

"The EFL has today informed the Administrators at Derby County that following the failure of Mr Chris Kirchner to conclude a sale of the Club, it is changing the terms of the suspended Notice of Withdrawal issued when the Club entered into administration in September 2021.

The League is increasingly concerned that the ongoing delays in the sale process now present a real risk to the integrity of next season’s competition, with the 2022/23 fixture list due to be released in less than two weeks, and need to act now in the best interests of the EFL. 

The suspension of the Notice of Withdrawal of the Club’s share in the EFL is subject to conditions that, in accordance with the League’s insolvency policy, the EFL Board determine and given the lack of progress by the Administrators to finalise a transaction, it now considers it appropriate to revise the conditions of suspension. 

As a result, the EFL has informed the Administrators that there will be a revision to the conditions attached to the suspension and the EFL is now to be made a party to all correspondence and discussions between the Administrators, and any and all potential bidders, with an acknowledgment that the League will be able to negotiate directly in relation to matters concerning the transfer of the share in the EFL. 

Trevor Birch said: “Following this latest setback for the Club and its fans, it is vitally important that a sale of the Club is concluded at the earliest opportunity and we want to ensure that this objective is achieved.  

“Up until now we have provided the Administrators with the time and opportunity to manage the sale process but with the long stop date on the asset purchase agreement and the membership agreement now passed, further urgent proactive action is required in order to do whatever is possible to secure the Club's future as a continuing member of the EFL.”

Is this EFL saying to Quantuma, you've cocked this up and now we're taking it over to get a deal through...

4 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Q statement for those not doing Twitter

strong statement - that's a Company who's backed into a corner and are coming out fighting... it's a very sordid affair all round, football is a murky world indeed...

3 minutes ago, Unlucky Alf said:

Yes spoke to him last night, I received a quick call from him yesterday afternoon saying Steve Gibson will be DCFCs new owner, It was last nights call that I was told that Steve Morgan was expected to be the new owner at Friday at 5pm

I think you made an unfortunate slip there - I've been following your comments - the friday afternoon call was to say Steve Morgan was the new owner and you had a follow up conversation with your mate last night who confirmed it. I think if folk think Steve Gibson will be the ne owner there'll be a meltdown ?

4 minutes ago, DJFern94 said:

Just got back from work, anyone got a quick update rather than reading the last 50 pages?

Yep - nothing yet from Kirchner, apparently 3 other people interested including Ashley but they may not be easy to resurrect,  Admins won't talk to Ashley so he's allegedly in the ear of EFL and Sky and the pitch looks nice which may or may not be a good sign... 

4 minutes ago, SaffyRam said:

What does he mean ‘resurrectable’? Morgan was never in for us originally, was he?

I understood he and Jez Moxey, who was CEO at Wolves under Morgan, were part of the Appleby consortium. I guess if he's pulled out of that and now going alone Appleby will have lost his major backer! 

Money on a Morgan / Clowes consortium with Jez Moxey as CEO?

8 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:

Steve Morgan, formerly of Wolves interested.

 

I'm sure he was mentioned previously as being part of the Appleby bid with Jez Moxey...

31 minutes ago, Sheff Ram said:

Man. Broken my record for blocking trolling Forest fans on Twitter and it's only half past 8 in the morning. 

If this does fall through there are some serious questions to ask of Q and the EFL. It means their proof of funds checks ain't worth waste matter remaining after food has been digested, discharged from the bowels.

Me too - I'd like to say it's amazing the level of spite coming our way, but Twitter is a cesspit and the pond life is having a feeding frenzy...

25 minutes ago, Mr. P said:

I’m going bed early tonight so I can get up early tomorrow & be disappointed for longer! 

I suspect you could be right - whilst I'm hoping tomorrow, it could well be Tuesday or even Wednesday by the time the funds have cascaded all the way through the chain. I'd hope for some positive updates though to confirm the payments had started...