Philmycock

12 minutes ago, GenBr said:

You are entitled to you opinion and perhaps you have lower standards, but i don't share your view. Just because you are "Derby thru and thru" doesn't put you beyond criticism. What is the point of a couple of years of above average performance if you then almost ruin the club and yourself and usher in almost 30 years of decline thanks to your mistakes. A brief period of success does not erase the fact that he was ultimately a failure - exactly the same as the tenure of Mel Morris.

Get your history correct

13 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

He really wants a free flight ✈️ 

Never thought Mel would give up on his club, hurry up and get this sold

Salford have just put a 7 year old sub on

My nan loves Popsies

1 hour ago, S8TY said:

Haha really! Bogle was utter pants and Buchanan is easily better by a country mile 

Well that's an opinion I suppose, wrong one granted.

13 minutes ago, Stripperg-ram said:

Is this the thread to mention that Bobby Duncan’s Instagram account has vanished all references to Derby. So he might be off too…?

Did he ever arrive?

5 minutes ago, Terry Hennessy said:

My sisters house backed onto Archie Gemmill's...his pesky kids constantly were hammering footballs against their fence....?

Surely Scott kept missing?

Just now, CornwallRam said:

Yes

Chorley Covid kids innit?

If only we had a presence on the EFL board

10 hours ago, Tyler Durden said:

Really? Is that why bank interest rates have been at rock bottom for the past number of months. You wouldn't think it.

They've been low since the financial crash in 2008

Dunno if this has been posted previously, good read...

https://thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/2021/7/1/22558746/sone-aluko-sam-baldock-departures-signal-fresh-start-reading-fc-royals

34 minutes ago, ossieram said:

It's ok. 

Don't think they'll have an XXXXXXXXXL version for you mate

Blue ?

118 games in 11 years as a pro! Maybe he's finally home, Ravel's coming home lads, so good, so good

Last chance saloon, c'mon Ravel

1 hour ago, StarterForTen said:

Sorry if I have missed this, but I thought he was out of contract? Has a new deal been announced?

 

Signed for 1 year didn't he?

34 minutes ago, Terry Hennessy said:

No, I think he's suggesting that if you don't like those that are being named then simply come up with better alternatives....

Why should we? We're not managers/scouts

7 minutes ago, GenBr said:

Whatever makes you happy. 

We've not even signed these two yet, but if you think another recruitment team can do better under these circumstances i'm not going to argue. 

Righto

England fans booing when Denmark have possession is tinpot and embarrassing

2 hours ago, GenBr said:

We've got no money and we're under a transfer embargo. You can blame our scouting team for a lot of things, but they've got both their hands tied behind their back whilst trying to walk a tightrope with a blindfold on atm. Don't really think you can critcise them too much this time.

I think I can

Do we have the worst scouting network in football history?

1 hour ago, 24Charlie said:

It's really easy to get annoyed with the EFL but they are charged with the governance of the Football League in line with the rules laid down and agreed upon by member clubs.

These rules however are highly restrictive if a club owner wants to speculate. In fact they make it impossible to do so as the main driver of the rules is to get rid of the sugardaddy.

If most clubs just want to play on a even playing field where success is governed by the ability of your club to generate the funds to put a good playing squad that can challenge then FFP is fine. 

I would suggest that we would be happy with that. Clearly the problem is not the EFL but the EPL and those parachute payments. 

The EPL need the jeopardy of relegation to help sell the business model and as was evidenced by the attempted breakaway super league they will guard that jealously. But parachute payments are more and more allowing the same teams to keep bouncing back which gets quite tedious to the armchair fan who will start to want more variety. This is where EPL2 will gain traction as it will allow a more even playing field with more teams able to challenge for top flight football. 

Clearly the downside here is that with the formation of EPL2 it will, almost certainly, mean the end of fully professional football in league 1 and two and of course that means the end of the EFL.

Downside, what downside?

Running up a hill @ Allestree Park

"Regrettably"

the EFL are Bamford Gibsons to the end