RAM1966

Best advice is to wear a mask, as the smell emanating from the pitch last season was said to be ‘agricultural’.

Which is why a lot of people are going to be very disappointed that Mel will be answering nothing tricky or giving anthing commercially sensitive away.  So no updates on:
Takeover. Embargo (Unless EFL have come to an agreement and its going to be announced tonight as a big thing).   Quite frankly its embarrassing we even got into this state in the 1st place.  Signings.  How much debt the club is actually in and whether Mel is personally covering it against the stadium or its parked against DCFC, the later would be really bad news..... Anything else is really irrelevant..... 

Which is why a lot of people are going to be very disappointed that Mel will be answering nothing tricky or giving anthing commercially sensitive away.  So no updates on:
Takeover. Embargo (Unless EFL have come to an agreement and its going to be announced tonight as a big thing).   Quite frankly its embarrassing we even got into this state in the 1st place.  Signings.  How much debt the club is actually in and whether Mel is personally covering it against the stadium or its parked against DCFC, the later would be really bad news..... Anything else is really irrelevant..... 

First question from me would be: Does NDA stand for No Dosh Anymore?

Has Mel started the bounce yet ? 

Not sure why you would think David will rush to give us an early update when you insist on pouring scorn on the whole process.
Can't expect to eat your cake and have it! ?

NDA or not the details will probably be leaked on twitter by someone with a fake name account 

Easy tiger, it's not that kind of meeting!!! ??

cant see the point of the meeting if it's  NDA  how are the fans gonna be any better off  not knowing anything

Yeah Mel what a guy, how could one bloke make such a mess, maybe the signing are being delayed so when there are only a few 24 hrs before kick off we will be hailing it as a great success....

My original post seems to have been deleted, which I think tells us all we need to know about what questions will be allowed to be asked or answered by DCFC.  I wonder why there has been so many negative posts about the club deleted, we already know that the Derby Telegraph are on the naughty step.............   
Wait until the accounts are all published, I believe that the fans will be up in arms when you realise just how much debt we are actually in.  Lets face it failing to pay the HMRC and the players on time is hardly a resounding vote of confidence as to the state of the clubs finances.  I'll happily have a £100 charity bet loser pays if we are in a better financial state (Debts) than when Mel took over. 
Mel Morris who once courted the media has been conspicuous by his absence since it has all; gone wrong!
I'd like to know why was my post deleted, are we too frightened to ask the difficult questions or has a certain moderator been told that certain questions can not be asked therefore deleting them?  My post was made in all seriousness and I'd happily meet Mel and calmly ask him lots of questions, the trouble is, I very mush doubt Mel would like to answer questions about recklessly stewardship of our club, which includes selling our biggest asset the stadium...
 

I really like the imagery,great to see Clough etc in there.
I'd perhaps of been wary of sticking Rooney in there with out rate of manager turnover however.

What about Jim Smith? 

Are you going to spill the beans or did you sign a NDA??

Some great points there, but, I very much doubt that the fans will be given any real answers, the biggest concern for me is when will the club manage to appease the EFL to get the transfer embargo lifted.  Without signings we are going to struggle with the likely outcome relegation. 
There has also got to be the real possibility of administration if Appleby and Co do not purchase the club, with the ground no longer part of the clubs assets any receiver could class the club as insolvent, that said I am sure that someone one buy us for £1 to turn our fortunes round.
However you look at this Mel has made a right pigs ear of it, he needs to gift the ground back to the club and just walk away, I know many will say why should he?  The answer is simple he approved all the expenditure and maxed out the DCFC credit card, therefore he should pay the debt off and leave us in the same situation when he took over.......  He may end up doing that soon as things simply can not carry on the way they are, the club is a complete shambles from top to bottom, all because of a one man vanity project.......

My original post seems to have been deleted, which I think tells us all we need to know about what questions will be allowed to be asked or answered by DCFC.  I wonder why there has been so many negative posts about the club deleted, we already know that the Derby Telegraph are on the naughty step.............   
Wait until the accounts are all published, I believe that the fans will be up in arms when you realise just how much debt we are actually in.  Lets face it failing to pay the HMRC and the players on time is hardly a resounding vote of confidence as to the state of the clubs finances.  I'll happily have a £100 charity bet loser pays if we are in a better financial state (Debts) than when Mel took over. 
Mel Morris who once courted the media has been conspicuous by his absence since it has all; gone wrong!
I'd like to know why was my post deleted, are we too frightened to ask the difficult questions or has a certain moderator been told that certain questions can not be asked therefore deleting them?  My post was made in all seriousness and I'd happily meet Mel and calmly ask him lots of questions, the trouble is, I very mush doubt Mel would like to answer questions about recklessly stewardship of our club, which includes selling our biggest asset the stadium...
 

I don't want a pound of flesh, but, what I do want is Mel to stick his hand in his pocket, to leave us in the same state as he found us, because IMO he has ran this club in a reckless manner. 
Here are my reasons why I think Mel has failed:
Not understanding a football club and trying to run it like a business (Leadership wise), entering the changing room and rousting the manger and players, drones on moor farm and cancelling the summer training camp.  This pissed the team off and the results tailed off quickly. Not understanding the clubs an failing to run it as a business (Financially), mass over spending, paying inflated transfer fees and wages on average players at best.  Butterfield & Johnson cost £10M, both on high wages and worth a fraction of the fee and salary, which is why they were released at the end of their contracts.  There are numerous other examples, but this set the scene in his early tenure and Derby were labelled as a cash cow! Poor managerial appointments and not giving 'some' managers long enough to build a team, otheres were just woeful appointments.  I won't go through them, but, there were some pretty poor decisions, he sacked McClaren twice and the only reason he was not appointed the manager a 3rd time, is he would have looked an even bigger clown than he does now.  What the hell was Harry Rednapp all about too?  FFS the desperation is there to see!!!!  Finally the massed debt, he should have shown patience, have a go, if it does work stay within FFP rules, do not bend them and they go again at the start of the next 3 year cycle.... Poor communication with the fans, Mel has loved the limelight when its gone well, but, the litmus test is to man up and face the media and the fans when its gone wrong and by god has it gone wrong.  EPIC FAIL.... A couple of good points:
Mel you are one of our own and I thank you for your efforts, you did what you did with the best of intentions at heart, the finance director who advised you (If you followed his advance) should never work again.  Sadly you made a lot of bad decisions, I just hope he does not leave us saddled with debt for the next decade+.  That certainly would not be the actions of one of our own!!!!!!
I'm saving the best till last which is our world class academy, which will hopefully help us produce some world class talent and help us pay off the debts asap.
UP THE MIGHTY RAMS

They are or reassigned to furlough/furlough fraud but if you want to give them money they are generally proactive!  What formal response are we waiting for?

My original post seems to have been deleted, which I think tells us all we need to know about what questions will be allowed to be asked or answered by DCFC.  I wonder why there has been so many negative posts about the club deleted, we already know that the Derby Telegraph are on the naughty step.............   
Wait until the accounts are all published, I believe that the fans will be up in arms when you realise just how much debt we are actually in.  Lets face it failing to pay the HMRC and the players on time is hardly a resounding vote of confidence as to the state of the clubs finances.  I'll happily have a £100 charity bet loser pays if we are in a better financial state (Debts) than when Mel took over. 
Mel Morris who once courted the media has been conspicuous by his absence since it has all; gone wrong!
I'd like to know why was my post deleted, are we too frightened to ask the difficult questions or has a certain moderator been told that certain questions can not be asked therefore deleting them?  My post was made in all seriousness and I'd happily meet Mel and calmly ask him lots of questions, the trouble is, I very mush doubt Mel would like to answer questions about recklessly stewardship of our club, which includes selling our biggest asset the stadium...
 

Yeah Mel what a guy, how could one bloke make such a mess, maybe the signing are being delayed so when there are only a few 24 hrs before kick off we will be hailing it as a great success....

Not sulking at all, why would I be going?  Would I like to be invited, of course I would like any fan, but, why should I have any expectation, I rarely post on this message board, I jus think the the words 'selected' audience means a hand picked bunch to try and appease the fans.    
I think there are a lot of rose tinted spectacles that will end up being thrown just like the QPR shirts that were thrown down the stands after that 4 - zip drubbing we got that night!!!
I reiterate, why a select audience if they are happy to face the fans and answer questions, this is a bullshite controlled question and answer 'What Mel wants to' session only.
I will be amazed if there are any revelations that come out of the forum, I'm willing to predict now once you've been given an answer, you will not be allowed to come back on it.  I think its a fans appeasing exercise to stop Mel from getting crap from the crowd on Saturday, he will no doubt give a heart felt apology and how things have not worked out as he would of liked, queue (at that point) blaming it all on covid and loss of stadium revenue when we were deep in the poo already!!!!!

Maybe because there will be certain questions that are off the table, if not why is it not a proper fans forum.  People in these 'So called' privileged positions, will not want to be frozen out of potential future meetings (with Mel).  Therefor they will go along with it and try and to convince us they gave him a hard time, when its basically a hand packed forum!!!!!!

Maybe because there will be certain questions that are off the table, if not why is it not a proper fans forum.  People in these 'So called' privileged positions, will not want to be frozen out of potential future meetings (with Mel).  Therefor they will go along with it and try and to convince us they gave him a hard time, when its basically a hand packed forum!!!!!!

How is he going to know? We haven’t filed any accounts for the last 3 years. I think Ram1966 might be justified in his comments when the 2021/22 figures are finally released.