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As a reminder, Ed Dawes/Radio Derby have been quoted last night as saying ‘tonight or tomorrow’. What I meaning to say is don’t spend the day getting frustrated

If it gets to like 5 with no announcement then we can start to ask questions then I think.

10 minutes ago, SouthStandDan said:

That god awful show Love Island has started again, that’s my evenings buggered. And this takeover still hasn’t been sorted. Worst Monday in recent memory ?

If it helps, springwatch is in its second week of three.

Who’s the first poster to get tetchy because it’s not been announced by 10am?

9 minutes ago, Crewton said:

THEY AREN'T DEADLINES. 

Spot on, fans are making up deadlines that something needed to be done. Like they’ve done throughout. Just an excuse to shout at a computer screen unfortunately. The transaction trail alone made it unlikely anything would be announced yesterday.

Aslong as the work behind the scenes can still be done then I’m fine with next week, I’d rather have it all properly in place and have a proper announcement than rushing it before the bank holiday this week.

2 minutes ago, Stive Pesley said:

Just been in my bank and they have a sign up saying "any deposits after 3pm today will not be processed until Monday"

It was 2:55pm. There was an American guy in the queue sweating...

Was the private jet parked up outside?

Just to add more confusion to the mix, if it doesn’t go through today…presumably the final transactions could go through Saturday rather than Monday?

Small update but Radio Derby news update says ‘still waiting’ for confirmation.

Whilst I’m only going on wording, that they are mentioning it on the news makes me believe they are expecting it today.

13 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

That’s what the daily updates is for.

That’s rock the flaily updates fish for

Presumably we need a lot of transactions going through at the exact minute they need to.

I’ll stay on the side of caution that it’ll happen today, as it seems to fiddly to get everything processed within banking hours. If it doesn’t then it will be very very close

48 minutes ago, hintonsboots said:

Poor quality game, I’d have fancied our chances at Wembley today.

100% and unfortunately was always going to be.

Watched the Play Off Semis with a Blades mate and we both said that for Forest and Sheff U to even make the play offs from each of their positions was indicative of how poor the rest were. The same can be said for Derby getting anywhere near staying up. All three deserve credi, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a good number of clubs in the mix that need to ask some serious questions about what happened.

Some serious questions for Forest once all the celebrations die down. A) they’ve gone up playing the Leeds way, which has been worked out by the Prem clubs B) Arguably your best players are on loan aside Johnson C) What happens when your luck runs out?

Questions for another day maybe

Meh, congrats to those Forest fans who come in here. Enjoy it and enjoy the East Midlands Today Forest collective going absolutely crazy for you.

Sure they won’t look on here to see what we think about VAR for a couple of days but still!

It’s probably worth pointing out that the Stade De France did experience and stop a very real terrorist attack a few years ago.

I get the point of view of innocent Liverpool fans getting caught up in the middle of it all with pepper spray and queuing…but my point is if those in charge perceive there to be an increased security threat they aren’t going to go ‘oh it’s just Liverpool's passionate support and we should stand back and let them do what they want’. 

Benny Feilhaber had a decent career after he left.

Weimann?

Most players have a good spell in their career and will will also go to clubs where it doesn’t really work out. Under Mel’s reign, the problem has been that we predominantly play 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1 but we’d sign ‘non descript’ attacker and then try and play them out of position. Or a RB like Cyrus Christie who can attack but can’t defend and they are your only defensive player on a wing. So it’s not that they are bad footballers per se, but weren’t suited to what was needed and it buggered up their careers being at Derby. 

Considering his age and job, that Nigel Clough only has a tinge of grey hair around the sides is pretty impressive.

Scoreline, less so.

Me right now

Is it the return of ‘Percy at the back post!’

There’s a bit more context for Eds response to the thread here 

Now let’s stop making deadlines, getting other worried and pretending we know everything?

30 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

Does anyone believe the continued silence is a good thing?

 

What do you want anyone to say? It’s got until Friday at the earliest seemingly.

All you are doing is confirming your own worries and heightening everyone else’s concerns.

Are the Radio Derby team from the 1990’s interested in purchasing the stadium or something?

Forgot to add in my post about everyone being a bit compliant in terms of pitch invasions. Look at Sky Sports, and the media in general, as well who had to do a complete 180 the other night from ‘fantastic scenes at the city ground’ to then having to a highlight a footballer being assaulted because of it.

Pitch invasions don’t happen because it’s an outpouring of emotion they happen because those that could have said and acted on this sooner have turned a blind eye to it. 

3 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

Thought I recalled something

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/revealed-scumbag-hull-fan-who-7999599

I know someone would find something if I mentioned that game!!

i remember Wassall got through, maybe no one recognised him as Derby’s manager

On 21/05/2022 at 08:20, angieram said:

That's part of the problem, of course.

Billy Sharp spends whole games winding up crowds. Any coincidence he was the one assaulted? ? 

Some fans are arses, some players are arses. 

I think the general point is that everyone could do a little more to stop it before it escalates. For example with the Forest vs Blades game, Johnson scores in the 18th minute and what does he and the Forest players do? Celebrate in front of the Blades fans and doing the shush motions. So what do the Forest fans do when they come on? Surround the Blades fans and towards the Blades bench. It comes from a lack of respect and superiority that bleeds out of the club (and yes we’ve been there too!). The uncomfortable truth as we well know though is that Forest have got away with this for years.

It’s similar with Everton vs Palace but slightly different, Lamps and Everton created so much hysteria around those games the emotion surrounding it couldn’t be contained. It’s probably kept them up, but they aren’t coming over that great because of it.

But as a contrast remember Hull away in the play offs a few seasons back, pitch invasion at the end but the Derby players and Wassall could get to the Derby fans and back to the dressing room no problem and I think that’s the difference, a bit of respect and understanding you could have easily been in that position. 

I don’t mind pitch invasions in certain circumstances, but footballers go to a stadiums to play football and entertain a crowd. The home clubs have to ensure player safety. They shouldn’t be assaulted or put in harms way. If clubs fail this then fine them, then clubs will increase security and it’ll make fans think twice. 

All in all, was the prem a bit rubbish this year?
 

Two very poor sides in Norwich and Watford and in other seasons could well have been scraping towards the Derby total (without hitting it!). Then above them the underachievers of Burnley, Leeds and Everyon who have wildly got their transfer policy wrong this season. That third relegation place could have deservedly gone to any of them. Then after that a slew of wildly inconsistent sides up to 10th who look decent on their day but must be a continually frustrating watch for the fans. Then Brighton, Leicester and West Ham or who for their money spent are doing quite well. After that you’ve got the real underachievers, who are performing similarly to those below with better players until you reach Liverpool and Man City who have comfortably been the best sides. Liverpool have bottle, although I’m not a huge Klopp-ball fan I will admit they pick up results consistently and have top players and City are just City. Did a bit of a tangent but what I’m saying is there are two real top sides and everyone else hasn’t really set the league alight. If I’m really honest, actually thought the covid season was a bit better overall?

Next season does stand a chance of being a lot better though I think. Arteta’s Arsenal are improving, Spurs under Conte are looking…Spursy but Conte is a very good manager, Man U need to turn the corner and Chelsea need to step up under Tuchel. Can West Ham, Leicester and Brighton maintain their form? Newcastle’s Saudi money is going to kick in. Vieira’s Palace will want to improve and then there is serious questions what happens with the rest. Leeds need overhauling and I think we will see whatever Lampard’s actual management potential is. It’ll be tough for the promoted sides to be honest. 
 

Where was I? Oh yeah, this season was poor overall but there is all the potential to be a lot better next season. I’ve not even mentioned Haaland at City!

On 20/05/2022 at 17:12, GboroRam said:

I was positive on day 11,so I feel your pain. 

Cheers mate, day 15 and I have the slightest shadow line that only just appeared at the very end so I’m hoping it’ll clear completely soon!