Rammeister

A ballboy, that's all we can afford

I’m watching the Europa League Final at the moment. Commentator on BT Sports just said that Rooney is there too.
Who do we think he’s scouting?

I’m watching the Europa League Final at the moment. Commentator on BT Sports just said that Rooney is there too.
Who do we think he’s scouting?

Tim Brooke Taylor RIP

Okay, that's great.
Oh, apart from in that way.

I wouldn’t dream of saying to my wife let me have a go at that ironing, washing-up or hoovering, so personally I think it a bloody nerve that women seem to be muscling in on the playing of, and commentating on, football.
 

It doesn't interest me in the slightest. How BBC Sport put the women's results at the top of the page I'll never know. 
I don't object to it in any way whatsoever, however the way women are chosen over men to be pundits and commentators just stinks of political correctness. 
Each to their own but not for me.

It's a given  

Full transparency. I was invited to this meeting, but chose not to put my name or the forums to this.
Reason being as I have previously stated, this forum is a platform for fans views, I am not an elected chairman/spokesman to speak on behalf of you all, simply the creator of this platform for fans views which can already be openly seen by the club.
I did not feel comfortable signing on behalf of the forum without consulting you all, and felt my name without attaching dcfcfans.uk held no weight.
My own personal views are that this letter has been created out of concern for the clubs future and regardless of how you feel towards any of the groups that have signed off on it, do not see this as an opportunity to attack supporters groups for speaking on behalf of Derby County fans.
We all love this club. ?

No, I am much nicer on the eye, does he look anything like you???

The Foo Fighters would probably beat us. 

Bants?

I agree.
I believe that appointing Cocu and then especially Rooney was part of the ‘making it attractive to a buyer’ due to the marketing opportunities that would have been a relatively low cost investment which would have been hoped to drive interest.
Difficult though to see where else he could make it a more attractive proposition when the Academy is already top class, and can’t really do much with the squad for financial reasons.
I can only see naming rights of the stadium as an opportunity and Mel would have no doubt explored it numerous times.
So, probably a case of get rid of it all for very little. I also suspect that as Mel’s likely to be a proud man, who has done very well in business, leaving Derby in its current position won’t rest easy with him, and he surely won’t want the FL, Gibson et al to pull one over him in terms of a points deduction or other punishment.
It will be interesting to see what he does next.
 

I agree.
I believe that appointing Cocu and then especially Rooney was part of the ‘making it attractive to a buyer’ due to the marketing opportunities that would have been a relatively low cost investment which would have been hoped to drive interest.
Difficult though to see where else he could make it a more attractive proposition when the Academy is already top class, and can’t really do much with the squad for financial reasons.
I can only see naming rights of the stadium as an opportunity and Mel would have no doubt explored it numerous times.
So, probably a case of get rid of it all for very little. I also suspect that as Mel’s likely to be a proud man, who has done very well in business, leaving Derby in its current position won’t rest easy with him, and he surely won’t want the FL, Gibson et al to pull one over him in terms of a points deduction or other punishment.
It will be interesting to see what he does next.
 

Bants?

Bottom of the league when he took over. Outside the relegation zone by the end of the season.
Of course, there’s context to be added, but the vitriol thrown at him is a bit bizarre.

Honestly i think your being very very unfair .
I cant stress this enough im not a rooney fan all the off field stuff he has got up to and being sent off and hoodwinked by ronaldo shows what nouse he has upstairs . 
But im not one for not giving someone a fair crack of the whip to change my mind .
FA Coaching badges dont make me laugh , to much is pointed at this , christ he has seen it all done it all at the top of the game you telling me he doesnt know how to put a trwm together and tactics going to get his badges wont change a thing . Its like being employed to do a job for 10 years then suddenly being told you dont know what your doing, or how to do it unless you have that piece of paper all of a sudden its laughable . 
The bloke has had no money he has had no bloody strikers and he has had to rely on youngsters who are promising and not ready for a game every single saturday esp in high pressure situation .
Im not a rooney fan but to be fair to him he deserves half a season with cash to buy players and reshape HIS squad before the axe should fall , then and only then he will have no excuses .
We wont be going up next year anyway anyone with half a brain knows this as we will have a points deduction .

Curtis can stay as a coach, do his badges and learn the ropes from Wayne.

Learn from Wazza ?

Curtis can stay as a coach, do his badges and learn the ropes from Wayne.

Curtis can stay as a coach, do his badges and learn the ropes from Wayne.

Hell DerbyCo.
Change the title of the thread.

Curtis can stay as a coach, do his badges and learn the ropes from Wayne.

People are saying he deserves financial backing. People are saying he deserves a transfer window. People are saying he deserves his own hand-picked coaching team.
If it had been a closely contested battle all the way down to the last day, I could understand this point.
If Rotherham and Wednesday had produced incredible form to keep us in danger, I could understand this point.
But it wasn’t always close. At the end of February, we were 9 points clear of Rotherham and 10 points clear of Wednesday. It’s down to 2 and 3 points respectively now.
But Rotherham and Wednesday haven’t produced incredible form. Wednesday have picked up 12 points in 13 games since. Rotherham have picked up 12 points in 14 games.
For us, it has been a capitulation of the highest order and any signs of optimism from Rooney’s early tenure have vanished faster than a burger from my plate. 
And some of us want to reward Rooney with more time in the job? I can’t believe what I am reading.

I’m in too.
Though any chance my share could be leveraged against the stadium please?