Archie

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Spot on RoyMac5. Any 'fan' to knowingly put their own club into administration is guilty as charged. Most of us would probably put our modest houses up as collateral to avoid this but the multi-multi millionaire shrugged his shoulders and walked away. 
By the way, I'm still not convinced he personally lost a great deal out of all of this and certainly nowhere near the 200 million touted. 
I don't know how he shuts his eyes and sleeps at night. The guilt alone would ruin me. 

Because he's put us into administration. This even has the possibility of liquidation, that is NO club.
Guilty as charged.

When Mel went public with his intentions to sell, I made a suggestion, write an autobiography when this is all over, and I hope he does once the dust settles.
What happened, what was the tipping point that saw him pull the plug, how did we manage to rack up this huge debt to HMRC when Fawaz down the A52 was facing winding up orders every couple of months.
Whilst ultimately his decision cost jobs, left behind a lot of debt to local businesses, which I am a creditor myself, leaving the existence of this club in jeopardy, I can’t sit here today and lay all the blame at his door, of course he must accept his part in this, not suggesting for a second he completely blameless.
Being a long time supporter of Mel, I have largely avoided discussions around him as there are still questions that I feel need answering, more clarity of what went on, closure. It would be easy to sit here and call him all the names under the sun, but I feel like I owe him the opportunity to explain, I hope he does find a way as his final Radio Derby interview didn’t really explain anything we didn’t already know, no gaps in the timeline were filled, and it’s those gaps which have left so many questions.
Do not think I am here to defend Mel, only Mel can defend himself, I have no intention of getting into drawn out debates as it will only cause more anger and frustration when right now we should be focussing on the future of this club.
You can drag up posts from the past that I and others made, but they were made with the information that we had at the time, others that raised concerns, had their doubts whilst hurt may feel smug with “I told you so”, which is their choice. I have made my enemies just from running this platform, sure there’s a few out there finger pointing.
However Mel came in, spent money, created excitement and dared us to dream which is exactly what football fans want, we had no idea it was ever to be a poo or literally bust, we were led to believe that we were on the line, pushing it at times which many clubs do, but that line was dragged out of reach when the EFL decided to review our accounts over previous seasons, accounts which they signed off.
I still to this day believe that EFL, Boro and Wycombe must also take some responsibility in all this. I also don’t think we can just ignore the impact that Covid has had, both financially and personally. Mel did not have a crystal ball, for all this to come at a time when trying to sell the club placed a fuckload of barriers in the way.
Whilst you can argue you shouldn’t live life on the edge, be prepared for the worst, I have been around 40 years and this is the first global pandemic which has changed life as we know it and seen sporting events played behind closed doors. Over the next 12 months I’m sure we will see others start to show the impact that alone has had without the EFL on their backs.
His own health issues which remain private and may not have played no part in his decision, but many things happen in life that can make you question your own mortality, did his, was his primary concern his family where the outside abuse questioned his financial support? I honestly don’t know and not trying to manufacture excuses here, losing close friends, illness, it can and does make you question where you are yourself in life.
I don’t know if we will ever see a book, if some already feel they have closure and wouldn’t be interested or believe a word he says, I for one believe it would give closure those that supported him during his tenure and feel hurt with how the club has been left, all the memories which should have been left have now been tarnished, including the one at Elland Road.
Life does go on though, I'm not going to spend another day questioning why as another mental drain that I have no desire to entertain.

Just about scraped myself off the ceiling - ooh, err matron!
Great team selection tonight, another fantastic blood and guts performance from the lads, laced with no small amount of good football too. Further credit to Wayne and the coaches; the right subs made at precisely the right time. Full kudos, they got it absolutely spot on tonight in every regard. 
For my part, I can't help but love this squad. For years now, even under Mac1 when we had a seriously good footballing side, we always had something of a soft centre. These lads, however, are tough as teak and are showing just the kind of gritty resolve we've so often lacked. In an era when most players seem to be all about themselves, these lads play for each other and the fans. Just watch how they react to every challenge, every save, every goal and every point secured. We talk about pride in the shirt and rightly so. These lads have it in spades. And what about those fans of ours! Our lot are now indisputably the most rabidly fervent collective of madheads anywhere in the EFL. No contest! 
All these elements combined have topped off a wonderful festive period for me and mine and I really hope for yous lot too. With another 4 days before I even consider doing any work again and the chance to pop another 3 points on the board in the interim, this has been a holiday I'll not forget for a long while and I'm bursting with pride for this maddening, yet wonderful club of ours. Folks have espoused the opinion that suitors would be mad to invest in Derby County FC. Personally, I think they'd be mad not to. 
COYR
 

If they all broke the 'rules' in the same way we did and it makes our job of staying up that bit easy, then I'll be popping the ?
Football is totally broken, we can all see it. Just have to try and stay in the Championship and ride it out while it falls apart around us. 

If they all broke the 'rules' in the same way we did and it makes our job of staying up that bit easy, then I'll be popping the ?
Football is totally broken, we can all see it. Just have to try and stay in the Championship and ride it out while it falls apart around us. 

If they all broke the 'rules' in the same way we did and it makes our job of staying up that bit easy, then I'll be popping the ?
Football is totally broken, we can all see it. Just have to try and stay in the Championship and ride it out while it falls apart around us. 

If they all broke the 'rules' in the same way we did and it makes our job of staying up that bit easy, then I'll be popping the ?
Football is totally broken, we can all see it. Just have to try and stay in the Championship and ride it out while it falls apart around us. 

If they all broke the 'rules' in the same way we did and it makes our job of staying up that bit easy, then I'll be popping the ?
Football is totally broken, we can all see it. Just have to try and stay in the Championship and ride it out while it falls apart around us. 

Don't believe you. Your grammar and spelling are far too good! 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Don't believe you. Your grammar and spelling are far too good! 

Don't believe you. Your grammar and spelling are far too good! 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Nothing to do with fear, mate. 
And we’re both perfectly fit and healthy, touch wood!
We’ve managed to stay clear of covid thus far, and right now, more so than at any other time, we’d really like to stay that way!
it’s more out of respect, and putting others’ needs above our own. 
Staff, visitors, and patients at Derby Royal, in the main. But the main reason is that me & Muckrrette are both currently testing on a daily basis, and should either of us test positive, then her 90 year old dad will literally be allowed no other visitor, as we are the only visitors he is allowed. (Hospital rules). 
After fearing the worst less than a week ago, he’s now thankfully on the mend. He’s effectively out of danger. And for that, we heartily thank the hospital staff, and count our blessings. But he’s still going to be in there for a while yet, and he’s relying on us visiting for a measly one hour a day, every day, as his only connection to the outside world. (He’s started smiling again today. We want to see that every day!)
We see that not as a duty, or a chore, but as an absolute pleasure and an honour, to a wonderful man, and in order to keep it going, we feel we must try everything in our power to ensure we keep covid at bay. For us, that means minimal shopping, cancelled family gatherings over Christmas, cancelled camping trips over New Year, and even at the risk of being called a half fan, (or worse!) cancelled trips to what I currently consider to be non-essential attendance to football matches. 
I’ve recently started taking a travel mug of coffee, and have a season ticket, so rest assured, DCFC won’t be losing a penny, by me not turning up!
Just don’t forget… Give them a cheer for me… I’m relying on you, buddy!  Big time!  
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Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season. 

Absolutely agree here. I also think that Rooney, if he could bring anyone in, wanted experienced, seasoned pros to compliment our own youngsters/be mentors to them in what we all knew was going to be a very difficult season.