Archie

Looks really great. Think I missed this as would probably have put my name down for one. 
Congrats. Lovely. 

Looks really great. Think I missed this as would probably have put my name down for one. 
Congrats. Lovely. 

Finally ! Mr Rioch !
?The villa fans will never mock when they remember Bruce Rioch…Rioch…Rioch !?

That's very kind of you, @Archie, and very much appreciated.
 
Now, if you could also find your way to making a monetary donation... 

I wonder if it's worth dumping a truck load of manure at efl hq

Tactics for the foreseeable. Just go for it and make a mockery of what football is prescribed to be. Put 5 in attack. Keep 3 players upfront when defending corners. Send our goalie up for every corner etc. Try it and see how it goes. Might unsettle a few. If.no change after a few games, prepare the youngsters for next season. Except Boro and florest of course. 

I'd still wager we'll be back in the promised land before you ever get there. 

Tactics for the foreseeable. Just go for it and make a mockery of what football is prescribed to be. Put 5 in attack. Keep 3 players upfront when defending corners. Send our goalie up for every corner etc. Try it and see how it goes. Might unsettle a few. If.no change after a few games, prepare the youngsters for next season. Except Boro and florest of course. 

Tactics for the foreseeable. Just go for it and make a mockery of what football is prescribed to be. Put 5 in attack. Keep 3 players upfront when defending corners. Send our goalie up for every corner etc. Try it and see how it goes. Might unsettle a few. If.no change after a few games, prepare the youngsters for next season. Except Boro and florest of course. 

A man after my own heart. Have never understood the logic of having everyone back in the six yard box. 
This game needs to be more about messing with the oppositions' heads rather than playing to accepted norms and procedures. 
Imagine winning a corner in the 3rd minute and Roos goes up! You're telling me that's not going to slightly twist their thinking. 

A man after my own heart. Have never understood the logic of having everyone back in the six yard box. 
This game needs to be more about messing with the oppositions' heads rather than playing to accepted norms and procedures. 
Imagine winning a corner in the 3rd minute and Roos goes up! You're telling me that's not going to slightly twist their thinking. 

Tactics for the foreseeable. Just go for it and make a mockery of what football is prescribed to be. Put 5 in attack. Keep 3 players upfront when defending corners. Send our goalie up for every corner etc. Try it and see how it goes. Might unsettle a few. If.no change after a few games, prepare the youngsters for next season. Except Boro and florest of course. 

Baby Joshua born just over an hour ago..Nice and healthy and the wife is fine too..couldn't be there as have 2 girls under 4 but they are excited..cheers for all the kind reactions..might find time for a beer ? 

I thought for a while now that 352 is the best fit for us, With Festy and Buchannen/Dylan Williams being the attacking wing backs. Stearman or Buchannen/Fozzy as the third central defender. Bird, Shinnie and Knight/Ravel make up the three with Beilik to come back and CKR and Baldock/Stretton up top. Nice balance of youth, experience and commitment. 

I thought for a while now that 352 is the best fit for us, With Festy and Buchannen/Dylan Williams being the attacking wing backs. Stearman or Buchannen/Fozzy as the third central defender. Bird, Shinnie and Knight/Ravel make up the three with Beilik to come back and CKR and Baldock/Stretton up top. Nice balance of youth, experience and commitment. 

I thought for a while now that 352 is the best fit for us, With Festy and Buchannen/Dylan Williams being the attacking wing backs. Stearman or Buchannen/Fozzy as the third central defender. Bird, Shinnie and Knight/Ravel make up the three with Beilik to come back and CKR and Baldock/Stretton up top. Nice balance of youth, experience and commitment. 

I think Curtis has had a pretty good season so far. I think most would agree. We understand his strengths and know his age is against him. What he brings to the squad away from the 90 mins on a Sat and Wed is priceless to a young, inexperienced squad right now and is worth the payout alone. 
There are not many more in the squad, If any, that I have more respect for right now.

I seriously think the EFL are missing a trick when picking members of the panel used to decide our fate on this. 
They could have picked some of our forum members and been guaranteed the result they desire. 

While I might have my doubts about whether or not we’re going to win the appeal, I find it quite odd and interesting how many of our own fans on here are actively arguing that either we shouldn’t have appealed or don’t ‘deserve’ to win the appeal… I mean, it’s one thing to think we’re on dodgy ground, it’s quite another to be implying through the vehemency of their arguments that they hope we don’t win.
I assume it’s some kind of reverse psychology or defence mechanism for when/if we don’t win it’s not as painful or disappointing?
Anyway, you don’t get anything without asking and if there’s any glimmer of a chance that we can get the points deduction reduced, then surely you’re going to take the opportunity to try it. There is very little to lose and quite a lot to gain (particularly given recent performances suggest my early optimism of overturning the deficit and pushing on is waning a bit).

Which is still only 7 points off the playoffs.
 

The EFL gave up any pretence at impartiality when they were "disappointed" and found it "regrettable" when Derby were only fined for the accounts amortisation stuff. That is not the language of a professional body.
The mask slipped, small minded fearful men who are in thrall to Gibson, Parry and Maguire.

Derby - Hey, here's our accounts. By the way, we used an alternate method involving amortisation.
EFL - Hmmmmmm. It's unusual, but fine, we'll sign off on them.
*Years Later*
EFL - Lol, changed our mind, now they aren't ok.
 
Derby - We've sold our stadium and will add the profit to our accounts.
EFL - We don't like that, but it's not against the rules. We disagree with the valuation of the stadium however.
Derby - OK. Here's a valuation from an independent company who provide a similar figure.
EFL - Nope, we don't agree with the professionals, we'll begin disciplinary action. 
 
Independent panel - Derby didn't do anything wrong.
EFL - Meh, what do you guys know. We will appeal with a new independent panel.
New independent panel - We believe a 100k fine is appropriate for Derby's wrongdoing.
EFL - Nah, we don't like that, let's appeal. Oh and let's also try and relegate them after the season is finished.
 
Derby - Hey, we've renewed Jack Marriott's contract.
EFL - OK.
*6 months later*
EFL - Changed our mind. Marriott is free to leave. And no, you can't sign anyone to replace him, Waghorn, or any of the other players who left.
*Months later*
Derby - Please, we don't have enough senior players to even field a team, just let us sign some.
EFL - *Sigh* Fine, but only 4 or 5. And no more than 4.5k a week! And if you re-sign players like Davies or Wisdom they will take up 1 of those spots. 
 
Derby - Hey we're having some injury problems and would like to use a couple of young lads, but they'll then count as senior players. Can you be a little lenient with this?
EFL - Lol no. 
 
 
I'm really relieved the EFL are trying to help us and make us work. It's really nice to know they have our back.

I should, in all honesty, be receptive to alternative views. An open mind is a good thing. Partisanship is by definition, one eyed.
Yet where is the honesty and open mindedness from the EFL that has a fixed, slanted playing field via parachute payments and then whips none parachute clubs for daring to challenge. ? Their “perspective”  is worthless while the double standards persist.
They are complicit with the premier league in running a bent competition in the championship while trumpeting their own supposed moral superiority - which is baseless.
Jobsworths, pompous, self important, self promoting, illogical, biased and about as useful as the famed one legged man at a but kicking party with a big fat zero in the integrity stakes. 

 

Just mates from his GCSE maths retake class.