Ewe Ram

Wow.....give the bloke a chance.....He gave honest answers and he was only responding to questions asked...I didn't want Liam removed either but he was and I trust Mr Clowes...the man that saved our club...you obviously don't like Warne thats your choice of course but bullying????   thats ridiculous....think its you who needs to calm down 

Car manufacturers who have removed physical buttons and knobs in favour of touchscreen controls. For everything.
How is that more user friendly or safer, to have to take your eyes off the road to use the screen?!

Well I for one hope you're banned again and sooner the better as I've had enough of the tedious crap you post - living in ilson I have many good friends that are Forest fans and I'm pleased to say they are decent enough people to be able to have sensible football conversations with irrespective of how results have gone - come on mods, improve this cracking forum even more and get this halfwit banned ?

Good points all over really, think the idea of a fan park outside like Bristol city would be a great idea, seen a few clubs doing it now, few pop up bars (hopefully better beers than what’s on inside) few pop up local food bits places to sit etc, get people to the ground earlier 

Morning all..
In the absence of a DCFC fans representative at the meetings I thought it would be helpful to upload the minutes to here. My personal thoughts are below.
Many of you know my issue with Stephen Pearce. I have been very vocal on that for various reasons. However, Charlton away we had a catch up and with Dave. A line has been drawn between us which Dave very much initiated. He is as much responsible as Dave for saving our club and I think we need to recognise that. 
Last night Stephen came across a very different man. Confident. Comfortable. Relaxed. Clear to see the shackles of Mel have been removed and he can be his own person. Mixed in with the ethos and culture that Dave has I fully trust SP to take us forward. He knows that he has points to prove and is up for that challenge. He has my backing.
A few other points i would like to add. Safe Standing, you know I have been campaigning for 15 odd years!!! Looking like some kind of movement with this and going forward expect there to be some news over the next few months.
South Stand - raised about bar wait times and requested that the bottle bars return particularly for half time. This is lost revenue. Left with SP to sort. I have also raised, as i have done for years, that we should be aiming to replicate a Bristol City / Lincoln kind of area. This was always the idea with the Fan Park but somewhat slipped to the side. Would be great to have a culture where fans can turn up early, have a few drinks and enjoy it. Same after the game as well, get the Yard and South Stand concourse open for an hour. 
Really positive meeting and refreshing that we are discussing issues and points that the charter group was setup for! Big thanks to the guys at BAWT for drafting up the minutes.
Minutes of SCG Meeting 22nd September, 2022

Present: DCFC - David Clowes, Stephen Pearce, Punjabi Rams, DCFC Disabled Supporters Club, RamsTrust, DCFC Supporters Club, Black and White Together, Derby County Collection, Nick Webster, RamsActive

The club has been reviewing and assessing the managerial position since DC took over and Liam Rosenior has been fantastic. They have a great relationship. The club has a duty of care towards Liam's career as someone taking his first steps in managing and what might happen to Liam if it didnt work out played a part in the decision.

Paul Warne brings experience and now is his time for a big job at a big club. Other clubs were after him, both those with and those without a manager currently. 

DC liked how he treats players, journalists, encouraging everyone to get the best out of themselves.

There is nothing to read into the title of Head Coach – there is no plan for Technical Director/Director of Football – it is just commensurate with Head of Recruitment, Head of Academy, which they will move their focus to now. They see these three roles working as a team. 

Paul Warne spoke to the players on Wednesday evening and will do press next Tuesday.

With regards to the players we signed and his style, Paul is adaptable, but he was after some of our players in summer. His teams are running teams and he is happy with players he has. 

DC will speak to Liam and other coaching staff on Monday when they return from a short break, but they were aware of the situation before DCFC approached Rotherham to speak to Paul Warne.

The club is well within the business plan agreed with the EFL, so there is a buffer. They sent the EFL the recruitment strategy, by player and position, and all was signed off, no problem. It is a two-year plan, with a review after 12 months, but we can’t currently spend transfer fees or loan fees.

The plan was done on a worst case scenario., so season ticket sales coming in over the figure in the business plan really helped. 

The club is now debt free.

Two sell-on clauses were sold for short term cash during administration,  but others remain.

The first accounting year will end on 30th June, 2023, so filed by March 2024.

The club will look into a non-Away member Season Ticket holder category after away members and before general sale for away tickets.

They will look at Roadriders again, but once the cost of hiring a bus, putting a steward on them and some covid restrictions still are factored in, it is likely to still be prohibitive.

They will also look at the possibility of beambacks for sold out away games.

The club now has a very good relationship with the EFL and other clubs, including Wycombe, Middlesbrough, and Rotherham.

The Yard is now open again on matchdays. They are looking at projects for the Back Yard in the close season.

Stephen Pearce has a point to prove. If everything he was accused of was true, the administrators or the due diligence of bidders would have found something. He wants to take club forwards.

The board will expand in the next 12-18 months, but a new chair will be appointed soon.

David Clowes said he is categorically not looking to flip the club. 

The club is researching a Shadow Board. They have spoken to Joe Blott, of Spirit of Shankly, the only one in place currently. The club eill circulate details, but the idea is the responsibility of the club to a Shadow Board would be written into the Articles of Association.

There is a change in culture in the club, and DC wants to be open and transparent within the limits of running a business.
It was commented the club is losing money due to lack of staff at concessions. The club has longer term plans, but acknowledges short term improvements can be made. The Bristol City model was mentioned as an example.

Re safe standing- the club met with the safety advisory group and the Sports Ground Safety Authority. The rake is a concern, but are pricing up potential phased equivalent of safe standing. Not railed seating but barriers. The top 9-10 rows in south stand and away area are the difficult areas, but the club wants to be an early adopter.

The club wants the sponsorship to match the new culture, keen not to have betting or crypto on the front of shirts. If not, they could have had it done weeks ago. But they also don't want to devalue the shirt for next or future seasons, so better to go no sponsor, if so. But the club has decided to go with a national charity to protect the value of the brand. However, it could be that the club asks for funds raised to be used locally.
They are also discussing the logistics of having the option to buy a sponsorship logo for replica shirts, like a number or players name, with possibility of part going to the charity. 

With regards to the stadium, there is a long CapEx list, which the club will be working through in order of  priority over next 18 months.
DCCT and DCFC Women separate board of Trustees, but the club is trying to bring them closer. DCFC Women have been training on Tuesday and Thursday nights at Moor Farm, but changing rooms are difficult. But now th3 club is making a dedicated women's hub for sole use, branded etc. Good for board meeting, analysis and with dedicated changing facility too. It will be finished in a couple of weeks. They will continue to play at Mickleover.
 
 

Person of the match, by the way. 

When we were in the depths of administration despair, I would have given my right arm to see a thread on the footballing skills of Conor Hourihane, and posters giving each other a handbagging over said topic. 

@GboroRamyou may well think my post was worth a laughing emoji but all you did was prove that what I said was right.
Some people happy to shout about freedom of speech but don't wish for it to extend to people who disagree with them.

To me it boils down to one plain thing. Everyone has a right to an opinion, but because of social media, they think everyone else needs to know what that opinion is. We don’t. 
 
years ago we bought newspapers that we roughly knew were politically leaning one way or the other, you bought one or you didn’t, you knew who wrote in those papers. 
now, social media gives everyone a platform and to get to read what you do want, you have to see a load of what you don’t. 

Blancmange. My most hated desert ever has fortunately been replaced by more edible things. 

Yes and twitter is already way too toxic for me to even bother with. If Musk wanted to relax things even further goodness knows what sort of bilge would be on there. 

If you invited me into your house, and I was being offensive or disrespectful you would have the right to ask me to leave. It’s your house.
Or your wedding, I stand on a table, strip naked and start abusing the guests whilst doing the helicopter, you would have the right to ask me to leave. It’s your event.
Trevor Sinclair, the convicted racist made a tweet last night on a privately owned platform, Twitter. If Twitter decide that has crossed a line in their guidelines, they have the right to remove him.
It’s incredible to see the numbers on there supporting him shouting freedom of speech, like it gives you a free pass to say and do what you like.
Freedom of speech does not give you freedom of consequences.
It’s a privately owned platform, if they insist you start every tweet with the word pink or you will be removed, those are the rules, don’t like it? Don’t use it.
Maybe this should have gone in the what angers me topic, however having seen freedom of speech mentioned on this forum a few times recently, I’m genuinely interested in why some believe they are entitled to freedom without consequences on any privately owned platform?

If you do not wish to pay your respects to the Queen, that's fine, being respectful to the members on this forum that wish to though isn't a big ask.
This really is not the time or the place to discuss personal views on the monarchy. 

Made the mistake of coming on here then on Twitter. 
Was saddened by the predictably small minded and pathetic comments on Twitter as sadly that's the status quo but was more disappointed by similar petty comments on here.
Did think that at least some of our forum members would have a bit more class but sadly not. 

Nigel Pearson. Just seeing his name is irritating. 
Gets more credit than Ranieri

100 cricket. What a load of hooey. Even worse on tv, what the hell are those ugly banners? I think it’s hard to watch. 
Live is as bad, they think we’re American with their bands and DJ’s, screaming and whooping, beer vending machines and fan cams. 

People (men) that cannot go anywhere without wearing an item of clothing that shows the football team they support! 
 
quite common in holiday resorts, the missus is glammed up, even the kids have scrubbed their faces, but you dad, even in this relatively nice restaurant, are wearing you Couhiging Liverpool training top! Tvat! 

Now we're delving into what SHOULD be said and what CAN be said or what IS/WAS said, It matters not a jot to me when using a term "A Mans Game" Just like when Women advertise Tissues when wiping a tear away, Why Women...because those advertising execs see Women as a weaker sex and cry more often than Men, Like the woman talking to her dogs while crying on a settee, Or a Woman explaining she's not afraid to seek help during the financial crisis, Is this right or is this wrong...who gives a $hit...not me, We have sports washing in football, We have gay/rainbow washing by advertisers at the Notting hill festival, And yet because the Englands Womens Football team won the Euro cup some women out there want to hang a man out to dry.
Souness a Dinosaur? or a Man who says it as it is, You have your thoughts and rightly so and he and others have theirs
Is Saudi Arabia chucking more money into Womens Golf, Nope, Are the Men golfers up in arms...nope
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/60824786
Women play an integral part in sport, But until they are equally as good or better...it will always be dominated by Men, Hence "A Mans Game"  

Sky now having a "player of the match" instead of "man of the match". I'm fed up with  this wokery everywhere you look in the media. Even Carragher said man then immediately corrected himself. No mate! You were right first time! Its a mans game. The girls play a different game in a different league. If they want a Girl of the Game fair enough.

If the game goes on you will see just how real some of these injuries are! Buy a foul, roll around faking injury. Then after the guys' been booked, race off like Usain Bolt.

That's what everyone says when they get absolutely rinsed on Twatter ?

He did come back later and say he was just enjoying the nibbles on the way home. 

I'm loving league 1.
No Sky games, 3pm kick offs, no media spot light, it's just about the football on show.
I've fallen massively out love with football, have no interest in the Premier League whatsoever.
Regardless of what Sky have you believe, this is about as close to real men's football as you will get.

Lets be honest, its about as creative and relevant as us singing about Collymore 21 years after he retired.

Millwall - Ever since seeing a couple of pitch invasions v Derby at their place on tv, a documentary about their 'firm' and actually meeting one of the 'bushwackers'. He was as I expected, a turd of highest order. 
Not really bothered about anyone else although the 'big 6' come close for making the premiership so predictable.